| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第7-14页 |
| ·The Writer and the Novel | 第7-9页 |
| ·The Current Study of the Novel | 第9-11页 |
| ·The Cross-Cultural Communication | 第11-13页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Embodiment of the Traditional Chinese Culture Narration in the Novel | 第14-23页 |
| ·Image of Wind and Water | 第14-17页 |
| ·Theory of Five Elements | 第17-20页 |
| ·Chinese Myth | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Effects of the Traditional Chinese Culture Narration in the Novel | 第23-31页 |
| ·Benefit of the Characters' Portrayal | 第23-25页 |
| ·Contribution to the Plot Development | 第25-28页 |
| ·Attraction for the Western Readers | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Western Perspective of the Traditional Chinese Culture Narration in the Novel | 第31-39页 |
| ·Narration from the Perspective of the West | 第31-34页 |
| ·Conflict between the East and the West | 第34-36页 |
| ·Identity-Seeking of the Chinese American Writer | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第39-42页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第42-43页 |
| Bibliography | 第43-44页 |
