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Cross-cultural research is like a theoretical journey between different cultures. Among them, there are differences and conflicts, but also integration and understanding. You can encounter unfamiliar scenery and rediscover yourself. The author of this book, Zhou Xian, is a professor at the Graduate School of Arts of Nanjing University, dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, and a Yangtze River Scholar Distinguished Professor of the Ministry of Education. The articles included in this book are a collection of his research results over the years: from the theories, concepts and methods of cross-cultural research to issues of globalization and locality, including how to use Chinese wisdom to solve some theoretical problems, the original anxiety faced by domestic humanities disciplines, etc.; From the introduction and evolution of the theories of contemporary French thinkers such as Foucault and Barthes, to the "Chinese mirror" of Western artists such as Brecht and Ibsen. This book not only expresses the author's personal experience of a long theoretical journey between cultures, but also presents the evolution of theories and concepts in recent comparative literature and cross-cultural studies.