Novels like The Phoenix-Tortoise-Borne City
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Phoenix-Tortoise-Borne City, best match first.
- 51 After I Was Reborn, I Gave Up My Guaranteed Admission, and He Panicked 重生后我放弃保送，他慌了 After I Was Reborn, I Gave Up My Guaranteed Admission, and He Panicked 479Reads—Score414d adds
- 52 A Woman's Journey Through Marriage 女人与婚姻的经历 [Female-Oriented + Modern Romance + Workplace and Marriage + Flash Marriage + Realistic Family Life] [Women, Love, and Marriage | A True Account of Marriage | Women’s Growth | Emotional Resonance] Before the grief of losing her mother had even faded, Xinyang was pressured by her whole family to get married and rushed into a flash marriage. She found her hastily chosen partner through a radio station and gave up the career she loved to throw herself into the daily grind of married life. She thou 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 God of Chaos! 混沌之神！ [This book is also known as: Nine Revolutions Profound Art | In the later stages, Xin Mo will overpower the Great Sage and Erlang, because he cultivates the complete Nine Revolutions Profound Art.] [An exceptionally long character-growth arc in the early stages] [Every five chapters form a little story arc. I put my heart into every word, and hope you enjoy it!] Civilization has fallen, a new age of chaos has begun, and humanity's darkest impulses spread without end... He emerged from the chaos 10.2kReads—Score86514d adds
- 54 On Our Wedding Night, He Accused Me of Killing His Brother 替嫁当晚，他说我是杀弟仇人 “On our wedding night, my husband pressed a gun to my forehead. ‘You killed my younger brother.’ But what he doesn't know is that the ‘enemy’ he wants to kill and the woman he has yearned for over fifteen years are one and the same.” What you think is hell is only the entrance to the abyss. The demon you imagine has merely changed faces. The ending you expect is only the beginning of something else. 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Remembering the Years as the Seas Changed 沧海桑田忆年年 My father and Uncle Wang Si, whom he had begged for help from among the neighbors, rode along an unknown little road dusted with snow, just as dawn began to break. Their whips cracked through the silent morning with a crisp, swirling sound. One cart carried the last of our corn kernels in burlap sacks, a few battered water jars, and four large geese. The other held pots and pans, the furniture that was still usable, and some clothes that had been worn by who knew how many children. All the quilt 1.8kReads8.9Score14614d adds
- 56 The History of an Embroidered Bed 绣榻野史 “The Embroidered Couch” alludes to the secrets hidden deep within women's quarters and behind brocade curtains, while “Unofficial History” signals that this book recounts court intrigues and street-side tales absent from the official record, passed around by the common folk. Through the case of an honest family in Jiangnan forced into prostitution, the novel lays bare the dark picture of the Jiajing era of the Great Ming, where officials and merchants collude, corruption runs rampant, and the pe 1.6kReads—Score13414d adds
- 57 The Fate of the Stars 星之宿命 A thousand-year shadow war between the Guardians and the Lockbreakers is reaching its end. The Lockbreakers seek to gather nine ancient relics, the Mirror of All Spirits, the Core of the Tower That Reaches the Heavens, the Eye of Horus, the Xuanyuan Sword, the Celestial Eye, the Eastern Emperor Bell, the Sunstone Calendar, the Ark of the Covenant, and the Philosopher’s Stone, to activate the crystal of the living starship “Stellar Whale” and welcome the return of the so-called “homeworld oversee 13Reads—Score214d adds
- 58 Please Answer, 404 请回答，404 Please Answer, 404 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Moon Falls and Becomes a Flower, While Divine Power Hides in the Demon Bones 月陨成花，妖骨藏神 [Xuanhuan Romance] [Devoted Love and Angsty Romance] [Past and Present Lives] [Humans, Gods, and Demons] In her previous life, she was an aloof ancient Moon Goddess who sacrificed her soul to protect him. In this life, she falls into the path of demons and becomes a flower spirit with divine power hidden in her demonic bones. In his previous life, he was an ancient God of War whose blood stained the Heavenly Realm. He died fighting to protect the Three Realms, his bones carved away. In this life 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 After I Learned Her Secret, She Took Me to the Civil Affairs Bureau 我知道她的秘密后，她却带我去了民政局 After I Learned Her Secret, She Took Me to the Civil Affairs Bureau 1.5kReads—Score3314d adds
- 61 What Are You Jealous About? 你醋什么？ What Are You Jealous About? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Back to the 1980s: From the Start, I Cut Ties with My Family 重回八零：开局断亲斩亲缘 Tang Guangyuan has suffered from asthma since childhood, enduring years of hardship and abuse at the hands of his family. After his biological mother beat his own son, who was not yet three years old, Tang resolutely cut ties with her entire family. Overcome with rage and resentment, he unexpectedly became reborn, his soul coming from his modern-day self in the future. After being reborn, Tang Guangyuan awakened the “Farming Spirit Spring System.” The spirit spring water not only cured his ast 682Reads—Score3814d adds
