该书收集了来自美国、加拿大、英国、德国等国家的普通外国人的中国故事，他们是在中国高校进行英语教学的外籍专家、来华留学生、跨国公司高管等与中国通过各种方式结缘的外国友人。他们来自不同的国家、不同的文化、不同的领域和不同的性别年龄，他们的写作视角也各不相同，从对一个城市的印记到一段跨越文化的人之爱恋，从对一处历史故址的瞻仰到一段跨越千山万水的思念，从象牙塔内的师生到商业舞台上的老板与员工，从无血缘的母女到爱人……他们的故事五彩缤纷，时而让人捧腹，时而让人泪目；时而如涓涓细流，时而如磅礴大浪。他们用自己的亲身经历给读者讲述了一个真实而丰富的中国，从他们的视角展示中国文化与中国人民，一个立体的、真实的中国。通过聆听这些普通外国人的故事，来体会人与人之间那纯净而美好的民心相通。

Chapter One Impressions of China
Unwrapping China
Looking from the Inside Out
Ann M. Streeter (United States of America)
Glimpses of China
China-An Experience of Inward and Outward Travel
Excerpts on the University of Life in China
A Memorable Wedding
Chapter Two Personal Relationships with China
Me and My Chinese Surrogate Daughter
Orange Whisper Wonder
My 20+ China Years in a Nutshell
Mixed
A Place I Call My Second Home
An American Reaction to Healthcare in China
Chapter Three Education in China
Lessons on the Way
“I Want Paris”
My Unforgettable China Journey
“ln Learning You Will Teach，and in Teaching You Will Learn”
A Stable Self：A Poetic Contrast
Chapter Four Chinese Character
Two Cultures.One People
This Town，This Place，These People
Learning from My Early Years in China
Don’t Be So Shy.You Can Sing
Inclusiveness and Hum
A Harmonious Difference