North China factory /

North China Factory gives the audience a chance to see a factory community in China where over six thousand workers process, spin and weave raw cotton into ninety million yards of high-quality cloth per year. Also seen are the workers' residential, social, recreational and educational facilitie...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	National Film Board of Canada
Other Authors:	Richardson, Boyce (Director), Ianzelo, Tony (Director), Daly, Tom, 1918-2011 (Producer), Sutherland, Donald, 1935-2024 (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Montreal, QC : National Film Board of Canada, 1980.
Series:	VAST: academic video online
Subjects:	Industries > China. Factories > China. China > Economic conditions. China > Social life and customs. China. Usines > Chine. Chine > Conditions économiques. Chine > Mœurs et coutumes. Economic history. Factories. Industries. Manners and customs. Documentaries and Factual Films Documentary films. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	North China Factory gives the audience a chance to see a factory community in China where over six thousand workers process, spin and weave raw cotton into ninety million yards of high-quality cloth per year. Also seen are the workers' residential, social, recreational and educational facilities, all of which are located on factory property. Highlights of the film are the retirement and wedding ceremonies, in which factory management plays a major part. The film is an engrossing study of a lifestyle that is very different from that of the Western world.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed November 25, 2014).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (57 min.).
Playing Time:	00:56:37