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  1. Meng Jiangnu (Classic Version) 1.8M Wordscompleted A classic work adapted from folklore by Zhang Henshui, a literary master of the Republic of China. This book takes "Meng Jiangnu Crying Down the Great Wall" as the core and expands the details of Meng Jiangnu's growth process and search for her husband: from the separation of the newlyweds to the long-distance search for her husband, from going through hardships to crying down the Great Wall, the plot is ups and downs, and the emotions are sincere and touching. Zhang Henshui depicts Meng Jiangnu 114.2kReads9.5Score6.8kShelves
  2. Heaven and Earth completed Mr. Zhang Henshui's novel "Heaven and Earth" is set in the city of Peiping during the Republic of China. The story revolves around university teacher Zhou Xiufeng. He is in the intellectual class, but he deeply feels the loneliness and boredom of life. On the one hand, he interacted with wealthy gentry Liu Zihou, the daughter of the General Office of the Economic Bureau Huang Lihua and other upper-class figures. He visited German hotels, Ping'an theaters, and luxurious salons, and witnessed the 11kReads9.5ScoreShelves
  3. Heaven and Earth completed In Peiping, the Republic of China, under the willows of the Yuhe River, a vague love across class quietly happened. Yuzi, a girl from a poor family, struggles to survive in a courtyard; Zhou Xiufeng, a university student, oscillates between glitz and poverty. On one side is the dazzling tenderness of the wealthy daughter, on the other side is the silent affection of the girl next door. He could see her suffering, and she understood his loneliness. A window separates us from heaven to earth; a si 2.2kReads9.3ScoreShelves
  4. Jinfenshijia completed During the troubled times of the Republic of China, the Jin family in the capital was extremely powerful and unparalleled in wealth. Jin Yanxi, the romantic and dandy seventh young master, accidentally meets Leng Qingqiu, a poor and talented girl. One is a well-dressed and flamboyant young man from a wealthy family. One is a scholarly beauty who is gentle, elegant, aloof and reserved. Falling in love at first sight, pursuing each other relentlessly, breaking through the secular family background 380Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  5. Meng Jiangnu completed Three days after the wedding, life and death are separated The red candles on the bridal night had not yet burned out, but the government servants who were catching the young man had already kicked open the courtyard door. Wan Xiliang only served as a groom for three days before he was taken on the official road to the north to build the never-finished Great Wall. Before leaving, he broke open a bronze mirror, left half of it with his newlywed wife Meng Jiangnu, and put the other half into his a 88Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  6. Lively and Luxurious completed [Realistic Novels of the Republic of China|Business War in Mountain City|Inflation Group Novel] In Chongqing in the late period of the Anti-Japanese War, news of victory came frequently, prices skyrocketed, and gold became a shortcut to making a fortune in everyone's eyes. Fan Baohua, a guerrilla businessman with capital in hand, took advantage of policy loopholes to resell gold savings certificates. He dealt with banks, casinos and various women, hoping to get rich by speculation. Wei Duanben, 62Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  7. Danfeng Street 172k Wordscompleted [Bitter Emotional Essays of the Republic of China|Novel of Chivalrous Group Portraits of the Lower Classes] In Danfeng Street, Nanjing during the Republic of China, the lives of poor people were not worth half a bag of rice. Xiu An, a comely orphan girl, keeps to herself, and has a mutual affection for Tong Laowu, a down-to-earth hawker who just wants to live together with simple meals. Unexpectedly, his greedy uncle owed usury, and was instigated by the matchmaker Xu Qiaofu. He planned to sell 17Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  8. Modern Youth: My Bankrupt Life 317k Wordscompleted I was once the simple boy who knew the best about water on the Wanjiang River, and I was also a newbie in the casinos in Beiping who spent a lot of money. The college dream that my father had propped up with a fishing boat began to crumble the moment I stepped into the ten-mile foreign market - the silk and satin wrapped up the simple soul, the exchange numbers jumped and swallowed up the blood and sweat of the silkworm farmers, and when the champagne bubbles in the ballroom annihilated the last 1Reads8.2ScoreShelves
