A Small Town in China (1933)

Overview : Shot by Methodist missionaries, this is an incredibly charming record of small-town life in an unidentified location in China. We see a bustling wharf town with canal-side dwellings, distinctive school buildings, and a hospital where newly graduated nurses pose for a group portrait. The relaxed smiles of Chinese and Europeans are captured in intimate close-ups, suggesting a tight-knit community.

Release Date : January 1, 1933

Runtime : 9m

Genre : Documentary, History  

Companies : Methodist Missionary Society

Countries : Switzerland, United Kingdom

Keywords : china, village life, village, villages