The Pinnacle of Period Fiction: Period Setting + Key Themes + System! 年代文的天花板年代+重点+系统 ！

1. 51 魂 My Soul Traveled to 1903 Republican China 魂穿民国1903 User Mountain Peak用户山尖Historical2.5M WordsOngoing Transmigration, a pocket dimension, resistance against Japan. After transmigrating as Zhang Damao, he uses his pocket dimension to seize weapons, raid Japanese banks, stockpile food, and train soldiers, all to wipe out more Japanese invaders during the War of Resistance. 15.3kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves

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   Fighting the Japanese, using his spatial abilities, he raided Russian arsenals, Japanese supplies, and a street of banks in Paris. He also seized foreign cargo ships at sea, used his spatial powers to collect various flowers, trees, and medicinal herbs to cultivate within his space, rescued disaster victims, and built an army…

2. 52 重 Reborn in 1958: One Refusal, Explosive Rewards 重生58：拒绝一下，奖励爆炸 Bao Gungun.包滚滚.Urban6.6M WordsOngoing (Updated with ten thousand words a day + funny daily life + fishing and hunting + mountain and sea foraging + business development. No tragic misery, and no scraping by on coarse grain.) Qin Shouye was reborn in 1958 and gained a Refusal System. Girl: “Big brother, marry me.” Qin Shouye: “No.” System: “Ding! Refusal successful. Reward: 100 romantic encounters.” Rich heir: “Get on your knees.” Qin Shouye: “I refuse.” System: “Ding! Refusal successful. The other party's assets have been transferre 68.8kReads8.7Score5.6kShelves

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   This is a systematic text, quite worth reading.

3. 53 重 Reborn in 1959: Little Everyday Moments in Nanluoguxiang 重生59南锣鼓巷之小日常 Gluttonous Badger贪吃獾Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsOngoing He transmigrates to the capital and settles on Nanluoguxiang. He fishes and farms, living a carefree life, learning to cook, appraising antiques, occasionally trading barbs with Zhang Haixing, and picking on the courtyard busybodies now and then. 66.7kReads8.2Score3kShelves
4. 54 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 53.1kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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   Looks good! (♥∀♥)

5. 55 职 Career Entries: Starting Out as a Rickshaw Puller in the Demon Martial Republic of China 职业词条：从妖武民国拉黄包车始 No Deification in the Primordial Era洪荒不许封神Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Republican-era martial arts, demons and martial monsters run rampant, supernatural horrors abound, hard-edged martial arts, diligence pays off, decisive and ruthless, overwhelming strength, defeating stronger foes from below.] A world of demonic martial arts, a chaotic age of supernatural horrors. The Three Teachings and Nine Schools fought in the shadows, while the poor and powerless struggled to survive in the streets. Warlords carved up the land, foreign battleships pounded at the gates, and 62.6kReads7.9Score6.9kShelves

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   The bizarre Republic of China era. (Self-recommendation)

6. 56 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance627k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 34.8kReads8.2Score3.7kShelves

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   This is a female-oriented historical fiction novel set in a bygone era. The female protagonist doesn't go to the countryside; she passes the entrance exam for a vocational school and is assigned to a state-owned factory. Armed with modern mechanical knowledge, she works hard to build her career.

7. 57 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s, I Lie Flat! 穿越七零我躺平了！ Big Head Has a Fish大头有条鱼Urban2.1M WordsOngoing A 48-year-old man who’d chosen to lie flat transmigrates into the body of 18-year-old Li Changshun! He becomes one of the sent-down youths heading to the countryside in 1973. In Kaoshan Tun Brigade, Dongfang Commune, Dong’an County, Danjiang City, he lies in bed, keeping a low profile as he waits for the new era to arrive. (This is simply a story about the ordinary life of a sent-down youth. The writing is unassuming, and the plot moves at a fairly slow pace. It’s steeped in everyday life, not a 64.9kReads7.0Score5.2kShelves

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   Slow-paced, male-oriented, multiple female leads, educated youth, 1970s, rural, rural life, and open-air setting.

