竹子亭亭玉立,挺拔俊秀,四季青翠,既不避酷暑,也不畏严寒,劲节有操守,虚心为胸襟,这样的高尚品格,得到了无数古代文人墨客的青睐。所以古往今来出现了许多“可使食无肉,不可居无竹”的嗜竹咏竹者,但真正爱竹成癖的,清代“扬州八怪”之一的郑板桥可谓首屈一指了。《清代学者像传》中说:“郑板桥一生的三分之二时 Bamboo slim, straight tall and handsome, four seasons green, both avoid the summer, but also fear the cold, strong sections of ethics, open minded, such noble character, has been numerous ancient literati popular. So since the ages there have been a lot of bamboo charcoal who can eat meat and can not live without bamboo ”, but Zheng Banqiao, one of the“ Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou ”in the Qing Dynasty, is second to none . “Qing Dynasty scholar like biography” said: "two-thirds of Zheng Banqiao life