Southwest and West China. Map of China. Riverside village shows truck crossing on ferry. Mountains in area. Intricate bridge crossing river.
An early experiment in motion picture film making. Film about Bombardment of Taku (aka Dagu) forts, on June 17, 1900, by Allied fleets,during the Boxer Rebellion in China. It is staged with models of battleships, and filmed in 1900, by the Edison Company. Model ships move across water contained within a model of that coastal area of China. Some are white and some black. At first they simply scurry back and forth. But they later assemble to begin firing at the Chinese land forts. A chinese Junk gets caught in the action and flees. Explosions on "land" raise much smoke and those from defenders cause white smoke and large splashes in water. Many explosions are set off with lots of smoke. The Russian ship "Gilyakwas" seen on fire and sinking.
Japanese attack on the United States Ship Pannay in China. An interpreter at a desk explains how the pictures of bombing and sinking of United States ship Pannay were obtained. Destructed buildings in Nanking, China after a Japanese attack. Debris spread all over. A dead body in a field and a woman by its side. American embassy evacuated. American envoys embark onto United States ship Pannay. Japanese aircraft attack the ship and drop bombs. Damaged interior of the ship. Anti aircraft guns aboard the ship fired. Men injured by bombing transferred to a boat along side the ship. Boat pulls away from the coast. Men at the bank of a river. Injured brought to the bank. Smoke rises from the coast after standard oil beat catches fire due to Japanese bombings. Wounded taken care of after landing ashore.
Allied attack on Japanese positions in China during World War II. A map shows a region in China under Japanese occupation and the American attack on the region. The map shows a division of the area. A plane crashes. American soldiers at a camp as they cross a stream.. Soldiers look at a wrecked plane and pull out a dead. A plane flies over an area as smoke rises from it. Japanese prisoners of war. Injured prisoner being helped by fellow Japanese. A United States Army Air Force plane in flight and paratroopers jump from the aircraft.
U.S. prisoners of war of exercise in China. Chinese propaganda film. Possibly Pyongan Bukdo prison camp, China. Prisoners perform bending and other exercises.
Events related to China's First Nuclear Test at Lop Nur in China. Workers hammer rocks and shovel ground at the test site. Construction work is done. Man opens doors one after other. Supplies unloaded from a truck. Scientists perform chemical analysis in laboratories. Technicians check instruments that will record various readings during the test. Training activities performed. Men wear gas-masks maneuvers. They march on sand. They take off their clothing and masks to collect the sweat they generated during the training. Girls belonging to Cultural and Arts Troops perform a dance. Soldiers cheer and clap. Soldiers play soccer, volleyball, and basketball in leisure time. Supplies are given to troops. Men stitch clothes on sewing machines. equipment and arms transported to the test site. Animals in cages are brought to the site that will be subjected to during the test. All the necessary last time preparations are done. Clock shows 3PM. Troops sit at a safe distance and wait. Countdown begins. Explosion takes place. View of the Atomic bomb explosion. Mushroom cloud rises in the sky. English translation overlays Chinese narration.