Visit of U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger to the People's Republic of China. Motorcade of Dr. Kissinger arrives at Mao Zedong's residence in Beijing (Peking). Dr. Kissinger and Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai step out of a car. Dr. Kissinger and Chairman of the Communist Party of China Mao Zedong shake hands and talk to each other. The dignitaries sitting in a room talk to each other. Prime Minister Zhou Enlai talks. Chairman Mao shakes hands with Winston Lord and other American delegates. American delegates walk out of the house. Zhou Enlai bids goodbye as the motorcade drives away.
Visit of United States Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger to the People's Republic of China. A motorcade of the American delegates drives in night on the roads of Beijing (Peking). Dr. Kissinger and Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai step out of a car at Mao Zedong's residence. Dr. Kissinger and Chairman of the Communist Party of China Mao Zedong shake hands and talk to each other. The dignitaries sitting in a room talk to each other. Chairman Mao speaks to Kissinger and other delegates and smiles. Prime Minister Zhou Enlai and other U.S. delegates talk. Mao shakes hands with Winston Lord and other American delegates. Mao Zedong and Kissinger shake hands as the party stands to depart. The delegates walk out of the house along with Prime Minister Zhou Enlai. Zhou Enlai bids goodbye as the motorcade drives away.
United States Marine Corps in Beijing (Peiping), in China. Farmlands and Chinese civilians in countryside. A Chinese farmer carries a bamboo carrying pole. Children give the camera a thumbs up. Grave barrows in the countryside. Various tourist attractions in Beijing, including Tiananmen Gate (Dongcheng, China, 100051). Marines stands by an artillery gun. Gate of the United States consulate in Beijing. Marines seated around a large gate. Rickshaws and cars pass by on streets of Peking. Point of view shot traveling down city street in China in a rickshaw with head of rickshaw driver immediately in front. Marines look at handicrafts being display at roadside.
The Second Sino-Japanese War begins in China. Aerial shots of the Great Wall of China, near Beijing. Scenes of war between Japanese and Chinese troops in Beijing (Peiping), China. Gunners fire artillery on the field. Explosion and smoke from artillery shell explosion. Chinese civilians evacuate and leave Beijing. Japanese troops marching and hold Japanese flag. Japanese soldiers ride donkeys and horses. Chinese troops and cavalry on the streets and in fields. Chinese General reviews new troops. The General gives green signal to squadron of fighter planes at an airfield. A Chinese general (likely Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek) watch Chinese fighter planes take off. The fighter planes take off from the airfield.
Tower inside the Forbidden Palace in Beijing (Peiping/ Peking), China. The Forbidden City as seen from a tunnel. Chinese drivers pulling rickshaws. The Audience Hall, also known as the Palace of Heavenly Purity, inside the Forbidden City. Stone stairs leading to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Pillars of a building in the Forbidden Palace. Stone heron and turtle statues in the Forbidden Palace. The Altar and the Temple of Heaven in the Outer City of Beijing. In the countryside near Beijing is the Summer Palace. Gardens and palace at the Yuanmingyuan Park in Haidan District, Beijing.
'Red China' depicts the living conditions in China under the Communist regime of Mao Zedong. A Chinese man dances with another performing a Dragon dance on stage in China. Traditional Chinese pavilions and structures, including the Forbidden City in Beijing. Chinese citizens of various ethnicities in the People’s Republic of China. Modern Chinese buildings and structures. A map of Asia shows China. Monuments including the Great Wall in China. Farmland of the North of China. Crowded streets in China, men pull rickshaws on the streets. People dance and march during the celebration. Narrator speaks of shortage of good farmland and notes that the Chinese people are "on a diet" (during the great famine) of 1600 calories daily per person, compared to the United Nations recommendation of 2100-2300 calories. View of crowded encampments and poor, under fed people in narrow streets. Chinese miner works in a coal mine. Strip mining for iron ore. Chinese oil production including refineries. Dances and celebration during various events. Chinese Young Pioneer girls practice ballet. Chinese youth perform acrobatics and stunts on stage. Chinese women and children laugh and cry. Young girls learn ballet, elderly men greet each other. North China: Herdsmen with sheep. Wheat farmers harvest wheat. South China: Rice farmers in fields. Women sew, farmers pose for the camera. Women work in a factory, people on the road. Chinese Christians attend church. Hui Chinese men pray inside a mosque in China. A large statue of Buddha inside a Buddhist temple. Chinese riding camels. Chairman of the Communist Party of China Mao Zedong reviews a parade during the "Great Leap Forward" timeframe, preceding the Cultural Revolution.