Can Tho TV class stories
Vietnam 2005 - tourism in Vietnam, tourist sites, ceramic flower pot production and export, University of Can Tho, cattle breeding at government farm, growing pineapples for export,
>>>Dan an Can Tho: Tourism in Can Tho. Scenes of tourist attractions, foreign and local tourists touring ecological parks, bird sanctuaries, botanical fruit gardens, river fruit market, Can Tho Hotels exteriots and rooms. All stories show reporters and standups. Duration 5:00
>>>Nang Cao gia tri Gom Vinh Long: The productions of ceramic flower pots and garden statues for export. Shows treating clay, molding figures, stacking objects in Kiln, interviews with artists and directors. Duration 5:00
>>>University of Can Tho. A story about poor conditions in dormitoriors for students. Shows students working at computers in rooms, singing, walking on campus, reading fashion magazines. Reporter interviews university offical about poor conditions. Duration 5:00
>>>Cattle breeding at government farm near Can Tho. Shows care of beef and dairy cattle imported from Austria. Kindergarten children drinking milk provided free to schools in Vietnam. Duration 5:00
>>>Growing pineapples for export. Shows fields of pineapple growing, harvest and marketing. Duration 4:00
00:00:00 - 00:10:50 >>> TOURISM IN CAN THO (a city in Vietnam). Vietnamese TV reporter speaking in Vietnamese. ECO-TOURISM: parks, bird sanctuaries, craft making, jungle vegetation. RIVER SCENES: crude houseboats, floating markets, fruit sellers, modern river walks. HOTEL SCENES: modern high-rises, lobby views, western style rooms. Shopping and night time strolling.
00:10:55 - 00:16:45 >>> CERAMICS AND TERRACOTTA FACTORY. River front factory with kiln towers. Flower pots and garden statues. Labor intensive process by artisans, workers, and managers. Making clay, carving statues, filling huge kilns, firing kilns and emptying finished products.
00:11:00 >>> giant domed kilns come into view
00:11:50 >>> carving clay statues
00:12:45 >>> loading clay pots into walk-in kiln (see unloading at 00:14:15)
00:13:00 >>> stacks of unfired pots in giant kiln
00:13:05 >>> preparing fuel pellets / firing up kilns with wood or grain pellets. See tape # 2310 for more of same -- at 49:00 minutes
00:13:20 >>> display of finished pots
00:13:40 >>> raw clay preparation
00:13:55 >>> potters at potter's wheels
00:14:15 >>> unloading fired pots
00:16:25 >>> carting finished pots around factory
00:16:50 - 00:22:10 >>> UNIVERSITY OF CAN THO. Student life on campus: dormitories, computer rooms, sing-alongs, walking on campus, reading fashion magazines. Reporter interviews university official about poor conditions in dormitories (in Vietnamese).
00:22:10 - 00:29:50 >>> CATTLE FARM AND MILK BOTTLING. Cattle feeding in open air barn. Cattle imported from Austria. Modern bottling plant creates single serving containers. Milk is served free to kindergarten children.
00:26:00 >>> Bottling plant creates single serving plastic bags
00:26:50 >>> School children drink milk
00:30:00 - 00:35:00 >>> PINEAPPLE FARMING. Pineapple fields, harvesting, weighing, loading onto small boats, unloading into warehouses. All manual labor.