  9. Time Flies completed Young student Huang Xishi suffered repeated setbacks in love and studies due to his vanity and arrogance, and eventually ended up living on the street. Through the ups and downs of fate, the work criticizes the erosion of human nature by the flashy world, and expresses the philosophy of youth being perishable and time being ruthless in a calm tone. Reads8.0ScoreShelves
  10. Danfeng Street completed The story is set in Danfeng Street, Nanjing, and tells the joys and sorrows of ordinary people's lives. The vegetable vendor Tong Laowu fell in love with the widow Sister Wang, but suffered repeated hardships due to the gap between rich and poor and secular prejudice. The book is interspersed with the atmosphere of the city and the loyalty of the world, with both simple human feelings and cunning calculations, and outlines a vivid folk Ukiyo-e. Reads7.7ScoreShelves
  11. Solitary Duck in the Sunset completed The down-and-out talent Jiang Qiuyu fell in love with the actress Luoxia, but they separated due to secular pressure. The work uses classical writing techniques to write a modern tragedy, with two lines of narrative intertwined with the uncertainty of fate. It is as beautiful as the sunset and the lonely swan, but it is not perfect. Reads7.5ScoreShelves
  12. Beauty Grace completed Hong Shiyi, a clerk, was favored by dancer Qiu Xizhen, but he wanted to repay the favor but was exploited instead. Zhang Henshui analyzed the realistic calculation behind "enyi" in a calm tone and criticized the utilitarian values ​​among the urban class. Reads7.9ScoreShelves
  13. The Sequel to Laughter and Destiny completed This book is the sequel to Zhang Henshui's masterpiece "The Destiny of Crying and Laughing" and continues the fate of Fan Jiashu and the three women. Shen Fengxi went mad and died tragically, Guan Xiugu sacrificed her life for love, and He Lina finally got married but could not hide her sadness. The book more deeply depicts the struggles and compromises of individuals in troubled times, and the ending leaves an aftertaste. Reads7.7ScoreShelves
  14. Rejoice in Enemies completed One of Zhang Henshui's most representative works. It tells the story of painter Yu Shuicun and singer Li Meifen who fell in love, but due to misunderstanding and fate, they drifted apart. The book depicts the conflict between art and reality. The characters are infatuated and stubborn, and finally reach a desolate ending in which "the joy is false and the enemy is true." Reads7.9ScoreShelves
  15. The Cause of Laughter: Wrong Love in the Republic of China completed In Peiping in the 1920s, young student Fan Jiashu traveled to the capital and met three completely different women in the fireworks-filled Tianqiao Market: Shen Fengxi, an innocent and tenacious calligraphy artist, Guan Xiugu, a chivalrous and soft-hearted woman, and He Lina, a daughter of a new-style wealthy family. A four-corner entanglement intertwined with family differences and friendships quietly unfolded. Jia Shu sincerely helps Feng Xi to study and get out of trouble, but unexpectedly he Reads9.2ScoreShelves
  16. Azolla completed During the Republic of China, Shuicun lived a life devoted to the mountains and rivers. By chance, he met the singer Taozhi, and the two fell in love, but later broke up due to misunderstanding. Taozhi angrily agreed to a certain boss's proposal and married him. At their wedding banquet, the boss's wife made a big fuss, but thanks to Mizumura's confession, the situation was resolved. Unable to forget his feelings, Taozhi followed the seriously ill Shuicun to the boat. Just as the ferry caught fi Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  17. The Golden Fen Family: 2 Volumes in Total (Collector's Edition of Zhang Henshui's Masterpiece Illustrations) completed This book is a classic of modern Chinese novels and one of Mr. Zhang Henshui's masterpieces. It is known as the modern "Dream of Red Mansions". It is an eruption of life materials accumulated by Zhang Henshui in his early journalism career. It describes the tragic process of Leng Qingqiu, a civilian woman, and Jin Yanxi, the son of Jin Rong, the prime minister during the Beiyang warlord rule, from falling in love, getting married, to getting married, and running away. Based on the fate of an aba Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  18. Sword Gallbladder Harp Heart completed "Sword, Dancing, Qin and Heart" is a novel with a martial arts theme written by Zhang Henshui. It is set in the society of the late Qing Dynasty and connects a series of distinctive characters and intricate events through the journey of young Chai Jing. The novel revolves around the two survival wisdoms of "sword courage" and "harp heart", emphasizing that in turbulent times, characters not only rely on martial arts, but also rely on insights into human nature, judgment of situations, and the ab Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  19. The Legend of White Snake: the Love Between a Human and a Demon Is Full of Hardships completed Mr. Zhang Henshui, with his unique "social romance novel" style, gave a delicate and moving modern interpretation of the legend of the White Snake that has been passed down through the ages. The novel focuses on describing Bai Suzhen's virtuous virtues, hanging the pot to help the world, Xu Xian's swing between honesty and loyalty and worldly doubts, and Xiao Qing's frankness and boldness. Zhang Henshui used vivid and fluent vernacular of the Republic of China to subtly integrate myths and legen Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  20. Deep Night completed "Deep Night" is one of Zhang Henshui's classic masterpieces. Fortunately, the orphan Queen Yuerong received help from everyone and became famous. Seeing that all the hardships are over, happiness comes, but because of a little vanity, he mistakenly believes in the sweet words of the dandy, and he is trapped in a pit of fire, unable to escape. The chivalrous men Ding Er and Yue Rong are infatuated, but they are manipulated by the powerful and money. Not only is their dream difficult to realize, b Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  21. Reporter's Side Story: the Struggle and Persistence of Lower-Level Journalists completed Zhang Henshui's "Journalist's Biography" is set in Beijing in the early 1920s and details the career and life experience of Yang Zhibo, a young journalist who first entered the newspaper industry. The novel vividly shows the complex ecology of the news industry in the early years of the Republic of China through the clues of Yang Zhibo's first arrival in the capital, finding a place to live, working in a news agency, and finally joining the large newspaper "Jingshi Bao" as an editor. The work no Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  22. Peacock Flying Southeast: a New Interpretation of the Eternal Tragedy completed Mr. Zhang Henshui is based on the Han Dynasty Yuefu narrative poem "The Peacock Flies Southeast" of the same name. The story is set in Lujiang Mansion during the Jian'an period in the late Han Dynasty. It tells the story of the tragic love and marriage between Jiao Zhongqing, a junior official, and Liu Lanzhi, a talented woman. Liu Lanzhi was virtuous, polite, and talented, but she was ruthlessly abandoned due to the meanness of her mother-in-law Ruan and the oppression of feudal patriarchy. Aft Reads9.2ScoreShelves
  23. Mountain Window Sketch completed "Mountain Window Sketch" is a collection of prose essays written by the famous popular literature master Zhang Henshui while he was living in seclusion in a valley cottage in the southern suburbs of Chongqing during the Anti-Japanese War. This work uses a "mountain window" that "faces the mountain as a window" in the author's apartment as a unique perspective. Through more than forty concise and meaningful chapters (such as "Short Case", "Dry Stream", "Bamboo and Chicken", "Wild Flowers in Vase" Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  24. My Writing Career: Memoirs of Zhang Henshui completed "My Writing Career" is a precious memoir written by Mr. Zhang Henshui, a famous modern Chinese popular novel master, in his later years. This book was compiled by his descendants based on his manuscripts, notes and oral narrations during his lifetime. It systematically reviews the author's creative process for more than half a century. In the book, Mr. Zhang Henshui uses plain and sincere writing to detail his complete trajectory from starting out as a boy in Peiping, to becoming a newspaper wri Reads9.0ScoreShelves
  25. Talking About Ancient and Modern Times: Using Articles as Daggers to Break Through the Acne of the Times completed From December 1941 to 1942, Zhang Henshui opened a column of the same name in the supplement of Chongqing's "Xinmin Daily", using essays to criticize current ills and discuss the past and present. This book contains more than a hundred column articles, which are based on the flames of the Anti-Japanese War. They talk about "irrelevant matters" with the humble words of "nothing is too high to talk about". The author uses the past to satirize the present, lashing out at bureaucratic corruption, pr Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  26. Outside Stone City completed "Beyond Stone City" is a novel written by Zhang Henshui that depicts the practice of intellectuals going to the countryside. The story takes place in a big city on the banks of the Yangtze River during the Republic of China. The protagonist Jin Danran is a young civil servant who is deeply bored and depressed by the life of a city civil servant. He is tired of the