Erhu is a musical instrument with the most ethnic characteristics, and it has a very profound cultural foundation of ethnic folk music.
On February 7, CCTV's "News Live Room" program, with the title of "Developing Erhu Industry to Help Rural Revitalization", reported on the erhu industry in Miaoshan Town, Tancheng, Shandong:
The traditional elements of the Lunar New Year are indispensable. The erhu, a unique and attractive stringed instrument in China, is inseparably related to traditional Chinese culture. The production of ethnic musical instruments in Miaoshan Town, Shandong Province has a long history.Walking into Lequan Village, Miaoshan Town, Tancheng County, Linyi City, there are many signs of musical instrument factories erected beside the lanes. In recent years, Miaoshan Town has cultivated and expanded the production of ethnic musical instruments as an industry that enriches the people and strengthens the town, and established the production of ethnic musical instruments. The association has established a cultural center for ethnic musical instruments, and embarked on a path from workshop production to large-scale and brand-oriented development. At present, the town is centered on Lequan Village and continues to radiate to surrounding villages, employing more than 20,000 people.
Gao Jingyang, an erhu producer in Miaoshan Town, Tancheng County, said: "After the live broadcast function became available, I began to show and sell it to relatives and friends all over the country through live broadcast. Now the total sales volume has reached 3 million to 4 million a year, which is basically in short supply."
Wang Lijun, secretary of the Tancheng County Party Committee, said: "In the next step, we will focus on the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy, give full play to the traditional advantages of erhu production, plan and build an erhu cultural industrial park with high standards, cultivate a group of leading erhu production enterprises, and continuously improve the erhu industry. The level of development will further build the brand of Erhu Township, and truly make Erhu a pioneer in boosting the revitalization of local villages and leading the masses to become prosperous."