The 4th Meeting of the China-UK High-Level People-to-People Dialogue will be held in Shanghai on Dec. 6, 2016. This year also marks the 400th anniversary of death of the two literary masters - Tang Xianzu from China and Shakespeare from the UK. During the honeymoon period for China-Britain exchange, the two countries have held a series of events in Shanghai commemorating masters Tang and Shakespeare.

The leading actors of the musical “Tang Xianzu” dressed in costumes took Tang Xianzu Culture Train in November.

Hosted by Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (SPAFFC) and Shanghai Shentong Metro Group (the city’s subway operator), the events "Tang Xianzu in Metro" in November included the musical excerpts performed at the music salon of the People’s Square Station and Tang Xianzu Culture Train running on Metro Line 2.