Novels like Red Leaves in the Wind
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Red Leaves in the Wind, best match first.
- 101 Fallen Leaves Return to Their Roots: Code Name Lone Boat 落叶归根：代号孤舟 In 1949, forestry expert Shen Feng could have evacuated, but instead he took on the identity of low-level clerk Lin Qisheng and infiltrated the Taitung Forestry Farm to rebuild the “Tree-Ring” intelligence network. He wasn't the only one operating undercover. The mole codenamed “Night Owl” and the shrewd opponent Chen Huaiyuan drove him and his comrades into a desperate situation. Three years later, a new recruit's betrayal destroyed the group. With the help of A Hui, a local young woman who gav 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 The Road Outside the Window and the Sea in My Heart 窗外的路与心中的海 If you have ever: · Struggled to balance your dreams and reality · Tried to understand your parents' silence while also making sense of the next generation's boldness · Worked to protect a little undying light amid an ordinary, or even difficult, life Then open this book. Here, you'll find a sea of your own. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Cognitive Shock: 50 Masterpieces That Turn Fate Around 认知暴击50本神作的逆天改命书 As the author of Cognitive Shock: Books That Change Your Fate, Inspired by 50 Masterpieces, I’d like to share some thoughts with you. Have you ever felt that you’ve read countless books, yet your life stays exactly the same? It’s not that knowledge is useless. Most of us simply read at a basic level, passively taking in information. This book is a record of my journey out of that rut. I used to believe that any reading was beneficial, until reality gave me a harsh lesson. I’d read shelf after s 93Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 104 The Meaning of the White Tiger 白虎通义 The Baihutong, also known as the White Tiger Discussions or the White Tiger Treatise on Virtue, is a collection of proceedings from an officially convened meeting on Confucian studies during the Eastern Han dynasty, as well as an imperially sanctioned work interpreting the Confucian classics. It holds an exceptionally important place in the history of Confucian thought and Han political thought. In 79 CE, the fourth year of Emperor Zhang of Han’s Jianchu era, the emperor personally convened a la 28Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 105 Espionage: I Can See People's Identities 谍战我能看到身份信息 He graduated from the Qingpu Special Training Class, a rookie on the intelligence battlefield. He will defend his country and protect it to the death. The Japanese invaders have already destroyed his home. Now all that remains is to defend the nation! Along the way, he uses his ability to investigate people’s identities to kill collaborators and eliminate Japanese spies. To the warriors on the covert front, your achievements will live forever. 3.4kReads8.4Score27214d adds
- 106 Republican Era Espionage: Code Name Crab 民国谍战之代号螃蟹 They endured a long, dark night, writing an indispensable page in China's War of Resistance with their blood. Some say your writing feels real, but who knows that the real world of espionage was even more brutal, too brutal to put into words. With this book, I pay tribute to all the heroes who gave their lives for their country on the intelligence front. 22.8kReads8.2Score2.1k14d adds
- 107 Espionage: I Have the System of the King of All Evil 谍战：我有万恶之王系统 The cold-blooded assassin Chen Guobin is transmigrated into a small-time patrol officer in Shanghai, badge number 9527. He’s accidentally caught up in a Military Statistics Bureau manhunt and forced to become one of its agents. He’s trapped in occupied territory, where danger lurks everywhere and death waits around every corner. Luckily, he awakens the King of All Evil System. He can earn all kinds of rewards by stopping bad people from misbehaving or simply taking them out. He beats up a traito 30.7kReads7.8Score2.4k14d adds
- 108 People Who Know How to Speak Win from the Moment They Open Their Mouths 会说话的人，一开口就赢了 This book explores the importance of emotional intelligence and good communication skills in everyday life, and the positive impact they can have. It explains that emotional intelligence helps us sense other people's feelings, understand their perspectives, and manage our own emotions effectively, creating harmonious relationships. Good communication skills help us express our thoughts clearly, accurately, and vividly, making conversations smoother at work, in social settings, and with family. T 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Espionage in the Besieged City: Codename Gardener 谍影围城：代号园丁 (Traditional spy thriller, no transmigration or golden finger. If that’s not your thing, please don’t flame the author.) In the autumn of 1941, at Rong Manor, an isolated compound in Shanghai’s occupied zone, five “guests” from very different walks of life are trapped by a feast worthy of a trap. They are a glamorous nightclub singer, a timid official, a cold-faced police officer, a shrewd editor-in-chief, and a mysterious Japanese section chief. The manor is under constant surveillance. They ar 869Reads6.7Score10414d adds
