Looking for Great Novels About Antiques, Appraisal, and Collecting 求好看的古董鉴宝收藏小说

1. 1 做 The Antiquities Restorer 做旧师 Three-Foot Demon Sash三尺妖带Urban2.9M WordsCompleted [Entirely handmade, with no AI whatsoever + Behind-the-scenes industry secrets + Authentic antique identification with images and text + National vendettas and family feuds] If you want to truly understand the antiques trade, start by making fake antiques! Start by learning to age forgeries! My name is Mei Jiu. I was just a temporary odd-jobber on a film crew, but after I helped them repair a broken bowl, I was promoted to assistant prop master. I fix props, so why are they asking me to make fak 40.5kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves

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   The first book is packed with knowledge; the biggest highlight of the second book is the abundance of images of cultural relics, and the section on antique restorers is quite unique; the third book is purely about cultural relic restoration, with an extremely high level of knowledge; the fourth book touches on fortune telling and ghost hunting, which is also quite good.

2. 2 天 The Hidden Secrets of the World 天下藏局 Little Nine Disciple小九徒Urban2.8M WordsCompleted [Wuxia World + Antiques Appraisal + Tomb Raiding] I never went to school as a child. Instead, I spent ten years learning the trade from a beautiful woman. Over those ten years, she forged me a pair of “Ghost Eyes” that could identify every rare treasure in the world. She trained my hands into “Buddha’s Hands,” teaching me to break traps and set schemes with impunity. And she taught me a repertoire of “divine skills” that let me navigate the shifting world of the martial underworld with ease. Dra 100kReads9.4Score18.4kShelves

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   All stories are now complete. Antique appraisal, finding bargains and making a fortune—I especially like this saying: Antiques are not about collecting antiques, but about collecting people.

3. 3 直 Live Appraisal: Buddy, You’re in for It Now 直播鉴宝：宝友你可真刑啊 Writing with a Sword in Jiange剑阁执笔Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + Antiques Appraisal + System] Qin bricks and Han tiles, Warring States jade, Tang sabers and Song paintings, Yuan blue-and-white porcelain, and Ming and Qing imperial tombs lined up in a row! Vast and glorious Xia has a history of five thousand years, as immense as the sea and enduring through the ages. The six-hundred-year-old Forbidden City is brimming with treasures! One day, master appraiser Ye Ling transmigrated and activated the livestream antiques appraisal System, setting 6.1kReads9.1Score483Shelves
4. 4 天 The Celestial Craftsman 天工 Sandbag沙包Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Su Jin, a top-tier cultural relic restoration expert, was reborn in a new world. Restoring the Forbidden City, restoring the Leshan Giant Buddha, restoring the Dunhuang murals... He came to change this world. 360Reads9.2Score—Shelves
5. 5 直 Livestreaming Antique Appraisals: Friend, You Really Shouldn't Wear That Jade 直播鉴宝：宝友，这块玉可不兴戴 Qin Ye秦夜Urban1.5M WordsCompleted “My friend, I don't know if that clay Buddha of yours is from the Xia, Shang, or Zhou dynasties, but judging by when it was unearthed, it looks like it came out of the ground last week!” “My friend, you really shouldn't wear that jade pendant. You'll have a run of bad luck eight times in three days!” “Hmm... That thing in your hand is pretty nice. Looks like you'll be doing time. You're born to a life of luxury, with the state taking care of all your food and clothes!” “When? Why, when you're lo 653Reads7.1Score108Shelves
6. 6 赌 The Young Stone Gambler 赌石小子 Old Ghost63老鬼63Urban2.5M WordsCompleted A boy of noble birth grows up in the mountains on the southwestern frontier, where he becomes the disciple of a mysterious master and learns ancient skills. Watch how he grows, how he amasses a fortune beyond measure, and how he wins the heart of a beauty... Love, hate, and passion all await within. No cheats, just a realistic story. Please don't complain if it's not your thing. 18.3kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves

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   Carefully selected, all are excellent, and I have read every single one.

