The sun rises from behind the Khingan (Hingan) Mountain ranges in Inner Mongolia, China. A heard of cattle flock near a stream to drink water and to bathe. A flock of sheep grazes along the Khingan mountain slopes. Mongol men on horseback keep an eye on the cattle. Camels graze across a grass field. A stream flows across the grass field. A cowboy on horseback culls out a foal from a herd, using an Uurga (lasso pole) while the mother stands nearby.
Life of Mongolians in the Tai-len area of Manchuria. Cattle bathe in a stream. Shepherds riding horses move along with cattle. Carts loaded with wood and containers in a field. A Mongolian family in a house that appears to be a round hut with a circular roof open to the sky. Interiors of native Mongolian hut and the utensils used by Mongolians. Mongolian youth riding a horse.
A Mongolian man sitting on a cart plays a Mongolian Khuuchir (bowed string instrument). Children sit around him to hear him play. The sun visible through the clouds. Two men cut and prepare a sheep for cooking. The meat is cooked on a flat pan.
in Tai-len (perhaps AKA Ta-lien-wan or Talienwan) Manchuria, Mongolians gather in large numbers to celebrate the Transformation of Maidar (Maitreya), a festival that honors Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future. Flags decorate a wooden sculpture of Maitreya. Mongolians offer prayers at the holy shrine.Monks sit in a tent and people bow to holy scriptures. Mongolians lay out wooden trays of smoked meats. People along with religious leaders, gather near the flag-decorated sculpture and bow down in prayer. Offering bowls and incense sticks are seen beside the shrine. A Mongolian leader garbed in white and holding a sort of scepter, sits with a retinue under a canopy during the proceedings. He is later seen wearing a white hat and waving the scepter toward the celebrants.
Closeup of several people in a gathering, including children. One boy holds a Manchurian flag, and another holds that of Japan. All are bundled in winter clothes. A line of mounted horsemen are at the side of a road, with a large triangular banner held in their midst. village buildings seen across an expanse of snow and ice. People warmly dressed stand in the courtyard of a temple. . Some girls wear decorated muffs. A tall leader speaks with others. Children receive gifts. Music plays on a spring driven gramophone.Children stand holding presents. Officials stand behind large boxes and sacks of food and supplies. A man reaches into the pile and takes something that he gives to a child. Mongolians perform Tsam mask dance to celebrate beginning of the new year.
Point of view shot from rear car of railroad train being pulled by a steam locomotive over the South Manchuria Railway in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. View of railroad tracks stretching out over plains and flatlands behind, and smoke from the locomotive drifts behind. The train is stopped at a sign reading Manchuria (in Cyrillic) and in Chinese. The locomotive emits steam. Camera pans to a railroad station building at the side of the railroad. Next is seen, a small Japanese graveyard containing several stone monuments and a number of upright grave markers. The ground is snow-covered. Change of scene shows two groups of high-flying military aircraft in V formations. The next scene is an aerial view from an airplane flying over a river valley surrounded by rugged terrain. Next is seen a column of Japanese Army vehicles moving across snow-covered terrain. An armored car moves ahead of the column. (It is a Secherad-Panzerkraftwagen Sumida, Model 2590, armored car.) A long column, of mostly army trucks, follows. Japanese soldiers, carrying rifles with fixed bayonets,escort a soldier carrying their unit colors, furled and in a case. An informal group of Japanese soldiers, watch from nearby. A long column of Japanese infantry, move across desert terrain. A troop column interspersed with vehicles, continues over rugged desert terrain. A column of military vehicles. Aerial view of Japanese bombers in loose V formation. One circles slowly. An unidentified Japanese twin engine high wing monoplane (possibly amphibian) with open cockpit, drops a torpedo, or bomb. Sudden scene change to a bomb falling and explosions on the ground as bombs strike. Pursuit aircraft maneuvering. Three Japanese Mitsubishi 2MB1 - Type 87 bombers in formation, dropping many bombs. Aerial views of bombs striking, and ground views of explosions.
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