Looking for Books Set in the 1950s or 1960s Only, with a Male Lead! A Male Lead! A Male Lead! 求50.60年代的书其他的不要，男主！男主！男主！

1. 1 梦 A Dream Come True, Only It’s 1958 梦想成真却是1958 WD Little GirlWD小妮子Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Xiang Wang, from 2024, arrives in the capital he has always envied after a freak car accident. He becomes a true Beijinger, but it’s 1958. He doesn’t want to be a Beijinger in this era, but what’s done is done. All he can do is struggle through this hunger-filled life, step by step, toward becoming the kind of Beijinger he has always dreamed of being. 18.9kReads8.3Score1.3kShelves

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   These are all period novels set in the 1950s and 60s, so they're worth reading. The first book starts with city dwellers, while the second and third focus on rural areas migrating to the cities.

2. 2 年 1959: Bringing My Whole Family to City Life 年代1959带全家做城里人 The Ox Who Loves Eating Tigers爱吃老虎的牛Urban4.9M WordsOngoing Also known as: A Wonderful Life for Liu Genlai in 1959, A Free and Easy Life for an Orphan in 1959. The story moves at an unhurried pace and isn't full of anger or conflict. It's all about everyday family matters, so if you enjoy a slower pace, feel free to give it a try. Liu Genlai gets knocked into the countryside of 1959 by a dump truck. Is he going to lead the whole village to prosperity? Don't be ridiculous. Liu Genlai's little shoulders can't bear such a heavy burden. All he wants is for h 80.5kReads8.3Score5.7kShelves
3. 3 年 1959: From the Start, My Cousin Knocks Me Out with a Bludgeon 年代1959，开局被堂哥敲闷棍 The Uncle Who Wet the Bed尿床的大叔Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [Family Unity]+ [Everyday Life]+ [Getting in with the Powerful] P.S. A woman named Qiao Ya appears in the story. She is an important supporting character later on and greatly helps the male lead's family grow, so she is not a troublesome character. In 2024, an orphan transmigrates into the body of a 1959 technical-school graduate who shares his name. The original owner was walking home after dark when his cousin knocked him out, hoping to inherit his job. In return, he sends both their 8.4kReads8.4Score627Shelves
4. 4 六 The 1960s: My Pocket Dimension Only Collects My Enemies 六零：我的空间专收仇人 Where Is Anyuan安远在哪Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A satisfying revenge story with a pocket dimension + three older sisters and one mother who dote on the heroine + a mysterious master + one brother in the military and another in the police + the heroine tells me to wait until she grows up + the patriarch charges me, so I collect interest] Su Cheng, a post-90s owner of a travel company, burned to death in 2026 while saving someone. When he opened his eyes again, he was a beggar who had been beaten to death in 1960. Only a few days after transmi 7.5kReads7.0Score767Shelves

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   Transmigrated into the body of a beggar, Su Cheng only wanted to live. But his enemies set fire to his home, his master pressured him, and the country ordered him to work on equipment. From the Great Northern Wilderness to Africa, from Africa to the port city. He blasted a vast ocean, earning himself a hero who protected the nation. The Grand Elder wanted to see him, and Su Cheng's scalp tingled.

