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- 51 Li Hongzhang: One of the Four Great Statesmen of the Restoration 中兴四大名臣李鸿章 Li Hongzhang (1823–1901) was a powerful late Qing official, founder and commander of the Huai Army and the Beiyang Fleet, and one of the leading figures of the Self-Strengthening Movement. Alongside Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, and Zhang Zhidong, he was known as one of the Four Great Ministers of the Tongzhi Restoration. His life spanned nearly all of the most turbulent, humiliating, and arduous years of China’s modern history. His achievements and failings remain an important subject of scholarly 1Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 52 The History of Emperor Taizu of Song, Too Gruesome to Read Closely 不忍细看的宋太祖史 Did you know? In the long sweep of Chinese history, the Song dynasty is one of those extraordinary dynasties you simply can’t leave out. The History of Song Taizu: Too Wild to Read Closely is a fascinating book that will have you laughing your way through those years of the Song dynasty. From Zhao Kuangyin’s dramatic rise from the start, when he was “cloaked in the yellow robe,” to the tragic end of the Southern Song, emperors, generals, ministers, and famous scholars spring vividly to life, as 2Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 53 Wild History Isn’t Necessarily False 野史未必假 History is more than the rigid record preserved in official histories. The overlooked scraps at its edges often conceal truths that are livelier, more outrageous, and closer to human nature. Do you think Liao Hua was just a minor figure who rose to prominence because Shu had “no great generals left”? What pitfalls lay behind Zhuge Ke’s reputation as a genius? Wen Yang, dubbed “Little Zhao Yun,” had a life far more dramatic than you might imagine! Ma Chao was more than just the “Brocade of Xilian 2.5kReads9.2Score45014d adds
- 54 Three Hundred Years of the Tang Dynasty’s Rise and Fall: A Thousand Years in One Glance 大唐兴衰三百年：一眼千年读唐史 [Read in One Sitting + Three Hundred Years of the Tang Dynasty + Historical Context + History Made Accessible + Major Historical Figures] The three-hundred-year Tang dynasty was about far more than the Zhenguan and Kaiyuan eras or the poet Li Bai. This book lets you take in a thousand years of history at a glance. From Li Yuan’s desperate uprising in Taiyuan to Li Shimin’s unrivaled glory as the “Heavenly Khan”; from Wu Zetian’s unprecedented era as an empress to the height of prosperity under L 14Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 55 Veritable Records of Qing Taizu, Emperor Wu 清太祖武皇帝实录 The Veritable Records of Emperor Wu, Taizu of Qing is the authoritative official biography of Nurhaci, founder of the Later Jin dynasty. Written in chronological form, it recounts the sweeping story of the Manchus’ rise from tribal rivalries to the foundation of an empire. The book not only reveals the mythic origin of the “Three Fairy Maidens Who Ate the Divine Fruit and Bore the Ancestor,” but also vividly depicts Nurhaci’s legendary deeds: raising an army with thirteen suits of ancestral armo 3Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 56 Romance of the Thirteen Qing Emperors 清宫十三朝演义 The Romance of the Thirteen Reigns of the Qing Court is a historical novel of nearly 600,000 Chinese characters by Republican-era writer Xu Xiaotian. With vivid prose and a sweeping scope, it offers a panoramic view of almost three hundred years of change, from the Qing dynasty’s origins to its fall. The novel’s one hundred chapters trace events from Nurhaci’s rise in Jianzhou and his uprising with thirteen suits of ancestral armor to Puyi’s abdication and the closing of the Qing palace. Court i 3Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 57 The Story of Zeng Guofan 曾国藩演义 The Romance of Zeng Guofan follows the tumultuous life of the famed late Qing minister Zeng Guofan, offering a sweeping account of the epic struggle between the Taiping Rebellion and the Qing court. Author Xu Zhesheng uses historical sources as its framework and literature as its soul, vividly portraying Zeng Guofan’s legendary journey from an impoverished scholar to a celebrated minister of the restoration. He founded the Xiang Army and turned the tide, and championed the Self-Strengthening Mov 6Reads8.0Score—14d adds
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The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties: Complete, Edited Edition 隋唐演义-精编完整版
An epic tale of heroes rising amid chaos. Qin Qiong sells his horse, revealing a hero at the end of his rope; Cheng Yaojin robs the imperial tribute convoy, showing off his street smarts; and Li Shimin's Xuanwu Gate Incident reshapes the course of history. Blending the official historical record with folk storytelling, it weaves a legendary tale steeped in history and the spirit of the jianghu.
