“Nowhere in the wide, wide world is there such close contact between the old and new, as in China - The rocky hill road“ High angle shot of donkeys carrying large packs on their backs making their way up a hillside. “- and the new metal one -“ Shot of a railway track from the back of a moving train. The train passes through a tunnel. “We are on the Lunghai Railway - one of the North West Chinese trunk lines“. Various shots from a travelling train of railway line and surrounding scenery. Caves are seen - dwellings of “the most primitive peoples“ Panning shot of the hillside, caves and houses. Short item. Incomplete. Was an item in Eve's Film Review issue number 588. Note: safety only - original decomposed and junked. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also repre
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