04339nas a2200553   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003260000800044653002100052653001900073653001200092653001300104653001200117653001800129653001600147653001500163653001900178653001100197653001300208653001400221653002200235653001800257653001200275653002100287653002700308653001200335653002500347653002600372653001700398653001600415653001500431653001400446653001000460653001600470653001400486653001400500653001300514653001200527653002800539100001700567700001700584700001700601245008600618856015100704490000700855520290300862022002003765       2020                            d  coct10aBamboo diversity10aBamboo weaving10aBambusa10aCommerce10aCulture10aEthnic groups10aEthnobotany10agovernance10aHmong (people)10aHumans10aInternet10aKnowledge10aMiao ethnic group10aPhyllostachys10aPoaceae10aRubia cordifolia10aTraditional handicraft10aarticle10acommercial phenomena10acultural anthropology10aethnic group10aethnobotany10agovernment10ahousehold10ahuman10aInheritance10ainterview10aKnowledge10anonhuman10apoverty10aSustainable development1 aBinsheng Luo1 aSelena Ahmed1 aChunlin Long00aBamboos for weaving and relevant traditional knowledge in Sansui, Southwest China  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85092942043&doi=10.1186%2fs13002-020-00418-9&partnerID=40&md5=6acfab15f83e9a62ca4c27cce945d2510 v163 aBackground: Traditional bamboo weaving has been practiced for centuries in Sansui, a county dominated by the Miao people, in Guizhou province of Southwest China. Sansui bamboo weaving represents an intangible cultural heritage as defined by UNESCO, but, like many other traditional handicrafts in China, it has suffered a downfall in this period of rapid development. Sansui bamboo weaving is now experiencing a renaissance due to the joint efforts of the local government, bamboo weaving companies, and individual bamboo weavers. However, what bamboo species have supported the traditional bamboo weaving in Sansui keeps unknown up to now. The traditional knowledge and technology associated with bamboo weaving have not been reported. In addition, the resumption of the local bamboo industry may provide some valuable experiences for other downfallen traditional handicrafts or local communities. Thus, an ethnobotanical study on Sansui bamboo weaving has been carried out. Methods: This study mainly used ethnobotanical methods, including key informant interviews and participatory observations. Different stakeholders were selected by applying the snowball method as our key informants including 6 officials, 37 bamboo weavers, and 17 bamboo and bamboo weaving product merchants. We also went into the local weavers’ houses to visit the whole weaving process. The bamboo and dye plant species for bamboo weaving were identified by taxonomists and referring to online databases available. Results: Based on field investigations, 17 bamboo species used for weaving were recorded. Different bamboo species were woven for different purposes based on their own characters. Phyllostachys heteroclada is the most popular species locally. Bamboo strips are usually dyed by using Platycarya strobilacea and Rubia cordifolia to be made for different images. In recent years, the size, functions, and materials of local bamboo weaving crafts as well as their market mode have been changed to adapt to new development trends and to cater to the market. In addition, the cooperation among bamboo weavers, bamboo companies, and household workshops has provided great support to the local bamboo industry and to reboot the economy of the local community. Some suggestions for the sustainable economic development of Sansui bamboo weaving and other Chinese traditional handicrafts are proposed. Conclusion: In the present study, the bamboo weaving-associated traditional knowledge was collected by means of ethnobotanical methods. The recent renaissance of the bamboo weaving business in Sansui can be attributed both to government support and the innovations of the bamboo weaving industry itself. The developing mode (“Internet + intangible cultural heritage + poverty alleviation”), which combined the internet, poverty alleviation, and intangible cultural heritage, is valid and worth being promoted.  a17464269 (ISSN)