flattery of the officialdom, the cramped life and the spiritual emptiness. After facing the crisis of being laid off, he was influenc Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  27. Si Ren Ji: a Record of the Ecology of the Literati Circle completed "Si Ren Ji" is a long social romance novel written by Zhang Henshui, a master of modern popular novels, which depicts the ecology of literati and ladies in Beijing in the early years of the Republic of China. This book can be regarded as a spiritual sequel to his famous work "Chunming Foreign History". Although the characters and plots are independent, it also takes "Chunming" (Beijing) as the stage, focusing on the living conditions and emotional entanglements of specific groups of people such Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  28. Snowy Night completed "Snowy Night" by Zhang Henshui is a realistic novel depicting the decline of a wealthy family in Peking during the Republic of China. The once-prominent Mansion of Governor Deng was now in a desperate situation, with no food and electricity in the cold winter, and creditors coming to visit. The five sons have their own concerns, but none of them can restore the family's decline: the eldest son Yushan went crazy trying to make a living, the second son Yulong drank poison and committed suicide due Reads8.1ScoreShelves
  29. Jinfenshijia (All Three Volumes) completed In the turbulent 1920s, Jin Yanxi, the son of Beiyang warlord Jin Quan, the prime minister of the cabinet, fell in love at first sight with Leng Qingqiu, an orphan girl born in a poor family during an outing, and then launched a fanatical pursuit. The novel takes the marriage tragedy of two people from falling in love, getting married to falling out and getting divorced as the main line. It lays out a living history of the rise and fall of the wealthy aristocrats, and exposes the empty, degenera Reads9.5ScoreShelves
  30. The Golden Fen Family (Zhang Henshui's TOP1 Masterpiece) completed Zhang Henshui's most famous and popular work among readers. It tells the story of the whole process of the Prime Minister's son Jin Yanxi and the girl Leng Qingqiu from falling in love, getting married to breaking up. The luxury of the old-style wealthy families hides corruption, and love is eventually swallowed up by family status and desire. The whole book is like a history of the decline and fall of aristocrats, describing the sadness behind the "gold powder". Reads8.3ScoreShelves
  31. Phoenix Seeking Phoenix: One Song Determines a Lifetime completed This book is a classic legend of talents and beauties in the Han Dynasty that is carefully retold by Mr. Zhang Henshui in the style of modern novels. The novel is based on the ups and downs of the love story between Sima Xiangru, a master of poetry and poetry, and Zhuo Wenjun, the daughter of a wealthy man in Sichuan. It vividly depicts the two people's relationship due to the music of the song "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix", Wenjun running at night, selling wine as a barbarian, and finally gaini Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  32. It's Just a Casual Meal completed The Republic of China writer Zhang Henshui's "social animal" thoughts: I am a donkey pushing the mill, and I have to work every day. This legendary writer of the Republic of China modestly regarded himself as a "minor figure", but he continued to write for thirty years and wrote more than 30 million words, becoming one of the most popular chapter novel writers during the Republic of China. In the article, he candidly talks about the twists and turns in his growth process: he had no good teachers Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  33. Meng Jiangnu completed This book is adapted from a traditional folk tale: Meng Jiangnu. It was created by Mr. Zhang Henshui after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The legend of Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall is widely circulated among the people. Her husband Fan Xiliang was recruited by the King of Qin to build the Great Wall (today's Warring States Great Wall at the junction of Weihui and Huixian). He died of overwork and hunger and was buried under the Great Wall. Meng Jiangnu searched for her Reads9.5ScoreShelves
  34. The Complete Collection of Zhang Henshui's Works (Complete Collection Edition) completed The top "hot-selling machine" in the Republic of China! The sadomasochism of a wealthy family in "The Golden Family", the bloody triangle of "The Cause of Laughter", and the realistic nuclear bombs are wrapped in the sugar-coating of the mandarin duck and butterfly style. He wrote about the ups and downs of common people, and even Lu Xun's mother was his biggest fan - Master Zhang, the true "King of Bestsellers" in the Republic of China! Reads9.5ScoreShelves