5. 5 1 1961: I Was Only Eight the Year I Was Reborn 1961：重生那年我才八岁 Where Is Anyuan安远在哪Urban895k WordsOngoing Note: This is a slow-paced, slow-burn novel!! Not much excitement; the focus is on amusing everyday life!! The figures in this story belong to a parallel world. Please don't compare them with reality! [Homesteading] + [Period] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Laid-back] + [Homesteading] + [Raising children] + [Transmigration] + [Lighthearted] + [Slow-paced] + [Slow-burn] + [Daily life] + [Amusing moments] + [Nonsense] + [Made up] A young man had possessed a mysterious pocket dimension since modern times. 1.1kReads8.0Score—Shelves
6. 6 植 A Plant-Based Cultivator Returns to Earth in the 1960s 植物系修士重返地球六十年代 Totoro Immortal龙猫仙人Urban2.1M WordsCompleted A top student at a prestigious university accidentally transmigrated to a cultivation world and spent a century there, eventually becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator. But when he returned to Earth, a temporal displacement sent him to the impoverished 1960s, where people barely had enough clothes or food. He had no System, no golden finger, and not even a trace of spiritual energy. All he had was a portable dimension where time flowed differently, so he set out to farm and make sure he always had 12.1kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves
7. 7 重 Back to the 1960s, Without a Single Regret 重回60年代不遗憾 Three-Earth Sword三土剑Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Period setting] + [pocket dimension] + [Transmigration] + [farming] + [genius] Li Jianyao is struck by lightning and sent back to the 1960s. The only relative he doesn't see is his great-grandmother; he reunites with everyone else. The meteoric iron he found as a child turns out to contain a pocket dimension. He can grow crops and raise animals inside it, and it even contains an entire sea. Using the pocket dimension, Li Jianyao helps his family and village survive years of famine. With his ext 5.3kReads8.4Score373Shelves
8. 8 1 1960: Making It Big in Hong Kong 1960，发迹在香港 Snail Learns to Type蜗牛学打字Urban573k WordsCompleted Period Setting + Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + One Female Lead + Unusual Development + Stirring Up Trouble Yang Jing transmigrates to 1960 in a parallel world, right in the midst of a nationwide famine. He has a beautiful wife, two underage sisters, and just a few pounds of grain to last them half a year. Fortunately, he gains a pocket dimension that can grow over time. Besides farming, it can also transport him to different places once he collects all its formation flags. So a British nuc 6.4kReads7.9Score373Shelves
9. 9 小 A Young Chinese Doctor Makes His Way in the 1960s 小中医闯荡六零 Young Master Tang堂少Urban711k WordsCompleted Zhang Xudong had been living an easy, comfortable life, with no worries about food or money thanks to the medical clinic his grandfather left him. But after falling asleep, he was struck by lightning and sent to an era where food and supplies were scarce. From the start, his dreadful mother knocked him unconscious. Every day after waking up, he felt that he wasn't living the life he wanted. Even as a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, he was becoming more and more distracted from his pro 9.9kReads8.8Score693Shelves
10. 10 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: One Rebirth After Another 穿越六零：一重浪灭一重生 Last Night, Listening to Wind and Rain from the Little Tower小楼昨夜听风雨Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Li Xu transmigrates to the year 1960. In this era he has never seen, and has only heard about in books and from the elderly, the only thing he can do is make sure his family has enough to eat and can live a good life. 6.8kReads8.4Score316Shelves
11. 11 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Sent to the Countryside from the Start 重生60年代，开局就上山下乡 A Solitary Stone孑然的石头Urban3.8M WordsOngoing [Period]+ [Reborn]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Single Female Lead] Ye Hao transmigrates to a parallel world in the 1960s. Just as he is about to starve to death, he awakens an ancient treasure passed down from antiquity: the Azure Lotus Mystic Jade! Watch as he lives it up during the famine, improving his own life while also doing his part to help this country rebuild from the ground up! Our goal is the stars and the sea! 1.9kReads8.8Score239Shelves
12. 12 六 Back to the Sixties: Becoming a Chef at a Big Factory 六十年代之回到大厂当厨子 Spanish Mackerel Dumplings鲅鱼饺子Urban301k WordsCompleted (Period Drama + Rebirth + Siheyuan Courtyard + Farming + No Golden Finger) Wang Jianguo spent his whole life meekly working in the back kitchen of a machinery factory. He had no wife or children, and even the factory took care of his funeral. Perhaps his obsession ran too deep, because time turned back and returned him to the moment before it all began... There’s no golden finger at any point. The protagonist won’t reach the pinnacle of life or slaughter his way through the world. If that’s not 7.1kReads9.0Score437Shelves
13. 13 幺 The Youngest Branch’s Elder, the Sixty-Year-Old Junior Ancestor 幺房长辈，60小太爷 Bai Mu Sishui白木泗水Urban2.7M WordsOngoing Chen Yu woke up in a hospital bed and found that everything had changed. He had returned to his youth, to an era of scarce supplies when the people in the village would rather go hungry themselves than forget to support him. After all, he was the village's young granduncle. Given another chance, he couldn't let his younger relatives suffer the hardships of his previous life. After all, he was the most senior member of the village by generation. Chen Family Village was an ordinary little mountain 27.7kReads7.3Score2.3kShelves

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14. 14 年 A Legendary Life in the Era 年代传奇人生 Wen Youcai文有财Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the Greater Khingan Mountains of the 1960s. With the pocket dimension and gear from his previous life, he takes his friends hunting and exploring. The early story centers on hunting, with cross-province searches for family, treasure hunts, and battles against spies woven in. They explore fortresses, raid tombs, and get caught up in other thrilling adventures. Novel pets include a wolverine, a big black horse, a yellow-throated marten, reindeer, and a mantis. 61.4kReads7.7Score8.8kShelves

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    A ruthless soldier king is reborn in the depths of the Greater Khingan Mountains in the 1960s, carrying the spatial abilities and equipment from his previous life. He and his companions explore, hunt, and earn money. The story is exciting and fast-paced, with hunting as the main focus in the early stages, interspersed with cross-province searches for relatives, treasure hunts, fighting spies, exploring fortresses, tomb raiding, and adventure. The pets are novel: wolverines, red dogs, black horses, yellow-throated martens, reindeer, and mantises. Later chapters incorporate folk customs and cultivation. Updates are stable, and the game is entirely hand-written. Welcome to the story!

15. 15 四 Siheyuan: I Use the Law to Crush All Defiance 四合院：我用国法镇压一切不服 The Mighty Northern Emperor坚强的北冥大帝Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted One heroine + smart protagonist + real-life cases + industrial powerhouse + grand vision By chance, Song Yuan arrives at that famous courtyard. Armed with a copy of the "Public Security Administration Punishments Regulations", he easily puts the courtyard's vermin in their place! Having lived another life, of course he wants to contribute to his country. He'll make sure to have a presence at the Canton Fair! A story about a modern person using the rule of law to navigate life in a courtyard. He 36.7kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves

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    Both of these are novels featuring male protagonists set in the 1950s and 60s, but both involve the protagonist living in the same courtyard house as Qin Man Siheyuan [laughing emoji]. The author of the first book is very meticulous, having consulted a lot of materials; the prices and wages are very accurate for that era. The author of the second book has impeccable writing skills and a humorous style. Both are of excellent quality and worth checking out.

16. 16 我 I Solve Cases to Put Food on the Table 我靠破案养家糊口 Empty Words in a Dream梦中的虚语Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1958, I moved into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Did I transmigrate into a TV drama or transmigrate into a book? Good thing I have so many buffs stacked that I don't have to spend all day playing family power games in one little courtyard! 5.2kReads9.3Score571Shelves
17. 17 年 1958: I Transmigrate to a Siheyuan on Luogu Lane 年代1958：穿越锣鼓巷四合院 Cauliflower Bun花菜包Urban1.0M WordsCompleted This is not fan fiction, and there is no animal training. It’s about family life and everyday routines, so don’t read it if that’s not your thing! A special era, a special memory. Through the eyes of an ordinary person, return to those unforgettable years! The protagonist starts by fishing, takes care of his family, builds relationships, and experiences that history firsthand with the perspective of someone from the future. 13.1kReads7.1Score689Shelves

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    The male protagonist transmigrates to before the Great Famine of 1958. Using his spiritual spring space, he fishes, hunts, farms, and raises livestock, ensuring his family is well-fed and clothed. He even helps the production brigade develop its collective economy, creating a paradise during the famine years.

18. 18 我 I Am Li Huaide's Bodyguard 我是李怀德的警卫员 Lying-Flat Enthusiast躺客Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsOngoing Li Dahu, a soldier, served as Li Huaide's bodyguard. After leaving the military, he was assigned to the Hongxing Steelworks. This is the story of how he struggled through years of famine while supporting his three younger brothers and three younger sisters, and gradually built a better life for himself at the Hongxing Steelworks. 49kReads7.2Score3.2kShelves

