ABSTRACT
Moment in Peking is a wonderful work of LinYutang to introduce the eastern culture to the west. It embodies many aspects of Chinese traditional culture and traditional thoughts. This article expresses how Taoism influences female characters in this novel from their way of thinking and characters. First, it introduces the great impact of Moment in Peking to the age, and elicit the main idea in the novel – Taoism; then from the specific analysis of the roles, the article selects representative of female heroines, Mulan, Mochow and Mannia to show how Taoism influences their personality, way of thinking, the fate and the impact of marriage; and it also shows its historical background on the creation, in particular the special historical conditions of women’s way of thinking; Finally, it is a statement of the philosophy of Taoism in Moment in Peking overall.
Keywords：Moment in Peking; Taoism; Female Heroines; Characterization
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Moment in Peking and Taoism Culture 2
2.1 Background of Moment in Peking 3
2.2 Brief Introduction to Taoism Culture 5
3 The Influence of Taoism Culture on the Female Heroines 6
3.1 Taoism influence on Mulan 7
3.2 Taoism influence on Mannia 9
3.3 Taoism influence on Mochow 10
4. The Taoist Thought in Moment in Peking 11
5. Conclusion 12
Acknowledgements 13
References …………………….….….…….…….14
