摘要
GUO Lanzhen, a 47-year-old rural woman in Donggaocun Town of Pinggu District, northeast Beijing, is a salt of the earth farm- er： rugged, resourceful and reliable. But this creative soul possesses a skill that is as far removed from farming as classical music is from rock and roll. Guo makes violins. ＂I have been working on making the in- struments for 14 years＂ Guo, now a worker at Huadong Musical Instrument Factory, told ChinAfrica. In Donggaocun, nick- named the ＂home of violins＂ about 3,500 farmers like Guo, in a population of 33,000, are engaged in the violin-making.
GUO Lanzhen, a 47-year-old rural woman in Donggaocun Town of Pinggu District, northeast Beijing, is a salt of the earth farm- er： rugged, resourceful and reliable. But this creative soul possesses a skill that is as far removed from farming as classical music is from rock and roll. Guo makes violins. ＂I have been working on making the in- struments for 14 years＂ Guo, now a worker at Huadong Musical Instrument Factory, told ChinAfrica. In Donggaocun, nick- named the ＂home of violins＂ about 3,500 farmers like Guo, in a population of 33,000, are engaged in the violin-making.
