CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-PAULOWNIA-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-PAULOWNIA-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (CN)

(231010) -- KAIFENG, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A deliveryman loads instruments at Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 9, 2023. Lankao County is rich in paulownia trees, an ideal raw material for musical instrument manufacturing. But in the last century, frequent floods and sandstorms left the area with poor soil and crop failures. In the1960s, local Party chief Jiao Yulu initiated the locals to plant paulownia trees to help improve soil and conserve water. In the 1980s, when the trees were thriving, locals found it the fine material to make furniture, as well as traditional Chinese music instruments. Up to date, there are over 200 musical instrument manufacturing workshops with products sold home and abroad in Lankao. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

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