1909年至1913年,法国作家谢阁兰完成了其第一次中国之旅。本文通过研究这期间作家写给亲友的信件,试图理解其“真实中国”的内涵。作家钟爱“北京城”和“天子”的形象,因为两者兼具悠久的历史和浓厚的皇权色彩,是中国与其他文明相区别的文化符号,从而成为作家的“真实中国”的凝结体。 From 1909 to 1913, the French writer Xie Gelan completed his first trip to China. This essay attempts to understand the connotation of its “real China” by studying the letters that writers wrote to relatives and friends during this period. The writer cherishes the image of “Beijing City” and “Son of Heaven” because they have both a long history and a strong imperial power. They are the cultural symbols that distinguish China from other civilizations and thus become the writer’s “True China ”Of the condensate.