- 110 Love You, Old Me! 爱你老己！ Only those who know how to love themselves can benefit others. Three women make a show, but what about twelve? Every person has their own unique cracks and their own light. In Love Yourself, Old Me!, we see how this community of women supports one another and grows together, and how each finds healing and direction while running a bookstore, a spring teahouse, and a coffee shop. Love Yourself, Old Me! is a slow-burn masterpiece that lingers in the mind, a rich, multi-protagonist drama, and a swe 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Starting with a Street Stall: My Entrepreneurial Journey 从摆摊起步，我的创业人生 Starting with a Street Stall: My Entrepreneurial Journey 17Reads—Score114d adds
- 112 The Coffin Debt 棺债 [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] At midnight, a bronze bell rings, luring seven living corpses into a funeral home that never closes... A black coffin carved with human faces hangs in the morgue. Every seven days, it drags them into the underworld: Sing a death song for ghosts in a hanging-corpse theater, Ferry ninety-nine corpses across the Yellow Springs crossing, Bury your own grave in an evil temple teeming with razor-toothed horrors... When Jiang Hui clutches the n —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Espionage Codename: The Widow 谍战代号：未亡人 No transmigration, no System, no rebirth. Over 1,200 chapters in, I feel like I should look back and add a few words. Hardcore espionage. An experienced reader called it a dark fairy tale, and I think that's a pretty good summary. Is it a wish-fulfillment novel? Absolutely not. With this setting and this story, there's no way to make it fictional, indulge in fantasy, or turn it into feel-good wish fulfillment. All it can offer is desperate last-minute rescues, extreme reversals, and narrowly esc 11.7kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds
- 114 A Clash of Wolves 狼性的较量 The author enjoys putting stories told by the elderly into clear, accessible prose, turning spoken words into black and white on the page for readers to see, hear, and feel with their hearts. It is a way to experience the brutal years of Japan's invasion of China, and all those painful memories that can never be revisited... 1.7kReads9.2Score23914d adds
- 115 Underworld Storm: Never Losing a Battle 黑道风云之战无不胜 Underworld Storms: Never Defeated 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 The Heavenly Secrets: The Life of Guan Lu 天机箓之管辂传 The Records of Heaven’s Secrets: The Biography of Guan Lu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Zhuangzi, the Sword Immortal: Roaming the Ninth Heaven 剑仙庄子：逍遥九天 Sword Immortal Zhuangzi: Carefree Across the Nine Heavens —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 The Mirror of Origin 本源之镜 A blend of science fiction, religion, history, culture, philosophy, and mystery adventure. It champions the integration of religions, a return to the origin of the Great Way, and a world united as one. In 2095, religious archaeologist Ping Yi witnesses a horrifying vision in Jerusalem: experts from three religions die suddenly, their bodies arranged in a honeycomb pattern, their blood forming passages from the Tao Te Ching. Their neural pathways are etched with mysterious symbols from an ancient —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Chasing the Waves with the Wind 随风逐浪 One crisis follows another, and China is beset by turmoil. Every son and daughter of the nation has a duty to do their part! In the early years of the Republic, young Chinese students studying in Europe returned home to serve their country. A young Chinese American from San Francisco awakens to his calling, leaves home, and sets off for China. He conceals his identity, puts down his pen to take up arms, and rides the tides of history to become a king of the covert front. 260Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 120 The Eternal Wisdom of Weiqi 弈旨千秋 Core theme: Using the four realms of Go as its framework, the story explores Go's philosophical depth as a microcosm of Chinese culture through a journey of Go practice across time and space. It echoes Ban Gu's Treatise on Go: “Go above contains images of heaven and earth; next, the rule of emperors; in the middle, the power of the Five Hegemons; and below, the affairs of the Warring States.” In the first 17 chapters, the protagonist transmigrates through time and space to grasp the philosophica 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Learn to Unlock Your Brain with Ease 教你轻松掌握大脑开窍术 Do you keep getting stuck on problems with social relationships, making money, or changing your fate? This book, Teach Yourself to Unlock Your Brain, lays bare the unwritten rules of society. From “you need to understand the Way of Heaven to protect your wealth” to “get benefactors on your side by aligning your interests,” from “steer clear of a weak mindset to hold on to good fortune” to “even swatting a mosquito can teach you how to handle people,” it breaks down practical advice on social tie 1.2kReads—Score22314d adds