- 63 Gluttony’s Execution Ground: Crime and Punishment at the Bottom of the Food Chain 饕餮刑场——食物链底层的罪与罚 The Gluttonous Execution Ground: Crime and Punishment at the Bottom of the Food Chain 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Making the Most of a Life Full of Ups and Downs 玩转跌宕起伏的人生 [Traditional] [Period] [Romance] [Countryside] [Ensemble Cast] [Revenge] [The 1980s] [Strong Female Lead] [Comeback] [Inspirational]… Li Huiping was bright and talented, but while preparing for the high school entrance exam, she spent time tutoring Qiao Shan, the classmate she had a crush on, and lost the chance to prepare for the exam herself. As a result, she missed out on getting into a key high school. After the exams, Qiao Shan ignored her. Heartbroken, Huiping saw through men’s fickleness 200Reads8.4Score10614d adds
- 65 The Great Yu Female Tutor 大禹女师 (Also known as: After Becoming the Matriarch, I Became the Whole Dynasty's Mentor) Qian Yixiang, a female professor of Chinese literature, worked through the night on her dissertation and died suddenly. When she opened her eyes, she had become the matriarch of an ancient marquis's household. The good news: she was alive. The bad news: she was on her third burial shroud. No golden finger, no System, and a whole family of wolves circling her. After working herself to death through cutthroat compet 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Yu Guinian Returns to 1968 as a Ten-Year-Old to Protect the Whole Family 玉归年重回68年十岁顽童护全家 [Period Setting, Reborn, Super-Civilization Space, Coming of Age, Strong Female Lead, Sweet Romance] Nian Baoyu and her husband shot each other dead. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in 1968, before her tenth birthday, on the night her father fled home to escape the armed factional fighting. Her father was hiding in the attic when someone informed on him. The commune's armed militia took him away, and more than ten days later, they sent back his corpse. Her mother was devastated and 23.8kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds
- 67 Dreams of the Golden Vase 金瓶梦迷 The moon over Linqing shines on the Customs House sails Whose romance does the Qing River hide at night? Cooking smoke drifts over Zishi Street, through centuries gone by Who still awaits that unfinished fate? Embroidered shoes shatter the bluestone path The wine's fragrance has intoxicated countless eyes Lights flicker atop Lion Tower, like the passing years Who, behind the curtain, secretly clicks the abacus? Plum blossoms in a golden vase, who pities the ill-fated beauty? A pot of springtime 2.4kReads—Score17514d adds
- 68 The True Heiress Returns with Her Metaphysical Powers, and Her Wealthy Family Begs Her to Stop Setting Up a Stall 玄学真千金归来，豪门全家跪求别摆摊 The Metaphysical True Heiress Returns, and Her Entire Wealthy Family Begs Her to Stop Setting Up a Fortune-Telling Stall 749Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Mountains and Rivers in Ink: She Raises a Monument to the Nine Provinces 山河入墨：她为九州立碑 Mountains and rivers are her canvas, blood her ink. She painted every corner of the land, just to meet him in the final stroke. She raised monuments to the land; he guarded her mountain for a thousand years. The mortal girl Hua Wei carries nine lost immortal scrolls sealed within her. The disgraced disciple Qi Yuan wears the brush she used in her past life at his waist. After twelve hundred years of reincarnation, they are finally reunited. The price: she must become the mountains and rivers, fo 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Muscles and Heartbeats at the Gym: The Dumbbell 健身房的肌理与心跳之哑铃 Dumbbells: Muscle and Heartbeats at the Gym 1.8kReads—Score2214d adds
- 71 Reborn in the 1980s! No Regrets!!! 重生八零！不留遗憾！！！ Reborn in 1980! No regrets!!! 331Reads—Score514d adds
- 72 Heaven Has Granted Me a Powerful Minister for a Husband 天官赐我权臣夫 To clear her family’s name and enter the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, Fang Qinyu, daughter of a disgraced official, carefully plots her way into marriage with Qu Xinan, a Vice Minister of Rites who fell in love with her at first sight. She intends to use marriage as a stepping stone, unaware that her cool calculations will soon be met with a battle of devotion. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Her Camera Tells a Story 她的镜头会说话 My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 He Watches You from the Shadows 他在背后凝视你 Chi Wan, a female detective, had seen more than enough corpses, but never one with roses offered after death. A famous woman painter was brutally murdered in her studio. There was a small wound between her brows and a thornless rose by her side. Every piece of evidence pointed to her abusive husband, and Chi Wan was ready to close the case, until a man appeared. “My name is Wenren Jing. I’m the victim’s defense attorney.” Gentle and refined, he nevertheless brought the case crashing down with a 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Married the Wrong White Moonlight, Now Worth Hundreds of Billions and Reunited with My Childhood Sweetheart 错娶白月光，坐拥千亿遇青梅 [No System + Not Reborn + Multiple Heroines + She Chases Him + Lighthearted Comedy + Sweet and Angsty] For the sake of an unattainable dream girl, Zhao Chang’an cruelly turned down his devoted childhood sweetheart. He spent his entire fortune marrying his dream girl, only to be repaid with a heartless betrayal. After hitting rock bottom, Zhao Chang’an fought his way up, eventually gaining control of hundreds of billions in capital and becoming the power behind a top conglomerate. On the day he r 27Reads—Score514d adds
