The Chinese Peasant Goes to Market

 

Name
Gutmann, John (Producer)
Abbenseth, William, 1898-1972 (Editor of moving image work)
Gateway Productions (Production company)
Weng, Wango H. C. (Former owner)
Title
The Chinese Peasant Goes to Market
Abstract
The peasant farmer of Yunnan Province. Entire families toil in the rice fields, from the preparation of paddies to the threshing of grain. Their respite is the weekly market, which is also a social event. Shows the peasants' courage, dignity and humor.
Collection Name
Wan-go H.C. Weng film collection
Archival Context
Series 6: Selected Other Films, Collected by Weng Wango, circa 1944-1967. Box no. 11 Container WW0158
Subjects
Peasants; Farm life; China
Format
video recordings
Genre
Documentary films
Date
1949
Physical Description
1 video file (8 minutes) : sound, b/w
Note
Original format: film, 16mm
Gateway Productions, Inc. ; produced and photographed by John Gutmann ; written and edited by William Abbenseth
Language
English
Library Location
C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University
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Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-bx94-4h15