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    1950S and 1960s

19. 19 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s, So Isn’t It Only Natural for a Purchasing Agent to Have a Space? 穿越六零，采购员有空间很合理吧 Cats Don't Climb Trees猫猫不上树Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to another era]✘ [Pocket dimension is nearly useless at first]✘ [No angst, not a power fantasy]✘ [Warmhearted, not cold-blooded] [The protagonist is playful but a bit of a coward] College student Li Hao drowns while saving someone at the seaside. He transmigrates into the body of Li Baogen, a procurement officer at a steel mill in Northeast China in 1960, in a parallel world. The Great Famine has just begun. People everywhere are digging up wild greens, stripping bark from tre 27kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves

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    Daily writings of steel mill purchasing agents in Northeast China in the 1960s

20. 20 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: From the Start, I’m Asked to Take in a Dying Man’s Child 穿越六零：开局遭遇临终托孤 Mr. Wordless无言先生Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Historical era + Rebirth + System + Pocket Dimension + Light fantasy] After dying, Xu Jianguo was reborn in a parallel world in the 1960s. He happened to save a Taoist master and his apprentice, and as the old Taoist lay dying, he entrusted his three-year-old apprentice to Xu Jianguo's care. With a little sister suddenly in his life, Xu Jianguo began raising a child. Watch as he makes the most of the vibrant 1960s. 13.4kReads8.8Score863Shelves
21. 21 重 Reborn in 1961: I Built My Fortune Starting with Hunting 重生1961：我从打猎开始发家致富 Maple Speaks枫说Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Chen Fan, a top soldier of the 21st century, was reborn in 1961 as an ordinary villager in the forests along the northeastern frontier. Poverty and famine made an already hard life even worse. The original owner’s father had been injured while hunting in the mountains a year earlier and died in agony. He left behind his mother, Chen Fan, and a ten-year-old younger sister to fend for themselves. His uncles and other relatives not only refused to help, but took advantage of their misfortune. His w 5kReads8.1Score334Shelves

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    ① Chen Fan's head spun, his consciousness blurred, and he felt the world spinning around him. When he opened his eyes again, all he saw was the mottled roof of an adobe house, with a biting wind blowing in through the cracks. He had been reborn in 1961 in a remote mountain village on the northeastern border, as an ordinary villager. It was an era of extreme poverty, compounded by famine, leaving the mountains and fields desolate. The fields yielded nothing, the trees were stripped bare, and life seemed shrouded in a thick gloom, devoid of any hope. Recalling his past life, Chen Fan felt a pang of bitterness. Just a year ago, his father, trying to feed the family, had risked his life hunting in the mountains, but was tragically wounded by a wild animal. Lacking medical care, he could only breathe his last in excruciating pain and resentment. Now, only his frail mother, his young, delicate sister, and his youngest sister, all left in the family, struggling to survive in this harsh world. Even with such difficult circumstances, those uncles and relatives showed no pity whatsoever. They coveted Chen Fan's meager possessions, scheming and robbing him whenever possible. And then there was the vicious grandmother, who was arrogant and disdainful of Chen Fan's family, hurling insults at them for the slightest provocation. Even worse, the grandmother frequently bossed Chen Fan and his mother around, ordering them to do chores for their uncles and relatives. Whether it was the heavy farm work during the busy season or the mundane household chores, Chen Fan and his mother were arbitrarily driven around, and any resistance only resulted in more severe harassment.

