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Second Sino-Japanese War
Opening scene shows formation of Japanese Mitsubishi G3M bombers in flight. View of bombardier at bomb sight inside a bomber. Bombs falling from the aircraft, upon the Chinese city of Shanghai, on a day in September, 1937. Ground level view of bomb exploding and Chinese civilians running for cover. A huge explosion throwing earth up. Aerial view of smoke rising from bomb strikes below. More ground views of bombs destroying structures. Chinese people fleeing across a bridge. Cluster of bombs falling from a Japanese airplane. More explosions and destruction. view from a G3M bomber, of others with bombs falling from them. View from above of civilians filling a street as they run for shelter. People on the ground rushing in all directions. Some are in horse-drawn carriages with luggage on top and other in rickshaws, apparently fleeing the city altogether. Bombing victims lying on the ground near destroyed structures. Heavy dark smoke rising from the attacks. Scene shifts to Japanese army officers entering the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo. Behind them is A Shinto Tori (Gate) and behind that, the monument (statue) of Omura Masujiro. Scene shifts again, to view of the Temple of Heaven, an ancient Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Peking (Beijing) China. Chinese agriculture. Crowds of Chinese people. Stone statue of traditional Chinese lion. Picture of 1851 oil-on-canvas painting by the German American artist Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, of Washington crossing the Delaware. Drawing of 15th century ship similar to one in Columbus'1492 voyage to America. Drawing of Roman Empire era building. Michelangelo’s statue of Moses. Drawing of ancient Egyptian pyramid and statue. Drawing of Chinese city and environs representing 4 thousand years ago. Extant ancient Chinese shrines and statues. Animated Relief map of China and surrounding countries of U.S.S.R., India,Burma,Thailand, Indo-China, Philippines, and Japan. Animation outlines China Proper. It also shows Manchuria and scenes from there of desolate mountainous land, with miners at work extracting raw materials. Mongolia and Sinkiang are outlined. The Gobi desert is seen with a long camel caravan crossing it. Closeup of nomads transporting animal skins by camel. The last region outlined is Tibet. The ice covered Himalayan mountains are shown. Buddhist monks praying in the courtyard of a shrine in Tibet. The Yellow, Si Kiang, and Yangtze Rivers are shown on the map. Views of Chinese sailing vessels.
Chinese Militia in Tiananmen Square during Great Leap Forward.
Young militia during the Great Leap Forward in Beijing, China. Men posting and reading anti-American protest letters on a red cloth bulletin board in Tiananmen Square. Communist Chinese and anti-American/Capitalist murals in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. A sports-themed propaganda mural advertising the Great Leap Forward policy. Two Chinese militia women stand in Tiananmen Square. Militia rifles stacked in the square. A Chinese militia man reads a newspaper in front of the rifles. Chinese Militia (Minbing) men playing cards. Militia men wearing sashes at Tiananmen Square play a game of tag and laugh. A young Chinese Militia woman with rifle talks to a man. Chinese women reading recruitment notices for the Militia and auxiliary and reserve force for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
U.S. President Richard Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon meet Premier Zhou Enlai and other Chinese leaders in Beijing, China.
United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs Patricia Nixon on their tour to China, meet Chinese leaders in The Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Premier Zhou Enlai and other Chinese national leaders and dignitaries greet and welcome them at an official ceremony. The dignitaries pose for a group photo. The Nixons and Secretary of State William P. Rogers shake hands and talk to other Chinese ministers and leaders.
U.S. President Nixon and First Lady Patricia with Premier Zhou Enlai and Chinese leaders dine in Beijing, China.
United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs Patricia Nixon on their tour to China meet Chinese leaders in Beijing. Premier Zhou Enlai and other Chinese national leaders and dignitaries greet and welcome them at an official opening banquet ceremony in The Great Hall of the People. The party stands before a meal at a large round table. They stand as press reporters take photos.
Pedestrians, buses and bicycles on busy roads of Beijing during the visit of U.S. President Richard Nixon to China.
United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs Patricia Nixon on their tour to the People's Republic of China. Pedestrians, buses and bicycles on busy roads of Beijing. A few cars driving on roads. The sidewalks completely packed with the pedestrians.
News reports address by U.S. President Nixon at the State Dinner by Zhou Enlai to American delegates in Beijing, China.
News report about the visit of U.S. President Richard M Nixon to the People's Republic of China. The State Dinner by Zhou Enlai in honor of President Nixon, Pat Nixon and American delegates at the Great Hall in Beijing. President Nixon addresses the dignitaries at the Great Hall. He praises the Chinese dinner, hospitality, musicians and finally Premiere Enlai. He calls for a peaceful mutual relationship for the common cause of world peace.
