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European Travels Across China, 1920s - Archive Film 1087957

9 วิว30/12/2023

This film is available to license from our website at Huntley Film Archives, by searching for film 1087957 in our Film # search bar: https://www.huntleyarchives.com/ China 1920s Shanghai Peking Beijing Canton Hong Kong looking at China from a European perspective. A temple complex beside a lake and zigzag bridge possibly Taipei Taiwan. " The bridge approaching Peking described by Marco Polo" multi arched bridge with pack animals. "Funerals of wealthy Chinese are costly" procession besides a wall possibly Thre Forbidden city walls, a group in white costume followed by the bier elaborately decorated pulled by many men. "Punch and Judy survive ibn China where they were born" puppet show. "Patrons of the drama" working type men watch. "Sharing the indifference of a skeptical age the Five Pagoda Temple harbors its neglected Buddha" stunning multi towered temple. " The Manchu Emperors of China lived in Peking and liked a tidy city hence the prevalence of Sprinklers" to keep the dust down on the roads. Hand and horse carts on a wide street. Busy shopping street of central Beijing with one or two motor vehicles. "water is not piped into houses its cheaper to hire a water carrier " Domestic scene in a house and kitchen outside with brick walls and tiled roof. The forbidden City walls "A high wall 30 miles in Length surrounds Peking. This street leads to the principle gate the Chien Men " wonderful busy street scene, lots of rickshaws. "Mukden where many former emperors are entombed for centuries the capital of Manchuria" city wall and gate "Tientsin where under the flags of the Great Powers China's political refugees find safety" the street and traffic street traffic and rickshaws. . "The Tientsin Club one of many organisations in China where foreign residents foregather" its a grand European style mansion with Roman columns, expats social club probably missionaries and traders. "The world demands of Tientsin more rugs than it can make" Chinese women sits behind a large lo
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