China on Film — Season 1, Episode 2: The War Years
45 min • 1 season, 2 episodes • ★ 5.0/10
Episode synopsis
This episode flaunts the first-ever colour film of China - capturing a unique moment in Beijing's history. Other films show Shanghai in the jazz age, the new middle class enjoying a funfair, and mission schools and hospitals set up in the countryside. All before the war years descend on China.
About China on Film
China on Film - a collection of rare films documenting life and landscape in China and Hong Kong in the first half of the 20th century.