Any Books with Simple, Easy-to-Understand Language? 有什么书籍，简简单单，语言通俗易懂。
GPT-6 Luna
In this list
Reader notes translated by Google Translate
32
-
1
The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon, Explained with Laughs 黄帝内经爆笑讲解版
Still missing out on China’s millennia-old treasures of health and wellness because classical texts are so hard to understand? This book breaks free from the dry style of traditional texts and uses laugh-out-loud language to unpack the foundational classics of Chinese medicine! It is divided into three volumes. The first offers clear, accessible explanations of the chapters of the Suwen, breaking down the underlying medical principles of yin and yang, the five elements, the organs, and qi and bl
13kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves
Reader note
-
2
A Half-Hour Cartoon History of China (Complete in Five Volumes) 半小时漫画中国史（全五册）
Read comics for half an hour and master three thousand years of history, with a crystal-clear timeline you can recite backward as soon as you finish. Using nothing but hand-drawn illustrations and jokes, Er Hunzi lays out the grand sweep of history with impressive clarity: the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were like a classroom; the Qin dynasty burned brightly and died young; the Three Kingdoms era came down to three great battles; the chaotic Wei and Jin period was full of oddbal
2.3kReads9.6Score555Shelves
Reader note
- 3 The History of Emperors in Half an Hour (Complete in Three Volumes) 半小时漫画帝王史（全三册） Three minutes per emperor, and you'll understand Chinese history! Simple yet comprehensive √ Learn history fast √ Clear and accessible √ Names, places, reign titles, dynasties... Good heavens! How are you supposed to remember it all and tell it apart? Open this book and you'll wish you'd found it sooner! From the long river of history, the book selects 50 important emperors who changed the course of China. Packed with informative manga and a wealth of historical sources, it brings back the l 53Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 4 A Half-Hour Cartoon History of China (Complete in Seven Volumes) 半小时漫画中国史（全七册） Read comics for half an hour and learn the history of China and the world! This is actually a rigorous, minimalist history of China plus a minimalist world history. From the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods to the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, and from the Four Great Ancient Civilizations to Europe, Japan, and the United States... Open this book and learn history while laughing until your abs hurt. Half-Hour Comics: Chinese History 1–5: The Spring and Autumn and Warring State 2.5kReads9.6Score722Shelves
-
5
Why History? Chong Xiaolv's Comic History of China 历史为什么：虫小绿漫画中国史
Why Is History Like This? Chinese History in Comics with Chong Xiaolv is a comic-book history of China starring the cartoon character Chong Xiaolv. In our minds, history is always a grand narrative. Whether it is natural disasters, human calamities, wars, or dynastic upheavals, it tends to focus on major eras, great figures, and momentous events. But history in all its richness is made up of countless different perspectives. In this book, the author uses comics to explore in detail many often-ov
83Reads9.2Score110Shelves
Reader note
-
6
The Three Kingdoms: History So Addictive, You Can’t Put It Down 一读就上瘾的三国史
The Three Kingdoms era was marked by endless warfare and rival warlords, and is now familiar to everyone thanks to Romance of the Three Kingdoms. But the novel isn't history, and some of the famous stories we all know never actually happened! Did Zhuge Liang really borrow arrows with straw boats? Why is Zhang He known as “the Three Kingdoms strength tester”? How did Fei Yi live a life worthy of the title “master of pacing”? Did Cao Zhi really love his sister-in-law? Why is Cao Cao's life said to
1.2kReads9.5Score100Shelves
Reader note
-
7
A Complete Guide to Cutting-Edge Science for Top Students 学霸必备科技前沿科普大全
Artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, astronomy, geography, medicine and health, and more... This book aims to provide readers with a comprehensive framework for learning popular science, helping them broaden their knowledge and improve their overall abilities. The book covers six major fields: natural sciences, social sciences, arts and literature, health and lifestyle, career planning and entrepreneurship, and travel and leisure. It includes all kinds of knowledge people need in their d
19Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
8
The Strange Bones Speak 诡骨尸语
The story follows forensic investigator Gu Fei and policewoman Chen Yao, whose lives are changed by an accident. Together, they seek truth and justice through a series of baffling cases! (This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people is purely coincidental!)
164Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
9
I Transmigrated to a Chaotic Age, but All I Want Is to Cling to a Powerful Patron 穿越乱世，我只想抱金大腿
[Farming + business + building wealth + attaching herself to a powerful patron, no pocket dimension] The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself in a body that has just starved to death, still warm. After a century of war, the land is full of misery. The villagers flee, leaving only Xie Jiu’er, her mother, and her younger brother behind. Her mother thinks all they can do is wait to die. But Xie Jiu’er refuses to accept her fate. She’s determined not only to make sure her mother and brother
3.5kReads8.5Score494Shelves
Reader note
-
10
The Legend of Lan Yu 蓝玉传
In the chaotic final years of the Yuan dynasty, the young Lan Yu struggled to survive amid famine and death until his brother-in-law, Chang Yuchun, brought him into the army. With extraordinary bravery and military talent, he distinguished himself in campaigns to conquer Sichuan and pacify Yunnan. He eventually achieved an unparalleled victory at the Battle of Lake Buir, was enfeoffed as Duke of Liang, and reached the height of his career. But the ultimate glory also inflamed his arrogance. He l
16Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
- 11 Blood Banquet: The Cannibal Files 血宴：食人档案 “In the shadows of a golden age, a ghostly yellow carriage carries the empire’s secrets deep within the Forbidden City. Join Liu Yong, the prefect of Shuntian, as he uncovers the Forbidden City’s greatest mystery, one that has remained unsolved for a century.” 179Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Great General: Xu Da 大将军：徐达 He rose from humble beginnings in Haozhou and conquered the land through war. Xu Da was the hometown friend Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang trusted most, the Ming dynasty's greatest founding hero, a military genius who spent his life on the battlefield without ever suffering defeat, and a famed general through the ages who never let his achievements make him arrogant and always kept a clear head. Following the course of Xu Da's 58-year life, this book begins amid the turmoil of the early Zhizheng era 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Veritable Records of the Ming Taizong, in Plain Language 白话明太宗实录 Xuanchang has adapted the Veritable Records of Emperor Taizong of Ming into plain language. My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Chronicles of the Late Ming Dynasty 明末风云录 In the final years of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming dynasty, the Dashun army swept into Beijing with unstoppable momentum. But when Wu Sangui opened the gates to the Qing, the situation took a sudden turn, and Li Zicheng retreated to Xi’an. The Qing court sent Prince Ying, Ajige, and Prince Yu, Dodo, to pursue him along separate routes. With the situation growing dire, the Dashun army withdrew toward Huguang. Li Zicheng remained in Wuchang for several dozen days, but when Qing forces drew near 148Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 15 The Hongwu Case 洪武要案 [Hongwu] [Ming Dynasty] [Anti-Corruption] [Little People] [Zhu Yuanzhang] In the first year of Hongwu, the Great Ming Dynasty had just been founded, and everything was waiting to be rebuilt. An inconspicuous bribery case stirred the entire Ming bureaucracy like a butterfly flapping its wings! A commoner is swept into a deadly whirlpool by accident, all because he wants his wife to have a proper status. One case after another exposes layers of power struggles, while the era rewrites the fates of 274Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Verbatim Complete Records of the Ming Dynasty 白话全本【明实录】 This book is not merely a line-by-line modern-language rendering of the Veritable Records of the Ming. At the end of every volume, it also includes an in-depth review running to thousands of words. It gets to the heart of how Ming politics worked, analyzing the underlying tensions in the empire's finances, frontier defenses, and factional struggles. It will help you truly understand the Great Ming. The History of Ming was partly altered and edited by the Qing dynasty, concealing certain histori 132Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Unveiling History’s Fog: The Founding Heroes’ Fate of Being Discarded Once Their Use Was Over 拨开历史迷雾：开国功臣们的兔死狗烹 Uncovering why founding heroes in ancient Chinese history were killed once they were no longer useful [Editor's Recommendations] ☆ A Zhihu Salt Selection columnist with tens of thousands of views! ☆ A skilled popular-history writer, bringing you a feast of historical tales! ☆ Story-driven with supporting analysis, blending entertainment and knowledge! ☆ Clear away the mists of history and explore the legendary stories and mysteries of dynasties past! [Synopsis] A group of founding heroes in anci 228Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 18 The First Duke of the Great Ming 大明第一公 I am Li Jinglong. This is my story, and the story of the Great Ming. 130.1kReads9.2Score14.2kShelves
- 19 The Ming Dynasty: Complete Edition (2020 Edition) 明朝那些事儿·全集（2020版） Ming Dynasty: Those Things takes a look at the history of the Ming dynasty across the three centuries from 1344 to 1644. Drawing on more than twenty sources and collections of notes from the Ming era, including the Veritable Records of the Ming, the Comprehensive Mirror of the Ming, the History of the Ming, and the Outline of Ming History, and reviewed and recommended by Ming history expert Mao Peiqi, it surveys three hundred years of Ming history and reveals a different Ming dynasty: Highlight 3.5kReads9.5Score653Shelves
- 20 The Zhu Father and Son's Little Secretary 朱家父子的小秘书 I transmigrate into Lan Chun, the son of Lan Yu. To save my family's lives, I have no choice but to reveal my identity to Zhu Yuanzhang. From then on, the protagonist stays by the side of the Zhu family father and sons. Starting with saving Zhu Xiongying, Empress Ma, and Zhu Biao, he ensures that Zhu Yuanzhang is no longer a tyrant, with Empress Ma there to support him. Through the joint efforts of the protagonist and the Zhu family father and sons, the people's livelihood, economy, and military 9kReads9.0Score489Shelves
- 21 The Death of Lan Yu 蓝玉之死 The Death of Lan Yu —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Imperially Commissioned Great Announcements, Free Public-Domain Edition 御制大诰（免费公版书） A penal code of the Ming dynasty, also known as the Great Pronouncements of the Ming, written by Zhu Yuanzhang himself. It consists of three parts: The Great Pronouncements, Supplement to the Great Pronouncements, and Third Collection of the Great Pronouncements. The Great Pronouncements contains 74 articles and was promulgated in 1385; the Supplement contains 87 articles and was published in 1386; the Third Collection contains 43 articles and was issued in 1386. Much of The Great Pronouncements 220Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 23 The History of the Ming Dynasty Is Too Painful to Read Closely 明史不忍细看 A Closer Look at Ming History is a popular history book. The author carefully selects 24 unsolved cases that had far-reaching effects on the Ming Dynasty, explaining how the dynasty went from prosperity to collapse. The book recounts the joys and sorrows of the lives of 15 Ming emperors and explores the political fortunes of figures such as Zhang Shicheng, Kuang Zhong, Yu Qian, Zhang Juzheng, Yan Song, and Wei Zhongxian. These 24 cases offer readers a basic guide to Ming history and present a vi 4Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 24 Zhu Yuanzhang's Iron-Fisted War on Corruption 朱元璋铁腕反腐 Born into a farming family, Zhu Chongba was left without money to bury his parents when famine struck. Zhu Liujiu’s father, a fellow villager, paid for the land and helped build a grave and erect a headstone for them. To survive, Zhu Chongba became a monk. Later, he joined Guo Zixing’s forces, became a soldier, and fought against the Yuan dynasty. Gradually, he rose to become a regional warlord and eventually united the country. In the early Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the fou 1.7kReads7.2Score102Shelves
- 25 The Twenty-Four Generals of Huaxi in the Great Ming 大明淮西二十四将 The Ming Dynasty was the last Han Chinese dynasty in ancient China, and also the last dynasty known for its steadfast spirit. The Twenty-Four Generals of Huai Xi, also known as the Twenty-Four Generals of Huai Xi in the Early Ming, were the twenty-four men Zhu Yuanzhang took with him when he left Haozhou for Dingyuan on the first day of the first lunar month in the fourteenth year of the Zhizheng era. They all played important roles in Zhu Yuanzhang's uprising and in the founding of the Great Mi 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Ming Dynasty's Turning Point: The Tianqi Factional Struggle 大明拐点：天启党争 During the Tianqi reign, domestic turmoil and foreign threats mounted one after another, bringing the Ming dynasty to a crossroads in its history. Revival or destruction? At this critical turning point, the Ming faced an unprecedented struggle for survival. This was a murky, uncertain era, rife with the clashes of factional politics. The Donglin faction rose, the eunuch faction grew powerful, and countless political cliques and officials sought favor and influence, laying bare the full range of 82Reads8.6Score—Shelves
-
27
Reborn Tour Guide Strikes It Rich! 重生导游来吸金！
Tour guide Ji Luoyi’s tour bus plunges into a reservoir on the way back from dropping off her group. When she opens her eyes, she has been reborn as Luo Yi, a high school student in 2002. The thought of going through high school all over again gives her a headache. Her parents were tricked into going abroad for work and haven’t been heard from in years, while her relatives are constantly picking on her, unable to stand seeing her do well. Ji Luoyi thinks, “I had a house, a car, and a cat-son, an
77Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
28
Even Nightmares Can End 梦魇也会醒
(Dysfunctional Family) (Funny Yet Heartbreaking) (Campus Romance) (Urban Story) (Readers Beware) During a snowy night, my father rode his old bicycle and painstakingly dug me out of a garbage dump! I grew up to become a genius painter. But life is unpredictable: my family suddenly suffered a devastating blow, and my relationship was put through the wringer. After five long years, we meet again. What happens now...? All kinds of inexplicable hardships came crashing down. When night fell, nightmar
—Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
- 29 As Expected of Me, Gu Yongbingdie, the Magical Princess 不愧是我，魔法公主顾雍冰蝶 She is the future heir to the world’s number-one conglomerate and a magical princess who wields a spellbook. Everyone loves her, every flower loves her, every blade of grass loves her! Birds sing for her, and even tigers and lions give up killing for her! Gu Yong Bingdie often asks the sky, the earth, and herself: Who am I, really? Why am I so irresistibly beautiful? But all three keep silent, unable to answer her questions. Then one day, a man descended like a god, slowly approaching from among 479Reads8.1Score100Shelves
-
30
Beautiful Snow 漂亮的雪
My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well!
3Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
31
A Thief Never Leaves Empty-Handed 贼不走空
Enter this world with caution. No harem, no superpowers, no wish fulfillment, no invincibility, no System, no transmigration, no brainless plot. Read at your own risk. Everyday life in the city, set in Shenzhen. Idle chatter and explorations of body, mind, and spirit. The streets are full of long-legged beauties. The streets are full of engineers. The streets are full of finance people. The streets are full of pimps. Treat this place like an inn: some leave, some arrive. Shenzhen, a beautiful pa
4Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
32
Peerless Secret Words: The Spirit Heavens Chronicle 绝世密言：灵天记
Through fantastical stories, this book explores the mysteries of the universe and explains the principles of life, helping readers understand why people live. In doing so, it can help them put their worries aside and embrace life's experiences with greater optimism and energy!
913Reads9.4Score127Shelves
Reader note
Other lists with The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon, Explained with Laughs