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Why Are There So Few Novels Set in Republican-Era China These Days? 为什么现在很少民国时期小说

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There are hardly any novels set in the Republican era these days, like ones about the Northern Expedition or the war against Japan. Any recommendations?

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1 Wang Jiujin and the Marshal’s Woman 王九金和大帅的女人 Mountain Fresh山地鲜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Republican-Era Power Fantasy] [Multiple Heroines] [High-Octane Action] A modern young chef accidentally transmigrates to the Republic of China era and stumbles into the treacherous Marshal's mansion. In a moment of crisis, he steps forward to save the marshal. Through a twist of fate, he masters an unparalleled, mystical secret manual, shedding his mortal limitations and revealing his brilliance. He quells internal strife within the mansion, hunts down traitors and scoundrels beyond its walls, 24.9kReads7.6Score1.9kShelves
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Recommend your own cool novel about the Republic of China!
2 The Great Warlord: The Empire's Second-Generation Heir 大军阀：帝国二世祖 Eggs with Chili Peppers鸡蛋加辣椒Historical1.6M WordsCompleted When Lin Yi wakes up, he finds himself in another world. It closely resembles the one he knew in his previous life, with the same historical development and cultural heritage. It has the same painful history, too. As the emperor’s nephew, Lin Yi has held the title of prince since birth. But when he sees foreigners throwing their weight around in the Great Xia Empire, the hot-blooded young man resolves to tolerate it no longer. “In an age of great struggle, the strong thrive and the weak perish!” 13.4kReads8.3Score800Shelves
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Easy to be blocked but read and cherish
3 The Qing Army Besieges Us: I Transmigrate to the Republic of China and Bring Back a Million Heavy Cannons 清军压境：穿越民国带回百万巨炮 Top Salesperson of the Year年度销售第一Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Traveling between worlds + Ming dynasty prince + Warring States era + Conquest] I can transmigrate between multiple worlds and have a storage space. Isn't that incredibly awesome? 6.2kReads8.5Score419Shelves
4 Is It Really So Strange to Build an Aircraft Carrier in a Feudal Dynasty? 我在封建王朝造航母很合理吧？ Miao Yunfeng苗云风Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [Otherworld + farming + naval warfare + no System + no harem] Li Yi was flung a hundred years into the past by the power of time and space from the East (author), becoming a disgraced prince exiled overseas. Luckily, he had the knowledge from his previous life and knew weapons development inside out, so he went straight into a shipbuilding frenzy. Battleships sailed in formation across the seas, carrier-based aircraft unleashed overwhelming firepower, radar and missiles struck hard, and deep-sea 278Reads9.0Score—Shelves
5 The Empire’s Number One Playboy 帝国第一纨绔 Brother Bao宝哥Historical2.8M WordsCompleted In the final years of the Great Qian dynasty, just after the Industrial Revolution, the realm was in chaos. Gao Shaoyi, the empire's most notorious playboy, the emperor's nephew, and a third-rank marquis, suddenly awakened memories of Earth. He had thought he could keep living the life of a playboy, surrounded by beautiful wives and concubines. But the Great Qian Empire was now battered by storms, beset by powerful enemies abroad and a foolish emperor at home. Even staying alive was a challenge. 638Reads8.6Score159Shelves
6 Conquest: The Strongest Warlord Sweeps Aside the Great Powers 争霸：最强军阀横扫列强 Gray Glimmer灰芒Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have successfully activated the Super-Rich Warlord System. This System is at your service and will help you become a qualified super-rich warlord as soon as possible. Without a decent army, how can you call yourself a great warlord? Without your own arms factory, steel mill, and shipyard, how can you call yourself “rich”? Without cannons, tanks, and armored vehicles, how can you claim to have a System? When Chen Jianshen woke up, he found himself in the Great Hen 11.5kReads8.0Score477Shelves
7 Who Says Spring Comes Late to Jiangnan? 谁言江南春色晚 Skimming Over the Waves轻舟踏浪Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted Set in the Republican era, this is an alternate history with its own unique world. The plot revolves around three nations and their three warlord rulers in Jiangnan, Jiangzhong, and Jiangbei. The three great warlord families have guarded their respective territories for generations. The Mu family of Jiangzhong is the most powerful, and has long sought to annex Jiangnan and Jiangbei and unify the land. Between Mu Chengyu and Chen Jingshu, the gulf is more than a difference in status. It is also t 3.5kReads7.4Score221Shelves
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A warlord in the Republic of China forcibly marries a wealthy man and seizes his literary power. The male protagonist is a dominating warlord, and the female protagonist is the daughter of a nationally beautiful businessman with a sweetheart. But he saved the hero because of his kindness. I was taken aback by the male protagonist and fell in love at first sight. He uses strong authority to force the heroine to stay with him. The heroine seems to be submissive, but in fact she is very independent and secretly wants to find a chance to leave the hero. Until the heroine's lover appears and wants to take her away. However, the male protagonist found out and imprisoned the female protagonist Zhu Ma. In order to save Zhuma, the heroine promised to give the hero a child "one life for another".