  35. The Golden Pink Family: the Love Mystery of the Most Wealthy Family in the Republic of China completed "The Golden Family" is set in Beijing in the early years of the Republic of China. It tells the story of the love tragedy of Jin Yanxi, the son of the Prime Minister, and Leng Qingqiu, a talented girl from a poor family, from their encounter, falling in love, to the disillusionment of their marriage. Yanxi is a charming and suave man, and after encountering the elegant and elegant Qingqiu, he pursues her wholeheartedly. He rents a house for a large sum of money as a neighbor and gives gifts to e Reads9.5ScoreShelves
  36. Zhang Henshui's Prose completed This book is a collection of classic prose works by Mr. Zhang Henshui, a master of modern literature, describing the ancient capital of Peking. Following his writing, readers will stroll through the alleys shaded by pagoda trees and listen to the long and meaningful sounds of the city; Savor the fragrant fragrance of the Mid-Autumn Fruit Market and feel the warmth of the fire in the deep alleys on winter nights; Appreciate the desolation of reed flowers and flying snow in Taoranting, and be imme Reads8.8ScoreShelves
  37. Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai: Butterflies in Love completed [The struggle for love and the pursuit of freedom under the shackles of family] "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" is one of the four major folk love stories in China. It tells the tragic love story of Zhu Yingtai, who disguised herself as a man and was Liang Shanbo's classmate for three years. The two had mutual feelings for each other during their relationship, but due to the obstacles of feudal patriarchy, they were unable to get together as they wished. Zhu Yingtai was forced to marry Ma Wencai, Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  38. The Legend of White Snake completed "The Legend of White Snake" is the original work based on "The Legend of the New White Snake" (the appendix adds "The Legend of Leifeng Pagoda" by the Master of Yushan). This book is a classic novel adapted by Zhang Henshui based on traditional Chinese folk tales. The story tells the story of Bai Suzhen, a beautiful woman who has practiced white snake for thousands of years, met and fell in love with Xu Xian, a mortal, and got married. However, this love between a human and a demon is not tolera Reads9.5ScoreShelves
  39. Collection of Ancient Romance Novels (Forty-Two Volumes in Total) completed This is a collection of ancient literary classics, mainly including "The Traces of the Flower Moon", "A Dream of Brothels", "The Cause of Crying and Laughing", "The Story of Nine Clouds", "Five Beautiful Fate", "The Story of Yingyun Dream", "Ode to Flying Flowers", "Flounder", "Yu Jiao Li" and "Chun Ming Foreign History", a total of 42 volumes. For lovers of classical literature, this set of books is worth reading. "Yu Jiao Li", also known as "The Romance of Two Beauties", is a very influential Reads9.5ScoreShelves
  40. Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai: Love Shakes the World and Turns into Butterflies Flying completed Mr. Zhang Henshui used his delicate writing style and profound literary skills to give a unique retelling of the love tragedy "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" that has been passed down through the ages. The opening chapter of the novel vividly depicts the tortuous process of Zhu Yingtai, a talented girl from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, who refused to be restrained by her boudoir and used her wisdom and determination to persuade her parents to disguise herself as a man and go to Nishan Academy in Hang Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  41. Long Live Huben completed This book was written in 1945. It is the first full-length novel that directly describes the famous battle of the Kuomintang on the front battlefield - the Battle of Changde. It is also China's first modern war history novel. The work describes how the 57th Division of the 74th Army, code-named "Hu Ben", was surrounded by more than 60,000 Japanese troops. They shared the same hatred and fought with all their might. "One against eight". They fought hard for more than ten days and fought bloody st Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  42. Rejoice in Enemies completed "Happy Enemies" is a famous work by Zhang Henshui during his creative peak. It tells the story of the popular actress Bai Guiying's tragic fate in pursuing true love but falling into conflicts between family and society. Through the love-hate entanglement between Bai Guiying and Wang Yuhe, the novel shows the profound impact of secular prejudice on personal life, as well as the helplessness and struggle of love in reality. Reads9.6ScoreShelves
