The Long March, a Chinese national musical symphony with synchronous background TV pictures, was created and performed by the Qianwei Art Troupe of the Political Department of the Jinan Military Area Command. Upon the invitation of the Art Department of the Ministry of Culture, the troupe gave report-back performances in Beijing recently and was widely praised by the audience from the military and civilians in the capital. Yesterday morning, a symposium was held under the sponsorship of the Art Department of the Ministry of Culture, the Publicity Department of the General Political Department of the PLA and the Chinese Musicians Association at which the leaders related and musicians from the military and civilian organizations were invited to discuss the successful creation and performance of the symphony.

　　The participating experts held that the Chinese national musical symphony Long March with synchronous background TV pictures created by the Qianwei Art Troupe themed on the important revolutionary and historical subject, had based itself on the charm of the Chinese national instrumental music to exalt the Long March, with the aid of the effect produced by modern multimedia technology, and it is really a commendable as well as successful exploration in the creation and performance of the Chinese national musical instruments.

　　By Men Bin and Bian Zhen

　　(Nov 2, PLA Daily)