22. 22 年 The 1960s: From Mountain Hunting to the Richest Man in Beijing 年代60从赶山打猎到四九城首富 Summer Pine Breeze夏日松风Urban907k WordsCompleted New book: "Hunting in the Mountains in 1970: Raising Five Younger Siblings and Marrying the Most Beautiful Educated Youth". Come give it a try! [Reborn][Period][Making a Fortune][Hunting][Fishing][Treasure Hunting][Family Life] Zhang Weidong is Reborn in the 1960s, with a System that rewards him with points whenever he earns money. At first, he gets one point for every dime he earns. As the story progresses, that changes to one point for every dollar. He also has a portable space with a store in 6.3kReads8.2Score532Shelves
23. 23 6 The 1960s: Reborn with a Pocket Dimension During the Famine 60年代：带着空间重生饥荒时期 In This Life, I Think Only of You此生念卿一人Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [1960s] + [Farming] + [Pocket Dimension System] + [Heartwarming] + [Getting Rich] + [Slow-Paced] Su Bai woke up drunk and discovered that he had transmigrated to the resource-poor 1960s. Fortunately, he was bound to a mysterious pocket dimension System with a richly stocked inventory panel, offering everything from food to everyday necessities. Faced with his family's poverty, Su Bai used the System's supplies to improve their lives, making sure his family had enough to eat and warm clothes to w 11.4kReads7.0Score748Shelves
24. 24 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s, Leaving No Regrets 穿越60年代，不留遗憾 Soar Ninety Thousand Miles跃九万里Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Period setting + transmigration + System + male lead + pocket dimension] No needless hostility, and hardly any awful characters (almost none). Also known as: The 1960s: Is the County Government Procurement Officer Really Number Two? Adapted into a motion comic, with no interruption to updates. Sun Xuan, a young man from the modern era, unexpectedly obtains a golden finger and transmigrates to the 1960s. Bound to a sign-in System, he has a pocket dimension stocked with abundant supplies, includi 32.1kReads8.1Score2.8kShelves
25. 25 重 Reborn in 1968: I Bring a Beautiful Educated Youth Home as My Wife 重生1968，美女知青娶回家 The Gentle Breeze Is Not Lonely清风不寂寞Urban419k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1968, he finds a group of beautiful educated youths sent down to the countryside in his village... [Reborn into a bygone era, rural life, an ensemble cast's daily lives, catching fish and shrimp, raising poultry, more children, more blessings, the rise of a clan...] 1.4kReads5.4Score101Shelves
26. 26 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.6kReads8.0Score409Shelves

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    [Add one to your bookshelf] The pinnacle of period fiction and educated youth fiction! Time travel to become the top scorer in the college entrance exam, seize opportunities to get rich! Beautiful wife, warm family life! Everyday life, tight plot, heartwarming story! Highly recommend this book 👍 You might think it's a novel, but it's actually a very interesting historical record. Its strength lies in its focus on ordinary people. Hundreds of typical characters are based on real people and real stories. People born in the 50s, 60s, and 70s should read it; perhaps you can find stories that reflect your own era or the era itself. The story is touching, the plot is well-arranged, and it should be called a good novel within a historical record, and a good historical story within a novel.

27. 27 年 Period: A House Full of Educated Youths, and the Neighboring Sisters Are Getting Anxious 年代：满屋女知青，邻家姐妹急了 Liang Sangen梁三更Urban456k WordsOngoing [Reborn + multiple heroines + hunting + mountain foraging + gourmet food + System + family life + cozy everyday moments + feel-good rags-to-riches story] In 1978, the wave of educated youth returning to the cities begins! In his previous life, Zhou Yunfeng did everything he could to curry favor with the educated young women so he could return to the city with them. He even stole all his family’s savings to buy himself a chance, including the money his mother needed to save her life! But as soon 80Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a male-oriented historical fiction novel, incredibly realistic, without any melodramatic tropes or oppressive themes, and completely devoid of the clichéd "doting husband" or "simp" tropes. It's a new book, still in its early stages, but absolutely worth reading—a must-read! Hurry up and check it out, or you'll miss out! Aa ...

28. 28 重 Reborn in a Northeastern Mountain Village: Fishing and Hunting Across Two Rivers and Two Nations 重生东北小山村渔猎两江两国 Student Tianya小学生天涯Urban4.0M WordsOngoing Please give this five stars. Please give this five stars. I don't have much education or skill, and I can't write fancy prose. I use ordinary people's language to tell an ordinary story. If you like it, I thank you for your support with a clasped-fist salute. If you don't, please be kind and don't flame me. An artist can't make a living without noble-minded patrons. I offer my thanks to all of you, my dear supporters. 41.6kReads8.2Score2.9kShelves

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    A story set in Northeast China, set in a bygone era, featuring rebirth, hunting, fishing, farming, and adventures. It includes everyday family matters, thrilling life-or-death encounters with brothers, and a series of hilarious and exciting events.

