TOUR OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA SOUTHERN CHINA CANTON (Part 3 of 3) 92274 (1967)

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This is the third part of a three-part documentary about People's Republic of China, filmed in 1967 by Swedish filmmaker Bo Gaertze, and released by a number of companies (this is a German version released by the FWU). The film continues with visits to Fujian, Jianxi and Canton provinces, and the respective capital cities, and documents the process of planting, and harvesting rice, and daily life of the Chinese people. Cities showcased include Nanchang, where we see a traditional embroidery school, Guanzhou with its shopping arcades and Canton, showcasing the traditional Cantonese merchant houses. 00:13 Map of the last leg of the journey – from Shanghai to Canton. 00:20 Card: From Yantsekiang to Canton 00:25 A distant truck rolling on a dusty mountain road, crossing the forested ridges. 0:30 A lake, surrounded by a lush green landscape 0:40 A mountainside sightseeing spot with many local tourists. 0:51-1:04 Terraced fields rice paddies among the foothills descending all the way to a valley, crossed by a road and peppered with small hamlets. 1:05 View from a train window onto a plains landscape of farmhouses, fields, rice paddies and groves. Canton province (Kwantung) 1:25 Rice paddies. 1:30 Water buffalo lying submerged and pulling a plow. 4:54 Harvesting rice by hand, using a type of agricultural sickle-knife, widespread in Asia. 5:17 Threshing rice in a pedal-powered rice threshing machine 5:37 Rice hulling/winnowing machine 5:54 Making spring roll type rice dough wrap…

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13 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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