So, I Want to Read Something Literary Over the Holidays, Preferably Online 😉 就是哈，假期想看点文学方面的，最好是线上😉

1. 1 食 The Southern Gourmet 食南之徒 Ma Boyong马伯庸Historical173k WordsCompleted Tang Meng, a gluttonous envoy of the Han Empire, arrives in Nanyue, a land renowned for its cuisine. With ingredients in abundance, it seems like a food lover’s dream. Yet behind the feasts simmer tensions between north and south, divisions between peoples, struggles for power, and battles over the rise and fall of national policies. The twists and turns are even more complex than the flavors of Lingnan’s ingredients. This laid-back Han envoy finds himself caught in the whirlpool of political st 7.2kReads9.6Score1.7kShelves

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2. 2 半 A Half-Hour Cartoon History of China (Complete in Five Volumes) 半小时漫画中国史（全五册） Er Hunzi二混子Historical149k WordsCompleted 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 3.1kReads9.6Score827Shelves
3. 3 魏 Handsome Men of the Wei and Jin Dynasties: A Book of Their Strange Tales 魏晋有美男 : 一本书带你看尽魏晋美男奇事 The Ancients Were Trendy古人很潮Historical107k WordsCompleted A life as a beautiful person must be pretty exciting, right? Ancient influencer marketing and a male Victoria’s Secret fashion show A guide to the beauties of the Wei and Jin dynasties, a high-energy version of A New Account of the Tales of the World One book lets you get up close and personal with the dashing figures of the Wei and Jin eras A faithful recreation of historical details Sincerely recommended by the Global Looks Association: If you haven’t read this book, don’t call yourself a beau —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
4. 4 韩 Han Xin 韩信 Li Fengsheng李凤生Historical215k WordsCompleted This book follows Han Xin through his journey from resisting Qin under Chu to abandoning Chu for Han, being appointed a great general, pacifying the Three Qins, and hunting down the feudal lords; then from being named King of Qi to defeating Xiang Yu and unifying the land, until his execution at Changle Palace. The most remarkable aspect of Han Xin's eventful life was his military talent, which earned him the reputation of a "War Immortal." The greatest highlight of his life came when, as King o —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
5. 5 中 Modern Chinese History 中国近代史 Chen Gonglu陈恭禄Historical607k WordsCompleted A History of Modern China opens with geography and the natural environment, first outlining the living conditions and ways of life of the peoples of China and its neighboring regions. It then surveys China's history before the modern era through its products, ideas, literature, science, and art. The history covered in this book begins with the Opium War and encompasses several major themes: the Opium War, the Taiping Rebellion, the First Sino-Japanese War, the Hundred Days' Reform, the Boxer Mov 118Reads9.2Score—Shelves
6. 6 中 Party Struggles Throughout Chinese History 中国历代党争 Wang Tongling王桐龄Historical151k WordsCompleted 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 222Reads7.7Score100Shelves
7. 7 被 Burned to Death? Reborn, I Marry the Crown Prince and Raid My Maiden Home First 被烧死？重生后嫁太子先抄娘家 Yuan Zhi Ting Lan沅芷汀兰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Lilu gave everything for King Chu's ambition. She took her cousin's place and married the disabled Crown Prince, sacrificing her reputation and using her beauty to win over powerful ministers for him. But just as his ambitions were about to be realized, her cousin framed her, and he turned against her. With her cousin in his arms, he cursed Su Lilu as a venomous, scheming woman. Her birth parents and brothers joined in, one after another, calling her a disgrace and a sta 11.5kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
8. 8 人 A Brief History of Human Torture 人类酷刑简史 Mark P. Donnelly马克·P.唐纳利Historical151k WordsCompleted For thousands of years, humanity has devised many ingenious and cruel ways to inflict pain on its own kind. This tragic yet seemingly universal trait has corroded the civilization humanity strives to achieve. Though we now seem to detest torture, for more than 3,000 years it was part of the laws of all Europe and much of the Far East. A Brief History of Human Torture explores the many forms of punishment, torture, coercion, and torment. It takes readers into the arenas of ancient Rome, medieval 19.9kReads9.6Score2.4kShelves

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9. 9 时 A Fashionable Marriage 时髦的婚姻 Qiu Ruohan仇若涵Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted The march of time never stops. The feelings of people getting married may still be much the same as in the past, but the circumstances they face have changed completely. When choosing a form of marriage, men and women of marriageable age must decide between a traditional marriage, a two-household marriage representing a new trend, or a matrilocal marriage, which most men are reluctant to accept. Which form of marriage best suits the needs of men and women in the new era? This is a story that exp 846Reads9.3Score104Shelves

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10. 10 女 The Female Anti-Corruption Bureau Chief 女反贪局长 Li Yujiao李玉娇Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted The Female Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau is a full-length novel. The story begins with a rape case that shocks the entire city. Young prosecutor Mu Gang and his superior, Zhao Yanjun, both grow suspicious of the case, which has already been closed. With the police’s help, Zhao Yanjun leads her subordinates in a fierce battle against the criminals. The plot unfolds with one mystery leading to another. In the end, the prosecutors, steadfast yet compassionate, finally clear away the clouds 9.7kReads9.5Score856Shelves

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