7. 7 鉴 Antique Appraisal Tycoon: I Started by Raising a Qilin 鉴宝神豪，从我养麒麟开始 Urban Desert Island都市荒岛Urban1.8M WordsCompleted (The antiques pictured in this book are all real. If you have any at home, congratulations!) (Come on, friends, let's take a look at what history and cultural relics really are, and at the luxury goods those Westerners could never hope to afford!) (Appraising treasures, not cultivating immortality! + two female leads) Honorary curator of the British Museum in London, honorary curator of the Louvre Museum in France, honorary professor at the National Museum of China... Faced with all these enthus 7.3kReads8.8Score728Shelves
8. 8 赌 The Crazy Stone Gambler 赌石狂徒 Old Ghost63老鬼63Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Just after graduating from college, Xia Feng was dragged by relatives into a company running an illegal investment scheme. His deceived relatives and friends poured all their fury onto him. With no other choice, he fled his hometown in a panic and went into hiding, until he arrived in a small town on the southwestern frontier… 2.3kReads9.2Score390Shelves
9. 9 赌 The Ups and Downs of the Stone-Gambling Road 赌石浮沉路 Gluttonous Bear饕餮贪熊Urban4.8M WordsCompleted No golden finger, supernatural abilities + underdog comeback + hands-on experience with stone gambling This is the story of Guan Fei’s growth as a stone gambler. The protagonist goes through plenty of hardship, because life is full of ups and downs. There’s fighting and killing, as well as the complexities of human relationships. This novel has no golden finger, and its urban elements are largely based on real-world experience. It doesn’t follow the usual wish-fulfillment formula. Although it is 2.1kReads8.9Score214Shelves
10. 10 退 After Retirement, I Awakened the Golden Eyes 退役后，我觉醒了黄金瞳 Ximen Zhuxue西门煮雪Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Xu Zhengyang, a decorated soldier from Xia State, failed to infiltrate an international criminal organization and was forced to retire after injuring both eyes. His SSSSS-grade file was sealed, and the world believed he had fallen. After returning to the city, Xu Zhengyang awakens golden eyes that let him appraise anything. He becomes the contract boyfriend of a cold, beautiful CEO, only to find himself pressured into marriage. With a hand, he stirs up storms; with a flip, he turns the clouds. H 3.4kReads9.0Score482Shelves
11. 11 鉴 Antique Appraisal: From Failing Student to Master 鉴宝：从学渣到大师 Three-Foot Demon Sash三尺妖带Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Underachiever makes a comeback + unrivaled treasure appraisal] So what if I'm a terrible student? Am I eating your rice? All I did was take a nap in class. All I did was have a dream. All I did was dream about next year's college entrance exam questions. Wait, what? I dreamed about next year's exam questions? I can even absorb knowledge from books and instantly turn it into real-world abilities... Whoa! Am I about to make a comeback as a terrible student? This is awesome... 16.4kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
12. 12 我 I Run a Livestream Gem-Cutting Shop, and Every Cut Reveals Imperial Green 我在直播间开赌石刀刀都是帝王绿 A Pot of Tiantian一壶天天Urban526k WordsCompleted Stone gambling + livestreaming + face-slapping + bargain hunting Gao Yang, a low-tier livestreamer with barely any viewers, accidentally activates the Stone Gambling System, which lets him see the internal structure of jadeite rough at a glance. He buys the king of jadeite rough in one move and rises to the top of the world. He gets marble? I get Imperial Green… He gets Imperial Green? I get peerless Spring-with-Colors… He gets icy Spring-with-Colors? I get billions’ worth of Imperial Purple… 74Reads6.4Score—Shelves
13. 13 左 Imperial Green Jade in One Hand, a Beauty at My Side 左手帝王绿，右手美人腰 Wandering the World with a Blade浪迹天涯带着刀Urban10.4M WordsOngoing Urban Fantasy + Stone Gambling + Crown Prince + Politics + Revenge + Schemes + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Mature Heroine A man needs unexpected riches to get rich, and a horse needs extra feed at night to grow fat. A priceless dragon-stone imperial-green Pixiu handpiece arrives by express delivery, and a bank text alerts Ye Qing that two hundred million yuan has landed in his account. But Ye Qing feels no excitement at this windfall from the heavens, because it is his master calling for help. To 63.9kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves

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    These are all highly rated urban antique appraisal novels, showing you what historical artifacts are like, and introducing you to the rules, history, and characteristics of the antique world.

