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Tug of War: The Story of Taiwan; Footage of the Matsu Festival

Part of Stories of East and South East Asia.

Footage of the Matsu Festival. Long shots across rice. 04:03 Start double line of procession. 5:52 In midst of low rice (crossroad). 8:52 Woman lights paper money at home. 10:41 ECU firecrackers. 13:10 ECU Matsu in carriage. 16:50 Rice field to factory. ECU smokestacks in haze. Pull out to field. 18:23 Polluted field water.


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Program
Tug of War: The Story of Taiwan
Title

Footage of the Matsu Festival

Program Description

Weaving personal testimonies with rare archival film, this documentary examines the forces that have shaped the past and present of the tiny island 90 miles off the shores of China -- forces that continue to make Taiwan vulnerable to major power confrontations in the near future. The rare footage -- carefully stored and preserved over the years in a major film archive in Taiwan -- is a critical element of this program, which begins in 1895 as the Sino-Japanese war was ending in victory for Japan.

Duration

00:21:26

Asset Type

Raw Footage

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Religion
Peoples of East Asia
Agriculture and Farming
Environmental Issues - Pollution
Genres
Documentary
Topics
Global Affairs
Creators
Vecchione, Judith (Producer)
Wren, Deborah (Narrator)
Publication Information
WGBH Educational Foundation
Citation
Chicago: “Tug of War: The Story of Taiwan; Footage of the Matsu Festival,” GBH Archives, accessed December 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_43232980815248E2950061D3F3E0703F.
MLA: “Tug of War: The Story of Taiwan; Footage of the Matsu Festival.” GBH Archives. Web. December 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_43232980815248E2950061D3F3E0703F>.
APA: Tug of War: The Story of Taiwan; Footage of the Matsu Festival. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_43232980815248E2950061D3F3E0703F
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