On the Formation and Transformation of the Image of China in Modernity— A Review of Research on “China” Narratives in the Perspective of Modernity

Abstract

Research on “China” Narratives in the Perspective of Modernity, from the new angle of modernity, insightful- ly raises the issue of presenting the image of China and explains it on five different dimensions: psychological, ethical, jianghu (martial arts), rural, and aesthetic worlds. This multi-layered and multi-dimensional modern interpretation of the “image of China” undoubtedly opens up a vast research space for the topic. It also re - flects the narrative research on “China” from the perspective of overseas scholars, effectively expanding the international vision of Chinese literature and promoting academic exchanges between China and South Korea.