8 Sorrow Written in Ink 落墨殇 Simo Ran思墨染Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted [In Republican-era stories, nine out of ten end in heartbreak] Su Moran and Chu Luochen fell in love at first sight and were devoted to each other. They had hoped to spend the rest of their lives together in peace, but Qiu Yuze’s mad obsession with Moran and Mohan’s possessive, resentful love for Luochen ultimately tore the two apart, leaving them separated by life and death and lovesick to the point of illness. Moran lived her whole life holding on to the memory of Luochen. She treasured the 1.1kReads—Score154Shelves
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Jinjiang's literary style and delicate writing style are highly recommended!!!!
9 Pear Blossoms in Bloom 一树棠梨花开 Pavilion Master Xiyun兮沄阁主Modern Romance162k WordsCompleted For seven years of war, she kept watch over a flowering tree, waiting for someone who would never return. Across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, he passed through smoke and death to honor a promise left unfulfilled. That spring, “the flowering pear tree bloomed, its beauty captivating the city; willow fluff danced in the spring breeze.” Beneath blossoms white as snow, their eyes met, and each was struck by the other’s beauty. The beauty of mountains and rivers could not rival the gen 21Reads—Score—Shelves
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A different piece of Republican literature, highly recommended
10 Bewitching the Golden Branch 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 238.3kReads9.7Score30.6kShelves
11 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China: From the Start, All I Had Was a Pancake 穿越民国：开局一张饼 One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration to the Republic of China era + resistance-war espionage + multiple identities + spies within spies + mutual devotion (Main story complete, bonus chapters in progress) One day, Lin Ruotang suddenly transmigrated to the Republic of China era. She wasn’t a young lady from a wealthy family, a concubine, or a schoolgirl. She was a refugee who had nearly starved to death. She had barely transmigrated before she was on the brink of starvation. Luckily, a kind stranger gave her a sesame f 27.1kReads9.2Score3kShelves
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During the Anti-Japanese War, I was doing TW inside the enemy in Shanghai. The heroine who traveled through time did not have a golden finger. She had to rely on her brain. It was too difficult😫. Anyway, it is impossible to live happily in such terrible days, so it is too difficult to write this kind of Republican literature.
12 Li Ergou and the Landlord’s Women 李二狗和地主家的女人们 Cat Winter Melon猫冬瓜Urban1.7M WordsOngoing (Good news! The comic drama adapted from this novel, The Courtyard of War, is now online. Check it out!) Li Ergou is a penniless nobody who happens to enter a landlord’s manor. Through a twist of fate, he becomes its steward and gets caught up in a number of stories with the landlord’s women. After the landlord dies, Li Ergou becomes the manor’s de facto master. He actively supports land reform, leads everyone in fighting the Japanese invaders and rooting out traitors, and throws his support beh 41.4kReads8.1Score2.6kShelves
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I recommend this novel from the Republic of China period, it's worth reading!
