Current research on bamboo shoot in China mainly focuses on the economic values, model simulation, forestry management, taxonomy, and policy implication of the bamboo production in rural areas. However, there are lacunae in both literature and approach to understand China’s bamboo production industry in relation to the linkages between governance and sustainable development. This research critically examines the governance of sustainable development of the bamboo production industry by addressing how local government and bamboo \ud farmers make use of bamboo shoots to achieve sustainable development in Lin’an County.