An Aerial View of China
This first photographic flight over China was a revelation to the Chinese themselves, showing a land of beauty, full of the unexpected.
From the majestic falls of the Yellow River, the helicopter flew over mountain tops and gorges, discovering the mighty Buddha, hundreds of feet tall, at Lu Shan; tG Dun-huang, an ancient city hidden in the Gobi Desert, along the Silk Route, to Lhasa in Tibet; Datong - where the Yungang caves reveal hidden treasure; to Lake Taihu , pearl of the south; over ice floes and coral islands and finally, along the Great Wall of China, whose 2,000 miles can be seen from the moon.
Narrated by JACK MAY
English version written by DAVID WEIR
Produced by the CENTRAL NEWSREEL AND DOCUMENTARY film unit. The People's Republic of China