It was once one of the most popular sports in Britain, beloved in particular by miners who took part during their days off work. Today though, pigeon-racing has fallen back to earth....
China, like the UK, has a long history of pigeon breeding-and racing has become more popular....
A recent estimate put the number of Beijing-based pigeon-keepers at 100, 000. Whereas in Britain racing pigeons have been known as “ the poor man’s racehorse ”, the opposite is true in China....
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2022-02-09 00:00:00.0
