China Fish People (1930)

No title. “Around the corner lies China’s Fish People, 50,000,000 of them — on water from birth to death.“ High angle shot of very crowded stretch of river. Full of covered boats. Camera pans across. L/S of two junks and other small boats. “A typical hearthside —“ M/S of a Chinese family having a meal on board their houseboat. They eat with chopsticks. C/U of elderly man eating rice with chopsticks. “They pick new neighbours every day.“ L/S covered boat with group of people aboard. Panning shot of the family sleeping side by side on the bare boards of the boat. “Every day is Friday because fish comprises eighty percent of their food.“ Man holds up a fish on a little pole. “Each year a day is given over to the God “Ise“ who keeps the seas supplied with fish.“ C/U of a statue of the God “Ise“. L/S of a parade - a large ornate fabric covered entity is carried on the shoulders of many men. “At the Shinto Temple the priests pray for twenty-four hours without stopping.“ L/S of the templ