Research trip to China

Back at the office after a three week trip to china. The reason for traveling to china was partly to do research for possible future feature films. A topic I was particularly interested in is Minghun (spirit weddings), an old Taoist tradition. The name pretty much says it all, as it is a marriage between two deceased people, to ensure a good afterlife.  The tradition dates back to the Han Dynasty but is still very much practiced in the northern provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi. In Datong, the coal mining capital of the north, I met some interesting characters, including a Taoist master of mourning who helps families to arrange ghost weddings for their deceased relatives. I also made sure to do a trip to the great wall, and chose a nice part of the wild wall to camp out on. The crumbling watch towers and steep slopes would be the prefect set for a horror film! Pictures will follow shortly.