A replica¹ of a pavilion based on a famous Chinese play has been unveiled in Shakespeare's hometown.

 

根据一出闻名的中国戏剧建造的凉亭复制品在莎士比亚的故乡建成。
 

 

The six-meter tall Peony Pavilion was put in the Firs Garden in Stratford-upon-Avon.

 

City mayor John Bicknell says it's another highlight marking the cultural links between Britain and China.

 

"I'm very pleased to be here at the opening ceremony for the pavilion. It's a symbol of the growing friendship between our two communities. I hope it will be the base of future cultural relations in the years to come," says Bicknell.

 

The first overseas Peony Pavilion is built based on a masterpiece with the same name written by Chinese playwright² Tang Xianzu more than four centuries ago.

 

Tang and Shakespeare are regarded as contemporaries, since they're two famous playwrights³ living in the same era.

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