Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Qiong Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 882, Entry 20 Pronounced qiong. A type of bamboo, suitable for use as a walking stick. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced qiong. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Account of the Southwest: Zhang Qian stated that while in Daxia, he saw Sichuan cloth and Qiong bamboo walking sticks. Comprehensive Record (Guangzhi): Qiong bamboo originates from Nanguang Qiongdu County. Rhapsody on the Capital of Shu (Shudu Fu), annotations by Liu Kui: Qiong bamboo originates from Xinggu Panjiang County; it is solid inside with tall nodes. Bamboo Manual (Zhupu) by Dai Kaizhi: Among bamboos suitable for walking sticks, none are more esteemed than Qiong. Its knobby appearance is extraordinary, as if crafted by human hand. It does not only grow in the lands of Shu, but is also produced in other regions. Another name for it is fu lao (support for the elderly), where the name and the reality of its function are the same.