- Title: CHINA: PEKING MOURNS CHAIRMAN MAO TSE-TUNG
- Date: 9th September 1976
- Summary: Opening capital in Chinese. 8 ft SCU Loudspeaker. 10 ft TV Group of workers gathered to hear news of Mao's death. 17 ft LS VIEW OF Factory (refinery?), PAN TO GROUP Of Workers with bowed heads gathered to hear news of Mao's death. 27 ft MS Group of workers standing at edge of field to hear news over loud speaker. (2 shots) 34 ft GVS Various groups of people in factories crying and mourning Mao's death. (6 shots) 54 ft MS Three people carrying portrait of Mao surrounded by black sashes. 59 ft GV People in factory dressed in overalls crying. (2 shots) 65 ft SCU Young girl in tears. 66 ft GVS School children in front of loudspeakers in tears as they listen to news from loudspeaker. (4 shots) 73 ft MS Line of men in military uniform (Red Guards?) in Peking Square, bowed heads. 76 ft MS Large portrait of Mao surrounded by black ribbons and sashes hangs on outside wall of building. 83 ft MS Chinese flag flying at half-mast. 86 ft GV VIEW Across large square in Peking. 89 ft GV Large tree lined road in Peking. ZOOM TO Flag pole beside road, flat at half-mast. 96 ft GV Large government type buildings with large portraits of Mao surrounded by black flags at half-mast. (2 shots) 112 ft SCU Face of young girl. 114 ft SCU Young girl leaning against pillar crying 117 ft SCU Young woman holding white flower. 118 ft MS Mother and young girl amongst group of people all in tears. 125 ft MS Newspaper presses producing papers with Mao's portrait on front. 130 ft SCU Man working newspaper press. 131 ft SCU Front of newspaper with large picture of Mao. 133 ft GVS VIEWS IN Distribution centre as newspapers are bundled by hand. (2 shots) 142 ft GVS People buying newspapers in Chinese street. (3 shots) 148 ft MS Queue of people buying newspapers. (2 shots) 159 ft SCU People reading newspapers - some people in tears. (6 shots) 176 ft GV Long queue at door of building buying bunches of white flowers. 185 ft GVS Groups of workers in overalls with black arm-bands sit in groups as some of them read aloud from newspapers. 234 ft GV Large mass of people gathered outside large building. 236 ft MS Groups of Red Guards in tears. 238 ft GV PAN ACROSS Mass of people - most in tears. 249 ft GV Groups of people all in tears wearing black arm-bands and white flowers. (9 shots) 277 ft LS Bridge over river. 280 ft GV Entrance to Lokouchiao Peoples Commune. People listening to map speaking. (6 shots) 294 ft MS People writing banners - painting Chinese characters on cloth and paper. (6 shots) 309 GVS Members of army - Red Guards standing to attention and hearing news and speeches. (6 shots) 318 ft GVS Young people in navy uniform sitting in group reading papers and listening. (8 shots) 338 ft GVS Young men in air force standing to attention and hearing news of Mao's death. (5 shots) 350 ft GVS Young men running to aircraft. (5 shots) 360 ft GVS Young women sitting round table listening to man read from newspaper. (7 shots) 377 ft GVS Group of middle-age people most in tears sit round table talking. (12 shots) 402 ft GVS People of all ages sitting in courtyard listening to man reading from newspaper. (4 shots) 414 ft GVS Group of women watching television, some in tears. (7 shots) 432 ft MS Two women place black sash round portrait of Mao. (4 shots) 446 ft MS Young woman places black arm-band on young boy. 449 ft MS At the flower queue. 453 ft GV VIEW ACROSS large square. Flag at half-mast. 456 ft MS Young girls saluting Mao. 461 ft MS Group of Red Guards heads bowed mourning Mao. 465 ft MS Large portrait of Mao hanging outside building. 474 ft Closing caption in Chinese. 484 ft Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: CHINA, PEKING
- Country: China
- Reuters ID: LVA8JLZHMCZ6IKXAT3GFQPYSGPG6
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