13 Soul Transmigration: The Young Marshal's Heart Is Hard to Win 魂穿：悠悠少帅心，佳人甚难求 Plum Grove in the Drizzling Dusk Rain潇潇暮雨李子林Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [Both leads are romantically inexperienced] [One couple] [Strong female lead] [A lack of ratings doesn’t mean it isn’t good! There just haven’t been many readers leaving ratings yet. If you like it, feel free to leave a review!] [If you’re writing about the Republican era, you can’t only write about neon lights, dancing, and singing. You also have to write about women rising up to save their country.] After undergoing hypnosis that took her through a past life and the present, Jian Xi accidental 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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This new book, I think, has a great female protagonist, and it is one of the rare novels of the Republic of China that does not engage in female competition and does not talk about love all day long. The heroine returns from studying abroad and works hard to develop her career, promote the women's liberation movement, and provide jobs for women. Working hard to save money to prepare materials for the army to prepare for war, etc. I really like this kind of article, it is more passionate and patriotic [shy]
14 Reborn in 1942: While Others Flee on Tree Bark, I Eat Stewed Meat 重生42逃荒别人吃树皮我吃炖肉 Getting Up in the Morning to Eat Spinach早上起来吃菠菜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine] [Reborn] [Pocket dimension] [Decisive and ruthless] [Killing Japanese invaders] [Killing people and looting their bodies] [Multiple heroines, no single female lead] Ma Tian was a hitman who had only recently entered the profession when his fixer set him up. He was sent to assassinate a Southeast Asian general, only to discover it was a trap. At the last moment, he detonated the explosives in his hands, taking his enemies down with him. He transmigrated into the body of Su Chen, 24.1kReads7.1Score1.2kShelves
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This one is about escaping from famine, with the male protagonist killing Japanese and traitors. The male protagonist kills decisively, neither doting on his sisters nor doting on women. There are women but no female protagonists. When you see a woman, you won't be unable to walk, you won't be smart, you won't be able to touch your nose. It's a breath of fresh air. The male protagonist is ambitious and will kill anyone who stands in his way. If his sister becomes an obstacle, there is also a method of killing the girl to achieve enlightenment. If you like to escape, you can read a good book in the style of Su who kills the girl. I highly recommend it!
15 Sturgeon Returns to Ning'an 鲟洄宁安 Ren Enshuo任恩硕Modern Romance289k WordsOngoing A Republican-era tragic romance, a woman's coming-of-age story, and two male leads. A sharp-witted, falsely disguised shaman PKs a rebellious dragon who slays gods. A sudden heavenly fire destroys a city, and the revered Hu Xuan shaman is wrongly blamed and made a scapegoat. With a colossal lie, Ge Wangshu rides alone for a thousand miles to escort the orphan Eyun home. It seems like a sturgeon swimming upstream to return to its birthplace, but in truth, it's the start of a journey with no retu 122Reads—Score166Shelves
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Sadomasochism in the Republic of China, female growth, passionate family and country
16 Claiming the Ruling Hero 染指枭雄 Chu Diandian初点点Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted Xu Bai's family fell on hard times. Her fiancé flirted with a woman from a prominent family, yet refused to let her go. “Wait until we're married. I won't hold it against you.” Because of their engagement, Xu Bai endured humiliation and harassment. To protect herself, she got involved with her fiancé's uncle, a notorious rogue in Nancheng. The man was debauched, brutal, and ambitious. Xu Bai and he each got what they wanted, and together they managed to find their footing amid the turmoil. “Come 23.3kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
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This is very good-looking, have you ever seen it?
17 Arriving in Bright Sword, the System Urges Me to Repay a Debt of Gratitude 初到亮剑，系统催我去报恩 Flowers Bloom and Flowers Fade花开又花谢Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Arms Dealer System + War of Resistance + Arsenal + Spycraft + Logistics + Behind-the-Scenes] What's the biggest thing in Bright Sword that left fans feeling it could have been better? Sun Desheng: “Regimental Commander, using Tiger tanks to take out those Japanese tin-can tanks is so satisfying. Shame we've got so few.” Li Yunlong: “No rush. Use these for now. Another 200 are already on the way.” Zhang Dabiao: “Regimental Commander, my First Battalion is nearly 5,000 men now. We can't fit any m 26.2kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
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A completed novel with more than 2.6 Million words, a score of 9.1, And more than 1,200 chapters. It is a thoroughly enjoyable read. The protagonist sells arms to the Eighth Route Army and helps develop industry in the base area. Sun Desheng: Commander, it's really fun to use Tiger tanks to fight against the Japanese Doudin tanks, but the number is a bit small; Li Yunlong: There's no rush, let's use them first, there are 200 more on the way. Zhang Dabiao: Commander, my battalion has almost 5,000 people. I can't accommodate any more. Li Yunlong: Dabiao, the corps is also a regiment. If the superiors don't organize it, there's nothing I can do about it. Wang Xikui: I just killed a Jaap Major General. What's the reward? Li Yunlong: I am a major general and my level is a bit low, so I will reward you with half a catty of sweet potatoes. Chu Yunfei: Brother Yunlong, you and I are joining forces to attack Taiyuan. What do you think? Li Yunlong: Brother Yunfei, after the battle is over, we need to figure out who will own this territory in advance. Lao Li, I will not engage in loss-making business.
