Family planning is the most important public health project in Taiwan in the 1960s, and it changed the demography of Taiwan in just two decades. Facing such a high birth rate, the medical staff promoted "Lippes loop", an invasive contraceptive device from the US, so hard that it became the most popular choice for women.
The Livestock Industry in Taiwan
The film aimed to draw the farmers closer. Narrated in Taiwanese dialect and set on a farm in the romanticised rural area, it demonstrates how a boar of a foreign origin mates with a sow of a Taiwanese breed in detail.
Raising Pigs
Suddenly, the pigs who eat not only everything but in large quantity have lost their appetite. Moreover, they look lethargic, and red spots appear on their skin. Some even have died as a result. What should the farmers do when such emergency happens? Let the experts from the Council of Agriculture show you the solution!
The Modern Matchmaking for Pigs
WANG Huo-tu's family has been rearing boars for mating since his grandfather's time. Now facing the impact brought upon by the new technology, what should he do? Narrated by a vet, the advantages of artificial insemination is recounted in great detail, creating a legend of boars in a new age!
The Pig Industry in Taiwan
Why are piggy banks always made in the shape of a pig? Grandma says that in the past when Taiwan was an agricultural society, our livelihood depended on pigs. So only when the pigs were flourishing could we, people, prosper too!
Mulan with Agricultural Machinery
It's nothing special for a girl to ride a motorbike. It would make headlines if she can operate a cultivator. The heroine, YEH Gui, taking over from her father, becomes the breadwinner. Later she wins the cultivator competition, enjoying a successful career and happy relationship.
How to Improve Your Stove
The kitchen equipment revolution greatly helped the housewives with their daily chores. Nevertheless, back in the old days when our grandmas were still using the brick stoves, how could they overcome the disadvantage to save energy? A B&W promotional reel in the 1950s shows us the wisdom of the past.
▲Non-English language film without English subtitles
Village Hygiene
In the 1960s, when the hygiene inspectors went to check the environment in the countryside, in addition to giving lectures and advice on regular cleaning and storage, they had to reward the villagers. Let's watch Village Hygiene and learn about the history of public health education!
A Foolish Fatty (How To Use the Pesticides)
People always make fun of Fatty for his foolishness. In order to prove them wrong, he sprays the pesticides in his vegetable patch. But once again, he forgets to put on a mask to protect himself! And yet there is more to come. Here we see how the farmers in the 1960s learn to use pesticides safely and correctly.
DENG Nan-guang 8mm Collection 1935-1941 (Restored)
DENG Nan-guang was a pioneer Taiwanese photographer in the 1930s and the first one to capture the images of Taiwan on film. The clips, often regarded as "family films" feel natural and intimate, but nevertheless, they reflect the Taiwanese traditions of the time. Moreover, they are precious images shot from a civilian's point of view.
