Who can help me correct my thesis?

First, I should say sincerely: Thank all those who help polish my thesis. Although I have studied English for 13 years, my level is not very high. I find it really difficult to write my master's thesis in English. I live in China now and I never have been to English-speaking countries. Without language environment, it is too difficult to learn idiomatic English. As a postgraduate majoring in English, sometimes I feel ashamed for my level. So I hope native speakers can continue to help me correct my thesis. The following is the beginning of chapter one. The Title of my thesis is
A Study on the Images of China in Maugham's Works
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Chapter1 Mysterious and Ancient ChinaMaugham was one of the British writers who were good at depicting exoticism. The popularity of his works is, to a large degree, depends on the exoticism. He knew his craft and the demands of his readers and traveled to many places to gather the $B!H(Bexotic$B!I(B materials for his works. Throughout his life, he visited America, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, most of European countries and the South Pacific Islands and so on. The beautiful scenery, exotic objects and customs, ancient culture, various kinds of people in different countries portrayed by him fascinate readers all over the world generation after generation.

Maugham was also infatuated with Oriental culture, especially Chinese culture. In Mangham's eyes, China was an ancient and mysterious country. In 1919, Maugham, with his life-long companion Haxton, stepped on the mysterious land China. During his travel in China, he created the essay collection On a Chinese Screen, the novel The Painted Veil, the plays East of Suez and The Letter (a dramatization of the short story The Letter). In these China-related works, he depicted many aspects of China.

The images of China are very complicated and puzzling to readers in these works for now China is ancient, mysterious, exotic, beautiful, charming, and then poor, stagnate$B!$(Bfilthy and backward. Chinese people now are portrayed as diligent, filial, and then cruel, vulgar, treacherous and untrustworthy. However, no matter how multi-faceted the images of China are, there is no doubt that Maugham was truly interested in the past China. What attracted Maugham was the mystery of ancient China, the past glory of Tang and Song Dynasties, the relics of Han and Wei Dynasties.

In a word, the ideal China in his heart was the ancient and mysterious China depicted in the antique books.