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Love of China Lies in the Eyes of the Beholder Part 1

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Love of China Lies in the Eyes of the Beholder Part 1

Encounters

2019/07/19
Encounters

Encounters

2019/07/19
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Early in 2005, David Ferguson found himself at a restaurant table sitting in front of a plate of cold pickled chickens' feet. He was in Beijing en route to his first visit to his wife's hometown, a city called Jilin in China's northeast. There was a time w...

Highlights

This episode follows David Ferguson’s unexpected journey from a chance meeting in Hull to building a life and career in China—anchored by love, cultural curiosity, and deep personal connection.
03:50
Sabrina chose her English name from a Chinese film where Sabrina falls in love with a David—the same name as her future partner
09:53
Cold pickled chickens’ feet were his first Chinese dish—and he ate them despite shock
12:47
The speaker is often dragged into square-dancing by locals in Jilin.
15:27
Jilin is preferred for its small size, clement weather, central river, and nearby natural attractions
23:27
Mobike and Ofo transformed urban mobility in Beijing alongside rapid subway expansion since 2004

Chapters

How a chance meeting in Hull changed everything
00:00
What cold chickens' feet and a Jilin dinner table taught him about belonging
06:30
Dancing in Jilin parks—and why Scottish reels might one day join them
12:47
Which Chinese cities feel like home, and why Qingdao tastes like Edinburgh
15:27
What Beijing’s cleaner air, bike lanes, and subway maps reveal about change
20:51

Transcript

Manlin: This is Encounters, a dialogue that brings you multifaceted life stories you don't want to miss. David Ferguson: This pretty young Chinese girl who opened the door, I thought she was about 16. So I thought to myself, my son didn't have a girlfrien...