This two-part series is about a cultural exchange between China and Australia and sixteen young primary school children between the ages of 9 to 11, eight Chinese students from different cities and rural areas of China and eight Australian students from various schools and States in Australia. Part I: The Middle Kingdom - We follow the Australian children through the fascinating land of China, beginning with their introduction to a Chinese primary school in Canton, where differences of language and culture are soon overcome. Their travels take them on a boat trip down the Li River, to the Children’s Palace in Shanghai, the Great Wall, to see the giant pandas at Beijing, Tien An Men Square, the Great Hall of the People, and finally, to meet Madame Kang Kequing, Vice Chairman of China. Part II: The Lucky Country - Following the Australian children’s visit to China, eight Chinese children make the long journey to Australia, a vast island continent of extremes and so different to their own country. The children are accompanied by three of the young Australians who went to China. They meet the then Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, row a surf boat, watch a parade of wild penguins, visit an outback sheep station, take part in a lesson by radio in the famous “School of the Air” and sample life in Sydney and Melbourne. Narrated by Peter Sumner.
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ACMI Identifier
310238
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → China - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → China - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → International relations and culture
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Language and culture
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → China - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relativism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International relations and culture
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - China
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education, Primary
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Exchange programs, Student
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and culture
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → School children
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → School children
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → School children
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan