Please Recommend Books That Improve Your Chinese Language Intuition 求提升语文语感的书

1. 1 五 A History of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十国史 Qing Yi青易Historical450k WordsCompleted A focused analysis of the briefest and most chaotic period of division in Chinese history. The book reveals how, behind the military men’s grip on power, society struggled to rebuild its order, and how this turmoil gave rise to the civil official politics of the later Song dynasty. A profound study of social transformation and the patterns of power changing hands, it offers a distinctive perspective and rigorous reasoning. 71.1kReads9.6Score9.6kShelves

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   The more chaotic the times, the more likely heroes are to emerge.

2. 2 水 Fickle as Water 水性杨花 Feng Yuqi冯玉奇Historical74k WordsCompleted In the chaotic years of the Republic of China, Xu Fangqing of Peach Blossom Village and Li Xiaoming, a fisherman, had known and loved each other since childhood. Their feelings were mutual, and with her uncle’s help, they became engaged, believing they would spend their lives together in peace. But fate had other plans: Fangqing’s uncle suddenly died, and her greedy mother-in-law secretly seized the family’s savings. For money, the mother-in-law joined forces with relatives and cruelly sold Fang 497Reads8.7Score—Shelves
3. 3 一 Chinese History That Gets You Hooked from the First Page 一读就上瘾的中国史 July Yan'an七月延安Historical892k WordsCompleted A sweeping series on the historical patterns of five thousand years of Chinese history, helping you build a rational, objective, and pattern-seeking framework for a new way of thinking! This series is, in fact, a history book even more captivating than a novel. Starting with the Qin and Han dynasties, it covers the Jin dynasties, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Song, Liao, Jin, and Xia dynasties, the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, and the Taiping Heavenly Ki 37.5kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves
4. 4 天 Chinese Class Broadcast on the Sky Screen, and the Ancients Are Losing It 天幕直播语文课，古人破防了 vwvwvwHistorical503k WordsOngoing Ancestors, do you realize you’ve been “eating people”? The first text, “Blessing,” shows how feudal ethics devoured Xianglin Sao. The second text, “Kong Yiji,” shows how the feudal imperial examination system devoured Kong Yiji. The texts coming up next include: “An Ode to Epang Palace”: The Qin dynasty fell in the reign of its second emperor. Qin Shi Huang utterly lost it, and we’ll explore the cycle of rise and fall shared by every dynasty in Chinese history. Let all the emperors lose it t 68.4kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves

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   The texts from my old Chinese textbook are always fresh and new to me.

5. 5 一 One Sentence Is Worth Ten Thousand, If It's a Blurb 一句顶一万句，如果这句是文案 Mo Lili墨璃璃271k WordsCompleted In our lives, there are joys and hardships. Words sometimes give us strength and sometimes encourage us to keep going. Here you'll find plenty of beautifully written lines worth collecting, in all kinds of styles. (Note: The content comes from the internet.) 3.9kReads6.6Score1kShelves

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   All six books are excellent, full of memorable quotes.

