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