 In 1992 she moved to Shanghai to join the Shanghai Conservatory of Music where she studied under flautists Zhao Songting and inventor of the Koudi Yu Xunfa.After playing for a few years in Shanghai, Tang was approached by composer Tan Dun whom had been looking for musicians that could perform traditional Chinese music on his score for the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".Along with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Tang used her ability to play traditional Chinese instruments to help produce the movie's soundtrack which later became one of its most notable features.