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China image reflected in literary works can be interpreted as aesthetic imagination or construction around "China". It is derived from individual writer's individual perceptions in specific space and time. Owing to the powerful influence of the Western culture in the 20th century, the "China image" contemplated by the Chinese natives falls into two categories: self-exoticism and self-hallucinating. Taking the image's route of dissemination into consideration,the "China image' is often in a dilemma:political attitudes to which we have to adhere when declaring ourselves and the imbalance of reception of China image among different worlds. If we want to construct a better "China" in today's world of globalization, we should, first of all, be able to manage these three relations: (1)the relation between the native experience and the universal values; (2)the relation between cultural confidence and cultural self-consciousness; and (3)the relation between cultural imitation and cultural originality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]