Imperial Japanese Army troops marching through the city of Sha-He during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Map showing the town of Sha-He, China. Japanese soldiers in Army trucks enter Sha-He. Destruction and rubble in Sha-He after Japanese bombardment. A Nationalist Kuomintang monument in China. Soldiers find the KMT monument. IJA vehicles entering a Chinese city. A poster of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, the chairman and leader of Republic of China. A man sits on top of a pile of boxes. Japanese army truck pass under a nationalist poster. Chinese refugees sitting in front of a closed storefront. Japanese troops enter a municipal hall. An anti-Western cartoon graffiti on the wall. The western characters are depicted wearing Japanese geta sandals as a bomb is about to hit them. Captured Western women and children. A European or American man using a video camera. French Navy personnel walking away. Japanese soldiers capture Canton, China (Guangzhou, China). Boats sailing in the Pearl River. Fire engulfs a building. Heavy smoke covers the street. Japanese troops search captured Chinese Nationalist prisoners of war. They confiscate items and weapons. Prisoners of war talking to each other. Japanese soldiers march into Canton and capture Western prisoners of war.1938.
Map of the Republic of China showing Beijing (Peiping), Guangzhou (Canton), and Nanjing (Nanking). The Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Aerial view of Nanjing and the mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the father of modern China. A pagoda in Nanjing. Chinese civilian visitors climb the stairs leading to the Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum (China, Jiangsu, Nanjing, Xuanwu 210014).
Following the Japanese surrender, ending World War 2, on September 2, 1945, U.S. Marines were sent into China to help the Nationalist Chinese Government with the surrender of Japanese forces occupying parts of China. This film shows Marines of the 6th Marine Division marching into Tsingtao (aka Qingdao) China on that mission. Headed by a brass band, they march along an avenue in the city. A number of Chinese civilians walk alongside them. A man riding an empty rickshaw, is seen on the sidewalk. A U.S. military policemen stands guard along the line of march. Some Chinese enter the roadway to follow the band, walking, riding bicycles, and several on a horse-drawn wagon. They have to move aside to avoid interfering with the first contingent of marching Marines following the band. Next a squad of Marines is seen marching onto a dirt field. Many Marines are assembled in another field across the road in the background, where a U.S. M4 Sherman tank and other armor are also seen. The squad is followed by a larger group of Marines. Shift in scene shows Marines marching past a building displaying the Nationalist Chinese (Republic of China) flag.
United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs. Patricia “Pat” Nixon on their tour to China. Chinese plane of Premier Zhou Enlai (Trident 50050) parked and U.S. Air Force One plane (VC-137C SAM 26000) in distance parked at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport (No.2550, Hongqiao road, Shanghai). Members of delegation visiting China disembark from the plane. Chinese officials and receiving party welcome them. The terminal building has the United States national flag at its entrance and posters in Chinese.United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs Patricia Nixon on their tour to China. Chinese plane of Premier Chous parked and U.S. Air Force One plane in distance parked at Shanhai Airport. Members of delegation visiting China disembark from the plane. Chinese officials and receiving party welcome them. The terminal building has the U.S. national flag at its entrance and posters in Chinese script.
Historic visit of U.S. President Richard M Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon to the People's Republic of China. President Nixon, Premier Zhou Enlai, First Lady Pat Nixon, other delegates, and dignitaries visit the Great Wall of China. View of the Great Wall of China. “We do not want walls of any kind” said President Nixon during interview with the press. The party observes sculptures at the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasty, also known as the Ming Tombs (Changchi Rd, Changping District, China, 102200). Chinese students return to their homes from schools. Chinese civilians clean snow from streets in midnight.
The Huangpu River in Shanghai, China. A vessel in the Huangpu River. A sail boat and junks on the water. Several buildings in view on the shore. Several sail boats in the river. A paddle wheel steam boat on the water. Boats anchored to the shore. Views of the Shanghai Bund along the western bank of the Huangpu River. Several vessels in the river. The Camelback Truss Waibaidu Bridge (world's first all steel bridge) also known as the Garden Bridge, spanning Suzhou Creek at the Huangpu River. Several buildings at the Shanghai Bund in view including the Headquarters of the Shanghai Branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (now known as the HSBC Building or the Municipal Government Building) at number 12, The Bund, and the Customs House at number 13, The Bund, and the China Bank of Communications Building at number 14, The Bund. Also the China Merchant Bank Building and the North China Daily News Building (now the AIA building). Other Bund buildings also seen.