This color educational film is about the state of China’s villages. It dates to 1967 and was made by EB Films. Commentary by Richard Baker.

Opening titles: EBE (Encyclopedia Britannica Educational) presents China’s Villages in Change, from Magnum Films (:06-:25). Exterior shots of China. Chinese peasants at work. Peasants beat reeds and walk amongst a village. Exterior of a village. Villages by a mountain. A family of villagers. A man holds his daughter while his other children look on (:26-2:03). A man has a child on his shoulders. An animated map of China. Village of SSu Ching is pointed out on the map as is Liu Ling and Bei Jung Beliga. A white horse brigade in Bei Jung Beliga. Most of the people are descendants of a Mongol tribe from the time of Genghis Khan. They ride horses and round horses up. Herds of horses run. The people grab and try to wrangle a horse. Horse saddles hang. A man rides a horse. A family in a traditional home. They share drink and food. Babies and older people live together. A doctor checks on a little girl (2:04-5:32). Young women pump water from a well. Close on the water pumping. A tractor works the land. Close on buildings. Elders walk. An ancient festival takes place. Communists visit to convert Mongol people. Flags are held at the festival. People clutch one another. Youths ride a horse (5:33-7:22). Liu Ling village. Exteriors of the village. Elders walk. A man smokes a pipe. A villager speaks to the camera. Snow covered hillsides. Workers in the fields and amongst the snow are men, women, and children. Men pick up heavy sticks. Oxen and cows are gathered. Men work. Food is being made. Village families use grain. Children sit around. Most families live in caves. An older man with a young boy. Children are part of a Communist Youth Group, they chant (7:23-10:47). Ssu Ching village. Exterior of the village buildings. 23,000 people make up this commune. Villagers walk over a bridge on a canal. They put fruits and vegetables onto a boat. A water pumping station. Villagers pick crops in the low water. A father walks. His son carries insecticide. His daughter works on the production team. Shots of the village homes. Dinner is made in a steel wok. Rice is cooked. The youngest son picks at wet grass. A family eats rice with chopsticks in their humble abode. People move amongst the village. There is some prosperity here. People shop and mill about. A man picks fish at a market. Freshly fried breadsticks are made. Men smoke and purchase new tools. A woman sews by hand while another uses a sewing machine. A doctor checks out a woman. A cinema is in the village, it shows mainly communist propaganda. Children sit in school. They are taught to respect elders as well as the Communist doctrine (10:48-16:34). A painting of Mao Zedong, also known as Chairman Mao, who was a Chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the People’s Republic of China, which he ruled as the chairman of the Communist Party of China. People ride a wagon as a horse pulls it. Aerial shot of a village. Workers work. Women plow a garden. Farmers discuss. Women sit in a garden. A village by a mountain (16:35-18:00). End credits

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