| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-19页 |
| Chapter One A Good Use of Some Common Components in Traditional Chinese Culture | 第19-34页 |
| 1-1 A living description of Mahjong embodying a Taoism Philosophy | 第19-25页 |
| 1-1.1 The Initiation of the Mahjong Meeting, The Joy Luck Club | 第19-20页 |
| 1-1.2 The Link Between the Joy Luck Club and the Taoism Life-View | 第20-21页 |
| 1-1.3 Conflicts Between Chinese Cultural Values and American Ones | 第21-24页 |
| 1-1.4 Turning to the Joy Luck Club for Peace of Mind | 第24-25页 |
| 1-2 An appealing demonstration of Feng Shui theory in Ying-ying's story | 第25-27页 |
| 1-3 A fine application of the Five Elements theory | 第27-30页 |
| 1-3.1 Creating the Characters Life-like | 第27-29页 |
| 1-3.2 A Clue to Draw the Cultural Conflicts | 第29-30页 |
| 1-4 Using Astrology to greatest effect | 第30-34页 |
| 1-4.1 Using Astrology for Characterization | 第30-32页 |
| 1-4.2 Predicting Personality Clashes | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Two A Heavy Painting on Some Uncommon Elements in Traditional Chinese Culture | 第34-41页 |
| 2-1 A sensational story of a filial daughter | 第34-35页 |
| 2-2 Chinese fear of spirit | 第35-39页 |
| 2-2.1 A Vengeful Spirit to Bless An-mei | 第35-36页 |
| 2-2.2 A Spirit to Help Lindo Run Away from Her Unhappy Marriage | 第36-39页 |
| 2-3 An odd cultural picture on Chinese food and drink | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Three Misleading Readers about Traditional Chinese Culture | 第41-53页 |
| 3-1 Missing the wood for the trees | 第41-49页 |
| 3-1.1 The Taoist School | 第42-43页 |
| 3-1.2 The Confucian School | 第43-45页 |
| 3-1.3 The Yin-yang School and Feng Shui Theory | 第45-47页 |
| 3-1.4 The Five Elements Theory | 第47-48页 |
| 3-1.5 Astrology | 第48页 |
| 3-1.6 The Chinese Spirit Culture | 第48-49页 |
| 3-2 Misleading the Western readers | 第49-53页 |
| 3-2.1 The Westerners' Stereotyped Image of Chinese Culture | 第49-50页 |
| 3-2.2 Why the Novel May Mislead the Western Readers | 第50-51页 |
| 3-2.3 The Actual Misleading | 第51-53页 |
| Conclusion | 第53-54页 |
| Notes | 第54-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-62页 |
| Index | 第62-63页 |
| My academic papers published during my postgraduate years | 第63-64页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第64页 |
