Great Books That Can Improve Your Skills in Every Area 能提升自己各种水平的好书
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I Transmigrated in My Sleep 我睡梦中穿越了
An ordinary man transmigrates after neglecting his sleep and scrolling through Douyin before bed. He finds himself in a world of hopeless romantics, then in the Republic of China era, a martial arts world, and eventually a world of immortal cultivation. Watch as he gradually transforms into a chuunibyou middle-aged man. Of course, his greatest wish is to transmigrate back home, where he can enjoy a warm bed with his wife and children, earn good money without working too hard, and live a lie-flat
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The Dream of the Flower Festival Wakes Again 花朝梦又醒:
The Flower Festival Dream Wakes Again:
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The Judge's Brush Writes a Divorce Letter 判官笔写休夫书
The Judge’s Brush Writes a Divorce Letter
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On the Day of Her Divorce, the Tragic Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant 和离当天,虐文女主转身嫁暴君
The short drama is now online: [A laid-back, lie-flat, black-hearted legitimate daughter X a crazed, gloomy, pure-hearted tyrant] [The other man wins her over] [Original title: The Day We Divorced, the Tragic Novel's Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant] At the royal autumn hunt, Song Yaozhi argues with the woman her husband brought back from the borderlands. Song Yaozhi scolds her, saying she's nothing but a concubine. Just then, her husband, Xiao Ziqian, kicks the door open and points
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All You Dutiful Descendants, Kneel! I'm Your Great-Grandma 孝子贤孙都跪下,我是你们太奶奶
[Eighteen-year-old great-grandma arrives to restore her family’s glory] Rong Yu was taking her eight-year-old son out when they were hit by a car and killed. When she opened her eyes, she had landed seventy years in the future. Her adorable eight-year-old had instantly turned into a decrepit old man, and she had gained a bunch of troublesome great-grandchildren. The eldest is a dim-witted CEO. The second has been entangled with a married woman and had his reputation ruined. The third is being us
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Such a Good Girl 好一个乖乖女
[Print edition signed] [Short drama now streaming] [Sweet romance with a touch of angst] [Fake-good, scheming heroine x domineering wealthy tyrant] [Both leads are each other’s only one] Duan Xiuming first met Lu Mingyu at a wedding. She was stunningly beautiful, yet looked like a well-behaved good girl, sitting off to the side and painting because someone had told her to. “Boring woman,” he judged. But in the blink of an eye, Lu Mingyu gave him a huge surprise! She destroyed her painting and co
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A Dangerous Game 危情博弈
A Perilous Game
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The Sun Shone So Bright That Year 那年阳光好
That summer, Xie Ningbai and Shen Rongshi met again amid the ceaseless chorus of cicadas. Their classmates noticed that Xie Ningbai, the aloof campus heartthrob, wasn't so aloof anymore. He smiled at Shen, the school's famous beauty. Sure, Shen was beautiful, but she was also surrounded by all kinds of bizarre rumors. And the heartthrob only dropped his cool act around her. No one could have imagined the two of them getting together. Only Xie Ningbai knew: Shen was the person he'd longed for acr
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Commander, Your Little Dumpling Is Bringing Good Luck Again 督军,你家奶团子又锦鲤附体了
[Republican era + adorable kids + lucky star + adored by everyone + childhood sweethearts + animal speech] Juanjuan was orphaned when her adoptive parents died. Her uncle sold her to the Governor’s residence for ten silver dollars, where she was to bring good luck to the Governor’s gravely ill only son, Si Jinchen. She thought she was walking into a living hell, but the moment she took Si Jinchen’s hand, the young master on the brink of death miraculously began to recover. The doctor needed a hu
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Gathering Flowers in the Morning, but Too Late! 朝花夕拾却已迟!
The Flowers of Dawn Fade by Dusk, Too Late!
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Reborn, I Chose a Playboy to Be My Father! Somehow, I Raised an Emperor 重生选纨绔当爹!结果养成皇帝了
[Satisfying revenge + a touch of ensemble cast + regret and redemption + turning a wastrel dad into a lovestruck fool] Song Shihuan was reborn. In her previous life, she was the Crown Prince’s legitimate daughter, but spent ten years living away from home. After being brought back, she tried to please everyone, groveling for the tiniest scraps of family affection. But what did she get in return? The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were ashamed of her, her three legitimate brothers treated her wi
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Deicide Learning In A Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神
A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled
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After Transmigrating to a Year of Famine, I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law 穿到荒年后,我成了极品恶婆婆
[Farming + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + adorable kids + no male lead] Cheng Wanqun woke up in the body of a 33-year-old farmer's wife in ancient Dahuang Village. Her four sons were kneeling by the bed, calling her Mother, and her daughter-in-law had another grandchild on the way. After being single her entire life for 33 years, she'd suddenly become a mother-in-law and grandmother. Raising four sons was already hard enough, but then disaster struck: locust plagues, droughts, snowstorms.
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Baby Lantern 婴儿灯
When I was five, I fell into the water and my soul left my body. With my own eyes, I saw the legendary baby lantern said to lure away souls. I initially thought it had come to harm me, but that wasn’t the case. As I continued to investigate, a sinister layout targeting me slowly came to light...
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Wu Zetian's Four Great Mystery Cases 武则天四大奇案
[Historical Mystery + Four Great Cases + Ancient-Era Deduction] From strange cases in the countryside to courtly intrigue, Di Renjie carefully unravels the truth at every turn. Newly appointed magistrate of Changping County, Di Renjie is immediately faced with a bizarre murder: a merchant from Huzhou is found mysteriously dead at an inn in Liulidun. The local headman, Hu De, abuses his power, but the identity of the real culprit raises even more questions. Disguised as an ordinary traveler, Di R
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The Scandalous Tales of the Four Great Beauties 四大美人艳史演义
Uncovering the untold stories of the Four Beauties [History + biographies + the Four Beauties + unofficial anecdotes] Xi Shi, whose beauty could topple a kingdom as she washed silk, was caught in the turmoil of a chaotic age. Yang Yuhuan’s glance could captivate an entire city, but her passionate love became a shackle of fate. Wang Zhaojun left the frontier with a mournful song, bringing a brief peace between the Han and the Xiongnu. Diao Chan ingeniously set a chain of schemes in motion, turnin
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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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I Don't Have Superpowers 我没有超能力
This book is entirely fictional. There is no such thing as changing feng shui with traditional Chinese painting. Please don’t take it seriously; just enjoy it for fun! Mr. Liujiang was an ordinary, penniless painter until he met his master, Zhou Mingqi, who taught him a method for adjusting people’s feng shui and improving their fortunes. After five years of poverty, and with his master’s permission, Mr. Liujiang was finally able to use this supernatural ability to get rich. How did Mr. Liujiang
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At Home in Another Land 本国他乡
Success doesn't depend entirely on ability. Sometimes, luck plays a much bigger role. If today's successful people had to start their businesses all over again, most of them probably wouldn't dare. This book tells the story of a man with thoroughly mediocre intelligence who defeats one cunning schemer after another. It can't help but make you wonder: between the clever and the foolish, who really has the upper hand?
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The Years I Spent Curing People's Poverty 我给人治穷病那些年
Not one thing here is true. I made it all up. I don’t understand economics or psychology. I don’t understand anything. I imagine that I’m an economic consultant who has met far too many people trapped in difficult circumstances, and knows that there is always a reason people remain poor for so long. Wealth and status have never been predestined, nor are they simply a matter of luck. More often, people find themselves constrained at every turn and unable to escape poverty because of mistaken perc
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Good for Nothing 百无二用
This book is entirely made up. It does not refer to any person or event. If it happens to offend anyone, that is purely coincidental! If a scholar is useless in every way, what would it mean to be useless in every other way? Is there any truth to the saying that kindness cannot command an army and righteousness cannot manage wealth? Is the scariest thing in the world a thug who knows martial arts? There’s another possibility: a top student in a leadership position. Chen Xu, a core R&D team membe
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Reborn in 1980: Breaking the Ice for Fish from the Start to Support My Lovely Wife 重生八零年,开局破冰取鱼养娇妻
Reborn on the day his wife and daughter die, he chips through the ice to catch fish on a snowy night in an effort to save their lives. The story strives to accurately recreate the society of the time: his wife dreams of white flour and rice, while his daughter loves White Rabbit candy. Zhang Erhe believes that risking his life is worth it if it means his wife and daughter can eat their fill and stay warm!
