Life in Hunza (1937)

This silent educational film shows rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. There is footage of fertility rites performed by the Mir and scenes of the daily life of the locals; this includes the production of apricot wine which is lovingly called 'Hunza water.' (Mansur Quraishi).

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Hunza is a remote feudal community lost in the backdrop of the Himalayas. On the old caravan route from India to Tibet and on to Cathay. Many of the locals are descendants of the soldiers of Alexander the Great. Marco Polo would have travelled this way on his journeys of exploration.

Hunza : the Himalayan Shangri-La by Renee Taylor and Mulford J. Nobbs. 1962. This book records their magnificent experiences in meeting men who live for 120 years or more, who father children at the age of 90; women of 80 whose vivacity rivals that of our women of 40. They have no money, no poverty, no police, no army, no jails, and no juvenile delinquency. Their life in the tiny valley they call home has remained untouched by civilisation for more than 2000 years!

Healthy living advocate J. I. Rodale wrote that the Hunzas, noted for their longevity and many centenarians, were long-lived because of their consumption of healthy organic foods such as dried apricots and almonds, as well as their getting plenty of fresh air and exercise.

Dr. John Clark stayed among the Hunza people for 20 months. He went to Hunza in 1950 and 1951 and wrote the book, Hunza - Lost Kingdom of the Himalayas, in 1957. He traveled by horseback over the rugged and dangerous trail for 70 miles from Gilgit and found the people to be strong, intelligent, and proud of their independence.

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