18 Bright Sword: Following Kong Guoyin, I Build the Strongest Military Industry 亮剑：追随孔过瘾，打造最强军工 Flowers Bloom and Flowers Fade花开又花谢Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Military production + War of Resistance + Special operations + No female lead + Li Yunlong + Independent Regiment] While on a mission, Kong Hao is ambushed by spies from Sakura Country and unexpectedly transmigrates to the turbulent years of the War of Resistance. The land is overrun, and the people are slaughtered. A Chinese man from the future vows to defy the odds and lessen his people's suffering. Short on heavy artillery? He builds a devastating spigot mortar. Worried about enemy planes ru 15.8kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
19 It's Tough to Get By in the Republic of China 这个民国不好混 Old Traveler in the Mountains山中老客Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension] [Republican Era] [War of Resistance Against Japan] [Common Folk] [Independent Operations] Qin Jin accidentally transmigrated to the Republican Era. He was no expert at civil war, but a seasoned hand at fighting foreign enemies. With a little pocket-dimension bug, he was going to see his schemes through to the end. Laughing through tears is life; laughing through tears is survival. The Republican Era might not be romantic, but it was definitely a wild ride! 2.8kReads8.5Score301Shelves
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Absolutely good-looking novels about the Republic of China, one each about the Anti-Japanese War and the Spy Story. You must read it with your brain in mind, otherwise you won't be able to understand it if you don't pay attention.
20 Spy Code Name: I’m the Useless Barbed Wire 谍战代号我是废物铁丝网 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 206.1kReads9.5Score19kShelves
21 Rose of the Battlefield: Yiping Enlists to Serve Her Country 战地玫瑰，依萍投军报国 A Curly Little Roll一个卷卷卷Ancient Romance552k WordsCompleted [Military academy + devoted to one another + restrained romantic tension + Sparrow + Romance in the Rain + The Disguiser] Lu Yiping was once a piano prodigy at a music conservatory. Her hands were meant to dance across the black and white keys. But with the country in ruins, she resolutely cut off her long hair, donned a rough military uniform, and entered Whampoa Military Academy. “An indulged young lady can’t take hardship. I bet she’ll be crying to drop out within three days!” Facing the whol 1.2kReads—Score139Shelves
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In 1937, he entered the Whampoa Military Academy in the Republic of China, entered the special training class, and entered the espionage war.
