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Visit to Great Wall and Temple of Heaven, Peking c.1934

You can’t see it from space after all, so you’ll get a better view in this amateur film from the 1930s, with Beijing’s Temple of Heaven thrown in too.

Amateur film 1934 4 mins Silent

Overview

Few make the trip to China without visiting the Great Wall, and this amateur footage from the 1930s captures a good impression of what a remarkable structure it is. The shots are framed to emphasise that it's not just its length that's impressive, but also how it zig-zags up and down peaks and troughs. Shots of Beijing’s Temple of Heaven mark an altogether more sedate tourist experience.

Original title

Visit to Great Wall and Temple of Heaven, Peking - C.1934

Genres

Amateur film

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Tiantan (Temple of Heaven)

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles

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