Dafang County is located in the northeast of Bijie City, Guizhou Province, with an area of 3,442 square kilometers and a population of about 340,000. The county has a beautiful natural environment and rich products, and is known as "Putin" in the northeast of Guizhou. Among them, copper musical instruments are one of the most distinctive cultural industries in Dafang County, and the production and performances of various copper musical instruments are almost all over the county.
The bronze musical instruments in Dafang County can be traced back to 3000 years ago. As early as ancient times, people thought of making musical instruments with copper. With the passage of time, the production skills of bronze musical instruments in Dafang County are becoming more and more mature and the varieties are becoming more and more diverse. At present, there are many kinds of bronze musical instruments, such as gongs, cymbals, drums, cymbals, hoops, suona, etc., each of which has a unique tone and charm.
Dafang county is rich in copper resources, which is also one of the raw materials for making copper musical instruments. Therefore, the production techniques of bronze musical instruments in Dafang County have been preserved and developed continuously. In addition to the production of traditional bronze instruments, we also tried to develop new bronze instruments, and launched bronze instrument museums and other related projects to let more people know and love bronze instrument culture.
Dafang county's bronze musical instruments are not only famous in China, but also attract worldwide attention. Every year, there are various cultural exchange activities to promote the bronze musical instrument culture in Dafang County to the world. It can be said that Dafang County is worthy of the reputation of "the hometown of bronzes" and is one of the important representatives of bronze culture.
Dafang county not only protects and inherits the bronze musical instrument culture, but also pays attention to developing this characteristic cultural industry into a pillar industry. At present, the county has established a series of complete industrial chains of copper musical instruments, realizing all-round development from raw material collection, production and sales to cultural tourism.
At the same time, the government has also issued a series of support policies to strengthen the protection and inheritance of bronze musical instrument culture. In the future, the bronze musical instrument culture in Dafang County will continue to contribute to the local economy and tourism development, and will also become one of the windows of regional cultural exchange.