Cui Tiankai, Chinese ambassador to the US (Sixth from left) meets cast and crew of Green Snake, a drama produced by The National Theatre of China, at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC on Saturday night. This drama, a love story based on a popular folklore of China dating back to at least some 600 years ago, directed by Ms Tian Qinxin (fifth from left), is praised as the modernized and internationalized expression of oriental zen philosophy. Third from left is Qin Hailu, the leading actress, and sixth from right is Xin Baiqing, the leading actor. PHOTO BY Bing Li / For CHINA DAILY