14. 14 天 Heavenly Eye: Unmatched Treasure Appraisal 天眼：鉴宝无双 Mountain Peak山峰Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (Hardcore Antiques Appraisal + Not a Power Fantasy + One Female Lead + No Cultivation.) The porcelain he painstakingly copied could fool the experts at the Palace Museum. The objects he carved on a whim could make self-proclaimed masters of the Yangzhou school acknowledge him as their teacher. What others dismissed as rubble, he treasured as priceless, then sold for millions. His name was Zhao Xuan. Blind since childhood, he had chanced upon the legacy of the Heavenly Eye. Finding hidden tr 14.1kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
15. 15 让 Use Your X-Ray Vision to Gamble on Stones, Not to Peek Around 让你用透视眼赌石，别乱看啊 Ultimatum After Drinking醉后通牒Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Stone gambling + antiques appraisal + farming + wealthy protagonist + livestreaming] The day he gains X-ray vision, he moves in with the campus belle. His stunning senior also starts looking at him with admiration. But all he wants is to make money quietly by gambling on stones and appraising antiques, becoming an utterly ordinary tycoon. 32kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves

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    Story Summary: The current version of the book on jade gambling

16. 16 捡 The Art of the Steal 捡漏 The Real Gold Yuanbao金元宝本尊Urban11.9M WordsCompleted One glance spans a hundred years, and I am reborn in the modern city. A golden age of art, a world of antique collecting. Qin Dynasty steles and Zhou Dynasty ritual vessels, ancient inscriptions and paintings. Bronze and blue-and-white porcelain, jadeite and precious gems. Every rare treasure under heaven is in my hands. Reborn in the modern city, Jin Feng relies on his peerless eye for antiques to rise, step by step, to the top. He will carry forward the nation’s most time-honored culture and p 16.7kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
17. 17 别 While Others Appraise Antiques, I Find Hidden Treasures and Become the Richest Man Without Lifting a Finger 别人鉴宝我捡漏，躺着成首富 Two Cups of Poison两杯毒酒Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Antique appraisal, bargain hunting, older woman-younger man romance, sweet everyday love] A blow to the head gave him a magical eye that can appraise antiques. By sheer luck, Chen Jing, with nowhere else to turn, enters the antiques trade! From Tang tri-color pottery and Song official wares to Yuan blue-and-white porcelain and Ming Xuande pieces, with beauties as lovely as jade by his side, he begins a life of wealth, success in business, and love! 15.6kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
18. 18 鉴 The Golden Eyes of Appraisal 鉴宝金瞳 Seven Treasures Glazed Glass七宝琉璃Urban14.8M WordsOngoing His father falls gravely ill, and the staggering medical bills weigh heavily on antique shop apprentice Yang Bo. But a kind act brings him a piece of colored glass, granting him golden eyes that can appraise treasures! He can appraise antiques, gamble on jade, expose fakes, and see through people. From then on, he makes a name for himself in the world of appraisal! He hunts for hidden treasures, takes the city by storm, and is surrounded by beautiful women. He turns his fate around and becomes a 15.9kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
19. 19 鉴 The Divine Eye of Appraisal: Snatching Treasures Right Under the Experts’ Noses 鉴宝神瞳：从专家手里捡漏 Still Has Style风度犹存Urban2.0M WordsOngoing Xu Lang, a cultural relic researcher, accidentally activated an ancient divine disc while on an archaeological dig. A mysterious golden ring empowered his eyes, taking his appraisal skills to new heights. Finding undervalued treasures and protecting national relics became just part of his daily work. What he really sought were buried treasures, ancient shipwrecks, and even valuable mineral deposits. 47Reads9.0Score111Shelves
20. 20 鉴 Appraisal Eye: My Friend, You Really Shouldn't Sell This! 鉴宝神瞳：宝友，这可不兴卖啊！ Golden Finger黄金指Urban3.3M WordsCompleted The He family was struck by a devastating disaster. Their fortunes declined, their father went mad, and their mother fell gravely ill. While trying to raise money for his mother’s surgery, He Lin was tricked into giving up the century-old family shop. After gaining Divine Appraisal Eyes, He Lin rewrote his tragic fate! Rare treasures, antiques, calligraphy, and paintings. His Divine Eyes spot the unusual and uncover hidden fortunes. With a pair of golden, fiery eyes, he’ll amass the world’s fine 714Reads8.3Score101Shelves
21. 21 重 Reborn in 1999: I Build a Fortune Through Antiques 重生1999，我靠鉴宝富甲天下 Jia Yibao佳一宝Urban985k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1999, he opens his eyes to an antique jade bracelet worth tens of millions. While eating cold noodles, he picks up a blue-and-white porcelain cricket jar decorated with geese. He finds hidden treasures in antique markets everywhere, competing over treasures and getting fooled at every turn! By spotting hidden gems and appraising antiques, Fang Chen rises all the way to the top, becoming the richest man in the world! 165Reads6.5Score—Shelves
22. 22 捡 The Bargain-Hunting Master 捡漏大师 Recluse of Changling长岭居士Urban3.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: A treasure appraiser who had amassed trillions died in an accident, only to be reborn twenty-five years earlier, in 1997, in the body of an impoverished middle-school graduate. It all begins again. See how the protagonist finds hidden treasures, goes on adventures, digs for buried riches, raids tombs, and invests his way to the pinnacle of life. An extraordinary story awaits, with thousands upon thousands of priceless treasures ready for you to discover. 10.8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
23. 23 重 Back to 2003: My Rise Begins in the Demolition Zone 重返03，从拆迁区开始逆袭 The Moon Was Bent by My Kick月亮是哥踹弯的Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Treasure hunting and bargain finds across the board: demolition zones, construction-waste yards, antique street stalls, scrap-buying stations, and more. The experiences of his past life taught Chang Shun a truth more commonplace than any other: money can't buy everything! But without money, you can't take a single step! Reborn with experience living in demolition zones, all he wants is to start making money... 16.2kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves

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    This book, written in 2003 during a time of widespread demolition and relocation in Shanghai, is quite realistic and doesn't exaggerate. It describes a lot of things that can be found in construction sites and abandoned houses, which is very eye-opening. Interesting.

24. 24 异 A Foreign Treasure Hunter's Case Files 异国猎宝档案 Yan Zong炎宗Urban3.9M WordsCompleted “Who am I?” Willis Lee, a young Chinese man living in Bensonhurst, New York, woke up after being attacked. The hospital diagnosed him with “traumatic dissociative amnesia,” and he had lost some of his memories. He had forgotten many things: where he came from, whether he had family or friends, whether he had any money in the bank, who had taught him his uncanny skills in forgery and makeup, where his house was, and even who he had fallen out with before being beaten into a coma and hospitalized. 1.4kReads8.5Score184Shelves

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    These books on treasure appraisal are quite good.

25. 25 重 Reborn in 1993: From the Start, I Break Off the Engagement and Marry a Rich Beauty 重生93：开局退婚迎娶白富美 Fortune Rises Like Water金生水起Urban10.8M WordsOngoing Appraising treasures, not cultivating immortality. Antiques go great with cigarettes! The book includes illustrations of several antiques. Some come from the internet, while others were photographed by the author’s friends. They are all genuine antique images. Gamble on stones, gamble on jade, gamble on your youth; protect your wife, your family, and the nation’s treasures! “Damn it, where are the treasures we stole from China?” “You said this was the China Pavilion. Where’s everything inside?” 23.3kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves

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    The protagonist of this book is an antique collector in his previous life. He is unexpectedly reborn in 1993. In his previous life, he was deceived by his girlfriend. In this second life, he starts by breaking off their engagement and uses his memories from his previous life to find a bargain on his first antique, thus beginning his treasure hunting journey. The initial breakup is a bit of a quirk, but the rest is quite good. The book is highly professional in its portrayal of antiques and also includes illustrations.

26. 26 你 You Won't Believe It, All the Antiques Are My Friends 你敢信，文物全是我朋友 Poplar Sapling胡杨小树Urban193k WordsCompleted Hu Suzhang, an ordinary and down-on-his-luck auctioneer's assistant, is unexpectedly chosen by a mysterious System and embarks on a strange journey with cultural relics as his medium. The System resides deep in the male protagonist's consciousness in the form of an antique bronze mirror. Its surface reflects the ages, taking him on a deep exploration of cultural relics throughout the long river of history and culture. 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The emergence of various trading scenarios, including nighttime black markets, private transactions, and formal auctions, fully showcases the different facets of the antique market.

