Looking for Books on Ming Dynasty History: Ancient Texts and Historical Sources, Not Modern Novels 求明史相关书籍，古籍，非现代小说，求真正的史料

1. 1 明 History of the Ming Dynasty, Volumes I and II: A Series on China's Dynasties 明史（上、下）（中国断代史系列） Nan Bingwen南炳文Historical1.0M WordsCompleted The two-volume set History of the Ming Dynasty systematically examines and analyzes the development of Ming China's politics, economy, military affairs, ethnic relations, and foreign relations, as well as the class structure of Ming society. The Ming dynasty was an important period in Chinese history. During this era, social productive forces and the economy developed considerably, and the growth of the commodity economy surpassed that of any previous period. This in turn brought subtle changes 504Reads8.9Score158Shelves

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   If you have no historical knowledge, you can read it first. If you have no historical knowledge, you can read the fourth book first and then read it in sequence. The history of the Ming Dynasty is also my favorite.

2. 2 明 A Brief History of the Ming Dynasty 明史简述 Wu Han吴晗Historical107k WordsCompleted ★ To read Ming history, you must first read Wu Han! ★ A lighthearted introduction to history by a pioneer of modern Ming history studies, this classic has influenced countless Ming history enthusiasts. ★ Compiled from lectures at the Party School of the Central Committee, carefully revised against Wu Han’s posthumous manuscripts, and newly arranged. This edition adds four celebrated essays, including “A Study of the Hu Weiyong Case.” ★ Praised by scholars such as Zheng Tianting and Bai Shouyi as 227Reads9.3Score—Shelves
3. 3 中 A General History of China 中国通史 Ren Zhongyuan任中原Historical491k WordsCompleted The world-famous writer Cervantes said, “History gives birth to truth; it can withstand time and preserve old tales and past events. It is a record of ancient times, a warning for the present, and a lesson for future generations.” History is a mirror that records the successes and failures, prosperity and decline, triumphs and tragedies, transitions and renewal of human society. It also foreshadows humanity's future. 25.3kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
4. 4 一 Chinese History That Hooks You from the First Page 一读就上瘾的中国史 Wen Boling温伯陵Historical190k WordsCompleted In Li Bai's eyes, Yang Guifei was “clouds hint at her robes, flowers at her face; spring breezes brush the balustrade, dew glistens in their splendor.” To Du Mu, she was “a horseman gallops through the red dust, the consort smiles; none knows the lychees have arrived.” But to Luo Yin, she was “Aman below must have something to say: this time, don't blame Yang Guifei again.” Which is the real Yang Guifei: the beauty, the favored consort, the profligate woman, or the heroine made to take the blame 3.2kReads9.5Score968Shelves
5. 5 中 Five Thousand Years of Chinese History 中华上下五千年 Wen Ruoyu文若愚Historical478k WordsCompleted Arranged chronologically, this book selects major events, influential figures, remarkable achievements, and brilliant cultural accomplishments from five thousand years of history. It strives to reach new heights in accuracy, appeal, and insight. Through a rigorous structure and innovative design, it explains Chinese history from every angle, offering fresh perspectives and multiple layers of analysis while vividly and concisely recounting the basic course of China's historical evolution and the 42.6kReads9.6Score5.5kShelves
6. 6 细 A Close Reading of Three Hundred Years of the Ming Dynasty 细读明朝三百年 Zhang Qin张嵚Historical138k WordsCompleted This book offers a detailed account of more than three centuries of Ming dynasty history, covering politics, economics, military affairs, and culture. It closely examines pivotal events, influential figures, and important institutions that shaped the course of the dynasty. It also sets the record straight about historical figures who have been misrepresented and provides balanced accounts of events that have been exaggerated or glossed over. This is a historical feast for Ming dynasty enthusiast 660Reads9.4Score109Shelves

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   Regarding the history of the Ming Dynasty, I never thought I would be interested in it before. There is neither the magnificence of the Tang Dynasty nor the harsh system of the Qing Dynasty and the harem struggles. But the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were more charming than the last, and the history of the dynasty four hundred years ago was shining.