22 Traveling Between Two Worlds to Fight in Korea, I Beat Up the Americans 双穿抗美援朝，我暴打美国佬 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Historical483k WordsOngoing In 2026, overworked wage slave Su Tianci gets his writing royalties. He plans to go out for a foot massage with the full-service treatment, as a reward for himself. But he never expects to open his eyes and transmigrate to a battlefield engulfed in war. There’s no water, medicine, or food. Fortunately, he can return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 22.3kReads7.2Score1.7kShelves
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The 23rd grandson of Wen Tianxiang
23 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 6.2kReads5.8Score291Shelves
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The high white mud layer away from the tomb
24 Crossing Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban361k WordsOngoing Drop the pretense of being a decent person and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to waste your energy on inner turmoil; if something’s wrong, just lose it. Rather than make yourself suffer, make life difficult for someone else. That’s Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrates to Beiping on the eve of liberation. The booming economy of 2026 and the war-torn year of 1949: two vastly different eras lie before him. 5.5kReads5.8Score280Shelves
25 Crossing Between Two Worlds: From the Start in 1952, I Was Already a County-Level Cadre 双穿一九五二开局就是正科级 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban295k WordsOngoing In 2026, Su Tianci accidentally transmigrated to the war-torn Korean battlefield. Fortunately, he had brought along a pocket dimension. The System grabbed a bucket and ran. To return to 2026, he had to reach the siheyuan. Two vast eras lay before him. 34.5kReads—Score2.5kShelves
26 Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九年 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban139k WordsOngoing No morals + a little cruelty to beasts + everyday life at the heart of it Su Tianci transmigrates to Beiping in 1948, where his daily life revolves around tormenting beasts. Our protagonist has no manners and often does things without playing fair. The main idea is simple: if I have no morals, you can't morally blackmail me... [Putting the facts aside, is the author wrong to want to earn a little more tuition money? We shouldn't think only of ourselves; we need to consider the author too. I've m 544Reads—Score—Shelves
27 The War of Resistance’s Furnace of Flesh and Blood 抗战之血肉熔炉 Youngster from Lingnan岭南小后生Urban1.5M WordsCompleted This story is set in a parallel world. It follows Qin Ren, a passionate young man from the 21st century who transmigrates back to the War of Resistance Against Japan and becomes a Whampoa Military Academy cadet, fighting the Japanese invaders head-on. When the enemy's iron hooves sweep across the land, the sons and daughters of China rise up to resist the invasion. 23kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
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Here we come from the Republic of China
28 Transmigrated to Republican-Era China, I Live Off Women and Give Nothing Back 穿到民国硬饭软吃 Nian Qing Jiu Qing念卿九卿Historical1.3M WordsOngoing Qin Que, who arrives in the late Qing and early Republican era, has no grand ambitions. He just wants to survive the chaos with his beautiful wife and beloved companions. But Yuan Shikai appoints him military governor of Shanghai. What can he do? This hot potato is impossible to refuse, and it isn't easy to lie flat in a place every military power is fighting to control. Thankfully, Qin Que doesn't give up. After taking office, he keeps trying to find a way toward the laid-back life he wants. Bu 7.1kReads5.9Score375Shelves
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This is it, you can take a look
29 Transmigrated into the Cannon Fodder Group: The West Coast Buffet Is Open! 穿进炮灰团：西岸自助餐开餐！ Mint Health Is Ridiculous薄荷健康离谱Modern Romance704k WordsCompleted [Not a conventional feel-good resistance-war story] [Cozy everyday life] [A loyal lackey] [For cat and dog lovers] Shuoyu is an unlucky soul who transmigrates twice. The first time, she leaves the modern world for a cultivation realm. After finally cultivating for ten thousand years, she is unexpectedly sent tumbling into the world of the TV drama My Chief and My Regiment by a lightning tribulation. Rescued by a kind veterinarian, she stays at a station for scattered soldiers, where she meets Fa 240Reads6.1Score—Shelves
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It is a non-traditional anti-war novel. The original protagonist travels to the world of My Leader, My Regiment. The male protagonist's perspective has no cp. It is almost 200,000 words long. It is updated stably, twice a day. It's a good cheat and won't be interrupted easily. I highly recommend it. It's absolutely beautiful!!! [Like][Like][Like][Cool][Cool][Cool]
30 Young Marshal, Your Wife Has Run Away Again 少帅你老婆又跑了 Ming Yao明药Modern Romance5.4M WordsCompleted “My wife is a country girl. She doesn’t know anything about fashion, so don’t bully her!” the Young Marshal declared. The socialites and noble ladies whom the Young Marshal’s wife had completely overshadowed wanted to cry: Who was bullying whom, exactly? The Young Marshal added, “My wife is gentle and quiet. She doesn’t know anything about Chinese medicine or marksmanship!” The patients cured by his wife and the enemies she’d shot dead wondered: Young Marshal, are you blind? “My wife is tend 23.1kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
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Gu Qingzhou and Si Xingpei are great authors! There must have been at least one street chasing it back then, Jue Juezi! The new book is in the trap. Huo Zhengye gave all his preferences to the clever and lovely heroine Tang Muxin. I love him very much [shy][shy][shy][shy]
31 A Family by the Yishui River 沂水河畔一家人 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of a large family over nearly a century, from the late Qing dynasty to the end of the twentieth century, through turbulent changes, banditry and warfare, twists and turns, and eventual reversals of fortune. Led and subtly influenced by the protagonist, several generations endure decades of hardship yet remain upright, united, and determined to improve. In different eras and historical circumstances, they do everything they can, persevering in their efforts to contribute 5.2kReads8.7Score454Shelves
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Published novels
32 Zhang Zongchang, Warlord of the Republican Era 民国枭雄张宗昌 Lone Bladesman in the Endless Yellow Sands黄沙漫漫断刀客Urban1.3M WordsCompleted General Zhang Zongchang, “The Fortune of a Lifetime Begins with Beiyang” That snowy night, I swung my fists alongside the Russian bastards, and blood splattered across the Vladivostok docks. They called me a mad dog. I just laughed. They didn’t understand: in this dog-eat-dog world, only the cruelest survive. With a hundred Mauser rifles in my arms, I led a band of desperados aboard a battered ship bound for home. The Shanghai military governor wanted to recruit me? A Zhili clique general wanted 1.2kReads7.3Score110Shelves
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It is rare to encounter a good article about the Republic of China, without golden fingers or time travel.
