Republic of China in the 1930s - Film 1015031

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Imperial China 1930's. The Great Wall of China, both from the air and from on top. Flying over Peking. The railway station. Shanghai Express train. Porters with barrows. Cart used as taxi. Vertical view looking downwards on busy cart traffic. Man sorting out contents of panniers and lifting it from floor and walking off. Old man wearing hat, and with beard and glasses. People walking about with umbrellas. Man cycling and carrying umbrella. Mix of traditional and western clothing amongst men. A man resting or squatting on handles of his rickshaw. A marriage ceremony with couple kneeling in front of mirror. They are proffered bowls of rice which they eat. The bowls are then swapped around. Woman cries. Procession around an ex-member of the imperial family.From the air we view the Forbidden City, Imperial Palace in centre of Peking. View of walls from air. A lion statue. Inside the empty palace grounds. Details of roof. Imperial dragon emblem. Aerials of the Imperial Gardens. The Three throne rooms from the air. The summer palace to the east of the town. The pagoda of the summer palace. A stone lion. Man punting large boat on lake. Youngster in tiny coracle type boat. The Temple of the Sky to the south of Peking from the air. Views from ground of temple and architecture and its decoration. Another part of the complex of the Temple of the Sky which is the centre of the world to the Chinese


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