Abstract: Within the framework of literary imagology, this paper makes an analysis of the image features of Lin Tao-ching in The Song of Youth, as a case study on the writing, translation and identification of female intellectual images in revolutionary or red classics.It is found that in the source text, Lin's auto-image is characterized by diversified personalities, while in the target text, her hetero-image as a revolutionary has been intensified.Due to their differences in core values, cultural identities, political contexts, image identity approaches, etcJP10., researchers abroad made differentiated interpretations of Lin's hetero-image, hence far distanced from her self-image.The present study highlights the importance of image formation and social identification in translating red classics.