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- 59 The Legend of Yue Fei 岳飞传 A historical epic novel by Huan Zhu Lou Zhu. Based on the life of Yue Fei, the famous Southern Song general who fought against the Jin, it begins with Yue Fei learning martial arts as a boy and vowing to serve his country. It vividly depicts how he formed the Yue Family Army, fought the Jin forces, and won one victory after another, until he was framed by treacherous officials and met a tragic end. The novel celebrates his unwavering loyalty and devotion to his country. 884Reads9.6Score—14d adds
- 60 Secret Records Behind the Red Walls: A Complete History of China's Unofficial Past, Unabridged 红墙秘录：中国野史大全（无删节完整版） This complete collection is like a secret key unlocking the hidden chambers of China's imperial past, guiding readers into shadowy corners that official histories leave shrouded in secrecy. From the ancient legends of Unofficial History of the Xia and Shang to the imperial passions and court intrigues of The History of the Imperial Harem in the Song Dynasty, The History of the Imperial Harem in the Ming Dynasty, and Unofficial History of the Yuan Dynasty; from the extravagant excesses of The Ero 1.6kReads9.3Score23914d adds
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A Historical Romance of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods 春秋战国历史演义
A historical romance of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods
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- 62 A Historical Romance of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties 魏晋南北朝历史演义 A historical romance of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 A Cultural Guide to the Dao De Jing 《道德经》中华文化编写 A cultural adaptation of the Dao De Jing —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 A Plain-Language Commentary on The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art 《九章算术》白话文注解 A plain-language annotation of The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art 4Reads—Score214d adds
- 65 Man Is Born Free, Yet Everywhere He Is in Chains “人生而自由，却无往不在枷锁之中” “Man is born free, yet everywhere he is in chains.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Positive Psychology 积极心理学 Positive Psychology 11Reads—Score114d adds
- 67 How to Make a Rich Woman Fall for You? 如何让富婆爱上你? How do you get a rich woman to fall in love with you? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 How to Win a Rich Woman's Favor? 如何获得富婆欢心? How to Win the Heart of a Rich Woman 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 The Art of Seduction 泡妞攻略 Pick-Up Guide 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Performing Crosstalk with Tomato Novels: A Humorous Commentary on Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases 西红柿小说和我一起展示相声表演：笑谈注解伤寒杂病论 Tomato Novel joins me in presenting a crosstalk performance: Laughing Through the Annotations to the Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 The Psychology of Happiness 幸福心理学 The Psychology of Happiness 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 72 A Historical Novel of Quantum Mechanics 量子力学历史小说 A Historical Novel About Quantum Mechanics —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Learn Physics Through Novels: From Kepler's Laws to Universal Gravitation 看小说学物理：从开普勒定律到万有引力 Learn Physics Through Novels: From Kepler's Laws to Universal Gravitation —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Learn Philosophy Through Novels: The Echoing Gong 看小说学哲理：铜锣声声 Learn Life's Lessons Through Novels: The Clanging of Copper Gongs —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Learn Math Through Novels: The Discovery of Imaginary Numbers 看小说学数学：虚数的发现 Learn Math Through Novels: The Discovery of Imaginary Numbers —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Boost Your IQ Through Novels: When the City Gates Burn, the Fish in the Moat Suffer 看小说提高智商：城门失火，殃及池鱼 Boost Your IQ Through Novels: When the City Gate Catches Fire, the Fish in the Moat Suffer —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Human Cognition and the Endless Quest to Explore the Universe 人类认知与宇宙探索的无尽征程 The Endless Journey of Human Understanding and Cosmic Exploration —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 How to Become a Modern-Day Royal Consort 如何成为当代驸马 How to Become a Modern-Day Prince Consort 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 I Restore Artifacts at the Palace Museum, and the Artifacts Actually... 我在故宫修文物，文物竟然 I Restore Cultural Relics at the Palace Museum, and the Relics Actually... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Desert Expedition 沙漠探险 The midday sun baked the sand until it was scorching. Chen Zhi crouched and plunged his fingers into the sand. Hot. But not the kind of heat the sun would leave behind. He jerked his hand back. Blisters had already formed on his fingertips. "There's something wrong with this sand." Chen Zhi stood up and held his hand out to Li Tian. The blisters glistened in the sunlight. Li Tian took a step back. "Old Chen, what happened to your hand?" "There's something under the sand." Chen Zhi kicked away th 19Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Saga of Wagang Stronghold 瓦岗寨演义
