Believe it or not, 80% of top-grade violins made by farmers

Local government has certainly taken notice. In 2015, Queshan launched a series of preferential policies targeted at luthiers who were from Queshan but worked in Beijing. The goal was to attract them to start violin-related businesses in their hometown to boost local economy, and create more job opportunities. In the same year, about 60 luthiers came back to Queshan and started their own violin businesses.

Hao Yun, where both Han and Jiang are working, is one of the companies that relocated from Beijing to Queshan.

"Local government has many supportive policies, like waiving off rent fees for our factory and tax cut. That is one of the reasons we came back, but moreover, we want to run a business that does good not only for us but also for more people in our hometown," Guo Xinshe, general manager of Hao Yun, said.

To date, Queshan is home to 102 violin manufacturing factories, which have offered job opportunities to over 2,600 people, according to local government

Alongside Hao Yun's relocation from Beijing to Queshan, Jiang also moved back to his hometown with his wife, who is also a luthier.

"Working in my hometown is much easier and more comfortable that that in Beijing. I have time to take care of my parents and my children, but back in Beijing, I was only able to visit home once or twice a year. The salary is pretty much the same, at about 10,000 yuan per month," Jiang said.