27. 27 捡 Bargain Hunting: I Just Bet on a Stone, So How Did I Become the King of Northern Myanmar? 捡漏：我就赌个石，咋成缅北王了 Empty, Empty, Empty, Already Empty空空空已空空Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Appraising antiques + stone gambling + bargain hunting + miracle doctor + an underdog's rise + a feel-good power fantasy A setback can turn out to be a blessing in disguise. He thought he would die beneath a storm of thunder, but instead, he unexpectedly gained an incredible supernatural ability. What happens when someone has a mystical eye from another world that can see through everything, and divine ears that can hear other people's thoughts? A house, a car, money, women: suddenly, it all bec 1.6kReads8.5Score161Shelves

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    The appraisal service is really good! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

28. 28 直 Livestreaming Bargain Hunts in the West: From the Start, I Make a Hundred Thousand Times the Profit 直播欧美捡漏，开局十万倍利润 Xue Is Not薛不是Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Xiao Bai transmigrates to a parallel world, inherits a bankrupt private collectibles museum, and awakens the [Bargain-Hunting Reclamation System]. The System can identify and appraise the history and value of any salvaged item, and even help recover collectibles. System: Host, wake up! Get out there and find a bargain! Xiao Bai: Shut up! Stop rushing me! I can't find bargains fast enough as it is! Whoa! Is this a rare edition of the Maryland News? Whoa! Is this an ancient Roman emperor's footwra 2kReads8.3Score175Shelves

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    I studied under a beautiful woman for ten years from a young age, and was gifted with the ability to identify treasures with a ghostly eye, the skill to break mechanisms with a Buddha's hand, and even divine skills to roam the world. Without ever entering a formal school, I relied on my skills to navigate the world of treasure appraisal and tomb raiding with ease, dominating the land.

29. 29 赌 The Unlucky Stone Gambler 赌石倒霉蛋 Sanf ei三飞Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Mo Xiaofan was tricked into going to a casino in Myanmar, where he lost everything. Penniless, he had no choice but to ask his childhood friend Xiong Haowen, who lived in Ruili, for help. Xiong Haowen had already taken him to the Ruili bus station, but Mo Xiaofan was afraid he wouldn't be able to face his father after losing all the money, so he finally decided not to leave. With the 1,500 yuan in travel money Xiong Haowen gave him, he shamelessly begged his friend to teach him stone gambling, h 2.7kReads8.9Score339Shelves

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    I recommend a new book on jade gambling.

30. 30 直 Bargain-Hunting Livestream: I Stop Once I've Made a Million a Day 直播捡漏：每天赚够百万就收手 Bestowed by Heaven赐天Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Gao Xing, a small-time internet celebrity livestreamer, unexpectedly awakens the Treasure-Appraisal Livestream System and begins his journey to turn his life around. “Boss, want this sancai pottery? Just say the word and I'll bring it right to your door.” “Get lost. A modern fake doesn't belong in my collection.” “Boss, boss, surely this Yuan dynasty blue-and-white porcelain is good enough? Look at the glaze, look at that kiln blush. It's obviously the real deal.” “Have a nice day. It's a fake a 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Finding bargains, appraising treasures, antiques, rare and precious items

31. 31 年 Antique Appraisal in the 1980s: From the Start, I Get a Hundredfold Profit from Every Find! 年代鉴宝：开局万倍捡漏！ Ultraman of the Northern Hemisphere北半球奥特曼Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Period] [Antique Appraisal] [Stone Gambling] [Treasure Hunting] [Shipwrecks] [Ancient Tombs] [Museums] Cao Jianing had spent years scraping by at the Panjiayuan flea market, always stuck among the lowest-ranking stallholders. Just before the New Year, an unexpected visitor changed his life forever. A fragment of Empress Dowager Cixi's coral treasure tree set him on a journey to find hidden treasures. Was Cixi's precious jade watermelon stolen from a Qing imperial tomb, or was it a gift she gave 7kReads8.3Score660Shelves
32. 32 直 Treasure-Hunting Livestream: Everywhere I Look, I See Hidden Treasures 直播捡漏：我眼中到处是宝藏 Strive to Write Ten Thousand Words Every Day争取每日万更Urban4.7M WordsOngoing A sudden accident leaves Xiao Ran in an impossible predicament, but also grants him an unbelievable superpower. With this miraculous ability, Xiao Ran sets out on an extraordinary treasure-hunting adventure in a foreign land, finding hidden bargains along the way. This book is also known as "Live-Streaming Treasure Finds: Clearing Out the West's Wealth", "Finding a Bargain Feels Great, and Finding Bargains Forever Feels Even Better", "Scammed by Americans: My Revenge with X-Ray Vision", "Live-St 41.3kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves

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    It's alright, these books are okay.

