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United States Marine Corps in a town of Peiping (Beijing) in China.
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.
War between Japanese and Chinese troops in Beijing (Peiping), China.
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.
Various scenes showing the architecture and art of the Forbidden Palace in Beijing (Peiping), China
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.
U.S. President Nixon with American delegates and Chinese dignitaries visits Great Wall of China and burial site of Ming emperors.
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.
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.
Montage with graphics covers various conflicts in China 1913-1936.
Brief view of the Great Wall of China near Beijing. A stone bridge in the imperial Forbidden City (4 Jingshan Front St, Dongcheng, Beijing, China, 100886) in Beijing. Graphics full screen show dates "1913" , "1924", "1925", "1927" , "1931" and "1936." Montage covers Chinese civil war, Soviet invasion, Kuomintang fight with British forces, dispute in Hankow, and Manchurian outbreak. A hand flips a page on a document titled “The Report of the Commission of Enquiry of the League of Nations to the Sino-Japanese Dispute 1912”. Highlighted section reads, “Banditry has always existed in China and the administration has never been able to suppress it thoroughly...."