6. 6 奸 Traitorous Minister Whitewashing System 奸臣洗白系统 Fan Miao汎淼Two Male Leads651k WordsOngoing [The male lead is a male-oriented, universally adored character. The main story has no romantic pairing for the protagonist, but there will be a secondary pairing based on friendship with him.] You wake up one day and find yourself suddenly transmigrated from a comfortable interstellar age to a chaotic ancient world. You've lost your CEO status, your vast fortune, and your adorable adopted son and daughter. Could anything be worse? Of course! You have transmigrated into the infamous villainous c 5.2kReads9.4Score620Shelves
7. 7 魔 The Demon Lord Keeps Trying to Help His Lazy Nemesis Recover Their Power 魔尊总想帮咸鱼宿敌恢复功力 Gradually Lost in a Haze渐迷离Two Male Leads319k WordsCompleted A devoted, doting Demon Venerable dragon gong × a cool, easygoing beauty shou who's hopelessly obsessed with dragons. 1v1, both pure, sweet romance. Everyone in the cultivation world knows that Shen Yunqing, leader of the Immortal Alliance, scattered his cultivation to protect all living beings, driving the demons back into the Demon Realm and sealing it away. His former beloved disciple, the Demon Venerable Chong Wang, was reduced to a shattered soul. Only Shen Yunqing knows that he can't resis 6.6kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
8. 8 本 This King's Sleeve Is Thoroughly Severed 本王这袖，断的彻底 Born Under a Lucky Star八字过硬Two Male Leads562k WordsCompleted [Preorders for The World Cannot Keep What It Loves Most open at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15. For the first 15 minutes, signed copies are available with no quantity limit; from 16 to 30 minutes, copies personally signed by the author are available with no quantity limit!] [Two male leads + The prince has a bit of a sense of humor] Everyone knew Prince Pu was gay. Even the man on the imperial throne turned a blind eye. Prince Pu had loved many people in his life. A horseman from the frontier 34.7kReads9.6Score5kShelves
9. 9 真 After the Real Heiress Is Reborn, the Fake Heiress Becomes Everyone’s Darling 真千金重生后，假千金她被团宠 Yan Xiao颜宵Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Fake and Real Heiress + CEO Hero + Real Heiress Reborn + Showbiz + Younger Man + One-on-One Romance + Devoted Couple] Pei Xingyue always thought she would follow her parents’ plans and marry a fiancé she didn’t love. She never imagined she was the fake heiress. The real heiress was found and brought home. Grateful for the love her adoptive parents had given her all those years and the fine education she received in a wealthy family, she couldn’t bring herself to stay. But the real heiress did 1.4kReads9.0Score228Shelves

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   There's a really good passage in the third book.

10. 10 明 A History of the Ming Palace 明代宫闱史 Xu Xiaotian许啸天Historical734k WordsCompleted Venture deep into the palace to explore the love and hatred between emperors and their consorts; delve into history and discover the twists and turns of feudal dynasties. Understand this series, and you understand the palace. Understand the palace, and you understand history. Understand history, and the realities of the world become clear. Palace romances are an important branch of traditional historical fiction. 33.9kReads9.6Score588Shelves

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    A very beautiful traditional Chinese art

11. 11 炙 Burning Hot! 炙热沦陷！ Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted (The print edition, titled Song of Sheng, is now available, and the online comic of the same name is complete.) [Flirty Romance]+ [Reborn School Life]+ [Mutual Healing]+ [Obsessive Sweet Romance] A striking, warm, and gentle girl with vivid features × a brooding, handsome, and rebellious young man Only when Shengge was dying did she learn that a boy had loved her with all his heart. The first time they met in her previous life, the carefree boy asked her, “Hey, new student, what's your name?” Sh 38kReads9.6Score4.9kShelves

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    Good!

12. 12 槐 Locust Tree Breeze 槐风 Sweet Candy暖糖Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted (Print edition published) [Both leads are each other's first love + happy ending + roguishly handsome boy vs. unruly girl + blunt and direct, with both leads speaking their minds] He first met Tang Yi in Tongcheng. That summer, he had won first place in the physics Olympiad. He was strolling through the streets, idly exploring the unfamiliar city, the medal still warm in his pocket and everything around him feeling fresh and new. His gaze came to rest on a young girl not far ahead. In a pale yel 36.9kReads9.4Score6.1kShelves
13. 13 根 A Good, Upstanding Kid, With the Dongfeng-5C Shaking the Land 根正苗红小孩哥，东风5C震山河 Blazing Bright耀火了Urban612k WordsOngoing Li Mu binds to a Patriotic System, and from then on, a bright young boy with impeccable patriotic credentials rises to fame. Host: “What’s the most powerful weapon in history?” Everyone else: “The nine-toothed rake, the halberd of Fang Tian.” Li Mu: “Dongfeng Express! Its range covers the whole world. It deters war and keeps the world in order!” Host: “What’s the highest achievement for a civil official in history?” Everyone else: “The posthumous title Wen Zheng, or being enshrined in the Confuc 49.2kReads7.0Score3.6kShelves

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    They're quite pretty, mostly red.

14. 14 蒙 Meng Man's Poetry Lessons for Women: Wise Women and Distinguished Ladies (Two-Book Set) 蒙曼女性诗词课系列：哲妇+邦媛（共2册） Meng Man蒙曼Historical264k WordsCompleted Teacher Meng Man came to public attention through her lectures on poetry, but as a university professor, her research focuses on ancient history, especially the history of women in ancient China. In Meng Man's Women in Poetry, she brings poetry and women together. Using poems as her guide, she follows the succession of dynasties through history, recounting the remarkable lives of 52 women and the Chinese history behind them. The first volume, Wise Women, focuses on 28 political women who changed 134Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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15. 15 数 The Math Underachiever 数学差生 Po Po破破Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted Lin Meng has been beaten down by math a thousand times, yet she keeps coming back for more and losing again. She’s hopeless at math, having somehow dodged the genes of her accountant mother and her father, a senior high school math teacher, to become a student who can’t understand a thing about the subject. But when she meets Fang Congxin, a boy even more difficult to deal with than math, her world begins to change... 818Reads9.5Score124Shelves

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    Wow, the first book is a godsend for liberal arts students! The male and female leads are both incredibly humorous and hilarious – true comedians! The second book is beautifully written, and the portrayal of adolescence is very realistic.

16. 16 典 China Through the Classics (4-Book Set) 典籍里的中国（共4册） Has Books有书Historical404k WordsCompleted Our people have endured and flourished among the nations of the world because generation after generation of our sages distilled their culture, spirit, and character into bamboo slips, onto paper, and between the lines. Generation after generation of Chinese descendants have turned to classic texts for strength to move forward, passing the torch from one generation to the next. Classics should not be left to gather dust on high shelves. That is why China Through the Classics selects works from t 322Reads9.2Score101Shelves
17. 17 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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    This shows that intelligence can improve lying ability and also...

18. 18 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 266.6kReads9.6Score31.2kShelves

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    Especially the first two books 😎

19. 19 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 92kReads9.6Score12.3kShelves
20. 20 总 The CEO Is on Top 总裁在上 Jiang Xiaoya姜小牙Modern Romance3.5M WordsCompleted “You stole my genes and think you can just walk away?” He captures her and demands the baby she gave birth to three years ago. She never had a baby? Then she'll just have to get pregnant again! Caught in a possessive CEO's ruthless pursuit of love, she can't fight back and gradually falls for him. Fine, she'll give birth to the baby and hand it over to him, then leave! But he ties her up and throws her onto the bed, blazing with fury. “Woman, who said we'd only have one?” 17.3kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
21. 21 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 79.8kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves
22. 22 雨 The Rain Canon 雨典 Bo L Tang波l棠Ancient Romance387k WordsCompleted When rain falls upon the world, it is no longer just water. It becomes a bridge between two people meeting, tears of parting, the sorrow of waiting, and a promise to stay together. How many bonds of affection between heaven and earth last only as long as a passing shower? And I am merely the passerby holding an umbrella. 34Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 雪 The Snow Canon, the Mist Canon: Chronicle of the Twins 雪典，雾典，双生纪 Bo L Tang波l棠Ancient Romance748k WordsCompleted “The first snow between heaven and earth fell atop Kunlun Mountain. Back then, snow did not yet know what melting was, and mist did not know what it meant to disperse. They thought everything in the world would last forever.” “Later, the snow melted and became water. The mist dispersed and became nothing. Only then did they understand: what was eternal was not themselves, but the person who paused in the snow, and the eyes that glanced back through the mist.” 54Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 两 Collection of Two Forgettings: Records of an Unknown Daoist Couple Among Clouds and Waters 两忘集——无名道侣云水录 Bo L Tang波l棠44k WordsCompleted The Collection of Two Forgotten: The Unnamed Daoist Couple's Record of Clouds and Waters 7Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 拯 Saving My Hopelessly Romantic Brother: I Tutor Him for the Top Universities 拯救恋爱脑亲哥，我辅导他考清北 Come Ship the Couple来磕糖吖Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted Su Zijin is fifteen years younger than her brother, Su Gu. Su Gu has been the perfect child since he was little: handsome, academically gifted, and possessed of sound values. Everyone says he’s bound for one of China’s top universities, but no one could have predicted that he’d fall for Xie Sisi, a master manipulator. The golden boy falls from grace. The title of “academic genius” gradually gives way to “delinquent,” and their parents smile less and less. Su Zijin wants to change things, but she 6.5kReads9.4Score902Shelves

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    Both of these books contain many good words and phrases, which can improve your sense of language while reading novels.

