Yuequan village in Linyi's Miaoshan town is renowned for its erhu (traditional Chinese two-string musical instrument) making industry. About 96 of the village's 120 households are engaged in the traditional Chinese instrument making business, selling nearly 80,000 instruments every year across the country, with annual sales amounting to 300 million yuan ($43.7 million).

The local government plans to raise 80 million yuan to build the erhu industrial park and develop tourism featuring erhu culture to promote regional development as well as improve people's well-being in the rural area.

An erhu-shaped fountain is built in front of the service center of the Yuequan village in Linyi's Miaoshan town. [Photo by Ding Yuanyuan/chinadaily.com.cn]

Wang Lei (middle), head of the Shandong provincial department of culture visits the erhu exhibition hall of Yuequan village in Linyi's Miaoshan town, Sept 11. [Photo by Ding Yuanyuan/chinadaily.com.cn]  

Wang Lei (left, first), head of the Shandong provincial department of culture enjoys a erhu performance by a local artist in Yuequan village in Linyi's Miaoshan town, Sept 11. [Photo by Zhang Tingting/dzwww.com]