Sampan Family (1949)

Presents through the daily activities of the Ling family, who navigate the Min River in Fukien Province, the story of Chinese families who live and make a living aboard the sampans. Shows the daily fishing that earns the family's livelihood, life aboard a small boat, and the ways the family, from babies to the old people, work together as a team.Presents through the daily activities of the Ling family, who navigate the Min River in Fukien Province, the story of Chinese families who live and make a living aboard the sampans. Shows the daily fishing that earns the family's livelihood, life aboard a small boat, and the ways the family, from babies to the old people, work together as a team. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project.