China trip; Thailand and China
Category: Travelogue
Length: 1:04:28
| Film ID | F16-0736 |
| Film Description | ShotlistEdited travelogue with narrative titlesBuddhist temples Title: Wat Arun Temple Title: Palace area Exterior views Title: Throne and Palace Exterior views, stupa like structure and pavilion Title: Model of Angkor Wat More temple views Title: Classical Siamese Dancing Performance of classical Thai dance Title: Angkor Wat Ruins in Cambodia Exterior view Title: Entrance to Angkor Thom Exterior view Title: The Seven Headed Naga Seven headed snake sculpture (Naga) Many seated buddhas or bodhisatvas from behind [Mrs Dixon] in a pith helmet and romper tickling the chin of a sculpture Title: Fromager trees have done irreparable damage Pan shot of trees grown in to temple structures Garuda figure Title: Angkor Thom Exterior views Title: Angkor Wat Exterior views Title: Narrow steps lead to the inner temple Tourists in pith helmets descending steep steps with assistance Mrs Dixon with Cambodian children Buddhist monk Title:Cambodian dancers Dancers perform in front of Angkor Wat in full ceremonial dress Gamelan and drum band Two male dancers in Hunlaman [Hanuman, the Monkey General] costumes Lady dancers return with fans Two child dancers Another male costumed dancer Dancers thank the audience Title: Saigon, French Indonesia Street scene, cathedral, car and rickshaw Title: Municipal theater French Beaux-Arts style building Street scenes with varieties of transport Scenes near the wharf A procession with signs in Chinese Very fancy palanquins rest on the road, a crowd around them Street Scenes Title: Botanical Garden Swans in a pond Egrets Storks Title: Hauling Teak Wood A caravan of teak on carriages Title: A Motor Trip for Saigon to Dalat,[Đà Lạt] Quinhon [Qui Nhơn] and Huế Waterfall Title: Wild deer Landscape with deer Title: Road building People carrying dirt away by hand Workers looking at movie camera and Mrs Dixon Title: Irrigating and Working in the Rice Paddies Spreading water from canals using ingenious bucket and rope method Threshing by hand Title: Hue Title: An Old Chinese Tomb Exterior views Title: The River of Perfume [Sông Hương] Landscapes People carrying bundles over the river A beachfront Title: Hong Kong Laundry drying above houseboats Street scenes Mothers with babies strapped on Title: A Chinese Funeral Military dress band followed by a Chinese music band Three palanquins Funeral bier is covered in red Mourners in white caps Title: Fishing Village of Aberdeen [Aberdeen floating village (Chinese: 香港仔水上人家)] Fishermen and fisherwomen working with their catch Title: In the market of Aberdeen on the island of Hong Kong Market scenes Title: Flying from Shanghai to Peking [Footage is Black and White] Pan of airplane, Chinese characters People waiting to board, or standing by to observe. Most women have bound feet. Title: A Rich Man's Funeral in Peking Carrying paper machier likenesses of people to the funeral, in procession Extensive procession with bands and decorative elements Title: Chinese graves Pan shot of mounds in a cemetery Camels driven through the streets Title: A Noted Old Garden in Peking An upper class man playing with his dog in the garden Elaborate garden with flowering trees and sculptures Title: Temple and Altar of Heaven 天坛 Title: Believed to be the center of the Universe Exterior views of Taoist temple in Beijing Title: Winter Palace Exteriors including detailed views of dragon tilework Gardens Title: White Pine Round City Peking Multiple tilt down shots of a variety of White Pine [yet it seems to be a deciduous tree.] Title: Wedding procession Wedding band Palanquin carrying the bride Title: Summer Palace Dragon sculpture Phoenix sculpture Lake views Breezeway windows, all different shapes Lion sculpture The Marble Boat [Qing Yan Fǎng], at edge of lake. Gentleman appears to be telling Mrs Dixon's party not to film at an entrance |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Mrs. J. Shipley Dixon |
| Topics | Bangkok, Thailand, Wat Arun, Thai Royal Palace, Thai dance, Dancing, Dance, Cambodia, Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Cambodian dance, Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Rice cultivation, Hong Kong, Funerary rites, Street life, Fishing, Marketplaces, Taoist temples, Beijing, Shanghai, Gardens, Winter Palace, Summer Palace, China |
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