Precious Historical Footage: 'Taiwan - The Face of Free China' Captures the Reality of 1950s Taiwanese Society

This article introduces an extremely precious piece of historical video material: the educational film 'Taiwan - The Face of Free China' produced by the US military in 1960 (filmed in Taiwan in 1959). The film uses color film technology to record social scenes in 1950s 'Free China' (Taiwan) as educational material for US troops prior to their stationing. The article also includes the full lyrics of the background music used in the film—the Taiwanese folk song 'Twilight Ridge' performed by Chi Lu-hsia.