It is fashioned of lacquered bamboo with closed ends and has five stops that are at the flute's side instead of the top.

He saw a vast expanse of fertile lands, clear ponds, mulberry trees, bamboo groves, and the like with a community of people of all ages and houses in neat rows.

# Cut bamboo is raised clear of the ground and leant against the rest of the clump for one to two weeks until leaves turn yellow to allow full consumption of sugars by the plant.

These are often clear white lights, but most are ornament sets, such as lanterns made of metal or bamboo, or plastic ornaments in the shape of barbecue condiments, flamingos and palm trees, or even various beers.

The Indian flutes are very simple compared to the Western counterparts ; they are made of bamboo and are keyless.

Travelers and sightseers would carry a simple koshibentō (, " waist bento "), consisting of several onigiri wrapped with bamboo leaves or in a woven bamboo box.

It is known for exotic pork meats cooked with simple and flavorful ingredients, like the extremely hot bhut jolokia pepper, fermented bamboo shoots and soya beans.

The is a simple Japanese musical instrument, consisting of two pieces of hardwood or bamboo that are connected by a thin ornamental rope.

Most dizi are made of bamboo, which explains why dizi are sometimes known by simple names such as Chinese bamboo flute.

These dwellings were simple wooden constructions or thatched bamboo huts.

It is a simple spike, made out of wood or bamboo, generally placed upright in the ground.

The earliest parols were made from simple materials like bamboo, Japanese rice paper ( known as " papél de Hapón ") or crêpe paper, and was lit by a candle or coconut oil-lamp for illumination.

This simple musical instrument is also made of bamboo having three strings producing three different notes.

Most are devout Buddhists, and live in simple houses of wood and woven bamboo on stilts ; they are largely self-sufficient farmers.

The finger trap is a simple puzzle that traps the victim's fingers ( often the index fingers ) in both ends of a small, woven bamboo cylinder.

People stayed overnight in simple, temporary shelters made of split bamboo.

During the tour he announced that he would no longer be performing his older songs and would dedicate his time to studying the bansuri, a simple seven-hole bamboo flute.

The Lower Garden consists of an outer, landscaped area with walking paths, and an inner garden with villa, separated by a series of two bamboo fences each with a simple, wooden doorway.

They gathered in a bamboo grove near the house of Xi Kang ( aka Ji Kang ) in Shanyang ( now in Henan province ) where they enjoyed, and praised in their works, the simple, rustic life.

It is made from a single bamboo node with a hole at the node area for the breath and three holes for the notes on the top side of the tube.

Some etymologists believe it comes from a dialectal pronunciation of the Portuguese " bandore " or from an early anglicisation of the Spanish word " bandurria ", though other research suggests that it may come from a West African term for a bamboo stick formerly used for the instrument's neck.

Crafters may have a preference for one type of hook material over another due to aesthetic appeal, yarn glide, or hand disorders such as arthritis, where bamboo or wood hooks are favored over metal for the perceived warmth and flexibility during use.

Such knitting needles may be made out of any materials, but the most common materials are metals, wood, bamboo, and plastic.

It feeds mainly on bamboo, but is omnivorous and may also eat eggs, birds, insects, and small mammals.

They eat mostly bamboo, and may eat small mammals, birds, eggs, blossoms, and berries.

Nigálya may originate from the Nepali word न ि ङ ा ल ो niṅālo or nĩgālo meaning a particular kind of small bamboo, namely Arundinaria intermedia, but also refers to a kind of small leopard, or cat-bear.

Nigálya pónya may translate to bamboo claw or paw.

Futomaki are often vegetarian, and may utilize strips of cucumber, kampyō gourd, takenoko bamboo shoots, or lotus root.

The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as flint, obsidian, iron, steel or bronze.

Some of the hardiest bamboo species can be grown in places as cold as USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 5 – 6, although they typically will defoliate and may even lose all above-ground growth, yet the rhizomes will survive and send up shoots again the next spring.

In milder climates, such as USDA Zone 8 and above, some hardy bamboo may remain fully leafed out year around.

A " medium " action bamboo rod may have a faster action than a " fast " fibreglass rod.

The annual growth bands in deep sea bamboo corals ( Isididae ) and others may be among the ocean's first organisms to display the effects of ocean acidification.

Traditional arrow shafts are made from lightweight wood, bamboo or reeds, while modern shafts may be made from aluminium, carbon fibre reinforced plastic, or composite materials.

Among them are cases of severe beatings ; psychological torment, corporal punishment and forced intense, heavy-burden hard labor and stress positions ; solitary confinement in squalid conditions ; " heat treatment " including burning and freezing ; electric shocks delivered to sensitive parts of the body that may result in nausea, convulsions, or fainting ; " devastative " forced feeding ; sticking bamboo strips into fingernails ; deprivation of food, sleep, and use of toilet ; rape and gang rape ; asphyxiation ; and threat, extortion, and termination of employment and student status.

An examination of the images in slow motion led to speculation that the arrow split in the movie may have been made of bamboo, and have been previously split, the parts being held together with small rings.

Floors may be stone, wood, bamboo, metal, or any other material that can hold a person's weight.

The shaft is typically made from hardwood or bamboo but may also be made from aluminum or carbon fiber.

Yumi are traditionally made of bamboo, wood and leather using techniques which have not changed for centuries, although some archers ( particularly, those new to the art ) may use synthetic ( i. e. laminated wood coated with glassfiber or carbon fiber ) yumi.

Even advanced kyudoka may own non-bamboo yumi and ya because of the vulnerability of bamboo equipment to extreme climates.

While rayon may be produced with bamboo as a raw material, and the two may be used for similar fabrics ( though natural bamboo is not as smooth ), rayon is so far removed from bamboo by chemical processing that the two are entirely separate.