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
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Starting at Mount Huangshan, I Set Out Across a Thousand Miles to Solve the Mysteries of Ancient Texts 从黄山开始赴万里山河解古籍谜团
Twenty years ago, Gu Jingzhi, a researcher of ancient books at the National Library and an inheritor of heritage geography, mysteriously disappeared while investigating the source of the Yellow River. All he left behind was an incomplete manuscript, Notes on Mountains and Rivers, and the words, “As long as the mountains and rivers endure, our cultural legacy will live on.” Twenty years later, his grandson Gu Yanzhou has become the curator of Notes on Mountains and Rivers, a Douyin account with
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The Meaning of the White Tiger 白虎通义
The Baihutong, also known as the White Tiger Discussions or the White Tiger Treatise on Virtue, is a collection of proceedings from an officially convened meeting on Confucian studies during the Eastern Han dynasty, as well as an imperially sanctioned work interpreting the Confucian classics. It holds an exceptionally important place in the history of Confucian thought and Han political thought. In 79 CE, the fourth year of Emperor Zhang of Han’s Jianchu era, the emperor personally convened a la
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The Five Tigers Pacify the South 五虎平南
The Five Tigers Pacify the South is set during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Great Song, when the southern barbarian king Nong Zhigao rebelled and war engulfed the southern frontier. Di Qing, Prince of Pacifying the West, received the imperial order to lead the army and set out once more with the Five Tiger Generals. But they were thwarted by the sorcery of a strange martial expert from the southern tribes: Duan Hongyu, daughter of Duan Hong of Mengyun Pass. Trained in the Way of the Immor
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- 85 Record of the Pacification of Wu 平吴录 This is a confidential historical dossier that overturns the orthodox view of history! Writing from the perspective of an eyewitness, Sun Xu of the Qing dynasty unveils the power struggles and betrayals behind “a fit of rage for the sake of a beauty.” The book not only reveals Wu Sangui’s true motives for inviting the Qing army through the pass, but also exposes for the first time the secret of Chen Yuanyuan’s abduction, the inside story of the Yongli Emperor of the Southern Ming being strangled 2Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 86 Record of the Pacification of Song 平宋录 The Records of the Pacification of Song is a vivid firsthand account of war written by Liu Minzhong, a renowned official of the Yuan dynasty. In sweeping prose, it chronicles the glorious campaign in which Bayan, the Yuan chancellor, led his troops south in 1274 and brought about the fall of the Southern Song. Divided into three volumes, it is not merely a work of military history, but a heroic tribute to the union of strategy and courage. The book vividly portrays Bayan as a commander who could 5Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 87 The Ironclad Censor 铁律御史 The Great Cheng Dynasty rules the realm by iron law. The Censorate hangs over the court like a sword, and beneath the Xiezhi totem stand eight stern-faced censors. Shen Ye is the youngest among them, and the most “insane.” He begins by investigating a corruption case, exposing a smuggling network on the frontier, unaware that he has stepped into a vast web of political intrigue that has ensnared the court for twenty years. Chief Grand Secretary Lin Ruhai holds absolute power, imperial authority 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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A Final Wish 临终之愿
[Not for everyone: a niche novel with no harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincible hero, and no wish fulfillment. The storytelling is detailed, but the pacing is a little slow.] [Why I write: I'm not after money. I don't have much, but I have enough. What I hope for is understanding, and I sincerely look forward to thoughtful readers.] [Keywords: hard science fiction, rigorous logic, wit and humor, critical thinking, and knowledge from seventeen academic disciplines to broaden your perspective]
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The Broken Imperial Seal 残玺
“Anger is commonplace, but a smiling man is inscrutable...” Inspired by a hidden chapter of real history, this tells the story of a wild strategic-level scientist’s rise and growth. The premise is fresh, fantastical yet grounded in reality, and encompasses history, the workplace, the military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, elaborate schemes, murder, and modern high-stealth espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity aerospace electronic warfare. The ending
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A Homeless Man? Do You Even Know How to Be One? 流浪汉？你当的明白吗
A homeless drifter? Do you even know how to be one?
