It was a sweltering morning in early September when a film production crew of a crime movie started filming their first scene at a convenience store in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province.
The crew is one of many production houses that have resumed work in Xiamen since the coastal city recommenced film and television shooting in April. About 20 crews have started filming and over 10 others were in preproduction in the first half of this year, according to local authorities.