This book focuses on the study of China's legal image in the Chinese legal tradition, taking Chinese classics as the carrier of the study of China's legal image, and provides a pioneering approach to the study of China's legal image through a comprehensive and interdisciplinary analysis of the spreading of ancient Chinese classics outside the region. The rich legal thoughts and profound political wisdom contained in the Chinese legal tradition have deeply influenced and shaped the contemporary Chinese legal culture. China's legal image has undergone twists and turns in western world for the past few centuries. This book intends to unveil the underlying causes and effects thereof, explore the construction of legal images in the process of the spreading of Chinese classics from different dimensions, and offer the world a way to understand the formation of China's extraterritorial legal images and the cultural origin of contemporary Chinese rule of law thought. It provides a feasible path for general readers and students of relevant majors and professions whoever wants to know better Chinese legal culture and legal philosophy and further understand Chinese rule of law concepts and culture in the New Era.

Xiaobo Dong is a Professor at School of Foreign Languages and Cultures of Nanjing Normal University and a Distinguished Professor of Jilin International Studies University, Deputy Director of the Belt and Road Rule of Law Research Center at Academy of China's Modernization of Rule of Law and Researcher at Jiangsu Academy of Talent Development Strategy. He is also Director and Chief Expert of Jiangsu International Rule of Law Research Center, as well as Chief Expert on major programs of the National Social Science Fund of China. His research interests include history of Sino-west civilization exchanges, legal linguistics, legal translation, language policy and planning, cross-cultural communication, as well as area studies. In recent years, he has published over 300 interdisciplinary academic papers and articles in prominent journals and more than 70 books, including academic monographs, edited volumes, and translations.

Yiran Luo is Ph.D. Candidate at School of Foreign Languages and Cultures of Nanjing Normal University and Lecturer of School of Foreign Language of Jinling Institute of Technology. Her research interests include Sino-west civilization exchanges, legal linguistics, as well as translation of Chinese legal classics.