”NEW CHINA’” 1970s TRAVELOGUE BEIJING SHANGHAI FORBIDDEN CITY GREAT WALL OF CHINA XD65304
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This travelogue is presented by Crossways Film Unit (CFU) and is titled “New China”. The film is a record of visits made to the following major Chinese cities; Peking (Beijing), Nanking, Shanghai, and Kwangchow (Guangzhou), portraying the cities’ history and attractions. It is filmed and produced by R. J. Angus in the 1970s with music from the modern revolutionary ballet -- the “Red Detachment of Women”.
“New China” title banner (00:16). A map of China (01:12). A photograph of communist Chairman Mao Zedong, China’s leader between 1949-1976 (01:48). Views of the city capital of China; Peking, today known as Beijing, portraying the locals, shrines, palaces (01:48). The oldest city section named the Inner City, containing the Imperial City surrounding the Forbidden City (02:55). The Hall of Supreme Harmony, The Hall of Perfect Harmony, and The Hall of Preservation of Harmony named the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the Hall of Union, and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility (03:59). The Summer Palace first built by the Jin Dynasty in 1153 (05:37). The 150 feet high Fushanko pagoda (06:36). The Joy and Longevity Palace linked to the Palace of Orderly Clouds through a 900 yards long covered pathway decorated with historical and mythological paintings (07:10). A stone boat in the Kunming Lake on the grounds of the Summer Palace built with funds intended for the Chinese Navy (10:37). A caravan of trucks loaded with soldier (11:13). The Great Wall of China (11:22). A visitor smoking a Castella Cigar on the Great Wall of China (12:39). The Ming Dynasty Tombs located near the Great Wall (13:01). Former capital of Imperial China, the city of Nanking, located 200 miles up the Yangtze River (13:14). Roads and railways linking Peking and Shanghai pass through Nanking (14:01). A road and rail bridge crossing the Yangtze River built in 1960 (14:12). Trains entering China’s largest city and port; Shanghai (15:35). The Huangpu River (16:21). A vintage film showing Shanghai in the 1920’s is shown as a reminder of what the narrator insists were “appalling“ conditions in China in at that time (17:40). Farming and agriculture contributing to China’s stable economy (20:40). Communes outside Shanghai (21:34). Children of the commune performing dances and music (21:58). The Old City of Shanghai surrounded by walls (23:12). The City of Kwangchow now known as Guangzhou north of the Pearl River Delta (23:46). A bridge from Kwangchow to Kowloon city (24:42). “The End” (25:25).
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