 The success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" allowed Tang to perform concerts worldwide including for as many as 30 world leaders during state visits to China.In 2003 Tang left the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra to visit composer Guo Wenjing in Beijing and to study his renownedly difficult piece "Chou Kong Shan".Two years later she returned to Shanghai to join the orchestra and with them performed in the United States at the Kennedy Center to critical applause.