- 122 Those Memories Haven't Faded Like Smoke 那些往事并不如烟 Based on true historical events, this book recounts how Chinese public security and political security agents in the 1960s used extraordinary methods to endure humiliation and infiltrate enemy intelligence organizations in Taiwan. They remained undercover for more than twenty years, making major contributions to national security. The story paints a sweeping historical panorama. Its twists and turns are vivid and compelling, and its main events are adapted from historical fact. Rich in the spiri 558Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 123 Fifteen Days in Two Capitals (Complete in Two Volumes) 两京十五日（全两册） The Fifteen Days of Two Capitals is a historical novel by Ma Boyong. The story is based on a true account of Zhu Zhanji in the History of Ming: “In the fourth month of summer, as Nanjing was shaken repeatedly by earthquakes, he was ordered to go and guard the city. On a gengchen day in the fifth month, Emperor Renzong fell ill and sent an imperial summons for him to return. On a xinchou day in the sixth month, he arrived in Liangxiang, received the late emperor's edict, entered the palace, and a 8.9kReads9.6Score2k14d adds
- 124 A Blood-Red Chess Game in Shanghai 上海滩血色之棋局 This novel is dedicated to the heroes who risked their lives on the hidden front during the War of Resistance Against Japan, fighting for the liberation of their country and people. The story follows its two protagonists, Shen Donglin and Su Yingxue. Shen Donglin is an agent for our Party, operating undercover at No. 76. Su Yingxue is an agent for our Party undercover within the Military Statistics Bureau, as well as an international anti-fascist operative. After enduring countless trials of lif 1kReads—Score10614d adds
- 125 Shadow Agent 影子特工 Born into an age of chaos, with the nation in peril, a man must serve his country! A young man burdened by vengeance for his family and hatred for his country assumes a false identity as he flees and joins the Special Services, beginning a dangerous and thrilling career as a spy. He crosses paths with forces from every side, matching wits and battling for survival. In this game within a game, who will be the last one standing? 14.4kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
- 126 Winter Solstice Sacrifice at the Suburban Altar, Year Eighteen of Jinghe, Great Yong 大雍景和十八年·冬至郊天 Winter Solstice Sacrifice to Heaven in the Suburbs, Year Eighteen of Jinghe in the Great Yong Dynasty —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 The Spy's Snow Fox 谍之雪狐 On the evening of the eighth day of the first lunar month in 1945, snow was still falling in Xiangcheng. Inside the Ma Family Shaomai Shop on Second Street, a middle-aged man suddenly collapsed and began convulsing, foam bubbling from his mouth. At the shop entrance, a man wearing a felt hat and a scarf that concealed everything but his eyes hurried inside. He snatched up the fallen man’s briefcase, turned, and left, disappearing into the endless snow. 11.3kReads8.6Score91614d adds
- 128 The Purple Robe of the Great Qing 大清紫袍 All the ministers inside and out wear purple robes. Who will share my burden? The jade cups drain the blood of a thousand households; the silver candles burn away the people’s fat. When Heaven sheds tears, the people shed tears; where the singing grows loud, the weeping grows louder. You speak so freely of the sovereign’s boundless grace, yet you are the ones who have betrayed it. Jiaqing Set against the White Lotus Rebellion during the Jiaqing reign, this novel traces the fates of high-rankin 124Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Railway Archives 铁路档案 A tale of wartime espionage and undercover work. Ye Tian’s soul transmigrates to the twenty-sixth year of the Republic, 1937, where he unravels a series of mysterious railway cases from the Republican era. Every inch of rail holds a code for life, and the names of espionage agents are revealed from sealed files. At Yixian Station, he meets Ma Yunfei, who introduces him to the Communist Party. Ye Tian recruits Zhang Laoliu, Liang Jincheng, and Jin Guozhong as grassroots Party members, providing i 1Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 130 History of the Song: Annals of Emperor Taizu 宋史·太祖本纪 He may have been the best “actor” among the founding emperors in Chinese history. In 960 CE, a carefully orchestrated “forced enthronement” at Chenqiao Station propelled Zhao Kuangyin from a general of the Later Zhou into