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Transmigrating to the 1980s: Taming Tigers, Hunting, and Becoming King of the Mountains 穿越80年代:驯虎打猎做山霸王
[Power fantasy! Unscientific hunting! The male lead is domineering and acts without hesitation! All about the satisfying haul!] Being an assassin is exhausting. I don't even have time to find a girlfriend! Just as Cui Niu thinks this, he gets shot and sent to a small mountain village in the 1980s. He's transmigrated! He tames the only tiger in the vast mountain range and gets it to help him take down countless ferocious beasts! His gentle, kind fiancée washes his clothes, cooks, and handles the
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Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985:东北往事
These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap
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The Knockout 2: Gao Qilan Returns Home, Jinghai Is About to Change 狂飙2:高启兰回国,京海要变天
[Feel-Good] [No System] Spring, 2022. After Gao Qiqiang was brought to justice, the skies over Jinghai cleared. But while Gao Qilan was sorting through her big brother’s belongings, she unexpectedly found a diary. After reading it, she finally understood. Her brother, Gao Qiqiang, had known all along that defeat was inevitable. He had deliberately exposed himself so he could keep Gao Qilan safe. Once she learned the truth, she felt that everyone had betrayed the Gao family. And so she went compl
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After Falling in Love with a Robot, I Abandoned My First Love 与机器人相爱后,我抛弃了初恋
Lin Wei, a female college student: I fell in love with a robot. He was perfect, considerate, and understood everything about me. So I abandoned my first love, cut off every avenue of retreat, and lost myself in a tenderness tailored just for me. Until I took part in setting the rules myself and made him “safe”: he no longer showed concern of his own accord, but responded precisely to my commands. I built a cage of reason and imprisoned the last spark of love in my heart. Now I am his most clea
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Storms over the Hai River: The Story of Yuan Jinghai 海河风云:袁静海传
Early in the Republic of China era, in Tianjin. At the Haihe River docks, laborer Yuan Jinghai only wants to earn a steady living for his brothers. But a floating corpse and a tea-house arbitration drag him into a deadly game involving dock bosses, compradors, and the Japanese. On one side are the sinister schemes of the old guard; on the other, the ruthless devouring of rising predators. Above them all looms the shadow of foreign warships and their cannons. He claws his way up from the mud, a
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My Humanoid Robot Wife Gave Birth to Twins 人形机器人老婆给我生了双胞胎
A poor loser broke up with his girlfriend of six years over the bride price, buying an apartment, and the customary gold jewelry. In a fit of anger, he used the bride price to commission a humanoid robot from a tech company. The robot had physiological and reproductive functions, and its System included a complete artificial womb module. It only needed legally obtained gametes to reproduce normally. The humanoid robot was remarkably understanding, too. After living with it for a few months, the
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Debt and Redemption 负债与上岸
Debt and Getting Back on Your Feet Dedicated to everyone treading the deep waters of life who has never stopped paddling. At forty-eight, Li Wei went from being a boss to a name on a blacklist. His company went bankrupt, he was 4.81 million yuan in debt, and his wife and children left him. The only ones who didn't abandon him were his parents, who handed him their wrinkled old-age savings passbook. To survive, he fled to another province and became a low-level sales rep. In a life made up of
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Years Have Passed, So Let’s Leave Each Other in Peace 经年已过莫相扰
I am the High Priest of the current dynasty. At the ceremony to confer consorts, I divined that the emperor's newest concubine would bring disaster upon the realm and cause calamity. When I asked the emperor to exile her, I was accused of having long been in love with him and acting out of selfish motives. The emperor flew into a rage. “Since the High Priest is so desperate for a man, send her to the lowliest brothel to serve! That should put an end to her delusions!”
