英文摘要：This paper aims to explore what and how “Taiwan Images” are represented in secondary school Chinese history and geography textbooks published by the People’s Education Publishing House. Texts and figures in textbooks were scrutinized based on a conceptual framework. The results show that Taiwan Images are represented under the framework of Chinese nationalism and patriotism. The strategies employed to construct this “Taiwan Image” can be summarized into four: (1) textbook structure is arranged so that content related to Taiwan is incorporated into Chinese history and geography; (2) Taiwan is included in all Chinese maps and zoomed in in illustrations containing Taiwan to emphasize the idea that “Taiwan is part of China” visually; (3) certain parts of Taiwan history are selected; and (4) emotional links between Taiwan and China are emphasized. As the results show, Taiwan’s unique temporal and spatial development is ignored and denied. The history and geography of Taiwan introduced to Chinese textbooks is fragmentary and could cause wrong and negative perceptions among Chinese students. A non-real image of Taiwan has been gradually constructed. In order to produce a more appropriate understanding of Taiwan, it is necessary to develop a set of textbooks that incorporate Taiwan consciousness and multiple views for international students.
