竹林製品過去與人民日常生活密切相關，在臺灣歷史上曾經具有不可忽略的重要性。但是隨時空轉換，現今竹製品多為塑膠產品所取代，也從人民的記憶中消失。竹山地區山多田少，人民多以栽竹維生，為全臺竹林產業最重要區域。本文就竹山的竹林產業加以研究，發現日治時期殖民政府以國家權力改造地方產業，配合現代行銷手法，使原本自給自足的農產品，進而躍升成為國際貿易商品，邁入產業週期的高峰。本文並探討地方資本與殖民政府之間的互動關係，指出地方資本在殖民統治架構下，仍有相當的自主空間，積極尋求積累資本的新可能性，並且勇於追求新知，學習現代性商業經營方式，呈現活潑的面貌。

In the past, there was a close link between bamboo products and people's daily life, and this played an crucial role in the history of Taiwan. However, with time passed by, bamboo products have been replaced by plastic items nowadays, fading out from people's memories. Since there are lots of mountains but little farmland in Jushan (竹山), the local residents grow bamboos to make their living, and that is also why Jushan becomes the most important area of bamboo industry in Taiwan. This study takes the bamboo industry in Jushan as the case, founding that in Japanese Colonial Taiwan, the government restructured local industry by national power. Combined with modern marketing skill, the state of agriculture products changed from self-sufficient item to international commercial commodity. This study also discusses the interaction between indigenous capital and colonial government, and points out that under the structure of colonial rule, indigenous capital is still independent. Indigenous capital looks for the new possibility of capital accumulation, willing to pursue new knowledge, learning modern business method, and then displaying the vivid and colorful appearance.