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The Fifteenth Year of the Wanli Reign 万历十五年
[Highly praised by Yi Zhongtian! Understand the fate of a single speck of dust in the vast sweep of time, and see the crashing waves hidden behind ordinary years. A classic that changed how Chinese people read.] In 1587, the fifteenth year of the Wanli reign of the Great Ming, the surface seemed perfectly calm, but this was a pivotal turning point on the empire's path to collapse. That year, the Spanish Armada was about to set sail, and world history was turning a new page. Meanwhile, the Ming e
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The Wanli Era 万历大时代
The three centuries of the Ming dynasty were a pivotal period in which China and the West rose and fell in turn, passing each other as they surged forward or fell behind. The Wanli Emperor, Zhu Yijun, ruled for forty-eight years, accounting for one-sixth of the Ming dynasty’s history and marking one of its most striking turning points. Drawing on authoritative historical sources, this book recounts the turbulent history of the Wanli era in lively prose, recreating a singular age of bloodshed and
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The Wanli Emperor's Fifteenth Year: Explained in One Book 一本书读懂万历十五年
Following the framework of Huang Renyu’s classic work, this book closely examines a slice of history from the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty, a time that seemed calm on the surface but seethed with undercurrents. Through the shifting fortunes of seven central figures, including the Wanli Emperor, Zhang Juzheng, and Hai Rui, it reveals how moral idealism and technical shortcomings worked together to strangle the prospects for reform. From the financial management flaws exposed by the collapse of Z
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The 1911 Revolution (CPPCC Historical Records: The Library of Firsthand Accounts) 辛亥革命(政协文史“亲历、亲见、亲闻”文库)
This is a major historical documentary work primarily composed of memoirs and commemorative essays. Set against the backdrop of modern Chinese history in the early twentieth century, it uses major events that took place across China around the time of the Xinhai Revolution as milestones. Drawing on historical materials including some of the revolution-related documents edited and published by the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, materials compiled by
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An Unparalleled Bond 绝世联情
Set against the various historical periods from the 1920s to the 1980s, this novel follows the tumultuous lives, joys and sorrows, and tragic romances of Long Xingqiu, a principal at a middle school from a family of couplet writers, and his children. It tells a modern tale of swordsmen and scholars, blending tragedy and comedy in a story that will sometimes bring readers to tears and sometimes make them laugh out loud. Full of suspense, twists and turns, and interlocking plotlines, the story is
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Online Game: Rebuilding My Life 网游之重塑人生
Qin Feng used to be a hopeless romantic. He gave his girlfriend his whole heart and treated her like a queen. And what did he get in return? She casually tossed out, "You can't give me the life I want," then turned around and walked away. Qin Feng was completely crushed. He holed up in his rented apartment every day, questioning his whole existence and wondering what the point of living was. Eventually, with nothing else to do and no other options, he plunged into an online game to kill time.
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History That'll Make You Laugh 笑翻文史
A one-of-a-kind approach to telling stories about history and literature, a “Swiss Army knife” for broadening your knowledge and enriching your inner life. History itself is a master storyteller. Come on, let's listen to five thousand years of stories!
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Great Xia Dragon Squad: I Get Stronger with Every Enemy I Kill 大夏龙组:我杀敌就变强
Synopsis: Beneath the seemingly prosperous and peaceful surface of the modern city lies a side hidden from view. Many legendary myths are not mere inventions. They have always existed, but ordinary people cannot see them. Cultivation, ancient martial arts, supernatural abilities, ancient demons and evil spirits, powerful ghosts and monsters, and even bioweapons created through human intervention appear again and again in certain incidents, as strange events occur one after another. Daxia is vast
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I'm Xiao Ming, and I'm Invincible Under Heaven! 我小明,天下无敌啊!
Paradox gamers, come on over! At my command, whoever enters Rome first shall be king! Zhu Xiaoming, a history PhD specializing in Western history, accidentally transmigrates to the Horn of Africa in the eighth year of the Yongle era and encounters Zheng He's treasure fleet on its voyages to the Western Ocean. He borrows five hundred soldiers from Zheng He and begins his conquest of the West. The Ottoman Empire? All four princes died during the interregnum. Perfect. I'm of Turkic royal blood, so
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A Brief History of Humankind: From Animals to Gods (New Edition) 人类简史(新版):从动物到上帝
A Brief History of Humankind: From Animals to Gods is a major work by a rising Israeli historian. It traces human development from the first signs of life a hundred thousand years ago to the intertwined worlds of capital and technology in the 21st century. A hundred thousand years ago, there were at least six human species on Earth. Why are we the only ones left today? We were once an insignificant group in a corner of Africa, no more influential on Earth's ecology than fireflies, apes, or jelly
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Vivid as Life 栩栩若生
A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form
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I Am a Lady Tutor 我是女先生
I'm hard to kill. These were the words I heard from the moment I was born. A blind fortune-teller said I was a White Tiger Sha, a girl born with a boy's fate, innately tough and destined to bring misfortune to my husband, my children, and myself. Everyone in the village said I wouldn't survive. My yang energy was too strong. Even if they managed to keep me alive, I'd grow up to be an idiot. But my grandma, a spirit medium who presided over the altar, refused to give up. Every year, she burned a
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