6. Celebrating the 400th death anniversary of great playwright Tang Xianzu 6.伟大的戏剧家汤显祖逝世400周年纪念活动 A series of cultural events were held this year to mark the 400th death anniversary of Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), a celebrated playwright, whom fans call "China’s William Shakespeare". 　　今年举行了一系列活动以纪念著名戏剧家汤显祖(1550-1616年)逝世400周年，粉丝们将他比作“中国的莎士比亚”。 　　The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) playwright from Fuzhou composed more than 2,000 poems and essays, most of which were written during his later years. He is particularly remembered for his four plays - The Peony Pavilion, The Purple Hairpin, Record of the Southern Bough and Record of Handan - collectively known as The Four Dreams of Linchuan. 　　这位明代(1368-1644)的剧作家生于抚州，创作了2000多首诗歌和散文，大多数都是在其晚年时期完成。汤显祖最著名的作品有四部：《牡丹亭》，《紫钗记》，《南柯记》，《邯郸记》——通常被合称为临川四梦。 　　Since the great English playwright William Shakespeare also died in 1616, a series of events, including seminars, forums and performances were held in the UK and China to honor the two masters this year. 　　由于伟大的英国剧作家莎士比亚也在1616年逝世，今年中英两国举行了一系列的研讨会、论坛和交流活动以纪念两位大师。（稿件来源：新东方英语学习）