Huangpu is a district of pigeon fanciers and the skies over Shanghai have seen birds racing back to their coops for the best part of a century. Words and pictures by Jonathan Browning.
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China lends pair of pandas to Singapore
Oct 11, 2012
Singapore has welcomed a pair of giant pandas on loan from China for 10 years to mark two decades of close diplomatic relations. Five-year-old male Kai Kai ("victorious') and four-year-old Jia Jia ("beauty') will be the stars in a new section of Singapore Zoo.
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