8. 58 奋 Striving in 1998: Grabbing Success and Beautiful Women with Both Hands 奋斗九八：事业美女两手抓 Chen Wangshu辰望舒Urban511k WordsOngoing Li Jianming, who had spent his life as a workhorse, is reborn. The first thing he does is save his father from an imminent mine disaster, completely changing his family’s fate. But this also entangles him in the fate of the young widow living upstairs. Then he discovers that his body and brain have been enhanced. He has an extraordinary memory and can effortlessly connect the dots. From then on, his studies progress by leaps and bounds, and he astonishes everyone. Beautiful campus queens keep ap 12.3kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves

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   These are all period dramas, some I'm currently following and some I've already finished. As a long-time avid reader, I wholeheartedly recommend them; they're readable and worth reading!

9. 59 我 My Life in 1975 我在1975年的那些事 Your Bro Yang Next Door隔壁你阳哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Two worlds connected + transmigration + period setting + everyday life + pocket dimension + special abilities + decisive violence + multiple female leads + no simping + business. A story spanning two worlds, from 1975 to 2025. It all begins with catching someone in the act. After an accident, Chen Chang'an discovers something strange about his wife. It leaves him disoriented and even frantic, and he dies in a car crash. By a stroke of luck, he arrives in a parallel world in 1975 and gains the ab 4.5kReads8.6Score327Shelves

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   Highly recommended! ...

10. 60 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Sent to the Countryside from the Start 重生60年代，开局就上山下乡 A Solitary Stone孑然的石头Urban3.8M WordsOngoing [Period]+ [Reborn]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Single Female Lead] Ye Hao transmigrates to a parallel world in the 1960s. Just as he is about to starve to death, he awakens an ancient treasure passed down from antiquity: the Azure Lotus Mystic Jade! Watch as he lives it up during the famine, improving his own life while also doing his part to help this country rebuild from the ground up! Our goal is the stars and the sea! 1.9kReads8.8Score239Shelves
11. 61 七 A 1970s Village Girl Connects to the Modern World and Gets Rich Selling Wild Vegetables 七零通现代，小村姑靠卖野菜致富 Future Pretty-Girl Warrior未来美少女战士Modern Romance472k WordsCompleted [No romance + From the 1970s to the modern era] She bangs her head on the stove, and Jiang Banxia’s journey selling wild vegetables in another world begins. Oh my goodness! This is incredible! Shepherd’s purse can sell for eight yuan a jin. A jin of shepherd’s purse can buy three or four jin of rice. The fatty pork that’s in high demand back home is unwanted here. A jin and a half of wild vegetables can be traded for a jin of fatty pork. How can there be such a good deal? Jiang Banxia diligently 1.9kReads8.5Score234Shelves
12. 62 穿 The Transmigrated Cosmos Pouch 穿越的乾坤袋 A Scholar from Hebei河北一书生Urban2.0M WordsCompleted A new work is here! You’re welcome to read Seven Stars Aligned with the Moon at the same time. Educated youth Jiang Jinzhou stumbled upon a cloth pouch that could transmigrate and met Lu Qing, who lived in the modern era. They named the pouch the Qiankun Bag, and through it, they embarked on lives unlike any they had known. 82.5kReads8.6Score8.8kShelves
13. 63 四 Siheyuan: Don't Be Afraid, Silly Zhu, Your Uncle Is Here 四合院之傻柱别怕，舅舅来了 Liu Jifeilipu刘吉飞利浦Male-Channel Fanfiction663k WordsCompleted After being given a second life, Cai Chenggong becomes the youngest son of a landowning family. Just as the 49th Army’s bandits pass through, his father kicks the bucket, leaving him no choice but to follow his elder brother, Cai Jizu, to Beiping, where he changes his name and begins a new chapter 9.7kReads7.1Score455Shelves
14. 64 我 I Solve Cases to Put Food on the Table 我靠破案养家糊口 Empty Words in a Dream梦中的虚语Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1958, I moved into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Did I transmigrate into a TV drama or transmigrate into a book? Good thing I have so many buffs stacked that I don't have to spend all day playing family power games in one little courtyard! 6.6kReads9.3Score635Shelves
15. 65 四 Siheyuan: I Use the Law to Crush All Defiance 四合院：我用国法镇压一切不服 The Mighty Northern Emperor坚强的北冥大帝Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted One heroine + smart protagonist + real-life cases + industrial powerhouse + grand vision By chance, Song Yuan arrives at that famous courtyard. Armed with a copy of the "Public Security Administration Punishments Regulations", he easily puts the courtyard's vermin in their place! Having lived another life, of course he wants to contribute to his country. He'll make sure to have a presence at the Canton Fair! A story about a modern person using the rule of law to navigate life in a courtyard. He 36.7kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
16. 66 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 78.8kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves
17. 67 重 Reborn in 1985 重生在一九八五 Northern Geese in Flight北雁飞舞Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Wu Tianyu never imagined that he could be reborn too. He had read countless rebirth novels and dreamed of getting a second life himself. Now it had really happened, and he was back in the 1980s, in the early days of China's reform and opening up. 18.5kReads9.1Score1kShelves
18. 68 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 203.7kReads9.4Score13.9kShelves
19. 69 穿 I Transmigrated to 1970 and Started Living Life to the Fullest as an Educated Youth 穿越70，我从知青开始畅快人生 A Bamboo a Day一天竹子Urban472k WordsOngoing Period + System + Everyone Grows + Devoted Romance and Loving His Wife + Cunning + Golden Finger + Shaping History + Feel-Good Story + Decisive and Ruthless In the late summer of the passionate 1970s, Lin Chen’s story begins when he meets four beautiful, distinctive young intellectuals sent to the countryside. After acquiring a sign-in achievement system, he plans to keep a low profile, build a little courtyard, and win their hearts. Who would’ve thought they’d team up and win his heart instead? 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a classic period drama, the synopsis is accurate, and the characters are all distinctive. From plot development and character establishment to satisfying food and daily life, it includes historical customs and traditions. Neither the protagonist nor the antagonist is brainless; the protagonist enjoys a satisfying experience, preferring to use force and cunning tactics. It's not an explicit harem story, but there is romantic development; it's a slice-of-life story about educated youth sent to the countryside.

