Changes and Upgrading of Township Industrial District: the Comparison of Two Musical Instrument Manufacturing Industrial Districts

Abstract:

The musical instrument manufacturing industrial district is not only general but also unique for China's specialized industrial districts. This paper takes Yangzhou Chinese zither (Chinese musical instruments) industrial district and Xiqiao violin (Western musical instruments) industrial district as two typical examples to do a comparison, deliberating on the directions and paths of the transformation and upgrading of these two industrial districts from two perspectives, that is, the similarities and differences between their characteristics of changes.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 468-471)
• Pages: 650-653
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.468-471.650
• Online since: February 2012
• Authors: Hua You Zhu, Li Ying Yue
• Keywords: Change, Township Industrial District, Xiqiao Violin Industrial District, Yangzhou Chinese Zither Industrial District

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