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ASIA CHINA LIST I FROM SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG 1 reel-B&W A De La Varre Travelogue (Columbia) 10 minutes Although part of this film shows Singapore before the war, the descriptive photography of Hong Kong is informative. LAND OF GHENGIS KHAN 1 reel-B&W Magic Carpet Series (20th Cent.-Fox) 10 minutes A social review, with informative commentary, of some aspects of life in Mongolia showing the sun-baked cities in Manchukuo, the strange dwellings of Mongolian nomads and views of life on the edge of the Gobi Desert. PAGODAS OF PEIPING 1 reel-B&W Magic Carpet Series (20th Cent.-Fox) 8 minutes A well planned study of Peiping showing the present day social influences of ancient customs and traditions. SAMPANS AND SHADOWS 1 reel-B&W Magic Carpet Series (20th Cent.-Fox) 10 minutes A descriptive review of life among the "little people*' of the South China ports of Swatow, Foochow, Amoy, and Canton. WHAT IS CHINA? 2 reels-B&W (Produced by the Educational Services De- 23 minutes partment of the Motion Picture Association) This general survey film on China was specially edited for elementary school social studies and geography classes. Animated maps and scenic views stress the geography of the land; a sequence reviewing their inventions and cultural development emphasizes Chinese history; subsequent scenes deal with the people of China, showing their means of earning a livelihood as laborers, farmers, sampan fishermen and skilled artisans; and the conclusion of the treatment reveals the modern- ization of China through education and industry. LIST // HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS 1 reel-B&W Magic Carpet Series (20th Cent.-Fox) 9 minutes A sight-seeing trip through Hong Kong. RICKSHA RHYTHM (20th Cent.-Fox) 1 reel-B&W Magic Carpet Series 9 minutes Random scenes in Shanghai on the river front, in the International Settle- ment, in the native city and in a fashionable night club where Chinese and Westerns mingle together. 28