20. 70 五 Little One from the 1950s: Mom, I Really Am a Good Dog! 五零崽崽：娘，我真是条好狗！ May We Last as Long as the Moon随明月而长终Modern Romance558k WordsCompleted [Period drama + adorable child + no romance + farming dimension + everyday life + family squabbles + light ensemble cast + slow-paced] In her previous life, Yadan was a dog. In this life, she's human. On her first day as a human, she throws her head back and howls, then crawls around the yard in the shadows, marking her territory. She steals the precious giant bone from Big Black at the village entrance. And she gets a farming dimension? Huh? Do dogs have to farm too? Yadan looks at her tiny arm 7.6kReads9.0Score604Shelves
21. 71 七 A Little Cannon Fodder’s Growth Diary in the 1970s 七零年代，炮灰小豆丁的成长日记 Playing the Passerby扮途人Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Period setting + family squabbles + cozy coming-of-age slice of life + family bonds + native-born young heroine + adorable child + no romance... too many elements to list. A chaotic mix of transmigration and rebirth. If you don’t like it, don’t read. Ensemble cast focus.] Four-and-a-half-year-old Chen Manyue is bound to a System, which tells her that her whole family is a bunch of troublemakers. Her father, Chen Zhongyi, may have “loyalty and righteousness” in his name, but he’s actually hot-te 13kReads8.6Score2.9kShelves
22. 72 穿 Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ 32.2kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves
23. 73 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.7kReads9.3Score3kShelves
24. 74 捡 The Bargain-Hunting Era: Lin Mei’s Daily Life of Scoring Freebies 捡漏年代：林美的薅羊毛日常 Dimension Mender次元缝补匠Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Everyday Life + Finding Bargains + Ordinary Person Reborn in the Womb + No Handouts, No Saintly Heroine, No Throwing Herself at Men + No Being Sent to the Countryside, No Military Marriage, No Rough-Hewn Hero + A Small Golden Finger That Gradually Levels Up + A Palm-Sized Pocket Dimension for Stashing Private Savings] Reborn in the womb in 1949, Lin Mei becomes the daughter of an ordinary farming family in Linjia Village. Beautiful but useless, she’s not cut out for great thing 14.5kReads9.2Score1kShelves
25. 75 四 Siheyuan: Transmigrated as the Head Master's Nephew 四合院：穿成一大爷的亲外甥 Wool Socks毛袜Male-Channel Fanfiction2.2M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan + period setting + farming + portable dimension + one heroine] Li Anye transmigrates to an era of scarcity, with no parents and not a penny to his name, so he has no choice but to seek help from his maternal uncle, Uncle Yi. As the saying goes, a maternal uncle is worth more than the heavens. Surely no one can complain if he leans on his uncle for support? After graduating from vocational school, Li Anye gets a decent job at a steel mill thanks to his uncle. His uncle, Yi Zhonghai, is 20.5kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
26. 76 开 From the Start, I Reported My Stepfather, Then the Frail Villainess Was Doted on in the Countryside 开局举报继父，病弱女配下乡被宠 Feng Ling lI风灵lIModern Romance759k WordsCompleted [Space + System + Sweet Romance + Frail Heroine + Rugged Hero] Qiao Qingdai was an utterly ordinary office worker. She was 25 and had been single for years. One day, after work, she decided to treat herself. Instead, a woman fell from the sky and crushed her to death. She drifted around with a soul-reaper from the underworld for a while before realizing that they had taken the wrong soul... After a furious argument, Qiao Qingdai happily took the loot she’d scored: a treasure chest System and a p 18.9kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
27. 77 重 Reborn in the Famine of 1960: I Have a Spirit-Filled Pocket World 重生60灾荒年，我有灵田小世界 God and Autumn神与秋Urban680k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1960s + pocket dimension] [Farming + hunting + spirit beasts + building wealth + extraordinary longevity] In his previous life, Li Qiu was all alone. Now he was reborn in the years of famine. Li Qiu was only sixteen. When he woke, he faced not the care of his family, but abandonment by his brother and sister-in-law. Hunger, thirst, illness, drought, and cold... came one after another. A frail young man, living alone in a thatched hut by the mountain, isolated and forgotten by the 7.4kReads7.4Score448Shelves

