Taiwan pop singer Chyi Chin, the program's Representative, poses on the ship during the launching ceremony Friday, Sep 5. [Photo: Beijing Times]

Taiwan pop singer Chyi Chin performed his new song "sailing forward" at the launch of a Shenzhen TV sponsored sailing journey on Friday in Tianjin.

Shenzhen TV launched the large scale sailing event to commemorate the 30th anniversary of China's reform and opening up.

Shenzhen is now a flourishing economic zone in southern China and was one of the first places to embrace reforms.

The ship named "Shenzhen TV" set out on Friday. It will travel southward along the coast from north China's Tianjin Binhai New area to the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, reflecting on the changes and developments taking place in China's coastal cities over the past three decades.

As the ship sails along, a who's who list of popular Chinese mainland stars like Sun Li, Shao Bing and Tong Dawei will be invited onboard to share stories and discuss the development of cities along the way.

As the theme song for the event, "Sailing forward" is also Chyi Chin's latest single of the year.