Children of China

Children Of China ERPI Classroom Films Western China village of “Quan-chin” seen from high angle, man herding ducks to market; men w/ wheelbarrows bringing bags, others w/ pigs carried on shoulder poles; rickshaws along road w/ women, one w/ bound feet. 09:07:23 Ornamental gates, people thru, along narrow streets; passengers carried in sedan chairs or litters. 09:07:57 Shops being opened. Signs. Handheld scale & weighing herbs. 09:08:23 Men sawing planks. View of farming from above, son hoeing plants, woman drawing water from well on bamboo pole. Kitchen & woman making rice in kettle over charcoal. Son brushing teeth & washing hands in basin. Girls play w/ baby boy. Grandmother knitting. Group sits at table for breakfast, eating from bowls on table with chopsticks. 09:11:01 Water buffalo led to field & others w/ hoes follow past small shrine. Two children to school w/ friend along crowded street. Some kids in Boy Scout & Girl Scout uniforms. Sitting at desks, reading from reader, CU seen. 09:12:50 Man calculating w/ abacus; man grinding grain w/ stone; musical instrument maker making wooden parts for lutes. Farmer plowing w/ water buffalo, many others working behind. Wife brings tea to husband. 09:14:08 Scribe writing letter for old man. Children in school learn characters & writing w/ brush. Kids play in recess, girls jump rope. Kids leaving in afternoon. 09:15:03 Boys decide to play checkers instead of going swimming by hand signs (rock, paper, scissors? People head home from fields, play w/ kids. Woman cooking evening meal, man plays oriental violin. The End. Educational Films; Instructional Film; Oriental Chinese Farmers; Agriculture; Daily Village Life; Geography; Sociology; Pre-WWII