Many of Asia’s biggest cities owe their skylines to long bamboo poles that allow construction workers to climb to great heights. This type of scaffolding has been used for centuries in places like ...

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre wrapped with Bamboo Scaffolding. Image © flickr user stevemarvell. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 However, this once ...

The sight of Hong Kong's high-rises encased in bamboo scaffolding may soon become a rarity after officials announced plans to replace the ancient technique with metal. Hong Kong is one of the world's ...

Across Asia, bamboo scaffolding has symbolized an intersection of traditional knowledge and modern construction. Hong Kong's skyline is shaped by intricate bamboo scaffolding, yet this time-honored ...

This is the impressive moment builders repaired a building using bamboo poles as scaffolding. Footage shows four construction workers standing on the structure as they fix the Kuang Seafood banner in ...

The approximately 350-square-meter ZCB Bamboo Pavilion was built using Cantonese bamboo scaffolding techniques and it’s made from 475 large bamboo poles bent onsite and hand-tied together with metal ...

Ho Ping-tak brimmed with pride as he remembered the many landmarks he had worked on, including the International Commerce Centre and the new Kai Tak Stadium. “I have put in a lot of blood and sweat,” ...