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Comfortably Numb

Sheila Kumar's Storehouse

Travel: The Legend of Kung Fu, a Beijing Show

Broadway Style Ballet in Beijing I promise you: you could hear a pin drop. This is Beijing’s Red Theatre, with a façade so red that it hurts the eye! And this evening, the compact auditorium is silent but packed to the gills. Those waiting for the curtains to lift on The Legend of Kung…

Photo Feature: China Chronicles

All pictures by SHEILA KUMAR except where otherwise mentioned. All images are subject to copyright. …

Book review: Chinese Whiskers by Pallavi Aiyar

This is more a brief take than review. Chinese Whiskers (Harper Collins) is not a new book. Dated 2010, it follows Smoke and Mirrors, author Pallavi Aiyar`s excellent dispatches from China. Chinese Whiskers is a charming tale of two Beijing cats, the gorgeous Soyabean and his slightly scruffy companion Tofu, who go to live with…