33 Marriage in Troubled Times: The Madam Is a Spy 乱世婚宠之夫人是间谍 Huli Hutu糊李糊涂Modern Romance338k WordsOngoing [Republican-Era Tycoon + Scheming Young Marshal + Aristocratic Heiresses + Psychological Games + Devoted Romance] This work is under contract. Hope you enjoy it Tang Muqing had no parents and suffered abuse throughout her childhood. Even the elderly couple who had given her the only warmth she had ever known met a tragic end. Tang Muxin came from a distinguished family, doted on by her parents like a flower carefully tended. A carefully plotted scheme turned two little girls who had never cr —Reads—Score—Shelves
34 Warlord: The Road to a Strong Army 军阀：强军之路 Extreme极端Urban217k WordsCompleted Zhou He, born in 2000, transmigrates to a parallel world in the early twentieth century. What should he do? Faced with a world and history so similar to his own, will he help bring about the founding of the nation, or… 139Reads—Score—Shelves
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Earthquake resistance in the Republic of China is a niche subject, and very few people have written about it. I personally feel good about it.
35 The Twilight of the Empire and the Dawn of the Republic 帝国的黄昏与民国的序幕 Lone Bladesman in the Endless Yellow Sands黄沙漫漫断刀客Historical1.3M WordsCompleted In the endgame that was late Qing China, some wanted to become emperor themselves, some wanted to overthrow the emperor, some wanted to restore the monarchy, and others secretly colluded with the foreign powers. Meanwhile, along the railway lines in the north, imperialist armies had already planted explosives. When the man at the helm fell, it was not only jackals that came rushing in, but also poisonous snakes lurking in the shadows. 102Reads7.0Score—Shelves
36 Espionage: 2,000 Deaths from the Start 谍战：开局死亡两千次 Jin Daye金大涯Urban926k WordsOngoing Xie Shu, male, formerly an Olympic shooting champion in the twenty-first century. One day, he kills himself and wakes up in 1940. Reason: Unknown. Identity: Unknown. Status: Being buried alive. Xie Shu: ...What a disastrous start! The good news: He gains the ability to rewind time whenever he dies. The bad news: He wakes up at a live burial site and has to die two thousand times before he escapes. While helping a passing guerrilla unit complete its mission, he somehow ends up as the illegitimat 37.3kReads9.3Score5kShelves
37 1937: My Players Are the Fourth Calamity! 1937：我的玩家是第四天灾！ Eastern Painting, Dust and Brocade东画尘锦Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Fourth-dimensional disaster + ensemble cast + resistance against Japan + nation-building + detailed] Xu Yanqing transmigrated to 1937. Just as he was preparing to join the forces and defend his country, he suddenly discovered he could summon people from the future Earth to this time period. In the enemy's eyes: “Nan-ni? Why are the enemies back again?” “They're a bunch of devils, completely unafraid of death!” “Who are they? If they're so well educated, why are they fighting on the front l 68.4kReads9.1Score5.9kShelves
38 I Transmigrated to the Republic of China and Fight Japan from Behind the Lines 穿越民国，我在后方抗日 Evening Breeze at the Eastern Pavilion东亭晚风Urban899k WordsOngoing Zhu Ze was an air-conditioning installer who fell from the 18th floor after a young delinquent girl cut his safety rope. His soul transmigrated to Shanghai in 1937. To his surprise, his new body belonged to a live-in son-in-law who had been kicked out of the family home. He had no money to his name and was also a drug addict. He had to kick the habit from the start, then begin building a new life in Republican-era China… 1.4kReads7.0Score—Shelves
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This is a time travel to the Republic of China. It is generally more realistic. The protagonist has no system or golden fingers and earns everything by himself.
