Suzhou dialect
In July 2006, Tang was selected from more than 10,000 actresses to appear in Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution" (2007). Tang plays the film's main character, Wong Chia-chi, inspired by the story of the executed spy Zheng Pingru. Tang learned both Shanghainese and the related Suzhou dialect for her role. After the film premiered, Tang received wider fame throughout and beyond China. She won the Golden Horse Award for Best New Performer and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award.