Chinese playwright adds international elements to Shakespeare's hometown

STORY: Chinese playwright adds international elements to Shakespeare's hometown DATELINE: April 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:28 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): DU JUAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PAUL EDMONDSON, Head of research for the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PAUL EDMONDSON, Head of research for the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PAUL EDMONDSON, Head of research for the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): DU JUAN, Xinhua correspondent "Around 400 years ago, when William Shakespeare was writing his sonnets with a quill, Tang Xianzu was recording verses with a brush. Tang Xianzu, a great Chinese playwright of the Ming Dynasty, and William Shakespeare were contemporaries and they both died in 1616. Dr. Paul Edmondson is the Head of Research for the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Now let's hear his view about these two literature giants' connection and China-UK bilateral cultural exch