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China Today 1959 No. 1
Title
China Today 1959 No. 1 1959, 1959.
Publication
Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2018.
Physical Description
online resource (video file 0:09:17) : Sound, Black and White.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Archive Reference: N-507644.
Production Company: Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio, Peking.
Reproduction of: China, 1959. 16mm Comb BW pos.
Description based on online resource (viewed on 19 December, 2018).
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Sharp rise in steel output -- Blocking the Yellow River -- Outstanding woman textile worker -- Artificial rain -- Training Tibetan drivers -- Young master of sports. An increase in iron and steel production throughout China. Pre-fabricated concrete blocks are used to change the course of the Yellow River. A weaver at a textile mill who attends to 265 looms at once. The Chinese air force sprinkle dry ice into clouds to generate rainfall. The Panchen Lama driving course where Tibetans learn to drive transport vehicles through theory and practise. A twelve year old girl demonstrates her gymnastic techniques to a crowd of children.
Variant and related titles
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Format
Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 17, 2019
Series
China Today
Newsreels & Cinemagazines
Credits
Production Company: Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio, Peking.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Also listed under
Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), digitiser.
Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio, Peking, production company.
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