  43. Complete Works of Zhang Henshui's Novels (37 Volumes in Total) completed Zhang Henshui, a master of popular literature, is known as the "Chinese Alexandre Dumas". This work includes all Zhang Henshui's representative works, such as "The Golden Family", "The Cause of Crying and Laughing", etc. These works have become models of Chinese popular literature with their fascinating storylines and profound social insights. Through his meticulous character descriptions and plot arrangements, he vividly demonstrated the social features of that era and people's inner world, all Reads9.5ScoreShelves
  44. Jinfenshijia (Classic Original Version) completed Covers four classic masterpieces by Zhang Henshui, including "The Golden Fen Family", "The Qinhuai Family", "Eight Beauties" and "Danfeng Street". The whole book uses a grand narrative perspective to vividly display the social phenomena and human relationships during the Republic of China. Among them are the dirge of disillusionment of the rich and powerful family from blooming flowers to the collapse of the building in "The Golden Family", the struggles and tragedies of the lower class people a Reads9.6ScoreShelves
  45. The Sequel to Laughter and Destiny completed [Republic of China romance novel, the orthodox sequel to "The Cause of Laughter"|Era Sadomasochism + Dual Lines of Home and Country] The love and hatred in the previous work were settled, and the sequel will once again reveal the entanglements in the troubled times of the Republic of China. Fan Jiashu solved the problem in his heart and fell in love with He Lina. The two got to know each other and made an appointment to study in Europe. Warlord Shen Guoying accidentally met Shen Fengxi, who look Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  46. Qinhuai Family completed [Qinhuai City Jingwen in the Republic of China, ancient style group portrait romance, good and evil at the bottom, realistic popular novels in the Republic of China] "The Qinhuai Family" is a classic realistic popular novel of the Republic of China. It takes the Qinhuai River in Nanjing Confucius Temple as the stage and depicts the intertwined life of singers, hawkers, gangsters and businessmen. The story revolves around Mrs. Tang's family: Tang Xiaochun, a famous singer, is beautiful and innoce Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  47. Solitary Duck in the Sunset completed [Romance of the Republic of China #Triangle Sadomasochism #Literati in Troubled Times] In Peiping, the Republic of China, the snowy and cold alleys changed the lives of three people. The lonely maid Luo Xia was abducted since she was a child and was beaten and scolded by the harsh Zhao family. When she encounters the teacher Jiang Qiu and gives her money in the snow, she secretly trusts her in her heart. Jiang Qiuyu was actually a secret revolutionary. When the government was on a large-scale hu Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  48. Idol completed [A realistic romance about the Anti-Japanese War in the Republic of China, a novel about the emotional entanglement of literary figures, a slow-motion pull to the side] During the Anti-Japanese War, a large number of literary and artistic people took refuge in the evacuation areas on the outskirts of Chongqing. Ding Guyun, a veteran sculptor, had a strong character, adhered to his teacher's ethics, adhered to his long beard and rigid bottom line, and wanted to use sculpture to contribute to the Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  49. Five Sons Passed the Exam completed [Satirical novels of the Republic of China, five sons admitted to the imperial examination, true records of the ugly behavior of high-ranking officials, official shady stories, popular worldly affairs masterpieces] "Five Sons Admitted to the Imperial College" is Zhang Henshui's classic Republican novel criticizing the world situation. It focuses on the chaos of Peking's reception after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. It takes the reception commissioner Jin Zihara as the protagonist and tea Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  50. The World of Monsters completed [The complete works of Zhang Henshui | Romance in the Republic of China | All living beings in the Republic of China | Joys and sorrows | Group portraits of marriage and love in the old era] This set of "Zhang Henshui's Classic Collection of Various Styles of the Republic of China" contains 25 complete original works at one time, including "The Golden Family", "The Cause of Laughter" and "The World of Monsters". You don't need to look for separate books, you can read all the ups and downs of the Reads8.5ScoreShelves