| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| 1.1 Image, China's Image, and Chinese Image | 第11页 |
| 1.2 The History of Chinese Image in the West | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第12-16页 |
| 1.3.1 Studies on China's Image | 第12-14页 |
| 1.3.2 Studies on Chinese Image in American Literature | 第14-16页 |
| 1.4 The Perspective and Significance of Thesis Study | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Chinese Image in the 19th Century American Literature | 第18-24页 |
| 2.1 Chinese Image in American Transcendentalism | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 The Negative Chinese Image in Bret Harte | 第20-23页 |
| 2.3 Brief Summary | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter Three Chinese Image in the 20th Century American Literature | 第24-35页 |
| 3.1 The Early 20th century, Chinese Image-Yellow Peril-Dr. Fu-Manchu | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2 Pearl S. Buck—a Pioneer in Changing Chinese Image | 第25-27页 |
| 3.3 Amy Tan—Chinese image in a Conflicting Way | 第27-30页 |
| 3.4 Yan Geling the True Characteristics of Chinese | 第30-32页 |
| 3.5 Brief Summary | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Four Chinese Image in the 21th Century American Literature | 第35-39页 |
| 4.1 The New Chinese Image in Peter Hessler | 第35-38页 |
| 4.2 Brief Summary | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter Five Reasons for Changes of Chinese Image in American Literature | 第39-46页 |
| 5.1 The Influence of Sino-US relations | 第39-42页 |
| 5.2 The Influence of the U.S. Domestic Policies | 第42-43页 |
| 5.3 The Great Contribution of Chinese and American Writers | 第43-44页 |
| 5.4 The Important Effects of China's Reform and Opening-up Policy | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第46-48页 |
| Works Cited | 第48-52页 |
| Publications | 第52页 |
