Taiwan Republic of China Travelogue “ Portraits of the Orient - Round the China Sea ” 65804 (1969)

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This color educational film "Portrait of the Orient" is a travelogue film about Taiwan that was produced and narrated by Curtis Nagel and William Moore. Copyright is circa 1969. Opening titles: Allied Travel Film Artists presents Portraits of the Orient “Round the China Sea” (:09). Title card: Taiwan (:56). The flag of Taiwan; city of Taipei, the provisional capital of the Republic of China (1:04). Japan Air Lines jumbo jet lands at Taipei International Airport, people exit the jet and enter the airport (1:53). In the city of Taipei, a park in the city outside of the Presidential Palace (3:05). Busy streets of Taipei (3:43). New high rise building (4:19). Downtown in Taipei, the hustle and bustle of city life (4:43). Mandarin Hotel (4:48). Ambassador Hotel (5:11). Grand Hotel, a great luxury hotel of the Orient (5:22). The models in the garden of the Grand Hotel (6:00). Different models show off different styles of clothes (7:04). Marble staircase at the Grand Hotel (7:35). Tour bus in Taipei (7:42). Bangka Lungshan Temple is a Chinese folk religious temple in Wanhua District, Taipei, Taiwan. The temple was built in Taipei in 1738 by settlers from Fujian during Qing rule in honor of Guanyin. It served as a place of worship and a gathering place for the Chinese settlers (7:55). Elaborate temple rooftops (8:34). People worship at the Shrine of Fertility (9:39). A home for the war orphans; they have a band (10:04). Children play on a playground, they are well dressed and clean…

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47 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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