Violin-maker orchestrates his dream of bringing music to all

The flute was classified as a completely preserved ancient musical instrument. Boasting such deep heritage, the county has continuously expanded development of the cultural industry in recent years by unearthing examples of craftsmanship from common people and cultivating related cultural industries.

Chang's musical instrument manufacturing business is among those industries. While providing job opportunities, his company has also promoted the development of local culture. The factory can produce about 1,000 handmade violins per year, with sales of about 7 million yuan ($988,000), Chang said. More than 80 percent of the handmade violins are exported to countries such as the United States, Germany, France and Japan.

"The output is not huge, because most of the products are of medium and high quality and take a lot of time (to produce)," he said.

Chang also plans to establish a music training center.

"I will invite music teachers from first-tier cities like Beijing to provide training and guidance for local children, in order to promote music education in my hometown, letting more local children get in touch with musical instruments," he said.

"I hope that in the future, we cannot only produce masterpieces, but also nurture some talent in music."