| CHINESE NEW YEAR USHERED IN - TAIWAN Chinese usher in the new year with fireworks, gifts, feast, praying and street performance. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 8957 | |
| Catalog #: | 109979 | |
| Clip Number: | 109979-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4106 A | |
| Timecode: | 01:15:00 - 01:17:50 | |
| Location: | Taiwan (Formosa). | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DOMESTIC LIFE: Meals & Cooking ENTERTAINMENT: Fireworks HOLIDAYS: New Year, Chinese LOCATIONS/SOUTHEAST ASIA: Taiwan (Formosa) PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Cultural | |
| Description: | CHINESE NEW YEAR USHERED IN - TAIWAN Chinese usher in the new year with fireworks, gifts, feast, praying and street performance. Taiwan (Formosa). VS Short of fireworks going off. VS Chinese signs and picture being hung up around house. MS grandparents in a Chinese household giving out gifts to children. MCU. Chinese food, dishes of it, spread out on table with members of the family seated around and picking at it. VS. The family around table eating. MS In the garden the family watch fireworks go off. MCU two Chinese going to pray VS. Inside Chinese bank with people coming in to pay their debts, etc. The banker uses an Abacus (ancient counting table) to work out the money. VS dragon dance being performed in the street. | |
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