29. 29 开 From the Start, I Hand Over Another World, and the Nation Makes Me the Pioneer 开局上交异世界，国家让我做先锋 Fourth Master Nan Gai南丐四爷Urban314k WordsCompleted A modern special forces king returns home on leave and accidentally comes across human traffickers brazenly snatching a child in a sealed vehicle. Furious, Zhang Shengli immediately steps in and fights the criminals, rescuing the child. What he never expects is that they’re armed not only with a machete and a stun baton, but also a pistol. Though he is the king of the special forces, Zhang Shengli is unarmed and outnumbered five to one. After taking a knife wound and a bullet, he takes all five 46Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 重 Reborn in 1984: I Cut Ties, Split the Family, and Awakened a Daily Intelligence System 重生84：断亲分家觉醒每日情报 Cowherd from the Ten Thousand Mountains十万大山放牛娃Urban95k WordsOngoing [Also known as: Reborn in 1984: I Have a Money-Picking System] In his previous life, Yang Zaijun's wife and daughter disappeared. His adoptive parents, younger brother, younger sisters, and the whole lot of them were leeches, treating him like an ATM and draining him dry. He raised the younger ones and supported the older ones, too. Reborn, he cuts ties with them, splits up the family, and sends them on their way. Yang Zaijun awakens a Daily Intel System and starts building his fortune. Daily In 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A man and his dog hunt and sell their catch.

31. 31 7 The 1970s: You Have Space, So Why Not Hunt and Trade? 70年代：有空间你不打猎倒卖？ Cowherd from the Ten Thousand Mountains十万大山放牛娃Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Travel between two worlds ➕ resell supplies ➕ raise hunting dogs ➕ hunt ➕ raise wild animals ➕ fish for rare giant fish ➕ build a wellness resort ➕ bring technical documents for missiles, aircraft carriers, and fighter jets, along with high-yield hybrid seeds, to the 1970s and 1980s] He transmigrates to 1977, an era when guns and hunting are unrestricted and wild animals are unprotected. Yang Guangshu, fifteen Chinese hunting dogs, Tibetan Mastiffs, Xiasi dogs, and East Sichuan hunting dogs, pl 24.7kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves
32. 32 回 Back in 1977, I Married the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom 回到1977年，娶了女儿国国王 Ji Yuning季宇宁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yuning transmigrated back to 1977. He went from being a 21-year-old educated youth returning to the city to a literary young man, a great poet, and a famous novelist. It was all thanks to his memories of his previous life and the books he copied. But his greatest reward was marrying a wife as beautiful as a fairy. 11.7kReads8.0Score759Shelves
33. 33 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    There aren't actually that many camels.

34. 34 在 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… 7.6kReads5.8Score316Shelves
35. 35 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves
36. 36 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
37. 37 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves
38. 38 穿 Transmigrated to a Bygone Era, My Beast Companion Is a Vampire 穿越年代，我的御兽是吸血鬼 Who Am I Wandering For为谁去流浪Rural Life494k WordsOngoing A grounded tale of rural life and farming, adventure in another world, beast taming, and immortality. After transmigrating to an impoverished village in 1955, Zhou Jiasheng becomes the family outcast, the eldest child no one wants! His parents take his siblings to the city to get a job with a state-owned enterprise, leaving him behind in the countryside with food but no money, to fend for himself. Just when he is at his wits' end, the troublemaking System that caused him to transmigrate is alrea 80.4kReads8.4Score9.9kShelves

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39. 39 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu's Age of Empires 四合院：傻柱的帝国时代 Who Am I Wandering For为谁去流浪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted In the 1950s, life in the capital was hard, and the winds of change stirred beneath the surface. A modern soul found himself in the body of a young man known as Silly Zhu. His father had run off, leaving only his little sister behind. The courtyard was rife with trouble, and hidden currents swirled through the streets. Fortunately, he had a world of his own: the Age of Empires game world. Starting in the primitive Stone Age, he reclaimed land, developed production, and smelted metal, steadily l 42kReads7.3Score3.8kShelves
40. 40 上 Middle-Aged in Shanghai: I’ve Hidden My Medicinal Wine Ability for 20 Years 上海中年：我藏药酒异能苟20年 Tan Chulin檀楚林Urban162k WordsCompleted In 2006, Shanghai was swept up in a wave of reform. Large numbers of veteran workers at state-owned enterprises were laid off, and a lifetime of stability vanished overnight. At forty, Zhang Jianguo saw his eighteen years of service wiped out. His buyout compensation was slashed, and in middle age he had no one to rely on while raising a young daughter. To feed his family, he took grueling construction jobs, did backbreaking labor, suffered wage deductions, and endured bullying, struggling eve 86Reads—Score—Shelves

