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.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015920
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Factories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Factory management
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - China
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Textile industry
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work environment
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → China - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → China - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communism - China
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Economic conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Industrial relations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)