Chinese actor Pu Cunxi (L) speaks during a press meeting of the "Salute to Shakespeare!", a series of performances to commemorate Shakespeare's 450th birthday, at the National Center for the Performing Arts, in Beijing, capital of China, April 21, 2014. A total of eight plays from different countries will be put on stage from late April to the end of November this year. [Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang]