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China's problems of industry, famine, agriculture, and excess population under the Communist rule of Mao Zedong

'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.

Date: 1961
Duration: 6 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675021674
Chinese workers outside the Burma Highway Administration Building in Hsiakawan, China during World War II.

A film illustrates the importance of the Burma Road during World War II. Animated map highlights Kunming, Hsiakawan and Tali in China. Hsiakawan in Yunnan is depicted on the map as a vital link. U.S. Army trucks parked outside a building in Hsiakawan. U.S. and Chinese personnel work around a truck mounted crane. Chinese workers lined up outside the Burma Highway Administration Building in Hsiakawan. Chinese workers repair the trucks. A bulldozer in operation. The trucks move along the Burma Road.

Date: 1941
Duration: 2 min 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060839
Tali town which is located near the Burma Highway Administration Building in Hsiakawan, China.

A film shows Tali town which is located near the Burma Highway Administration Building in Hsiakawan, China. A street and an entrance gate to Tali. A Chinese man works in a shop. Framed marble carvings displayed in the shop. A palace in Tali.

Date: 1941
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060840
Katchin mountaineers along the Burma Road near Paoshan in Yunnan, China during World War II.

A film shows the Burma Road near Paoshan in Yunnan, China during World War II. Chinese workers at work on the Burma Road. Katchin men and women carry logs with loads on both the ends of the logs. Katchin women pose. A supply truck moves along the Burma Road.

Date: 1941
Duration: 2 min 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060843
U.S. supply trucks move along the Burma Road near Paoshan in Yunnan, China during World War II.

A film shows the Burma Road near Paoshan in Yunnan, China during World War II. Animated map shows the Burma Road and highlights Paoshan and Huitung Bridge. U.S. supply trucks moves along the road. Water of the Salween River flows over rocks. Chinese laborers stand along the Burma Road. A supply truck moves along the Burma Road on the side of a mountain.

Date: 1941
Duration: 2 min 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060844
Activities of Shan tribe people near Paoshan in Yunnan, China.

A film shows Shan tribe people near Paoshan in Yunnan, China. Shan tribe women carry poles on shoulders with load on both the ends. Tribesmen carry hut structures. Buddhist monks walk out of a building carrying clay pots. The brother and the chief aide of the local head gets into a car.

Date: 1941
Duration: 2 min 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060845