| Hong Kong Hails Rain | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1723 |
| Catalog #: | 425233 | |
| Clip Number: | 425233-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 037-040-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:44:58 - 00:45:57 | |
| Location: | Hong Kong | |
| Year Shot: | 1964 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS: Chinese DISASTERS: Drought LOCATIONS/ASIA: Hong Kong PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Misc WEATHER: Rain | |
| Description: | Nearly two years of drought ends as the rains come to this crown colony bordering Red China. Enough rain, it is hoped, to save some of their crops. Hong Kong A dried out rice field, the ground is cracked up. A man working in the field trying to water the plants the hard way. A Shrine is set up to a Chinese god’s, an abundance of people are at the shrine to honor goddess. The Chinese goddess, a young woman is on her knees honoring the goddess. CUS - Man beating a drum, people hold a parade to give thanks for the rain, holding umbrellas. MS - A little girl doing a trick on a unicycle while held up in the air riding the unicycle on some bike tires. MS - A little girl doing a balancing act while she is carried standing on toys, that are being supported by a drum. A long line of people under the canopy of a dragon MS - The rain hitting the earth, camera pans up to some corn in a filed. | |
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