This 1930s travelogue produced by the Van Beuren Corporation and released by RKO “Contrasts in China” looks at the Summer Palace in Beijing and the people living on the rivers and canals of Shanghai. It is narrated by Alois Havrilla in a particularly orientalist manner to negatively highlight the difference between the “West” and “East.”

0:11 British Board of Film Censors Message, 0:20 “Contrasts in China” Vagabond Adventure Series, Produced by the Van Beuren Corporation, 0:36 Narrated by Alois Havrilla, 0:56 Tower of Fragrance of the Buddha and other views of the Summer Palace in Beijing, 1:34 people fishing and transporting passengers on canals in small boats, 2:40 people washing their clothes in a river, 3:06 people living on boats and transporting people in canals, 4:22 large boats and barges in the harbor of Shanghai, 5:00 Chinese Junks sailing in the bay of Shanghai, 6:11 a tram or trolley car moves over a bridge with boats visible on the river, 6:30 a floating market with various goods, 7:20 a barge crew preparing to move their products, 7:47 people eating food on their boat, 8:43 different shots of people living on sampans, junks and other boats, 9:14 different shots from the Summer Palace, 10:00 The End

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