The principal contradiction in the overseas teaching of traditional Chinese culture lies in how to help learners to overcome the physical and psychological distance so that they could feel close to and understand the profound knowledge about Chinese culture with a long history. If teachers establish the awareness of story-telling in their teaching of traditional Chinese culture overseas，the learning objectives might be achieved more effectively. Stories，as an integration of metaphors，experiences and fun，can be incorporated into the teaching of the course. Thus，teachers can start discussion and interaction with students centering around various stories，guiding them to understand the learning materials through reflections on the stories. The story-telling awareness is composed of four specific qualities，including the ability to tell the story impressively，to choose the story critically，to refine the story creatively and to sublime the story exactly.