Weather might be chilly ... but I'm cool

Spring is in the air in Beijing. The biting cold of winter is over and, although the night air is still chilly, it's evident that warmer weather is on the way.

What a contrast to my own country, the United Kingdom, which has just lived through a hellish, snowy winter and is still enduring icy cold weather.

Having had almost two years to compare the climates of northern China and northern England, I have to say that China wins handsdown.