One person, one tree, one spirit, one industry. Implementing the rural revitalization strategy is an inevitable choice to achieve common prosperity for all people. Lankao County actively responds to the national call to help rural revitalization. On July 5th, the "Firefly" Rural Revitalization Research Team from the Accounting School of Zhengzhou University of Finance and Economics went to Lankao Music Town and entered the Lankao Musical Instrument Industrial Park to conduct research, aiming to understand how ethnic musical instruments help the rural revitalization of Lankao.

In the 1960s, Secretary Jiao Yulu led the people of Lankao to plant a large number of paulownia to prevent wind and sand, which brought hope of poverty alleviation in Lankao. In the 1980s, a carpenter made a bellows out of paulownia wood and sold it at the market. When he pulled the bellows during the sale, he made a clicking sound, which happened to attract the attention of experts from the Shanghai National Musical Instrument Factory. By such a coincidence, I found the best materials for making musical instrument soundboards. Since then, the life-saving tree in the hearts of the ordinary people in Lankao has grown into a tree of prosperity. The people of Lankao have relied on diligence and wisdom to make paulownia wood into a piano, and then developed a national musical instrument industry that strengthens the country and enriches the people, opening the door to get rid of poverty and become rich.

Members of the research team watched the promotional video of Lankao Music Town

The members of the research team deepened their understanding of ethnic musical instruments and felt the charm of ethnic musical instruments by watching the promotional video of Lankao Music Town and experiencing it in person. The research team learned that the Shanghai National Musical Instrument No. 1 Factory cooperated with Lankao to invest in the establishment of Shanghai Peony National Musical Instrument Co., Ltd. to produce Guzheng, Pipa and other national musical instruments, and cultivated a group of national musical instrument craftsmen. At present, Lankao County has 219 various ethnic musical instruments and supporting enterprises, and 19 enterprises above designated size. The products mainly include guzheng, guqin, pipa, etc., more than 20 varieties, more than 30 series, and the product output accounts for 33% of the national total. The board accounts for 90%, and the annual output of various national musical instruments is 700,000. More than 6 million sets of audio version and accessories. The annual output value is more than 2 billion yuan, and there are more than 18,000 employees. There are more than 30 famous brands such as Zhongzhou, Jiuxi, Junyi and Qinsheng. Not only sells well all over the country, but also exports to Japan, Singapore, the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries, becoming a veritable hometown of musical instruments.

The development of Chinese national musical instruments is a process of continuous reform and innovation, with outstanding achievements in all dynasties. Especially since modern times, under the active attention of musical instrument makers and performers and the active attention of all walks of life, ethnic musical instruments have been improved in a large-scale and organized manner, which has effectively enhanced the stage performance of ethnic musical instruments and made modern musical works perfect. render.

The commentator Huang Wenqian is explaining the national musical instruments to promote the revitalization of the countryside

Under the introduction of Cai Puguang, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and mayor of Liuyang Town, Lankao County, members of the research team learned that the project of the Lankao County Musical Instrument Industrial Park, covering an area of 321 hectares, will be implemented in 2019. At present, the main construction of the 28,000-square-meter music town commercial street has been completed, covering an area of 35,000 square meters. 16 standardized workshops have been built, and 10 enterprises have settled in. The park forms a complete industrial chain integrating the production, display, sales, e-commerce, logistics, performing arts and training of ethnic musical instruments. Signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Central Conservatory of Music to jointly build the China Lankao National Musical Instrument Development Research Institute, and carry out in-depth cooperation in the production and research of national musical instruments, interpretation, and performance talent training. Established a sound version quality grading system and quality inspection system with Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Xi'an Conservatory of Music, Nanjing Conservatory of Music, Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, School of Materials Engineering of Tianjin University, Conservatory of Henan University, Shanghai No.1 National Musical Instrument Factory, etc. Xi'an Conservatory of Music Zhuqueqin Factory, Lankao Sannong College and other scientific research institutes cooperated to carry out research and training for more than 2,000 people, held more than 3,000 cultural performances, and invited many leading figures in the industry to give technical guidance.

Cai Puguang, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and mayor of Kuyang Town, Lankao County, is explaining the Music Town Industrial Park

The thriving development of the music town has promoted the progress of the national musical instrument industry, and has also driven the vigorous development of derivative industries such as logistics and e-commerce. Only one Xuchang village has an annual output value of 40 million yuan. Every afternoon, SF Express, Debon, More than ten express logistics companies such as Yunda will provide door-to-door services to receive ethnic musical instruments sold by villagers to all parts of the country. Villagers can produce and sell ethnic musical instruments without leaving the village, and the per capita annual income continues to increase.

Music is an important medium for people to express their emotions, and it is also an important evidence to reflect the development of human culture. During this visit to Lankao Music Town, the members of the research team learned about the historical origin and development of the Lancao qin and the construction of rural characteristic industries. They obtained information from the field visit, consolidated their knowledge in the practical inspection, and contributed to the revitalization of the countryside!

Group photo of research team members and leaders