Shanghai gets a new stage

Xu Jun, a former Chinese folk opera star, has come up with a unique way to pay tribute to the place where he was born - he has created three plays themed on the metropolis. Chen Nan reports.

Shanghai is a metropolitan city and as a result its theaters are never short of international productions. But in the eyes of director Xu Jun, there are not enough stories about the city and its people.

That's why after taking on the job as the manager of Shanghai Hengyuanxiang Drama Development Company four years ago, Xu created three Shanghai-themed works to fill the void.