Country life

Australia, 1990

TV show
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Episode number 6 of Series “Dragon’s tongue”.
This video looks at life in the country in China. It is part of a television series on Chinese language and culture with an emphasis on communication. The video includes an interview with a Chinese duck farmer, a look at Chinese script (the seasons) and short dramas in Chinese. Interview questions are repeated and shown in Chinese script, Pin Yin, and English.

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Credits

producer/director

Maija Rove

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Asian Studies Council

Griffith University

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1990

Appears in

Dragon's tongue

Group of items

Dragon's tongue

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303792

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Chinese characters

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Chinese language - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Chinese language - Writing

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Television

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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