7. 7 洪 The Hongwu Secret Files: The Untold History of Zhu Yuanzhang 洪武密档：朱元璋不为人知的历史 Ren Xiao任逍Historical453k WordsCompleted 🔥 Tomato’s masterpiece of mystery and investigation, Hongwu Secret Files: The Untold History of Zhu Yuanzhang, unveils the forbidden secrets of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Great Ming! 📜 Born into abject poverty, the cowherd Zhu Chongba went from begging as a monk at Huangjue Temple to becoming a warlord of the Red Turban Army. In the end, he climbed to the throne over the corpses of Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng. Yet behind this legendary rise lurk bloody mysteries that officia 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Dear friends, I strongly recommend "Hongwu Secret Files: The Unknown History of Zhu Yuanzhang"! Why didn't Zhu Yuanzhang pass the throne to Zhu Di? Zhu Yunwen: You can give it to anyone, but you can't give it to him; when asked how long the Ming Dynasty will rule, Liu Bowen answered in four words, he thought it was 308 years... The succession of the throne and the prophecy of the dynasty, this book is full of suspense! "Hongwu Fenghua" is based on the Ming Dynasty's official history book "Ming Shilu"!

8. 8 洪 The Splendor of Hongwu 洪武风华 Ren Xiao任逍Historical204k WordsCompleted An epic tale of the late Yuan dynasty, a time of endless warfare and countless heroes! At the end of the Yuan dynasty, fate leads Zhu Yuanzhang to join the rebel forces and rise up against the government. He transforms from a lowly monk into a founding emperor whose name resounds across the land. This is not only the story of one man's rise against the odds, but also the glorious beginning of the Ming dynasty. Through sixteen turbulent years, from 1352 to 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang fights from the Haoz 12Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 张 Zhang Juzheng (Complete in Four Volumes) 张居正（全四卷） Xiong Zhaozheng熊召政Historical1.1M WordsCompleted The four-volume novel Zhang Juzheng recreates, in vivid detail, the vast and intricate historical landscape surrounding the “Wanli Reforms.” With clear-eyed historical insight and a passionate, nimble realist style, it portrays Zhang Juzheng as a complex reformer in feudal society and reveals the inevitability of his tragic fate. The author’s rich grounding in history and literature, masterful and balanced artistic structure, and contemporary perspective on the era’s historical foundations make 6.3kReads9.6Score1.4kShelves

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   I bought paper books at the bookstore

10. 10 七 Save the Ming Dynasty in Seven Days? I'd Rather Hang Myself 七天拯救大明？我还是上吊吧 An Illiterate Writes a Novel文盲写小说Historical2.8M WordsCompleted [No System + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Ruthless Combat + War] Good news: Zhu Lian transmigrated and became Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming dynasty. Bad news: It was the tenth day of the third month of Chongzhen’s seventeenth year, just seven days before Li Zicheng’s rebels stormed the outer city. The Ming dynasty was already on the brink of collapse, in grave danger. The Jurchens threatened from the north, rebels from the west, with one natural disaster after another an 59.5kReads9.3Score6.9kShelves

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    What's amazing about [Bird of Birds] is that it turns the only advantage of "predicting loyalties and traitors" into a heavy strategic burden for the protagonist - knowing the direction of history, but having to find a glimmer of hope for the Ming Dynasty amidst countless dilemmas. The character creation also goes beyond the labels of loyal and traitorous, turning the names in the history books into living people with flesh and blood who can make mistakes. If you've had enough of mindless and cool writing, this work, which perfectly combines humor, imagination and historical depth, will definitely bring you a higher level of intracranial shock. After reading it, I even want to make up for the "History of the Ming Dynasty". So here comes the question: If you were given Chongzhen's "Script of Understanding People", how many chapters would you survive in the troubled times of the late Ming Dynasty? (I will turn myself in first, and I will give it away at the beginning...)

11. 11 明 Chronological History of the Ming Dynasty (Free Public-Domain Edition) 明史纪事本末（免费公版书） Gu Yingtai谷应泰Historical700k WordsCompleted This book gives particularly detailed accounts of periods of order and upheaval, and the rise and fall of dynasties, including fifteen chapters devoted to peasant uprisings. It also has dedicated chapters on the power wielded by eunuchs and their factions, Japanese pirate raids along China’s southeastern coast, canal construction and maintenance, flood control in Jiangnan, and the damage caused by mining taxes. 99Reads9.4Score—Shelves
12. 12 吴 Wu Han on Ming History 吴晗论明史 Wu Han吴晗Historical425k WordsCompleted Wu Han on Ming History brings together several works on Ming history by the renowned scholar Wu Han, arranging and editing them to present readers with a fuller, more concise account of the Ming dynasty. The book covers Ming politics, institutions, society, historical figures, and more. Grounded in authentic historical sources, it offers a penetrating account of the basic contours and development of Ming history, making it a work of considerable scholarly value. Its writing is also clear and acc 60Reads8.5Score—Shelves
13. 13 明 A Grand History of the Ming Dynasty 明朝大历史 Wu Han吴晗Historical195k WordsCompleted This book is a collection of the finest works from Mr. Wu Han’s studies of Ming history: A Brief History of the Ming Dynasty records Wu Han’s academic lectures at the Central Party School, explaining in detail the fundamental and key issues in the study of Ming history. Politics, Military Affairs, and Society in the Ming Dynasty gathers the core essays in which Wu Han interpreted the Ming Empire throughout his life, including in-depth discussions of topics such as the Ming dynasty’s politics of 60Reads9.4Score—Shelves
14. 14 校 The Campus Belle Had Never Been Linked to Anyone, Until I Went to College 校花学姐从无绯闻，直到我上大学 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 375kReads9.8Score40.4kShelves
15. 15 被 My Yandere Tycoon Wife Kidnapped Me, and I Laughed Until I Cried 被病娇财阀老婆绑走，我笑哭了 Simon's Star Trail西蒙的星轨Urban921k WordsCompleted Just released [One heroine] [One-on-one, both untouched] [Mutual devotion] [Possessive heiress] [Sweet everyday life] [Extra-sweet mutual pampering] [Face-slapping the scum] [No System] “A-Ming, if there's another life, I'll protect you this time.” In his previous life, Jiang Ming was pushed off a cliff by the woman he'd dated for seven years before finally marrying. Luo Qingyue, the wealthy, possessive woman he'd regarded as a demon and avoided at all costs, collected his body. Beside the doubl 5kReads7.6Score370Shelves
16. 16 啊 Aaaaah! You’re Bullying Me Again! 啊啊啊你又欺负我 Yi Yifen Street易漪汾街Urban520k WordsOngoing [Campus Beauty + Everyday Romance + One Heroine] An unexpected encounter brought the two of them together in an unbreakable bond... Their meeting seemed to have been arranged long ago. “How can you be so silly, still waiting here?” “You promised me. You promised me, so why did you lie to me... Why did you take so long to come?” “Waaah...” “Xiao Cheng, I’m still sweaty. I stink.” “My He Bao could never stink. I’m sweaty too, and I’m even sweatier than you, but you don’t mind.” Suddenly, X 8Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 校 The Campus Belle Never Falls in Love, Until I Show Up 校花学姐从不心动，直到我出现 The Handsomest Guy in School第一校草Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Realistic Autobiography] [Lighthearted Everyday Life] [Campus Belle Senior] [One Female Lead] [1v1] [No System, No Rebirth] [Sweet Romance] [Happy Ending] Fang Yi is a timid guy who has been single his whole life and is too scared to even touch a girl’s hand. He summons up every ounce of courage he has and heads to the university attended by his online crush, “Qianxia Ranran.” But the day before classes begin, Fang Yi unexpectedly runs into a masked “Qianxia Ranran,” and they end up at the poli 612Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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