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    (A super realistic and compelling story about middle-aged life in the city, highly recommended!) This period novel is so well-written, you know the locations and local dialects—it's as if you've actually experienced it all. It depicts 50 years of Shanghai's transformation through the life of a middle-aged man, written in a style reminiscent of Liang Xiaosheng's *The World*. Definitely worth reading. A middle-aged man's journey of survival and growth! You'll be moved to tears! It could perhaps be renamed *The Survival Story of Zhang Jianguo with His Divine Nose*. A flavorful period novel, a great read!!

41. 41 重 Reborn in 1960: From Bachi Alley to Hongjiagou 重生1960：八尺巷爆到洪家沟 The Chosen One王者之选Urban407k WordsCompleted After leaving Eight-Foot Alley, Hong Tiejun found an empty corner and tossed the cornmeal into his pocket dimension. Before he had even made it to the mouth of the alley, he had already wolfed down the cornmeal cake. Feeling the money and ration coupons in his pocket, Hong Tiejun couldn’t help reflecting... Hongjiagou lay at the foot of Dahei Mountain, and it was still a desolate place. Nestled against the mountains and water, Hongjiagou had fields stretching out in every direction... Hong Tie 1.1kReads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Male protagonist. A story set in the 1960s. Good!

42. 42 重 Back to 1973: I Have a Sign-In System 重回1973，我有签到系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban896k WordsOngoing A wage slave among wage slaves was summoned to work overtime in the middle of the night. On his way home at dawn, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse sent him back to the fervent era. Armed with an incomplete cultivation sign-in System, let's see how he makes his mark in those turbulent times. 16.5kReads6.8Score1.2kShelves
43. 43 重 Back to the Late 1970s, I Have a Choice System 重回70年代末，我有选择系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban766k WordsCompleted A modern food-delivery rider was hit by a heavy truck while saving someone and sent back to the 1970s, reborn as an educated youth about to take the college entrance exam. Ding! The choice System has been activated. A choice has been triggered. Choice One: Take the college entrance exam? No way. You can return to the city freely in a year, so stay in the village for another year. Reward: Become the village secretary's live-in son-in-law. Choice Two: The college entrance exam is the only way to c 17.9kReads7.0Score1.1kShelves
44. 44 重 Reborn in 1974: I Take My Space with Me to the Countryside 重生1974年，我带空间去下乡 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban642k WordsCompleted Li Feng, a wage slave working a 996 schedule, accidentally activated the pocket dimension in the jade pendant his grandfather left him before he died. As a devoted fan of web novels on Tomato, how could he not know what opportunity was coming his way? “Grandpa! Bless your grandson with a chance to transmigrate to an awesome world. I’ll make sure our Li family has plenty of descendants.” The newly unemployed wage slave gathered what little money he had and stockpiled some supplies. Now he waits f 16.9kReads7.8Score704Shelves
45. 45 末 Sailing the Apocalypse: My Compass Can Analyze Ancient God Relics 末世航海我的罗盘能解析古神遗物 Big Fish Begonia Fruit大鱼海棠果Sci-Fi & Apocalypse886k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse, Survival, Sailing, System, Treasure Hunting, Sea Monsters] The tsunami struck in a single day, sinking all the land on Earth and turning the world into an endless ocean. My name is Lin Che. I was trapped on a rickety raft, waiting to die, when I accidentally activated an ancient Analysis Compass. Analyze ancient relics, and you can obtain fresh water, food, weapons, ship blueprints, and more! Starting with the crudest wooden raft, I’ll upgrade it step by step into a fishing boat, a 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A thrilling, action-packed novel set in the 1960s! The protagonist, Lin Jianjun, is reborn in the Great Northern Wilderness, awakening his X-ray vision ability. He tears apart villains and protects his younger siblings. He encounters the resilient Shen Qinghe, who turns out to be the long-lost daughter of a high-ranking official. Together, the couple appraises treasures to make a living, overcomes natural disasters and conspiracies, turning adversity into opportunity and establishing a successful family. Packed with exciting moments, no frustrating or filler chapters, and a deeply affectionate couple—a must-read for anyone looking for a period novel! [Smirk]

