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China Today 1959 No. 1

Sharp rise in steel output -- Blocking the Yellow River -- Outstanding woman textile worker -- Artificial rain -- Training Tibetan drivers -- Young master of sports. An increase in iron and steel production throughout China. Pre-fabricated concrete blocks are used to change the course of the Yellow River. A weaver at a textile mill who attends to 265 looms at once. The Chinese air force sprinkle dry ice into clouds to generate rainfall. The Panchen Lama driving course where Tibetans learn to drive transport vehicles through theory and practise. A twelve year old girl demonstrates her gymnastic techniques to a crowd of children.
Complete catalog record
Alternate title: China Today No. 33
Original source: The British Film Institute | Archive Reference: N-507644. | Reproduction of: China, 1959. 16mm Comb BW pos. | Production Company: Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio, Peking.
Release: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2018.
Physical description: 1 online resource (video file 0:09:17) : sound, black and white | monochrome
Subjects: Industry | Metallurgy | Rivers | Dams | Women | Textiles | Factories | Air force | Climate | Irrigation | Agriculture and farming | Training | Transport | Sports and games | Gymnastics | Peking (Beijing) | Shaanxi Province | Jilin Province | China | Tibet | Newsreel/Cinemagazine | 1954-1975

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