33. 33 觉 After Awakening My Heavenly X-Ray Eyes, I Can See Through Everything 觉醒透视天眼后，我看穿一切 Chen Wu尘五Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [X-Ray Vision + Pocket Dimension + Antique Appraisal + Scratch Cards + Miracle Doctor + Stone Gambling] Lin Xiao blinks, and suddenly he has X-ray vision! He finds a rare cloisonne enamel porcelain piece, cuts open a stone to reveal top-grade imperial green jade, wins a million yuan on a single scratch card, and even an elite female CEO begs him to partner with her! He grows plants in his pocket dimension, inherits the art of medicine, diagnoses illness at a glance, and saves lives with a single 4kReads8.4Score621Shelves
34. 34 截 I Stole My Ex-Girlfriend's Deal, Then Struck Gold with a Ton of It 截胡前女友，我反手挖到一吨黄金 Wu Fan吾凡Urban1.7M WordsOngoing Forced into a breakup from the start, he received a lucky break from the heavens: the Tomorrow's Headlines System, which gave him the ability to foresee the future. 166Reads—Score100Shelves
35. 35 都 Urban: I Can Hear Antiques Talk! 都市：我能听到古董说话！ Green Waters and Clear Streams绿水青溪Urban429k WordsCompleted Li Ming, a shop assistant at an antiques store who is looked down on by his girlfriend, gets an electric shock and suddenly gains the ability to hear antiques speak! A cracked bowl tells him its life story, while a broken piece of porcelain laments being abandoned. He buys low and sells high, makes his first fortune, and gets some face-slapping revenge on his gold-digging girlfriend! But a mysterious “silent antique” remains quiet, leaving Li Ming unable to eat or sleep in peace. Somehow, he sen 28Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 都 Urban Antique Appraisal: My First Lucky Find Is a Priceless Treasure! 都市鉴宝：第一次捡漏，就赌出稀世珍品！ Little Demon小妖Urban4.3M WordsCompleted (Treasure Appraisal + Divine Medicine + High Martial Arts + Gambling Tricks + X-Ray Vision) I have divine eyes! Martial arts secrets? I learn them just by watching. Mystical techniques? I can use them with ease! I have divine eyes! I gamble on gemstones and collect antiques, becoming richer than a kingdom. I cure rare diseases and mysterious illnesses with miraculous skill and a kind heart! 6kReads8.5Score791Shelves
37. 37 神 Divine Golden Finger 神级黄金指 Enlightenment悟解Urban4.7M WordsCompleted The Divine Middle Finger, unrivaled under heaven! One touch reveals the truth, one poke hits the mark! After a freak accident in which he was struck by lightning, He Chong, an unlucky young man, undergoes a strange transformation. He turns the antiques world upside down, finds hidden treasures, appraises priceless artifacts, and proves unbeatable. A replica? One poke and he sees through it! A fake? One poke and he exposes it! Beautiful women... Ahem... 2.8kReads8.2Score366Shelves
38. 38 超 The Super Treasure-Hunting Scanner 超级寻宝仪 Old Song Next Door隔壁老宋Urban9.8M WordsCompleted Young Zhou Zhong unexpectedly obtains a super treasure-hunting System and goes on to discover countless treasures lost throughout the world. 5.4kReads7.3Score593Shelves
39. 39 我 My Eyes Mutated, Letting Me Appraise Anything! 我双目变异，鉴定万物！ The Rise of a Great Nation大国崛起Urban3.1M WordsCompleted To buy his girlfriend a present, Chen Lin took a family heirloom, a hawk's-eye stone, to a pawnshop, only to unexpectedly find his girlfriend cozying up to a rich second-generation heir. Had she cheated on him? Furious, Chen Lin went up to confront them, but was shoved to the ground. Blood from his head wound happened to soak into the hawk's-eye stone, and from then on he awakened a supernatural ability! [Item: Four-Person Dining Table (Ordinary)] [Period: Modern Era] [Value: 50 yuan] [Collectib 2.3kReads7.0Score275Shelves
40. 40 我 Finding Treasures in Republican-Era China: From the Start, a Millionfold Profit 我在民国捡漏，开局百万倍利润 Leader of the National Treasure Fan Club国宝帮帮主Urban3.1M WordsOngoing Cao Zijian obtains a dual-world travel System. He can travel back and forth between the Republic of China era and the modern world. Using his knowledge of antiques, Cao Zijian makes one incredible find after another in the Republic of China era. Countless dazzling cultural relics are brought by Cao Zijian back to the modern world. Among them are priceless treasures lost to the passage of history, such as Wu Daozi's The Emperor Ming Receiving the Seal, Wang Xizhi's Letter on Looking at the Scener 19.1kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves

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    This looks pretty good.

41. 41 匠 Craftsmanship 匠心 Sandbag沙包Urban2.7M WordsCompleted If you can’t even keep your own house in order, how can you put the world in order? 250Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    The first four are classics [awkward laugh]

42. 42 鉴 The Treasure Appraisal Prodigy 鉴宝狂少 Fatty Lord胖爷Urban7.1M WordsCompleted The astonishingly gifted young genius Lu Fei burst onto the scene, his miraculous craftsmanship astounding the world and his treasure-appraisal skills unmatched throughout history. He finds hidden treasures, hunts for priceless artifacts, and restores antiques. He makes friends across the land and amasses wealth from every corner of the world. He repays every kindness and never lets an enemy off the hook. Relying on his own abilities, Lu Fei advances steadily, planning every step carefully as he 12.1kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    ✨✨In the long river of time, antiques are like dazzling stars, carrying the memories of history and mysterious charm. Novels about antique appraisal are like a magic key, leading you on a thrilling treasure hunt. 🍅🍅In these novels, you will follow the protagonist's footsteps, traversing ancient streets, mysterious auctions, and shadowy treasure troves. Each antique has its own story; they may have witnessed the rise and fall of dynasties or conceal unknown secrets. With keen eyesight, profound knowledge, and extraordinary courage, the protagonist repeatedly unveils the mysteries behind the antiques. 💎💎The tense and exciting appraisal scenes in these novels will make you feel as if you are there, experiencing the heart-pounding excitement alongside the protagonist. When a rare treasure is revealed to everyone, the shock and surprise are indescribable. At the same time, complex character relationships and intrigue add endless suspense and charm to the story.

43. 43 国 National Treasure 国家宝藏 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery930k WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Smart Protagonists] There is a group of people armed with black blades and mysterious arts, born to venture into ancient tombs across the land. There is a group of people who fight without end and bleed until they are drained, dying to protect the nation's treasures. They stand before the countless people of the world, shielding them from its darkest corners. They leave the greatest glory of their people behind them, for all to behold. They share one name: Qilin. But I 38.6kReads9.4Score6.4kShelves

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    The first four books are classics 😅

44. 44 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 957.1kReads9.6Score121.4kShelves
45. 45 地 Picking Up Treasures at Street Stalls: The Grand Antique Imitation Collection 地摊捡漏大千仿古图 Yu Luanjiu郁乱九Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Finding hidden treasures, appraising antiques, keeping a low profile, playing it safe. No face-slapping, no showing off. A descendant of a down-and-out master calligrapher, a graduate of a third-rate university's literature program, he can barely make ends meet, let alone plan for the future. He drifts through life in a daze! Huang Yu happens upon the Spirit-Gleam Eye, which lets him see the spiritual radiance emitted by antiques. Together with a few like-minded companions, he travels the world, 5.9kReads8.9Score548Shelves

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    You might want to check out this book, "Treasure Appraisal and Bargain Hunting." It's very realistic.

