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Holidays in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Canton, Java (c.1932)

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clip 1930s China education content clip 3

Original classification rating: not rated. This clip chosen to be G

Clip description

This clip shows the harbour and esplanade area of a 1930s Chinese city, including streets, rickshaw pullers and a Chinese junk on the harbour.

Curator’s notes

The city in this clip is likely to be either Shanghai or Canton. Both were bustling areas in the 1930s and art deco buildings laced their foreshores.