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The Complete Collection of Courtly Tales Through the Ages 历代宫廷演义全集
Xu Xiaotian brings the secret histories of the Ming, Qing, and Tang courts to life in the style of a novel: the bloodshed of the Nine Princes’ struggle for the throne, Wu Zetian’s political schemes, and the tragic final days of the Chongzhen Emperor... The book has the solid historical foundations of a meticulously researched account, enlivened with the colorful flesh and blood of historical fiction. More vivid than official histories, yet more rigorous than tales of the past, it is an ancient v
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- 92 The Complete Story of the Tang Dynasty: A Definitive Edition 说唐全传-精编完整版 The definitive account of the heroes of the Sui and Tang dynasties. From Qin Qiong rescuing the emperor at Lintong to Li Shimin’s Xuanwu Gate Incident, it establishes Li Yuanba’s legend as the mightiest hero of the Sui and Tang. Classic episodes such as the oath of brotherhood at Wagang Stronghold and Cheng Yaojin proclaiming himself emperor fuse historical fiction with the traditions of folk storytelling, laying the framework for later narratives about the Sui and Tang. 65Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 93 Tales of the Sixteen Reigns of the Ming Court 明宫十六朝演义 The Romance of the Sixteen Reigns of the Ming Court delves into the imperial palace, recounting the love and enmity between emperors and their consorts, while ranging widely across history to survey the twists and turns of feudal dynasties. Understand this series, and you will understand the court; understand the court, and you will understand history; understand history, and the realities of the world will become clear to you. 78Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 94 Party Struggles Throughout Chinese History 中国历代党争 Chinese Factional Struggles Through the Ages is a history of power struggles between factions, between factions and imperial authority, and between individuals. Using strategy as its thread and history as its fabric, it recounts a host of tangled stories. Covering three thousand years of factional strife, from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods through the Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties, the book details major events, rises and falls, triumphs and humiliations, and 296Reads7.7Score10014d adds
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749 Bureau Paranormal Archives 749局灵异档案
Do you know about Bureau 749? Some say it was a secret organization directly overseen by the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, specializing in research on defense technology and the human body. Others say it was actually responsible for all sorts of cutting-edge technology, including alien technology and mysterious powers. Still others say it was a mysterious organization devoted to researching supernatural phenomena. I never knew which of these rumors were tru
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The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】
[Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] This is the only alternate-history novel anywhere to feature a protagonist who fulfills the ideals of "establishing a moral compass for Heaven and Earth, securing the lives of the people, carrying on the lost teachings of the sages of the past, and bringing peace to all generations." From the start, he is caught in a dead-end situation: Zhangsun Wuji has already begun laying the groundwork to frame him, and fewer than six y
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A Bizarre Tale of Feng Shui! 风水奇谭！
Chen Yan, a top student at a 985 university, suffered a devastating blow at just twenty-two: His roommate set him up and framed him, driving him into a dead end; His girlfriend of three years cheated on him; his father was hospitalized with a serious illness, and he couldn't even scrape together the 5,000-yuan deposit. His loan payments were overdue and collectors were after him. He was about to become... Just as he sank into utter despair, a mysterious old Daoist appeared, opened his heavenly e
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- 98 Quick Transmigration: The Second Personality 快穿第二人格 Female lead + dual personality + no saintly martyrdom + takes down scumbags regardless of gender or age + lighthearted and funny Synopsis: Jiang Yan, a female cultivator, was bored when she happened upon a System. She transmigrates through three thousand worlds, disguising herself as the original host's second personality to help them change their personalities and escape their tragic fates. She takes down scumbags, delivers face-slapping comeuppances, completes missions, and explores the myster 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Coexisting with a Big Shot, I Became Unstoppable 与大佬共生，我强到飞起 One day, I woke up with a man in my head. It wasn't a hallucination or a split personality. He was the real deal, a top-tier boss: Lu Yunzhou. The ruthless business tycoon who ruled the corporate world was now nothing more than a ghost trapped in my mind. And so, things started looking like this: When someone gives me a hard time, he scoffs in my head: [Third file from the bottom left. Throw it in his face.] When someone frames me, he directs me remotely: [The recorder's in the right-hand drawe 140Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 I Transmigrated and Became the Beloved Bride of a Crippled Marquis 一朝穿越，替嫁残侯成团宠 [Historical transmigration + medical skills + marriage before love + two strong leads who dote on each other + suspense and court intrigue] Shen Qingci, a top surgeon, transmigrates into the body of a bride forced into a marriage swap. She becomes the new bride meant to bring good fortune to Xiao Yan, the blind and crippled Marquis of Dingbei. On their wedding night, she takes his pulse and immediately sees through it: “My lord, you’ve been poisoned. Someone wants to keep you in darkness forever 123Reads—Score—14d adds
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