中文摘要：

以务农人口为主的台中市后里区成为世界萨克斯管的主要供应地，通过政府（经济部工业局）的支持，以及工研院对企业的协助和上中下游的整合，以集体品牌外销和不断进行技术创新，使得后里乐器产业得以升级。后里乐器产业升级的过程，可为大陆的乡镇乐器产业集聚区发展提供经验和参考。目前大陆乐器产业同其他消费品产业类似，仍处于全球价值链的低端环节。这些产业所集聚的区域，初期需要政府进行积极的干预，协助地方创造竞争优势，特别是在技术上对企业进行切实的指导，以利关键技术的研究和开发，实现产业升级和结构调整。

英文摘要：

This paper attempts to explore the process of instruments industrial upgrading in Houli as a reference for the adjustment of instruments industry in Mainland China. Houli has been the world＇ s major Saxphone supplier. Supported by the Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Industrial Technology Research Institute（ITRI） in Taiwan, Houli＇ s instruments industry integrate and export by the collective brand - Saxhome. The foundation of industrial upgrading is based on the continously technological innovation. So far, the instruments industry in Mainland China, like other low-end consumer goods industry is still in the low-end of the global value chain. It needs government＇ s active intervention on the initial stage of the development in the industrial clusters. While the practical guidance in the research ＆ development on crucial technology is still needed to create the competitive advantage and to achieve the industrial upgrading and structural adjustment.