Matt Hartzell
Geographer and Urbanist
Matt Hartzell is a geographer and urbanist with specialties in urban planning, tourism, and transportation. After studying history at Harvard University, he spent six years exploring Yunnan Province by bicycle, one valley at a time. In between traveling and working as a US history teacher and tour guide, he busied himself making maps, blogging, and contributing to the Chinese question-and-answer app Zhihu.
Jun 03, 2015
Zhihu might be the most "civilized" niche in an otherwise unruly Chinese internet, a place where knowledge is prized, critical thinking and debate are welcomed, and free speech makes a solid stand. As a window in on the hopes, dreams, and concerns of contemporary intellectual Chinese youth, Zhihu is indispensable.