Introduction played with opening credits: The soul of great nation is expressed in the life of its humblest people. In this simple story of a Chinese farmer may be found something of a the soul of China - its humility, its courage, its deep heritage from the past and its vast promise for the future.
The type-style used in the introduction played with opening credits appears to be lettering hammered into brass. Even the style of the letters seems to be from china or Asia. Note the style on "N" and "O".