46. 46 六 The 1960s: Educated Youth in the Great Northern Wilderness, With Plenty to Eat and Drink 六零：知青北大荒，都吃饱喝足 Big Fish Begonia Fruit大鱼海棠果Urban702k WordsCompleted (Period Drama · Rebirth · Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside · Beidahuang · Spatial Storage · Stockpiling Grain · Reclaiming Wasteland · Career Advancement · Seizing the Opportunities of the Era · Brotherhood · Production Corps System) Lin Jianjun is reborn in the famine-stricken 1960s. His gambling-addicted father bleeds the family dry, while his biased mother abandons him. He and his three younger siblings are driven to the brink of death. This time, on his third day after being sent to Be 283Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 灵 Exorcising Ghosts on a Supernatural Livestream: How Did This Cultivator Become a Tycoon? 灵异直播捉鬼，邪修怎么变土豪了 Big Fish Begonia Fruit大鱼海棠果Mystery370k WordsCompleted [Urban fantasy | Supernatural livestreaming | Yin Merchant System | Workplace in the underworld | Get rich and extend your life | Black and White Impermanence | Rule-based horror | Survival mystery] He owed 9,800 yuan, was two months behind on rent, and had only seven days left to live. Lin Ping'an bound himself to the Yin Merchant Livestreaming System and embarked on a dangerous path to riches! A red maple wedding-dress ghost: his first job brought in 2,577 yuan and added two days to his lifesp 3Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 非 The Wild and Sweet Intangible Cultural Heritage Expert: The Conservator's Favorite 非遗大佬野又甜：修复师偏宠 Big Fish Begonia Fruit大鱼海棠果Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [Intangible cultural heritage restoration | Sweet romance | Wilderness exploration | Mutual doting | Wish-fulfillment | Strong female lead] Su Qingran is a reclusive master of intangible cultural heritage restoration. Her skill at restoring antiques is unparalleled, but she prefers to keep a low profile and hunt for treasures in the wild. After an unexpected encounter brings her together with a refined, aloof powerhouse, she plans to work on restorations and explore secret realms on her own, onl 4Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 重 Reborn in 1980: From Courtyard Menace to Peerless National Scholar 重生80，从大院祸害到国士无双 The Song Is Not Yet Finished一曲未完Urban1.0M WordsOngoing The winds of change are sweeping through 1980! Ye Xiaotian, chief engineer at a high-tech company, is unexpectedly reborn. His memories of future technology become a blade with which to turn the tide of the era. With a deluge of patents in his left hand, he drives his rivals straight into bankruptcy. With black-tech blueprints in his right, he forces foreign companies to grovel. Just as foreign firms are preparing to sweep across China with their wired remote controls, he sneers: “Infrared wirel 4.7kReads6.3Score291Shelves

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    🔥This is amazing!🔥The Trilogy of Calamities🔥 Part 1: Calamities that Wreak Havoc on Heaven, Earth, You, Me, Him, Her, and It - "The Number One Calamity of the Tang Dynasty" Part 2: "Reborn in the 80s: From Calamity in the Courtyard to Unparalleled Hero" One word: Awesome! [Laugh][Laugh][Send Heart] [Send Heart][Laugh][Laugh]

50. 50 大 Great Tang's Number One Menace 大唐第一祸害 The Song Is Not Yet Finished一曲未完Historical2.3M WordsCompleted His Majesty Li Er was furious. “My machine-gun company has been lured away by that little menace again?!” A minister replied carefully, “Your Majesty, the Japanese envoy was a month behind on his liquor tab at Wangfujing, so the Crown Prince… the Crown Prince just…” Li Er looked disdainful. “Nonsense! Japan is a friendly neighbor of our Great Tang. They’re only a little behind on payment. Would he really go that far?” The minister answered cautiously, “Your Majesty… the debt is 108,000 strings o 46.5kReads8.4Score3.3kShelves

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