39 Mended Porcelain 碎瓷金缮 Fluffy Little Taotie毛茸茸的小饕餮Modern Romance638k WordsCompleted Shen Qingci thought she could spend her life in peace at her old family home in Suzhou, admiring flowers in spring, listening to the rain on autumn nights, and living out her days on the family estate. But in a time of turmoil, peace like that was impossible. At seventeen, she ended up in Shanghai, where the Qin family took her in. Mr. and Mrs. Qin treated her like their own daughter, and Qin Du, the infamous troublemaker of Shanghai, found himself falling for her. He promised to marry her onc 13.7kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
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This is a good book, highly recommended.
40 People's Justice: Giving Orders in the Military Statistics Bureau 民义程度：我在军统做指示 Lone Shadow, Secluded Wanderer孤影幽客Urban126k WordsOngoing My name is Cheng Du. I was Director Cheng of the Guangming District Public Security Bureau in Jingzhou City, Handong Province, in In the Name of the People. After being convicted and imprisoned, I was stabbed to death with a toothbrush in the prison bathhouse by a crime boss I'd personally dealt with years earlier. When I opened my eyes again, it was 1933, in Republican-era China, and I was a low-ranking police officer. He turned Japanese nobles into informants at the Special Higher Police, plan 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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This book is a very detailed introduction to some things in the Republic of China, but there are too few words. I will wait for more urgent people.
41 Republican Era: The Little Girl of the Swallow Gate 民国：燕子门的小萝莉 Mountain Fresh山地鲜Urban170k WordsCompleted A new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 594Reads—Score—Shelves
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Super cool article about the Republic of China!!
42 The Blossoms and Falling Petals of Those Years 那些年的花开花落 Na Meng Xue那蒙雪Modern Romance180k WordsCompleted This is not a wish-fulfillment story or a sweet romance. There are no twists or face-slapping. It simply recounts the joys and sorrows of young men and women in a time of war and upheaval. As Mr. Ouyang says in the story: “In these chaotic times, old friends cannot stay together for long. To meet even once is a blessing earned in a past life.” Through Li Qingtian and Yang Yuchun’s journey from meeting to parting, meeting again, and falling in love, this story tells of two lovers who find each 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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If you like novels set during the Republic of China period, read this one. That light longing, the deep love. That kind of love that has to be you and cross thousands of mountains and rivers to find yours is so precious.