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    With the help of a small spiritual spring world, the protagonist not only survived the famine years but also achieved immortality.

28. 78 重 Reborn in a Northeastern Mountain Village: Fishing and Hunting Across Two Rivers and Two Nations 重生东北小山村渔猎两江两国 Student Tianya小学生天涯Urban4.0M WordsOngoing Please give this five stars. Please give this five stars. I don't have much education or skill, and I can't write fancy prose. I use ordinary people's language to tell an ordinary story. If you like it, I thank you for your support with a clasped-fist salute. If you don't, please be kind and don't flame me. An artist can't make a living without noble-minded patrons. I offer my thanks to all of you, my dear supporters. 41.1kReads8.2Score2.8kShelves

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    A story set in Northeast China, set in a bygone era, featuring rebirth, hunting, fishing, farming, and adventures with brothers. The adventures include various thrilling life-or-death encounters and many hilarious tales.

29. 79 身 As a Forest Ranger, I Patrol the Mountains on a Tiger. That's Perfectly Reasonable, Right? 身为护林员，我骑虎巡山很合理吧 The Cat Who Updates Daily and Never Slacks Off日更不摆烂的猫Urban568k WordsOngoing “Getting a job at a big corporation? No way. I'd never spend my life as a wage slave for capitalists.” While everyone else frantically sends out resumes after graduation, Lin Ye heads straight to the mountains to become a forest ranger. That's because he happens to possess a portable pocket dimension with a spirit spring inside. The closer it is to nature, the more water the spring produces. People who drink it grow stronger and healthier, animals gain intelligence, and plants grow like crazy fr 6.6kReads5.8Score665Shelves

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    Recently discovered promising books are all related to the charm of the countryside.

