Chinese cinemagazine items: 1. Uses of remote sensing - Talks about China’s use of remote sensing to detect targets on the forest floor. 2. Reform school - Shows footage of a reform school full of juvenile delinquents whose crimes were not bad enough for jail. 3. Ancient ape fossil - Archeologists show us ape fossils from hundreds of years ago, which show the transition from ape to humans. 4. Stereotaxic brain apparatus - Shows the equipment helping neuro surgeons in treating patients with Parkinson Disease. 5. Wool-knitting - Shows the many patterns and items of clothing a pair of knitting needles can produce. 6. Quanqzhou Foreign Trade Center - Shows footage of the Center’s show-room for China’s export commodities.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
315000
Languages
Chinese
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - China
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → China - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → China - Social life and customs
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Documentary → Documentary films - China
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → China - Social conditions
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)