关键词: 中国故事, 世界文学, 数据库, 流变谱系, 知识生产

Abstract: As a narrative paradigm, the “Chinese stories” have been cited, interpreted, translated, adapted, and variably transmitted in world literature, embodying both the subjectivity and creativity of the Chinese spirit. Engaging with world literature studies through the “Chinese stories” aims to reconstruct a new methodological and theoretical perspective, i.e. establishing the subjectivity of Chinese culture in the context of globalization, excavating the knowledge production and discourse mechanisms of the “Chinese stories” in world literature through the archaeology of knowledge, and constructing a global genealogy of the “Chinese stories”. Based on the “Database of ‘Chinese Stories' in World Literature,” incorporating digital humanities technology, and relying on historical materials and textual evidence, this article maps the global trajectory of “Chinese stories” to reveal their rich complexity and multidimensional dissemination. Furthermore, it visualizes the productive dynamism and impact of classic narratives such as “The Orphan of Zhao” and “The Legend of the White Snake” in world literature and how they engage in the co-construction of world civilization through their structural integrative power. This study thus advances new methodologies, perspectives, and pathways in world literature studies.

Key words: Chinese stories, world literature, database, genealogy of evolution, knowledge production