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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Tony Leung: me and the roles I played
Jan 31, 2013
Actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai, who recently starred in Wong Kar-wai's kung fu film "The Grandmaster", speaks to students at Hong Kong University yesterday about how difficult it is for actors to detach themselves from the roles they play.
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