China on Film — Season 1, Episode 1: China On The Cusp Of Change
45 min • 1 season, 2 episodes • ★ 5.0/10
Episode synopsis
The very first films of China present a surprising variety of daily life during the last decade of the Qing Dynasty. Shot by amateur foreign cameramen, they show the bustling street life of Shanghai’s Nanjing Road in 1900, and more intimate vignettes of ordinary Chinese in their homes and at work.
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.