Thomas DuBois | China Has Lost its Local Food

Thomas DuBois moved to Jinan, Shandong Province in 1992. He tells us about having to fight to make it onto the train, being invited by Chinese strangers to make food together at their home on his very first day in the city and shares his thoughts on how Chinese food culture has changed over the years. Thomas DuBois is a prolific author and his new book is "China in Seven Banquets: A Flavourful History."

Living History: Stories from the Opening of China is our new series of documentary interviews with Chinese, Americans and others about the experiences they had in the period between the reopening of China under Deng Xiaoping in 1979 and the Shanghai Expo in 2010. These crucial years and the people-to-people exchanges made during this time are a period whose memory we want to preserve with this series. Many of the stories we are recording here have never before been documented for the public. If you, too have a story from this time that you would like to tell us please do get in touch with us at [email protected] – we are continuously filming more interviews.