Somewhere in China

The waterways of Imperial China are bursting with life in this French travelogue made in the final years of the Qing Dynasty.

Mesmerising snapshot of a China full of extreme contrasts: Nationalists versus Communists, urban versus rural, advanced versus primitive.

Harrowing footage of death and destruction in the aftermath of sustained Japanese bombing of the southern Chinese city.

Five astonishing and intimate scenes recording the private lives of Kunming residents in the final years of China's Qing dynasty.

Actors in elaborate makeup and traditional costume - and a trained goat - perform for the camera in this rare glimpse of China’s westernmost city.

How did these Chinese gentlemen end up in a Blackburn basement?

An epic amateur travelogue of eastern China on the cusp of Japanese invasion, filmed by British writer Lady Dorothea Hosie.

Missionaries mingle with the locals in this intimate portrait of community life in an unidentified Chinese town.

Beautiful panoramas of a busy Chinese wharf evoke the river life of yore.

Troops of infamous warlord General Tsung Chang occupy strategic points in Jiangsu Province on the eve of the Chinese Civil War.

Take a cruise through imperial China on the world's longest man-made waterway, the Grand Canal.

Rare insight into the health work of Methodist missionaries in rural Shaoyang, Hunan Province, South Central China.

A lively film showing the bustle of street and river traffic in Zhongshan, birthplace of China’s first president and founding father of the Republic.

Rare scenes of outdoor theatre, traditional dress and military pomp in China’s westernmost city.

Could the hidden hand of a newsreel company be directing this procession of weary Chinese labourers?

A rare glimpse of life in and around China’s troubled westernmost city in the 1920s.

This engaging film documents the journey of a doctor sent by the Methodist Missionary Society across land and sea to rural Hunan Province.

Chinese farmers use pedal power to combat China's worst drought of the 20th century.

Bustling, fluttering and swaying – wonderful visual details of daily life in a street in Fuzhou (then Foo-chow), Fujian Province in South East China.

Unique footage, shot by Quaker missionaries, of Yangtze River life and landscape.

Enigmatic scenes shot by a retired British teacher touring China in the early 1930s.

Rural China seen through the lens of a British amateur filmmaker in the 1930s.

An inquisitive amateur filmmaker captures a fascinating portmanteau of local industries in China's Guangdong Province.

Scenes in and around Shaoyang in South Central China are brought to life by mesmerising amateur photography.

Religious rites and Christian activism in South Central China, seen through the eyes of Methodist missionaries.

Remarkable footage of a busy township market in a remote and impoverished area of north China seemingly untouched by the modern world.

Unique record of a Quaker mission to China, containing precious footage of Shanghai street and river life.

Heart-rending British appeal film for funds to ease suffering of China's orphaned children and starving millions after Japanese invasion.

Home-movie footage of Methodist missionaries at work and prayer opens an intriguing window onto Chinese church life in Hunan Province.

Captivating amateur shots of a family of carpet-makers in south-east China.

Home-movie snapshots of life and work in Shantou in Guangdong Province, South China.

Colour picture of Christianity in pre-revolutionary China