The Construction Of "the Image Of China"

In Europe and America,"the image of China" in the literature have been the process from sample to ample. In the early time, "the image of China" has described as the"paradise"which have rich wealth and the country was highly civilized in that time. And then, it has been explained as a"hell"which filled with the primitive breath, and savage lag behind. In the 19th century and the early 20th century, "the image of China" have expound more and more clearly. Along with the changes of The Times and the social pattern evolution, Europeans began to examine their existing problems. With the "China boom" the rise of the European countries in Europe, people will view on this with "mysterious" countries, and consciously through exploring Chinese society, reading Chinese literature and appreciate Chinese traditional ideas to find solutions method of its problems. In this process, "the image of China" is no longer a simple national image, but in the author shaping process by constructing became a brand-new space image, the image is rooted in the reality of the author's own truth world and China the " reshaping ". In fact, this phenomenon is not simple used in national image, also used in European writer describes the image of "Chinese". In depicting appearance and the Europeans are a far cry from what appearance "Chinese" image, the author gives this image novel way of thinking - and European traditional way of thinking is different. And think through this new horizons way to understand the issues how to examine their own national public image in their own country. Meanwhile, in the process of depicting the fate of the characters find the value of life and meaning. It can be say that, through the shape "the image of China" is not only let Europeans further deepened for China's understanding, also in this way for empathy. Namely, using a external kind of way to thinking of the internal social questions in Europe.