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Selected films of China

This is a small selection of the films in the British Pathe archive relating to China

Reharnessing The Yellow River

Reharnessing The Yellow River (1946)

UNRRA supervises the redirection of the Yellow River in China.

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Civil War In China

Civil War In China (1926)

Footage of refugees as Civil War breaks out in China.

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Scenes Of Unrest In Pekin Peking

Scenes Of Unrest In Pekin Peking (1937)

Japanese threat to China increases.

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Civil War In China AKA Civil War Ravages China

Civil War In China AKA Civil War Ravages China (1922)

The Chinese Civil War continues, Peking, China.

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Wedding

Wedding "By Numbers" In China (1942)

42 couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony in China "in the interests of war economy".

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To Keep The Ghost In Good Humour

To Keep The Ghost In Good Humour (1922)

Ancient Chinese festival taking place in Peking, China.

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Dragon Dance In China

Dragon Dance In China (1920)

People perform the Dragon Dance at Chinese carnival. China.

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Natives Of Shanghai

Natives Of Shanghai (1921)

The people of Shanghai parade through the streets holding banners in aid of famine sufferers.

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Peking, China

Peking, China (1917)

An impressive procession marks the funeral ceremonies of President Yuan Shi-Kai, first Head of the Republic.

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The Forbidden City

The Forbidden City (1933)

Excellent aerial shots of the Forbidden City of Pekin in China.

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Shanghai Carnival

Shanghai Carnival (1946)

Chinese New Year is celebrated in Shanghai. These are first celebrations since end of war.

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Shot Of Shanghai

Shot Of Shanghai (1946)

Street scenes in Shanghai.

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Nanking Crowds And Scenes

Nanking Crowds And Scenes (1946)

Visit of General Chiang Kai Shek and Nanking Government to tomb of Sun Yat Sen.

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Cave Folk Of Today

Cave Folk Of Today (1932)

Story about the Lunghai Railway in China and the cave dwellings of some local people.

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Fighting Nature!

Fighting Nature! (1939)

A new canal channel is blasted with dynamite to allow flood water to disperse at Tien-Tsin.

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Shanghai Carnival

Shanghai Carnival (1946)

Dancing, feasting and rickshaw races mark Chinese New Year in Shanghai.

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Chiang Rattles The Sabre

Chiang Rattles The Sabre (1957)

Chiang Kai-Shek reviewing his nationalist army in Formosa promising to return to China.

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