Episode of Series “Human Face of China”.
The medical services for China’s rural people - 80% of the population - were built upon the integration of Chinese traditional and western medical practices. Most basic health care needs can be met by the barefoot doctors. In Chienchou People’s Commune we seethe role played by two of these doctors. Suitable for middle and upper secondary levels. Narrated by John Bell. “With thanks to the Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio of the People’s Republic of China.”
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ACMI Identifier
323882
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → China - Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → China
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → China - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → China - Rural conditions
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → China - Rural conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communes (China)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical care
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine, Chinese
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Public health - China
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)