the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty. Over drinks, he stripped the founding generals of their military power; amid the shadows of an axe and candlelight, the mystery surrounding his bizarre death remains unsolved to this day. Some call him a wise ruler who ended the chaos o 147Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 131 The Three Great Cases of the Late Ming Dynasty 明末三大案 Throughout history, whenever dynasties changed or major political events unfolded, intrigue ran rampant in the imperial harem, where women were forbidden from meddling in government. It was common for high-ranking consorts to try to seize control of the court. In the final years of the Ming dynasty, political rivalries at court grew increasingly fierce. Amid this age of turmoil, a series of palace secrets later known as the “Three Great Cases of the Late Ming” quietly unfolded. The Palace Assa 760Reads9.3Score9814d adds
- 132 The Three Kingdoms: History So Addictive, You Can’t Put It Down 一读就上瘾的三国史 The Three Kingdoms era was marked by endless warfare and rival warlords, and is now familiar to everyone thanks to Romance of the Three Kingdoms. But the novel isn't history, and some of the famous stories we all know never actually happened! Did Zhuge Liang really borrow arrows with straw boats? Why is Zhang He known as “the Three Kingdoms strength tester”? How did Fei Yi live a life worthy of the title “master of pacing”? Did Cao Zhi really love his sister-in-law? Why is Cao Cao's life said to 1.1kReads9.5Score10014d adds
- 133 The Heart of the Han: The Legend of Lu Jia 玄汉文心.陆贾传奇 The Literary Soul of the Mystic Han: The Legend of Lu Jia —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Espionage: Rewinding for Intelligence Made Me the Military Statistics Bureau's Faith 谍战：回档情报，我成了军统信仰 After waking up, Lin Chen, a death-row prisoner, was forcibly recruited by Dai Chunfeng, head of the Military Statistics Bureau, to impersonate a Japanese spy. He was assigned the “Parcel” plan, a mission with almost no chance of survival, and became a doomed agent tasked with feeding false intelligence to the Japanese. Just when he was on the verge of despair, he discovered that he could receive intelligence about deaths. And so… Director Dai: He’s my death-row prisoner, the one I both love and 9.5kReads8.2Score70714d adds
- 135 The Road Ahead for a Healer 医者前行路 The story begins six months before my final year of university ends. I recommend starting at Chapter 69. So far, it has covered several major themes: the truth about time, attitudes toward money, procrastination and dissection, and defining the boundaries of life. The second volume is a record of practical experience, the third combines thought and practice, and the fourth recounts what happened after I was utterly crushed. Almost everything is written in the first person, as a record of real ev 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The Republic of China, Buried Deep in History (3 Volumes) 历史深处的民国（共3册） This is a gripping history of the official record from 1840 to 1925, a sweeping work that offers a comprehensive interpretation of late Qing China, the Republic, and the War of Resistance. No book about the Republic of China has ever explained this period as comprehensively, truthfully, clearly, and engagingly as "The Republic of China in the Depths of History". For that reason, "The Republic of China in the Depths of History" is the top choice for the tens of millions of Chinese enthusiasts of 15.8kReads9.6Score3.5k14d adds
- 137 Love, Hate, and Old Feuds Between Two Generations 两代人的爱恨情仇恩怨 She is determined to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death, but her stepmother and stepsister frame her, plunging her into danger time and again! She escapes certain doom, and is fortunate to meet business tycoon Qin Haonan, who falls for her at first sight and pursues her… People reveal different sides of themselves when it comes to love and family, and a single thought can lead to heaven or hell! Good and evil both get what they deserve, and fate always comes full circle! Those who commi 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 The Feng Clan's Record of Things Seen and Heard 封氏闻见记 Records of What Feng Yan Heard and Saw is a ten-volume collection of informal writings by the Tang dynasty scholar Feng Yan. Its broad-ranging contents cover many aspects of the Tang dynasty, including politics, institutions, culture, customs, geography, and anecdotes about notable figures. Written as a record of personal observations and accounts, it carefully documents little-known details of Tang social life, providing valuable firsthand material for the study of Tang history and culture. Unl 14Reads7.9Score1214d adds
