Zheng’an County
County in northern Guizhou, China. The pin is the county seat.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakneck | Dan Wang | journey waypoint | Streetlamps hung with guitars: the self-styled guitar capital of the world. |
Breakneck — Dan Wang (2025)
Source: Readwise highlight
It turned out that we were cycling through Zheng’an County, the self-styled guitar capital of the world.
- Role: journey waypoint
- In the book: On the ride the cyclists notice streetlamps decorated with guitars and a hill topped by a giant guitar. Migrant workers returning from Guangdong’s factories, and a State Council directive, turned the county into a guitar-making hub for the lower end of the market.
- Why it matters: Shows how manufacturing clusters spring up all over China, in unexpected goods.