30. 80 重 Reborn in 1984: A Fishing Bonanza Brings the Whole Village a Feast 重生84：暴击赶海带全村吃大肉 Cat Who Writes Without Staying Up Late码字不熬夜的猫Rural Life572k WordsOngoing Reborn, Chen Haisheng wants nothing more than to make a fortune, give his family a good life, and help the whole village feast on meat. By chance, he activates the Tidal Treasure System. “Critical hit! Two crabs have instantly multiplied into a massive crab migration!” “Critical hit! A grouper weighing just over a pound has instantly grown into a hundred-pound giant!” “...” “Warning: The seafood in this area has become so abundant it’s a disaster!” Chen Haisheng: “Uncles and aunties, I’ll help y 49kReads7.1Score4.4kShelves
31. 81 重 Reborn in 1978: Getting Rich When a Black Bear Accepts Me as Its Master 重生78：暴富从黑熊认主开始 The Cat Who Stays Up Late Instead of Writing熬夜不写稿的猫Urban166k WordsOngoing Xiao Congwu, an overworked wage slave in his previous life, dies suddenly and wakes up reborn in the Changlingzi Mountains in 1978, with a black bear staring straight at him. He thinks he’s in a deadly situation from the start and about to die on the spot, but then the birthmark on his chest inexplicably begins to glow. It forms a special bond with the black bear, and he takes the ruler of the mountains as his sidekick! From then on, Xiao Congwu has free rein in the mountains. Pheasants and rabb 42Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 82 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s as the Village Tigress, I Call the Shots 穿越80母老虎，全村上下我做主 Your Dentures Just Flew Out你假牙飞出来了Modern Romance112k WordsOngoing Devoted husband, lighthearted comedy, doted-on heroine, and building a fortune. Su Xiaomo transmigrates to a rural village in northern Shaanxi in 1985. The name of this poor little village tells you everything: it must be desperately poor! The original owner was the village's notorious shrew, feared by everyone. Luckily, her family all dotes on her. She also has a handsome husband. But since she's transmigrated, this reputation could work to her advantage. Should she play along, or turn over a n 777Reads—Score115Shelves

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    I highly recommend these two books, especially the first one. It's hilarious and sweet, with a bang right from the start.

33. 83 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Take My Mom With Me to Get a Divorce 重生八零，我带着妈妈一起离婚 A Little Tree Sprout一点小树芽Modern Romance104k WordsOngoing Period setting + face-slapping + multiple male leads + building wealth + size difference Zhou Xiaoya transmigrates to 1985. In three days, she’s supposed to marry her aunt’s dim-witted son. She chooses to call off the engagement, but his father won’t let her. He beats her, and he beats her mother, too. Then we’re done with this family. Mom, I’ll take care of you! 333Reads—Score109Shelves
34. 84 年 The 1970s: A House Full of Descendants, Starting With the Countryside 年代，子孙满堂从下乡开始 A Passing Street Corner路过的街角Urban1.9M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Jiang Lin plunges headfirst into the Northeast countryside during a fervent era and becomes an educated youth sent down to the countryside. While everyone else suffers through hard labor, his cheat turns him into a capable man beloved by the villagers. He starts hunting in the mountains and fishing in the rivers, enjoying this rare chapter of his life. All kinds of lovely girls stay by his side, leaving him unsure which one to choose. When the country opens up, he takes off 140.8kReads8.1Score16.1kShelves

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    See? It's very pleasing to the eye.

35. 85 重 Reborn in 1958: Grandpa and Grandson Stockpile for the Famine Together 重生58爷孙空间联动囤爆灾荒年 Asking the Sword, Listening to Snow问剑听雪Urban800k WordsOngoing Peng Yi built his fortune from nothing, amassing billions, only to have his own children pull the plug and abandon him in his final years. He died full of hatred. Kneeling before the grave of his beloved Su Wanqing as he drew his last breath, he learned that she had once carried his child. At just twenty-three, she had died in a famine, and mother and child had suffered every hardship life could bring! Heaven had shown mercy: Peng Yi was reborn in 1958, on the eve of their flight from famine! A 5.1kReads—Score472Shelves

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    One of the best historical fiction stories, featuring farming, hunting, disaster relief, antique collecting, and catching spies.