26. 26 活 Alive! As Long as She’s in This Town, She’s Alive 活性！只要她还在这座小镇就活着 Bo L Tang波l棠Rural Life114k WordsCompleted You are alive. Your body is alive. But are you still human at heart? Did you see someone today? Did you make a choice today, not because it was easy, but because it was right? Did you do something today where no one could see, something only you would ever know about? It was small, so small you’d feel embarrassed even to mention it. But you did it. That is your humanity. That is your vitality. To be alive, you need humanity. Even if you mutate, you can still be human. Without humanity, you’re no 11Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 忘 Forgotten River Teahouse: Ghost Stories Galore at the Ghost Festival Teahouse 忘川茶寮——中元茶寮鬼话连篇 Bo L Tang波l棠38k WordsCompleted Wangchuan Teahouse: Ghost Stories Galore at the Zhongyuan Teahouse 1Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 百 The Ancestor's Parody of Versailles: A Lecture Hall of Laughter 百家笑谭老祖宗的凡尔赛讲堂 Bo L Tang波l棠583k WordsCompleted Emergency report! Emergency report! The Chinese cultural heritage system has triggered a Level Three Red Alert! The meeting room at the Heavenly Dao Administration was in chaos. Three curves plunged on the holographic display: The first line, labeled [System Comprehension], had fallen from 85% in the Tang Dynasty to 32% in the 21st century. The second line, labeled [Integrity Index], had gone from the dazzling galaxy of the "Hundred Schools of Thought" era to today's scattered "quotes from fa 14Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 双 A Double-Faced Jianghu, Dedicated to the Eighteen of Every Story 双面江湖献给所有故事里的十八号 Bo L Tang波l棠Eastern Fantasy187k WordsCompleted The world sings the praises of heroes, But who remembers the nameless extras? The jianghu is more than flashing blades, It lives in serving tea and sweeping floors, too. Two voices separated by countless mountains and rivers, yet keeping exactly the same rhythm. Unhurried, neither too loud nor too soft. Like a heartbeat, like breathing. Like the jianghu itself, quietly and ceaselessly carrying on. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 上 The Ancient Powerhouses Have Arrived 上古大佬团驾到 Bo L Tang波l棠Eastern Fantasy108k WordsCompleted The ancient supreme gods Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, long since retired and all but legendary, were bored one day. They decided to take their wives, Xihe and Changxi, on a “business trip” that was really a “government-funded vacation,” visiting the Heavenly Court and the Underworld, both under the administration of the current management, the Jade Emperor. When word got out, the officials governing the Three Realms fell into unprecedented panic and chaos. They mistook a simple family outing for 11Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 盘 The Meal on the Plate: The Execution Ground, They Watch You, They Remember 盘中餐：刑场——它们看着你，它们记得 Bo L Tang波l棠58k WordsCompleted The Meal on the Plate: The Execution Ground: They Watch You, They Remember 2Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 糖 Candied Hawthorn Inn 糖葫芦客栈 Bo L Tang波l棠Fantastical Romance133k WordsCompleted Pure dialogue, a novel told entirely through lines of speech. The martial world can be a little bitter, so why not try a candied hawthorn? The first bite is tart, but the sweetness lingers. Another one, dear guest! Welcome to the Candied Hawthorn Inn! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 课 Spring and Autumn in the Textbooks 课本春秋 Bo L Tang波l棠Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted Seasons in the Textbook A Republican-era classroom, with one teacher and several students [Volume One] First School Year (Autumn 1932–Summer 1933): The Beginning of Learning Opening Note: In the autumn of 1932, the ancestral hall in Qingxi Town opened its doors as a school. Five children walked inside. Over the next six years, they would see the whole world from here. A Poem for the Opening The ancestral hall’s threshold stands three inches high. The children lift their feet to cross, unawar 25Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 血 The Blood-Red Wedding Dress: My Five-Hundred-Year-Old Ghost Girlfriend 血色嫁衣我的五百岁女鬼女友 Bo L Tang波l棠Mystery214k WordsCompleted A female ghost in a blood-red wedding dress! A sinister plot that extinguished all humanity! A meeting five hundred years in the making: she came back in this life for you! Young Gu Linchuan secluded himself in Jiangnan to prepare for his exams, only to encounter Rong Qianlu, a five-hundred-year-old female ghost dressed in a blood-red wedding gown. Her family was slaughtered when she was alive, turning her into a vengeful spirit, but Gu Linchuan’s gentleness brought out her vulnerable side. The 10Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 推 Push: The First Time I Got Pushed, I Hit Back! 推——第一次被推就打回去！ Bo L Tang波l棠64k WordsCompleted Push Back! The First Time Someone Pushes You, Hit Them Right Back! 16Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 请 Please Answer, 404 请回答，404 Bo L Tang波l棠31k WordsCompleted Please Answer, 404 6Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 主 Sacrifice the Protagonist to Heaven! Boundless Magic? 主角祭天！法力无边？ Bo L Tang波l棠95k WordsCompleted Sacrifice the Protagonist to Heaven! Boundless Magic Power? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 情 Record of the Illusory Sea of Love: The Great Void Livestream 情天幻海录太虚直播间 Bo L Tang波l棠Ancient Romance479k WordsCompleted The Illusory Realm of the Great Void, by the shores of the Sea of Love. Fairy Jing Huan had been staring blankly into a water mirror for three days. What it reflected was not her peerless beauty, but the countless scenes of the mortal world: office workers scrolling through their phones on the subway, middle-aged men and women haggling at matchmaking corners, livestreamers crying, “Brother, love me!”, and exhausted wage slaves staying up late making PowerPoints until they went bald... “Such mudd 2Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 饕 Gluttony’s Execution Ground: Crime and Punishment at the Bottom of the Food Chain 饕餮刑场——食物链底层的罪与罚 Bo L Tang波l棠60k WordsCompleted The Gluttonous Execution Ground: Crime and Punishment at the Bottom of the Food Chain 2Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 山 The Rivers and Mountains Trilogy 山河故人三部曲 Bo L Tang波l棠Modern Romance96k WordsCompleted A small town in Jiangnan, Mudanjiang in the northeast, and the ancient city of Xi'an. Different places, the same vision. Beautiful China! Jiangnan's bridges and flowing streams, the northeast's ice and snow, Xi'an's lamb paomo. Beautiful mountains, beautiful rivers, and even more beautiful people. The scenery is written through its people, and the people are reflected in the scenery! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 历 History’s Regrets: The Young Years 历史的遗憾·少年篇 The Ancients Were Trendy古人很潮Historical112k WordsCompleted What are history's regrets? They are the past, flowing away like water, never to return; the Qin Empire's great ambition for the ages reduced to a cupful of dust; the An Lushan Rebellion bringing a flourishing age to an abrupt end; the noble moonlight and lonely courage in the young Qu Yuan's heart; the idealist Yu Qian dying amid the boundless mortal world; the hot tears shed by those who read these lines in the histories... Step into the swirling dust of the dynasties and catch a fleeting glim 8.2kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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42. 42 中 A Treasury of Chinese Stories 中国故事大全 Jiu Mo Kong Is Very, Very Good鸠摩空很好很好Historical203k WordsCompleted Chinese folk tales are divided into different categories by theme. Myths and legends recount the magnificent deeds of gods and heroes, revealing humanity's awe of and imagination about the natural world. Historical legends record heroes and major events from the past, giving us a glimpse of the character and wisdom of those who came before us. Fables and classical anecdotes convey profound lessons about life and morality through short, engaging stories. 5.1kReads6.9Score204Shelves

