| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8页 |
| Introduction | 第10-17页 |
| Henry David Thoreau and His Works | 第10-12页 |
| Literature Review | 第12-14页 |
| The Significance of the Study | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter One The Chinese Culture Origin of Thoreau | 第17-25页 |
| 1.1 How Thoreau Became Associated with Chinese Culture | 第17-20页 |
| 1.2 Thoreau’s Criticism on Western Industrialism: an implementation of Chinese Culture | 第20-25页 |
| Chapter Two The Chinese Culture Theme in Thoreau’s Works | 第25-34页 |
| 2.1 Taoist Nature View and Transcendentalism | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2 Self-cultivation | 第26-29页 |
| 2.3 The Potential Connection between Benevolent Governance and Civil Disobedience | 第29-34页 |
| Chapter Three Thoreau’s Misinterpretations of Chinese Culture | 第34-51页 |
| 3.1 Thoreau’s Misinterpretations of Chinese Quotations in Walden | 第34-41页 |
| 3.2 Behind Misinterpretations: a panorama of Thoreau’s View on Chinese culture | 第41-44页 |
| 3.3 Beyond Misinterpretations: Thoreau’s New Interpretations of Chinese Culture | 第44-51页 |
| Conclusion | 第51-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-59页 |
