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Lin Huiyin 林徽因
Lin Huiyin was one of the most legendary women of the twentieth century. Though frail in health, in her 51 years she established China’s first architecture department, discovered the Foguang Temple timber structure dating back to the Tang dynasty, designed the national emblem and the Monument to the People’s Heroes, and left behind poetry that would never be forgotten. As her love stories are endlessly retold, we forget how she surveyed ancient architecture amid the flames of war, wrote books fr
1.4kReads—Score103Shelves
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Her Island 她岛
A plane crashes, leaving sixteen women and me stranded on a deserted island. A rich heiress, the daughter of a high-ranking official, a white-collar professional... Trapped by torrential rain, salvaging wreckage, exploring a deep pool, outsmarting wolves: Lin Yi uses his survival skills to complete one seemingly impossible “mission” after another. But when the women start confessing their love to him one by one, Lin Yi breaks down. How is he supposed to handle all this attention from beautiful w
638Reads—Score113Shelves
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Li Hongzhang and the Beiyang Fleet 李鸿章与北洋水师
He was the Qing dynasty’s last patch-up man. Amid suspicion between the emperor and empress and the encirclement of foreign powers, he single-handedly held up the Beiyang Fleet. From the dream of being Asia’s mightiest navy to its defeat in the Yellow Sea, he poured his life’s work into a fleet, only to watch the dynasty’s last shred of dignity sink beneath the waves with the setting sun, as he lay wounded and mocked at Shimonoseki.
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Hitler's Private Secretary 希特勒的私人秘书
At twenty-three, philosophy student Fritz walks into Nazi Party headquarters to apply for a secretary job, hoping to support his gravely ill father. He only wants work, but ends up as Hitler’s personal stenographer. For twelve years, he sits in a corner of the seat of power, recording every word, day after day, from the Nuremberg Laws to the minutes of the Wannsee Conference. When his sister, who has an intellectual disability, is sent to an “institution,” he finally sees the truth: those who st
129Reads—Score174Shelves
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The Art of Officialdom 为官经
The officialdom is a fathomless abyss, its depths impossible to gauge; the arts of power are like blades, sharp enough to wound their wielder. Written in classical Chinese, this book comprises ten essays and one hundred chapters. It lays out the ways of officialdom: establishing oneself, advancing and retreating, navigating relationships, managing subordinates, serving superiors, building a career, adapting to change, cultivating connections, learning from cautionary examples, and returning to o
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Boundless Officialdom: From Government Cadet to County Committee Compound 官道无疆:从选调生到县委大院
College student Liu Yiping enters politics with a dream, beginning his career with the civil-service selection program interview. He dives into rural grassroots work, honing his resolve and sharing hardship with the people. As a town chief’s secretary, he learns to read the shifting political winds and advance with care. From town chief to director of the county Party committee office and deputy county magistrate, he serves in a succession of posts, with every step up demanding both wisdom and c
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From Counselor to the Provincial Party Compound 从辅导员到省委大院
Li Zixuan, a master’s student in traditional Chinese medicine at Donghan University, was in the prime of his youth, with picturesque features and an air of refinement in every gesture. He should have been using his medical skills to help the world, but just as he was about to graduate, he took a job as a counselor in the School of Computer Science, beginning an unexpected and legendary journey. From entering the workforce to making his way into the provincial Party committee compound, he experie
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College: Days of Love and Absurdity 大学:爱与荒诞交织的日子
Lin Xiao, a top student from a small town, enters Haizhou University full of hopes and dreams. There, he experiences a series of hilarious, heartwarming, moving, and growth-filled adventures. He meets three roommates with wildly different personalities, each a character in his own right: a tech geek, a social butterfly, and a philosophy fanatic. Their daily lives are full of absurd surprises and laughter. He also unexpectedly becomes entangled in a complicated and delicate relationship with Teac
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The Study of the Official’s Mind 官场心学
From the invisible power of an “unknown figure” in the office to ways of limiting losses in a crisis, from the hidden hurdles on the road to promotion to the shifting warmth of human relationships after power fades, retired official Wang Mingzheng uses decades of experience in government to unpack the rules of survival that can never be written in a textbook. One story after another comes together to form a close-up portrait of life within the system. When unspoken rules meet political maneuver
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Cixi's Shackles 慈禧的枷锁
Power is her crown, and her cage; her era is her stage, and her fate. The character “shackles” captures Cixi’s struggles and helplessness, while also hinting at her ultimate struggle against her times and herself. Rich in literary atmosphere, this is a book for readers who enjoy deep reading.
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Zhao Feiyan's 100 Bizarre Blind Dates 赵飞燕的100次奇葩相亲记
Driven to the brink by her parents' constant pressure to get married, Zhao Feiyan declares in a fit of anger, "After a hundred blind dates, if I'm still not married, I'll become a nun!" But her dating life seems cursed. A bookworm suddenly recites classical poetry, a forensic doctor brings her a "blood cocktail" on their date, an extreme split-the-bill fanatic wants to divide the napkins, and a stock market enthusiast drones on about market trends. And then there's the hundredth blind date... Zh
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Mind Reading from the Start: My Comeback in the County Town 开局读心术,我在县城逆袭
Lin Yuan has spent seven years as a junior staffer in the county seat, as silent as one of the chairs in the office. Then, one late night while working overtime, he suddenly gains the ability to hear everyone’s thoughts: the unspoken implications behind his leaders’ words, his colleagues’ jealousy, and the schemes hidden behind their smiles. Mind reading helps him rise through the ranks, his charm wins people over, and precognition makes him a fortune. His wealth, in turn, attracts beautiful wom
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The Ultimate Grinder Arrives in 2080 卷王降临2080
What happens when Lu Xingchi, the top student and king of overachievers in 2025, accidentally pierces a singularity in the sunlight? He tumbles straight into a classroom fifty-five years in the future! Here, when children are "offline," they can't even recite a single Tang or Song poem. Faced with a laid-back future where nobody does homework or memorizes lessons, how will Lu Xingchi win over his classmates with Tang and Song poetry and the Analects?
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The Last Woman on a Desert Island: Taming Dragons and Becoming Queen of the Wilds 荒岛剩女,驯龙,当野人王后
A plane crashes, leaving the unmarried Su Wan stranded on a deserted island with the man who humiliated her. He spies on her while she bathes and hides her clothes, but she bears it all in silence as she secretly tames dragons, seizes a gold mine, and conquers a tribe of wild people. The alliance leader’s son declares his love for her, but in the power struggle, she takes control for herself. When a rescue ship can only take one person, she tears up her own ticket with her bare hands. From that
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