43 The Whole Family Keeps Holding Him Back, Making It So Hard for the Marshal to Win His Wife Back 全家都在拖后腿，大帅追妻太难了 Jin Sansheng金三升Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The first major thing Ji Hongzhou did after taking over as commander was arrange a marriage alliance with the warlord Qin family. The two armies would form an alliance and join forces. Qin Yin’s marriage to Ji Hongzhou was a perfect match of man and woman, and of equal status. It should have been a happy ending for everyone. But six months into the marriage, Qin Yin was left alone in an empty bedroom, disliked by her mother-in-law and at odds with her husband’s family. When Commander Ji returned 4.1kReads8.8Score361Shelves
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They are all from the Ming Dynasty [cool] It depends on what type of Republican literature you like [Chigua] The fifth one has two male protagonists [laughing] The others are all ambiguous pulls between men and women [laughing evilly]
44 I'm Bao Guowei, and from the Start I'm Cornered in an Alley 我叫包国维，开局被人堵巷子里 Extra Chili in My Instant Noodles泡面多加辣Urban785k WordsCompleted [Alternate History]+ [No System]+ [A Nobody's Rise to the Top] Bao Guowei stayed up late reading a novel he'd borrowed from Guo Chun and dropped dead. And then I became Bao Guowei. I was no longer Guo Chun's lackey or everyone's laughingstock. I made my fantasies come true: I smeared egg soup on Guo Chun's head, made Gong Deming fetch my ball, and got An Shuzhen to write me a love letter... But Bao Guowei's peaceful days in the small town wouldn't last long. The times were turbulent, foreign inv 9.3kReads8.6Score473Shelves
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45 Anti-Japanese Warlord: A Great Wall Built of Flesh and Blood 抗日军阀：血肉铸就的长城 After the Wind and Rain风雨过后Urban328k WordsCompleted [No System, One Female Lead] This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel. It's a tribute to the veterans who truly fought with their blood on the battlefields of the War of Resistance Against Japan. I hope to transmigrate through time and, using knowledge from my past life and a more advanced understanding of the future, fight shoulder to shoulder with them, kill more Japanese invaders, and protect more Chinese civilians. Note: The Japanese soldiers in this book are highly capable, not stupid, and know 263Reads7.8Score—Shelves
46 She Is as Beautiful as Fireworks 她似烟火美 Carnegie of Kindergarten幼儿园的卡耐基Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted Qi Wanxi, a wealthy young lady from Republican-era China, found herself inside a jade pendant and suddenly appeared in the modern world, where she met a handsome man. Later, Qi Wanxi lounged comfortably across the man's lap, smiling faintly. “Mr. Ji, when did you fall for me and decide you wouldn't marry anyone else?” Ji Qingyang didn't even look up. He pushed a piece of peeled fruit into her mouth to silence her, keeping his smile as he replied, “When you broke three of my pots, two TVs, and a 391Reads9.0Score—Shelves
47 I Saw It Coming: The Young Marshal and I Are Destined to Be Together 我有预料，少帅与我有情缘 Fan Sheng梵升Modern Romance727k WordsCompleted [Pure-hearted Buddhist devotee. Jade-faced King of Hell. Young Marshal VS play the pig to eat the tiger. Greedy for money and beauty. Lovely young tailor. Sweet romance, both leads are each other’s first] The old dynasty has fallen, and warlords carve up the land. In these turbulent times, business is hard to come by. Su Dai, a young tailor who runs a sewing shop, is summoned overnight to make clothes for Marshal Shen, the new ruler of five provinces. Before entering the residence, Su Dai can th 513Reads8.8Score—Shelves
48 Dreaming of 1949 梦回1949 Nine Heavens九霄Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After being reborn, Hu Zhenhua resolves to escape poverty. He earns his first fortune by devising a ship-ticket insurance scheme, then targets the foreign trading houses, intent on reclaiming the reparations through a series of brilliant clashes that end in total victory. After that, he leverages numerous historical events to maneuver across the business world, poach technology companies, support the nation's economic development, and amass a fortune worth billions. 1.5kReads6.4Score101Shelves
49 Huangpu’s Loyal Souls: From Shanghai to Northern Burma 黄埔忠魂：从淞沪到缅北 A Time Traveler's Blue-and-White Sentiments时空旅行者的蓝白情怀Urban973k WordsCompleted He transmigrated onto a battlefield torn by gunfire and became a captain commanding a company in the 254th Regiment of the 88th Division. As the Japanese launched a fierce assault, Luo Ying led his company in a desperate resistance, embarking on a long campaign that would take the Huangpu soldiers across the land... 14kReads9.1Score953Shelves
50 Transmigrated to Republican-Era China, I Won't Date a Younger Man 穿到民国，我才不要姐弟恋 A Happy Orange一颗快乐的橙子Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted When Fang Wenjin woke up, she had become a petite-footed young mistress with a little husband and no living parents-in-law. When her husband's uncles came to seize the family estate, she chased them out with a kitchen knife. From then on, word spread of her fearsome reputation. She even took in a band of outlaws, led them into business and made a fortune, then devoted herself to raising her little husband, sending him to school and teaching him right from wrong. After all her hardships, she fina 1.1kReads8.8Score151Shelves

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