Anyone who knows me will be aware that I’m passionate about filmmaking. I have other skills but this is the one that centres me. When I travel I always have a camera with me. In the winter of 2008 I visited Weifang - a Prefecture-level city in the Shandong province of China - for what was to be the coldest winter I ever spent anywhere. My friends have heard me talk about this so often now... about the solar powered water tank on the roof that delivered piping hot water but stopped short of coming out of the tap because it had re-frozen along the way... or the restaurants with thick blankets across the front doors and patrons eating their meals whilst still wearing their coats (and in my case - hat, gloves and scarf)... or the office buildings where the receptionists greet you from ...read more
