“Nowhere in the wide, wide world is there such close contact between the old and new, as in China - The rocky hill road“
High angle shot of donkeys carrying large packs on their backs making their way up a hillside. “- and the new metal one -“ Shot of a railway track from the back of a moving train. The train passes through a tunnel.
“We are on the Lunghai Railway - one of the North West Chinese trunk lines“. Various shots from a travelling train of railway line and surrounding scenery. Caves are seen - dwellings of “the most primitive peoples“ Panning shot of the hillside, caves and houses. Short item. Incomplete.
Was an item in Eve’s Film Review issue number 588.
Note: safety only - original decomposed and junked.
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