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HANGZHOU, China, March 26, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Hollywood film composer Mark Chait will embark on the journey "Searching for

Music along Poetry Road" in Zhejiang. This year, Chait will compose a symphony

based on the cultural landscapes on the four "Poetry Roads". As soon as the

song is released, musicians from around the world will collaborate in its

online performance.

The "Searching for Music along Poetry Road" project has been developed by the

Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and is expected to last

nearly one year. During this period, Chait will travel through the four "Poetry

Roads", to gain knowledge of the profound Shangshan(10000-8400 years from now),

Kuahuqiao(8000-7000 years from now),Hemudu(7000-6000 years from now) and

Liangzhu(5300-4300 years from now) cultures. He will experience intangible

cultural heritages like the Southern and Yue Operas, celadon and tea, and

listen to the sound of waves on West Lake, and also the Qiantang and the Nanxi

Rivers. The inspiration gathered along the journey will be encapsulated in a

symphony titled "Picturesque Zhejiang". A documentary of the same name will

record Chait's course of finding inspiration.

As a winner of the prestigious Emmy Award and three-time Telly Award, Chait has

created many world-renowned compositions. The Power of One, the title song for

Warner Bros' Pokemon 2000, was a Billboard chart hit for eight weeks. Full of

expectations to create music that blends both Western and Chinese elements.

COVID-19 has led to the demise of face-to-face communication between countries.

However,according to Xu Peng, Deputy Director of the Zhejiang Provincial

Department of Culture and Tourism, the music could be considered a language

that knows no borders and has gone beyond any existing geographical

restrictions. This composition will help more people learn about China and

Zhejiang and subsequently make it their next travel destination.

The product of Chait's thoughts gained from his travels, comes in the form a

symphony specifically for Zhejiang, which will be presented to the world. At

that stage, Chait will perform the piece at Zhejiang's main venue. Famous

musicians will be invited to collaborate in the performance at venues in

Europe, North America, East Asia and Australia, offering an international

online music event to showcase Picturesque Zhejiang to the rest of the world.

SOURCE  Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism

        Zhejiang People's Broadcasting Station Music FM