Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s2.t7.9

v2.c11.s2.t7.9

**Art and Literary Exchange with Tagore:** As the greatest drama performer in modern China, Mei Lanfang developed an unusual friendship with Tagore. When the latter visited China in the spring of 1924, Mei Lanfang met him for many times and at various places, for instance, accompanied him to Ling Yin Temple in Hangzhou, attended the poet’s lectures or birthday celebration, or treated him privately at his abode in Beijing (No. 24, Wuliang Daren Lane).