Wuxiang County and Zhangzi County are both in Changzhi City, Shanxi Province. With its long history and superb bronze musical instrument making skills, Zhangzi County has become a place enjoying the reputation of "hometown of bronze musical instruments". As the hometown of bronze musical instruments, Zhangzi County's traditional handicraft skills are the core of musical instrument making.

In the copper musical instrument workshop in this county, the inheritors divide the production process into forging, quenching, cold forging, secondary tuning, polishing and other links, and carefully build each copper musical instrument. Through hundreds of years of study and practice, these craftsmen have mastered unique crafts and passed them down from generation to generation.

Zhangzi County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, as the hometown of copper musical instruments, has been manufacturing copper musical instruments since Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty. After hundreds of years of development and improvement, Zhangzi County has become one of the earliest producing areas of brass instruments in China. Since the end of Yuan Dynasty, the production of copper musical instruments in Zhangzi County has flourished, becoming one of the famous producing areas of copper musical instruments in China.

Over the years, Zhangzi County has continuously attracted musical instrument makers and artists, and gathered a group of experienced and unique craftsmen. With their understanding of music and exquisite handling of musical instruments, they created bronze musical instruments with pure sound quality and wide range.

The process of making bronze musical instruments is full of art and skill. In the traditional copper musical instrument workshop in Zhangzi County, the craftsmen cooperated closely to complete every link of production. From batching, casting, forging, molding and heat treatment to cold shaping, polishing and tuning, every step embodies the wisdom and patience of craftsmen.

Forging and tuning are the most critical links. Many craftsmen forged with hammers to ensure the thickness and flatness of bronze instruments. Tuning requires craftsmen to be familiar with all kinds of drama tunes and have rich knowledge of music theory. Through precise tuning, brass instruments make high, medium, low, crisp and loud tapping sounds.

As the hometown of bronze musical instruments, Zhangzi County has not only inherited rich production skills, but also emerged many outstanding bronze musical instrument artists. After years of study and practice, they have developed superb technology and unique artistic style. These bronze artists have mastered every detail of the production process, and through their hands and wisdom, bronze musical instruments can glow with unique charm and charm.