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    To improve your language sense, you should read more classic works.

43. 43 西 Random Notes from the Western Capital 西京杂记 Liu Xin刘歆Historical17k WordsCompleted The Miscellaneous Records of the Western Capital is an ancient collection of anecdotes about Chang'an, the capital of the Western Han dynasty. It was traditionally attributed to Liu Xin of the Western Han, though later accounts generally credited Ge Hong of the Jin dynasty with compiling it. In six volumes, it gathers court lore, stories about famous figures, local customs and traditions, ingenious crafts, and folk legends from the Han dynasty. Its contents are wide-ranging, and its prose is sim 42Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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    Read some classic literary masterpieces, and also some foreign classics.

44. 44 天EN The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师 Light of the Dao道之光Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself. 694.2kReads9.6Score146.3kShelves

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    The first part mainly sets benchmarks for writing style, while the latter part basically uses mystical methods to help you improve your grades.

45. 45 瓦 The Saga of Wagang Stronghold 瓦岗寨演义 Liang Langchuan梁朗川Historical74k WordsCompleted The Tale of Wagang Stronghold is set amid the chaos of the late Sui dynasty and vividly recounts how the heroes of Wagang rise up to resist tyranny. The story follows bold outlaws such as Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Shan Xiongxin, and Xu Maogong, chronicling their legendary exploits: gathering at Wagang, seizing the imperial tribute, rebelling in Shandong, and joining forces with eighteen rebel kings to fight the Sui court. The book features both bloody battles amid flashing blades and clashes of w 845Reads9.5Score107Shelves

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    These stories melt away the ice in our hearts like warm sunshine; cultivation is nurtured through empathy, and good fortune becomes a gentle echo in our souls. 🌹

46. 46 曾 Zeng Guofan's Methods of Scholarship 曾国藩治学方法 Hu Zhefu胡哲敷Historical77k WordsCompleted This book explores three dimensions: self-cultivation, managing affairs, and reading. Its discussion of self-cultivation advocates integrating “resolve, insight, and perseverance,” building a foundation for body and mind through meditation and a regular routine. Its approach to managing affairs reveals, through practical examples such as running a household and leading an army, the unity of hands-on action and institutional innovation. Its discussion of reading emphasizes “mastering one field” a 342Reads9.0Score159Shelves

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    I recommend these classic books.

47. 47 宋 History of the Song: Annals of Emperor Taizu 宋史·太祖本纪 Tuo Tuo脱脱Historical21k WordsCompleted He may have been the best “actor” among the founding emperors in Chinese history. In 960 CE, a carefully orchestrated “forced enthronement” at Chenqiao Station propelled Zhao Kuangyin from a general of the Later Zhou into the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty. Over drinks, he stripped the founding generals of their military power; amid the shadows of an axe and candlelight, the mystery surrounding his bizarre death remains unsolved to this day. Some call him a wise ruler who ended the chaos o 142Reads8.4Score—Shelves
48. 48 桑 The Sang Method of Secretly Loving You 桑式暗恋法则 Gentle Scholar温柔文人Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted [Physical edition now available] Sang You transmigrated, landing back on the first day of her freshman year of high school. The three years of high school she'd finally made it through had suddenly been reset to square one. Thinking about going back to a high school life where she had nothing, not even a full head of hair, made her want to die. Later, she stopped wanting to die, but everyone else said she was crazy. She was a freshman, yet not long after the term began, she skipped ahead to seni 67.5kReads9.6Score10kShelves

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    I feel great about these three. I've finished the first one; the author's writing is excellent, the emotions are very delicate, the ending is a sad ending but the main body is a happy ending. I really like the first book; there are many beautiful sentences, and I've copied some of my essays from it. The second book is mainly for posting questions and finding information posted by others, which can help improve your writing skills. The third book is mainly related to essay writing, and it seems pretty good overall.

49. 49 撑 Breaking Through the Transmigration and Rebirth Research Lab 撑破穿越重生研究室 Thorny Bougainvillea有刺三角梅Urban369k WordsOngoing Modern City + Multiple Social Classes + Multiple Female Characters + Campus Life + Inspirational + Political Career + Workplace + Two Male Leads To secure more research funding, Z University opened the world’s first “Transmigration and Rebirth Research Lab.” After finally passing the graduate entrance exam, Yi Lian became one of the lab’s first graduate students… Then Yi Lian discovered that they had become a living specimen… 151Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    Modern reading can broaden one's horizons.

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