Chinese Canadians honour their motherland: shot of an ornate shrine to China surmounted with picture of Chiang Kai-Chek with sign reading…

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NFB Archives (National Film Board of Canada) via NFB Archives — stock shots

Dates

1942 (indexed as 1942)

Level

item (source: Stock shot)

Extent

1 min 18 s, 35mm fine grain b&w

Scope & content

Chinese Canadians honour their motherland: shot of an ornate shrine to China surmounted with picture of Chiang Kai-Chek with sign reading: "The 5th anniversary of the seven-year war of resistance memorial, gold offerings, campaign platform." in English and Chinese. Various shots of parades in street, Chinese women, many flags, the ubiquitous dragon and several views of decorated house fronts in Chinatown. Français : Des Canadiens d'origine chinoise rendent hommage à leur mère-patrie: plan d'un reliquaire très décoré, dédié à la Chine et surmonté d'un portrait de Chiang Kai-Chek, portant l'inscription suivante, en anglais et en chinois: "Cinquième anniversaire du mémorial de la guerre de résistance de sept ans, offrandes en or, programme de campagne". Divers plans de défilés dans les rues, de Chinoises, de nombreux drapeaux, de l'immanquable dragon et plusieurs vues des façades de maisons décorées dans Chinatown.

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Chinatown (Montreal)

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Access & use

Collection: National Film Board Low-resolution preview from the NFB Archives; the footage is licensed through the NFB.

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2026-10-17T06:33:23Z · source datestamp n/a · nfb

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