1946 SHANGHAI CHINA HOME MOVIES SHOT BY AMERICAN VISITOR YELLOW RIVER XD19654

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Shot by an unknown American, this silent home movie footage was shot in and around Shanghai, China in 1946-1948 time period. It is part of a group of 16mm movies shot by an unknown American who was working for the OMEA, or Officer’s Moral Endeavor Association, a sort of non-governmental, YMCA type group operating in post-WWII China. This film contains footage of the women of the American diplomatic mission visiting a convent or children’s home that also appears in film XD19624. It also shows footage of the Yellow River/Huang Pu with lots of ship traffic and U.S. Navy warships at anchor. 0:10-0:28 Pan from an entrance portal to a river. Same location as at 8:10 of the XD19624 video , then pan along the river and a dilapidated railing along the riverside road. 0:47 Portal again, convent or some sort of institution... 0:59 A temple, perhaps on the grounds where XD1962