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Tug of War: The Story of Taiwan; Calligraphy demonstration by Chang Ben-huang
Part of Stories of East and South East Asia.
Start calligraphy; character for mountains; ben/wei; end war. Character for mountain, sea, Formosa Preparation (spreading the paper, dipping in the ink well...) Writing of character "people from other provinces" and "people for this province" Writing of character "End of war" Writing of character "Beautiful island." Video edited from original source tape to isolate supplemental footage (B-roll).
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- Program
- Tug of War: The Story of Taiwan
- Title
Calligraphy demonstration by Chang Ben-huang
- 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
00:11:25
- Asset Type
Raw Footage
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Fine Arts
- Peoples of East Asia
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Global Affairs
- Creators
- Vecchione, Judith (Producer)
- Wren, Deborah (Narrator)
- Contributors
- Ben-huang, Chang (Performer)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Tug of War: The Story of Taiwan; Calligraphy demonstration by Chang Ben-huang,” GBH Archives, accessed December 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_FD5C29B9102C406EABC5A4097BD8305C.
- MLA: “Tug of War: The Story of Taiwan; Calligraphy demonstration by Chang Ben-huang.” GBH Archives. Web. December 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_FD5C29B9102C406EABC5A4097BD8305C>.
- APA: Tug of War: The Story of Taiwan; Calligraphy demonstration by Chang Ben-huang. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_FD5C29B9102C406EABC5A4097BD8305C