| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-24页 |
| Arthur H. Smith and Chinese Characteristics | 第11-13页 |
| Gu Hongming and The Spirit of Chinese People | 第13-14页 |
| Lin Yutang and My Country and My People | 第14-15页 |
| Literature Review | 第15-18页 |
| Previous Studies on Chinese Characteristics | 第15-16页 |
| Previous Studies on The Spirit of Chinese People | 第16-17页 |
| Previous Studies on My Country and My People | 第17-18页 |
| Limitation of Previous Studies | 第18页 |
| Research Purpose and Significance | 第18-19页 |
| Theoretical Framework | 第19-22页 |
| Imagology | 第19-20页 |
| Cultural Identity | 第20-21页 |
| Cultural Identity in Image Creation | 第21-22页 |
| The Organization of the Thesis | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter One The Image of China in the Three Works | 第24-39页 |
| 1.1 The Image of China in Chinese Characteristics | 第24-29页 |
| 1.1.1 Chinese characteristics: vices more than virtues | 第24-26页 |
| 1.1.2 Chinese women: miserable and uncivilized women | 第26-28页 |
| 1.1.3 Chinese religion: intricate, ineffective and harmful Confucianism | 第28-29页 |
| 1.2 The Image of China in The Spirit of Chinese People | 第29-33页 |
| 1.2.1 Chinese characteristics: perfect and ideal | 第29-30页 |
| 1.2.2 Chinese women: ideal house wives | 第30-31页 |
| 1.2.3 Chinese religion: great Confucianism | 第31-33页 |
| 1.3 The Image of China in My Country and My People | 第33-37页 |
| 1.3.1 Chinese characteristics: virtues together with vices | 第33-34页 |
| 1.3.2 Chinese women: helpful wives and good mothers | 第34-36页 |
| 1.3.3 Chinese religion: secular and romantic Humanism | 第36-37页 |
| 1.4 A Brief Summary | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Two The Cultural Identity of the Three Authors | 第39-53页 |
| 2.1 Arthur H. Smith’s Cultural Identity | 第39-43页 |
| 2.1.1 Arthur H. Smith’s life experience | 第39-40页 |
| 2.1.2 Arthur H. Smith’s identification with American culture | 第40-43页 |
| 2.1.2.1 National affiliation to America | 第41页 |
| 2.1.2.2 American social ideology | 第41-42页 |
| 2.1.2.3 A pious missionary | 第42-43页 |
| 2.2 Gu Hongming’s Cultural Identity | 第43-47页 |
| 2.2.1 Gu Hongming’s life experience | 第43-44页 |
| 2.2.2 Gu Hongming’s identification with Chinese culture | 第44-47页 |
| 2.2.2.1 National affiliation to China | 第44-45页 |
| 2.2.2.2 European educatee | 第45-46页 |
| 2.2.2.3 The first Confucian missionary | 第46-47页 |
| 2.3 Lin Yutang’s Cultural Identity | 第47-51页 |
| 2.3.1 Lin Yutang’s life experience | 第47-48页 |
| 2.3.2 Lin Yutang’s cultural identity with Chinese and western culture | 第48-51页 |
| 2.3.2.1 National Affiliation to China | 第48-49页 |
| 2.3.2.2 Western complex | 第49-50页 |
| 2.3.2.3 A modern intellectual | 第50-51页 |
| 2.4 A Brief Summary | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Three Cultural Identity Construction under the Help of the Hetero-image | 第53-70页 |
| 3.1 Arthur H. Smith’s Cultural Identity Construction in Chinese Characteristics | 第54-59页 |
| 3.1.1 Construction in difference: distorting the other | 第54-59页 |
| 3.1.1.1 distorting Chinese characters | 第54-56页 |
| 3.1.1.2 distorting Chinese women | 第56-58页 |
| 3.1.1.3 distorting Chinese religion | 第58-59页 |
| 3.2 Gu Hongming’s Cultural Identity Construction in The Spirit of Chinese People | 第59-64页 |
| 3.2.1 Construction in Similarities: affirming the other | 第60-61页 |
| 3.2.2 Construction in difference: outperforming the other | 第61-64页 |
| 3.2.2.1 Outperforming western characters | 第61-62页 |
| 3.2.2.2 Outperforming western ideal woman | 第62-63页 |
| 3.2.2.3 Outperforming western religion | 第63-64页 |
| 3.3 Lin Yutang’s Cultural Identity Construction in My Country and My People | 第64-69页 |
| 3.3.1 Construction in difference: affirming the other | 第65页 |
| 3.3.2 Construction in difference: criticizing the other | 第65-67页 |
| 3.3.2.1 Criticizing western characters | 第66页 |
| 3.3.2.2 Criticizing western religion | 第66-67页 |
| 3.3.3 Construction in similarities: equalizing the self with the other | 第67-69页 |
| 3.4 A Brief Summary | 第69-70页 |
| Conclusion | 第70-72页 |
| Works Cited | 第72-76页 |