- 139 The Black-Armored Strategist: Cui Hao’s Chronicle 玄甲定天：崔浩谋世录 The Black-Armored Strategist Who Settled the Realm: The Chronicles of Cui Hao —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Who Let Him Join the Military Statistics Bureau? 谁让他来军统的？ Transmigrating to the years of the War of Resistance, He Yuan takes on two identities and four faces, moving between light and darkness. To the Communist Party, he is an elusive master at eliminating traitors and its greatest source of funding. To the Nationalist government, he is the “Japanese Spy Ender” and the “Whampoa Military Academy’s God of Wealth.” To the Japanese, he is a “demonic asura” who stops at nothing! 23.7kReads8.1Score2.2k14d adds
- 141 Underhanded Struggle 暗斗 He was hailed as Asia’s greatest spy, and was also the king of secret agents. His death remains shrouded in mystery to this day, and the truth behind it has long fascinated people. What seemed like an ordinary accident concealed a story chilling to the bone. How many masked infiltrators fought over it in the shadows, and how many nameless heroes left us lamenting their loss... His death was both an inevitability of history and a historical accident. The true culprit behind it is still shaping th 6.3kReads9.2Score58014d adds
- 142 The Chinese Labor Corps: A Coppersmith’s First World War 华工军团：一名铜匠的第一次世界大战 [Cross-border romance + an underdog's rise + a hero of World War I + rural life + bandits] From a wedding hall in Shandong to the trenches of Europe, an epic expedition by an ordinary man! On the day of his wedding, Shandong coppersmith Li Zhongfu discovers that soldiers and bandits have joined forces to massacre Wuji Town, where his fiancée Su Huizhen lives. At the brink of life and death, Li Zhongfu saves the townspeople, but Su Huizhen disappears. After accidentally uncovering the secret behi 481Reads9.5Score4114d adds
- 143 Butterflies and Spies 蝶来谍网 A beautiful female bandit blunders into Harbin's espionage network. She takes a male spy hostage, only to find herself trapped in bed with him. The two decide to plot together in private and put their plans into action beyond their bedroom door. They spill blood in a bandit stronghold, root out traitors in a brothel on Peach Blossom Lane, lie in wait to catch bandits at an illegal gambling den, and smash up an opium house to rid the area of its evils... This is neither fantasy nor a story about 15.4kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
- 144 Those Years Working in Lingnan 岭南打工那些年 This work is a realistic urban novel based on my own experience of heading south to Guangdong for work in the late 1980s. It might be more accurate to call it a memoir of migrant work than a novel. The characters are all based on my colleagues, fellow villagers, and friends I knew well! I chose to write in the first person so that everyone in these pages would feel vivid and real, with a soul of their own. I hope readers will find the voice warm and familiar as they read or listen in their spare 18.7kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 145 Nameless in the Spy World 谍海无名 No one knows your name, but your deeds will endure forever. The artillery strikes on Beidaying, the fall of the Northeast, the puppet state of Manchukuo at the mercy of its masters, and thirty million compatriots enduring the suffering of a conquered people. Faced with a cataclysmic upheaval, Chi Yanzhou chooses to sacrifice himself for his country, infiltrating enemy territory to fight to the death amid conspiracies, schemes, and traps! He walks the cliff's edge beneath the enemy's guns, kindli 21.2kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds
- 146 I Became a Spy in Republican-Era China 我到民国当间谍 Zhang Yunxuan, a team leader in the Criminal Investigation Squad of Xiangcheng Police Bureau, is a spoiled rich kid who spends his days loafing around and making friends. He has a taste for eating, drinking, and gambling. The only thing he doesn't do is visit brothels. But what people don't know is that he is the military intelligence agent Judge, a man despised to the bone by the Japanese and their Chinese collaborators. 6.7kReads8.6Score43714d adds
- 147 Monster Codes: Journey to the West 妖怪密码：西游记 How many demons are there in Journey to the West? The White Bone Spirit, Tiger Vanguard, the Red-Rumped Macaque, Red Boy... Only after enduring the Eighty-One Tribulations can one look upon the world's fortunes with a smile. What are their true forms? What becomes of them? Is there a connection between demons and natural phenomena? Here, I'll reveal the answers to all these questions, one by one. 168Reads9.3Score3014d adds
- 148 The Marquis of Liu Through the Ages 太玄留侯 The Great Mystery and the Marquis of Liu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Venerable Lord of the Vastness Sword: Mencius Descends to Earth, His Aura Reaches the Ninth Heaven 浩然剑尊：孟子临凡，气贯九天 Sage of the Righteous Sword: Mencius Descends to the Mortal Realm, His Spirit Piercing the Nine Heavens —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 The Invisible Grain of Qingli 庆历无影粮 The Shadowless Grain of Qingli —Reads—Score—14d adds