36. 86 重 Reborn in My Youth as an Educated Youth, I Want Nothing to Do with That Scumbag 重生回知青时期，渣男我不要了 Butterfly in a Bottle瓶子里的蝴蝶Modern Romance390k WordsCompleted (Dear readers, the rating has just come in, so it’ll go up later.) [Pocket dimension + reborn + scumbag man + educated youth + love at first sight] In her previous life, Xiao Jiangnan was harmed by her scumbag boyfriend and cousin. After she died, she became a spirit and discovered their secret. Given another chance at life, she absolutely refuses to make the same mistakes again! 464Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    New author, interested readers shouldn't miss this!

37. 87 替 A Substitute Bride? I Used a Gossip System to Support My Fiancé's Family 替嫁？用吃瓜系统养活未婚夫一家 Butterfly in a Bottle瓶子里的蝴蝶Modern Romance168k WordsOngoing [Period setting, System, transmigration, pure love, both leads are each other’s first and only] After modern-day overworked employee Xiao Jiangnan died from working overtime, she transmigrated to 1985. From the start, she was caught up in a fake-versus-real heiress scandal and forced to marry Si Wanzhou, the second son of the Si family in the countryside, in place of the runaway “real heiress,” Wang Zhaodi. The day after she transmigrated, her gossip System finally arrived. Xiao Jiangnan initia —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: Doting on the Heartbroken Male Supporting Character in the 1970s 穿书七零，猛宠心碎男配 Butterfly in a Bottle瓶子里的蝴蝶Rural Life313k WordsOngoing [Pocket dimension, devoted couple, face-slapping, doted on fiercely] Xiao Jiangnan, a modern rich second-generation heir, inherited assets worth tens of millions and a vast business empire. But after staying up late to rant about the spineless plot of the novel "The Seventies: The Devoted, Rugged Man’s Only Love Is His Sweet, Delicate Educated Youth", she unexpectedly transmigrated into the book as a female supporting character who shared her name. She arrived right in the middle of the original 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The pinnacle of historical fiction, a reincarnation story with a spatial dimension—it's addictive from the first read!

40. 90 逆 My Ungrateful Son Abandoned Me in a Famine Year, So I Bring Modern Grain to Fill My Barns 逆子荒年抛弃我，我通现代粮满仓 Lu Guizhou鹿归舟Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + passage to the modern world + farming + selling wild vegetables + family life + no romance] Synopsis: While fleeing famine, Lu Minggui is pushed over by her own son and falls to her death. When she wakes again, she's back before the famine. She discovers that a bloodstained wooden hairpin can take her to a mysterious world! From then on, she digs up wild vegetables, sells them, and earns silver. When famine strikes, she not only survives, but also leads her son and daughter 12.3kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
41. 91 我 I Brought My Twins and Divorced My Husband at His Wedding 我带着双胞胎，在丈夫婚礼上离婚 Light Clouds and Gentle Rain云轻雨细Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + historical setting + pocket dimension + love grows over time] Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Please don’t nitpick the historical details. This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. It’s about everyday family life, told at a gentle pace. Shen Ruyi wakes from a nap to find herself transmigrated into a period novel, as the former wife in an arranged marriage to the male lead, a character who gets only a few lines before dying young in the countryside. 22.9kReads8.3Score2.8kShelves
42. 92 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 570Reads7.0Score—Shelves
43. 93 八 The 1980s: After the Real Heiress Returns, She Reigns Supreme in the Capital! 八零：真千金回归后，宠冠京城！ Yingying Zhao英英昭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [Era + military marriage + real heiress + adored by everyone + heroine is incredible at putting people in their place and beating them up] After sacrificing her life for her country, modern computer genius Jiang Tiange was reborn into her own past life. But that past life had been a miserable one: she was the real heiress, yet had been maliciously switched at birth, beaten and cursed, and forced to marry an abusive second-time husband. After she died miserably, her body was sold for a 33.3kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves

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    It looks great! 😍 Highly recommend!

