Novels like The Coffin of the Ghost Gate
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Coffin of the Ghost Gate, best match first.
- 1 The Tomb Raider’s Guide to Finding Burial Sites 寻穴记之盗墓惊情 Her ancestors' last words were clear: women must never enter a tomb. But she did. From imperial mausoleums to feudal lords' tombs, stealing magical artifacts and gathering yin spirits, she leads the heirs of a tomb-raiding clan on a thrilling journey beneath the earth. The ancient jade coffin in a Shang-Zhou tomb, the Ghost Mother's Thousand-Gate Array beneath Thousand-Cave Lake, the underground city in the tomb of the Spirit Clan's goddess, the immortal body in the empress's tomb, and the Gates 32Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 2 Tomb Raider King: Dragon Hunting at the Demon Pagoda 盗墓王之妖塔寻龙 Five thousand years of history and culture have given rise to countless extraordinary heroes. Since the Western Zhou dynasty, a special group of people has passed down the saying: “Of the thirty-six trades, tomb raiding reigns supreme.” I was an antiques dealer. When I moved my ancestors' graves, I found a fragment of an ancient family manuscript. With my business in decline, I had no choice but to turn to tomb raiding! Leading the heirs of the four great sects across the vast land of China, I u 1.1kReads7.3Score106Shelves
- 3 Tomb Raiding for Gold 盗墓摸金 A hidden paradise and unexpected romance in a tomb? Rumor has it that the prince’s tomb on Sifang Mountain is full of terrifying zongzi zombies, ghosts, deadly traps, and immense treasure. Having inherited my grandfather’s tomb-raiding skills, I decided to see for myself. But to my surprise, the tomb held a hidden paradise, where a group of strange people lived… 159Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Ancient Tomb Code 古墓密码 I was sentenced to life in prison for tomb raiding. I thought that was bad enough, but then The Dragon Head Maze, the Flying Ancient House, the ghost ship at sea... They all led me to a huge secret. “Open this door. Everything you want to know and everything you want is inside.” 4.9kReads8.1Score758Shelves
- 5 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: The Dragon-Seeking Map 盗墓笔记之寻龙图 The Dragon-Seeking Chart was first written by Yin Yangzi, a feng shui master of the Shang and Zhou dynasties. It recorded the locations of two great tombs and an ancient ruin altar from that era. Later, further calculations revealed three auspicious sites of true dragon energy. A note claimed that whoever obtained all three could rule the world. The chart was later studied and continued by Yang Yanzi, a Taoist priest of the Ming dynasty. The priest eventually changed his surname to Liu and becam 877Reads8.7Score100Shelves
- 6 The Grave Robbers: In Search of Shadows 盗墓之寻影 The mysterious Longyuan Pavilion, a black ghost hand left behind, an ancient grudge that cannot be resolved, the secrets of the previous generation: what burden are they carrying? Three generations have searched, yet the answer remains nowhere to be found. The indifference of the Eastern and Western Gates, the divisions among the seven Northern and Southern sects: what else lies hidden behind it all? Cao, the Old Master with the Ghost-Respecting Hand; Qi, the Young Master with the Ingenious Hand 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Last Tomb Raider 最后一个盗墓者 Thirty years ago, my grandfather teamed up with his childhood friend to rob tombs. His friend and the rest of the group all died horribly, while my grandfather alone survived, only to go mad and disappear. Thirty years later, I follow in his footsteps and descend into the caves to search for tombs... A three-headed snake mother, a burial trench holding ten thousand people, and crystal coffins drifting unseen through underground waterways: in this bizarre subterranean world, I fight to survive an 779Reads7.5Score103Shelves
- 8 Tales of Tomb Raiding 盗墓往事 This is a story recounting the author's own experiences robbing tombs. It describes how, during the summer break after graduating from high school, the author went with his family into the deserts of Xinjiang and the ancient city of Loulan to explore tombs and steal treasures. Later, while at university, he found a master to teach him the trade, recruited a crew, and became skilled at locating dragon veins and auspicious burial sites, the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, dating artifacts to dif 254Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 9 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 957.1kReads9.6Score121.4kShelves
