Dr. Matthew B. Christensen holds degrees in Chinese, international relations, and Chinese linguistics. He is Professor of Chinese in the Department of Asian & Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University where he has been teaching for the past twenty years. His research interests include Chinese language and culture, Chinese poetry, Chinese culinary culture, and teaching Chinese as a foreign language. He blogs about his adventures exploring China at intothemiddlekingdom.com.
"It's readable and interesting even if you're not ready to board a
plane for Asia immediately: it finds a nice balance between
researched pieces on history, culture, and the arts, and fun, funky
personal recollections of Christensen's time in China." --Cosmos
Mariners Blog
"A Geek in China is the perfect book for anyone who wants to be
culturally savvy about China, fast. In 150 pages that make for
terrific reading, you can quickly transcend the usual travel guide
stuff on China and really delve into the intricacies of the
country. It should be required reading for anyone who wants to be
more knowledgeable about China, especially when it comes to basic
cultural literacy." --Speaking of China blog
"Packed with photographs and short articles on all aspects of
Chinese culture, past and present, A Geek in China is a smart,
concise and accurate guide to the world's most populous and longest
continuous culture." —Shanghai Daily
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