44. 94 首 He Asked for a Divorce on His First Night Home, Then Kissed Her Until She Cried 首长回家第一晚提离婚，被亲哭了 I'm the Baby Here我才是宝宝Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn military marriage + winning back his wife + antique bargains + dazzling beauty vs. aloof heartthrob] In her previous life, Zhu Suisui fell for Lu Lanxu at first sight. Of all the Lu family members, she chose the most outstanding heir to be her husband. She thought that if she worked hard to be a good Mrs. Lu, one day Lu Lanxu would love her. But she had overestimated herself. She simply couldn’t warm his heart. For twenty years, they treated each other with respect, but he felt only a se 30.6kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
45. 95 娇 The Sweet Military Wife Is on Top, and Her Officer Husband Can't Take It 娇娇军嫂在上，军官老公顶不住 First Frost霜初Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, Sweet Years, is now streaming~ The second short drama adaptation, Let Me Dwell in Your Heart, is now streaming~ [Military marriage + food + supermarket space + devoted couple + everyday life + love after marriage] Ye Muqi had just become a seven-star chef when a car accident transported her to the 1980s. From the start, she was married, and her husband was a soldier with a slim waist and long legs. For Ye Muqi, who had been single for 29 years, that was a huge plus! T 9.7kReads9.1Score850Shelves
46. 96 文 Literary Giant: I Started Translating World Classics in College 文豪：从上大学翻译世界名著开始 Longbow Drinking the Moon长弓饮月Urban1.2M WordsCompleted After waking from a nap, Lin Chaoshen, a modern English teacher, finds himself a sent-down youth in the forests of Northeast China, gnawing on frozen corn cakes. Looking at the axe in his hand, its handle worn smooth by years of work, and thinking of how he'd achieved nothing by the time he retired in his previous life, he feels utterly done for! Luckily, it's 1977! The call to resume the college entrance examinations is about to ring out! Drawing on his knowledge of the future, he studies hard 1.6kReads6.6Score106Shelves

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    Writing novels during that era ✍️(¬‿¬)

47. 97 相 Blind Date System: From Village Girl to Woman of the Era 相亲系统：从村姑到时代女强人 Softly, Gently徐徐絮絮Modern Romance348k WordsOngoing Blind Date System + Period Setting + Comeback + Winner in Life + 1v1 Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Pure Wish Fulfillment In 1975, Chen Hehua's classmate stole the job she was supposed to get after graduation. When she returned to her village, her family pressured her to marry a crude butcher. Just when she had nowhere else to turn [Ding! Blind Date System successfully bound!] [Get a reward for every blind date! Choose any one requirement your match has to exchange for a reward!] Butcher's 284Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend some great historical fiction novels. They're very original, have a system element, and the female lead is very career-driven.

48. 98 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 59.5kReads8.5Score7.3kShelves

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    [I also highly recommend it] A modern office worker travels back to 1970, using a system to purchase goods, handle exports, and catch bad guys. He rises from an unknown nobody in the supply and marketing cooperative to become a national foreign exchange earner. It's a satisfying read with a strong sense of the era!

49. 99 反 The Villainous Young Lady Is Actually a Research Genius! 反派大小姐竟然是科研大佬！ Cat Lantern Guest猫灯客Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + Period Setting + Scientific Research + Fake and Real Heiresses + A Rising Nation] The standard period-novel setup: a scheming adopted daughter, a domineering male lead chasing after his love, wealthy-family feuds, and a protagonist who wins at life through romance. Lu Zhaozhao flips through the script and falls silent for three seconds. ...Fair enough, but I’m not taking part. On the first day after transmigrating into the body of a vicious rich-girl villain, her biol 23.3kReads8.5Score3.2kShelves

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    Recommended historical novels

50. 100 年 1982: I'm Really Not a Good-for-Nothing 年代1982，我真不是二流子 gJoyg欢喜Urban972k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + period setting + entrepreneurship + social savvy + everyday life + largely an ensemble cast] The rating has just appeared and is climbing. The audiobook and animated series are now available. Give them a try! Back in 1982, Lu Zhigang decided to make up for his regrets and give his family a better life. But why did none of them believe him...? He took over a brickworks, opened a food factory, and led Lujia Village racing down the road to prosperity. 10.3kReads8.3Score457Shelves

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    Having read no fewer than 100 historical fiction novels, I still prefer those without systems or spatial abilities. I've already read the one below twice.

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