Bamboo grows in ramparts across Vietnam, the trunk is tall, the leaves are shaped like a small boat, the roots are deep into the ground. No one knows how long bamboo has existed, only that bamboo ramparts have been growing steadily for a long time, appearing in fairy tales and Vietnamese folklore thousands of years ago.

The Vietnamese have a fairy tale about Saint Gióng, which tells about a hero in Gióng village. Legend has it that when the country was invaded, the hero pulled up a bamboo clump, along with iron whips, iron horses and iron armor as weapons to fight the enemy. After fighting, he took off his iron armor and flew into the sky. The king built him a temple in his hometown and the people here called him a saint.

Bamboo is also a food that helps Vietnamese soldiers overcome hunger. The young bamboo shoots, called Măng, are used to make quick foods. Or rice is stuffed into bamboo tubes call "Com lam" to eat during the resistance wars.

Bamboo in Vietnam is often grown in ramparts to represent the solidarity of the Vietnamese people. The image of a slender but sturdy bamboo tree symbolizes the appearance, character, soul and noble qualities of the farmer - straightforward, resilient and benevolent, both diligent and thorny, withstand all the perilous challenges. Bamboo is often compared to a gentleman who is strong and resilient in all circumstances. All of them made bamboo becomes a tradition of Vietnam.

Today, bamboo is also used as a prop to perform circus, dance, etc.

When there was no plastic and steel, bamboo was the main source of materials for daily living, preferred in every family and in construction.

In the past, bamboo is used to make columns, trusses, roofs, fences. Especially, Bamboo is also used to make a special bridge, called Monkey Bridge - a tradition of Vietnam. It is a handmade bamboo or wooden passway across a stream or gully, it becomes an unmistakable cultural feature of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, associated with the rivers and garden life. Some suggestions about the reason why people call this bridge is “Monkey bridge", some people explain it is because they are so difficult that you need to be an agile monkey to make it across without falling off, according to the Top Tens Things, Vietnam’s monkey bridges have been voted in the top 10 scariest bridges in the world. Others believe the term originated from the stance most individuals adopt when attempting to cross a bridge. People lean over and hold on tight like monkeys to avoid falling into the river below.

Nowadays, the monkey bridge is gradually changed into a concrete bridge that is stronger and safer, but the monkey bridge made from bamboo has become subconscious in the hearts of Vietnamese people. Visitors can still encounter them in the garden resorts, used as an interesting experience challenge for tourists.

Today, stemming from the needs of people in production and daily life, there are craft villages producing bamboo tools and utensils. On the market, there are many bamboo products that are very diverse in types, forms, designs, rich in use value and economic such as:

- Baskets, chopsticks, toothpicks, bamboo cages, Vietnamese bamboo dragonflies, bamboo pinwheels, handicrafts - bamboo, rattan, etc and notably Vietnamese bamboo straws, an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic straws are all made from the stems.