46. 46 透 Divine X-Ray Eyes: The Cool Beauty Won't Leave Me Alone 透视神瞳：清冷美女赖上我 Zai Zai and Ben Ben崽崽和笨笨Urban521k WordsOngoing [X-ray Vision + Antique Appraisal + Stone Gambling + Finding Hidden Treasures + Feel-Good Story] Chen Yang is an archaeology student at Jiangcheng University. His father is a gambler, his mother is ill, and his girlfriend Liu Ruoxi is heartbroken. He wants to save them all. Tricked into going abroad, he passed out in a huge pit. When he woke up, he had unexpectedly gained X-ray vision. But after returning home, he discovered that the girlfriend he had always protected had tattooed someone e 290Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [X-ray vision + treasure appraisal + jade gambling + bargain hunting + cheat code + space + satisfying read] Chen Yang, an archaeology major at Jiangcheng University. To save his girlfriend Liu Ruoxi, his gambling father, his sick mother, and her broken heart, he was tricked into going abroad and fainted in a huge pit. Upon waking, he unexpectedly gained X-ray vision. Back in China, he discovered that his girlfriend, whom he had always protected, had someone else's name tattooed on her back. Even her back had the words "[Name 2] Peace" tattooed on it. A popular celebrity: "Heh, trash. I'd rather not touch you than dirty my hands." A beautiful CEO: "You're filthy, you don't deserve Chen Yang!"... A young lady from an antique-collecting family: "Chen Yang, let's discuss antiques." ...

47. 47 天 The World's Rarest Treasures 天下珍玩 Nine Years of Dust九年尘Urban2.9M WordsCompleted With nine palaces in his mind, he can take in the brilliance of treasures spanning a thousand years. With eyes that see five colors, he can identify every kind of antique and collectible. An unknown nobody rises against the odds like a legend, with good fortune following close on his heels! What kind of spiritual power lies within that mysterious tortoiseshell? The world of antiques is full of twists and turns, and greed makes people devious and fickle. But who can stand against my uncanny arts 4.2kReads8.7Score473Shelves
48. 48 透 X-Ray Appraisal: From Scrap Collector to the Peak of Success 透视鉴宝：从收废品走上人生巅峰 Ruibao瑞宝Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [X-ray vision + treasure appraisal + stone gambling + tycoon + treasure hunting + beauties + face-slapping] The day he gained X-ray vision, a beautiful CEO came knocking. From then on, he entered the perilous world of antiques, where calligraphy and paintings came with beauties, ancient tombs hid traps, and blue-and-white porcelain led to schemes. Surrounded by it all, how would he resist temptation and turn danger into safety? 3.8kReads8.9Score484Shelves
49. 49 神 The Magical Footbath 神奇洗脚盆 Lightning Strike Victim挨雷患者Urban577k WordsCompleted This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real events is purely coincidental. Stop right there. Yes, you. Now that you've opened the blurb, don't close it! Keep scrolling! This foot-washing basin is absolutely not lame! The story begins: Grandma passes away, leaving behind a foot-washing basin that belonged to my great-great-grandfather. Come on, what can a foot-washing basin do? Cure athlete's foot or something? Who could've guessed that once you add water, it turns into a 3D treasur 201Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    I was completely misled by the title; it's incredibly addictive! Don't miss it if you ever see it! [Thinking][Thinking]

50. 50 寻 Treasure Hunting: Antique Underworld Tricks, 1988 寻宝：古董江湖术1988 Old Madman Lu吕老疯Urban622k WordsCompleted [Antique Appraisal + The Jianghu + Tomb Raiding + Period Setting] The Jianghu’s Eight Inner Traditions are Jing, Pi, Piao, Ce, Feng, Huo, Jue, and Yao. In the late 1980s, my parents went to Lop Nur on an expedition and never came back. With nowhere else to turn, I joined the Ce Sect, and my life changed forever. Once you enter the Jianghu, you become one of its people; and if you’re one of its people, you need Jianghu skills. The Ce Sect’s skills are closely tied to antiques. Finding hidden trea 2.4kReads9.0Score219Shelves

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    The best treasure-themed novel is here! Su Chen's parents and the other four Jun families have been guarding a treasure for generations. The treasure-protecting red flower risks her life to protect the Jun family. What exactly is this treasure, and why is it worth guarding for generations? [What][what] The second very good book explains the fundamental meaning of national treasures. Watch as the Qilin is born and the treasure-protecting operation begins! [Fear]

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