"中国"转换成"\u4e2d\u56fd"或者由"\u4e2d\u56fd"转换成"中国",如下操作即可:
Python 2.7.3 (default, Apr 10 2012, 23:31:26) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
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>>> str = '中国'
>>> str = unicode(str, 'mbcs')
>>> str
u'\u4e2d\u56fd'
>>> print str
中国
>>> ustr = '\u4e2d\u56fd'
>>> ustr
'\\u4e2d\\u56fd'
>>> print ustr
\u4e2d\u56fd
>>> ustr = ustr.decode('unicode_escape')
>>> ustr
u'\u4e2d\u56fd'
>>> print ustr
中国
>>>