- 76 Reborn with a Child, I Married a Cold Military Doctor from a Prestigious Family 重生后，带娃嫁世家高冷军医 [Reborn + adorable child + military marriage + true love + revenge + face-slapping] After being reborn, Su Ying’s first move is to divorce her husband. Her scumbag husband, Du Zhenyong, wants to have the best of both worlds and refuses to let her go. She takes her 38 yuan and chases after him to the military base, where she meets the aloof military doctor Gu Nanchen. With his help, Su Ying gets away from her scumbag husband. But the prestigious Gu family refuses to let Gu Nanchen marry a woman w 22.5kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds
- 77 Record of the Illusory Sea of Love: The Great Void Livestream 情天幻海录太虚直播间 The Illusory Realm of the Great Void, by the shores of the Sea of Love. Fairy Jing Huan had been staring blankly into a water mirror for three days. What it reflected was not her peerless beauty, but the countless scenes of the mortal world: office workers scrolling through their phones on the subway, middle-aged men and women haggling at matchmaking corners, livestreamers crying, “Brother, love me!”, and exhausted wage slaves staying up late making PowerPoints until they went bald... “Such mudd 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 A Fleeting Moment 寸阴 [Infinite-loop adventure in the early stages + an intelligent villain + detailed supporting characters + haven't figured out the later stages yet ^_^] Urging someone to study medicine is a recipe for disaster! Even with a golden finger, you still can't overcome human nature! So let it go. Take off that white coat, as if shedding the shackles weighing you down, only to fall into a cycle, an apparently endless loop. Within the cycle of 2015, you uncover a shocking secret from hundreds of years ago 7.7kReads—Score60814d adds
- 79 Tales of the Shanhai Tomb 4 山海惊墓录4 A low, eerie chuckle drifted from deep within the desolate woods. The red cloth that had been offered in worship swayed from a branch. Ancient paper ash and dying incense lay scattered on the ground, and faded red cords hung deep in the forest. It looked up at me, its mouth splitting into a grin. 424Reads—Score24014d adds
- 80 City of Hidden Shadows: A Mysterious Disappearance 都市谜影之神秘失踪 Twenty-three-year-old detective Xu Nian's first major case is the mysterious disappearance of a young girl. The client sobs, “My daughter answered a phone call and never came home!” The only clues are a diary and an ex-boyfriend whose body is covered in strange symbols. The symbols are the lost “Night Watcher cipher,” pointing to an abandoned chemical plant on the outskirts of the city. When Xu Nian sneaks into the plant's underground level, she sees something she will never forget Twenty t 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Records of the Shocking Tombs of Shan Hai 3 山海惊墓录3 Some hear breathing but cannot find its source; some see a shadow but cannot tell whether it is their own or some being from the sea. It feels neither anger nor joy. The moment you step inside, it remembers you, and you will never be able to leave. 512Reads—Score26514d adds
- 82 Addicted to Self-Discipline, I Lose Control Only When I Love You 自律成瘾，唯独爱你失控 Ouyang Chenyi's life motto: Wake up at five every morning, keep his body fat at 12 percent, and never get involved in love, which could cloud his judgment. Then one dawn, he saw a woman practicing on a riverside terrace, her body as supple as a poem. The CEO Ouyang Chenyi became: studying How to Win an Artist's Heart, turning flower deliveries into a joke, arranging dates in Michelin-starred restaurants, and turning down billion-dollar contracts to watch her perform. Everyone was stunned. What h 27Reads—Score114d adds
- 83 Tomb of Mountains and Seas 2 山海惊墓录2 Where will we end up if we keep going down? At the Earth's core? The darkness seems to cling to our skin and seep into our bones. Aren't we underground? Then why is there an endless river of stars above us? 788Reads—Score27314d adds
- 84 Tales of the Shocking Shan Hai Tomb 山海惊墓录 I was born in Northeast China, at the western foot of Changbai Mountain. From there, my journey began, crossing rivers and enduring hardship. Everything started there. The strange and uncanny things I encountered in those years, I wanted to bury deep in my heart and let time wear them away. But nightmares came again and again, disturbing my sleep. Whenever I woke with a start, I often felt I could barely breathe, and the pain cut to the bone. Thinking it over, I finally decided to put pen to pap 8.3kReads7.0Score98014d adds
- 85 Past and Present Lives, All to Meet My Soulmate 前世今生，只为遇见有缘人 Women's Fiction: The Son-in-Law Is Actually the Crown Prince. A spiritual spring space that heals illnesses, a widow's son-in-law who is the Crown Prince, immortal cultivation and farming to wealth, and a princess with two souls who shakes the world. A top police doctor from the 21st century ➜ a country widow raising three children. Her mother-in-law calls her a jinx and wants her dead. She saves a man, battered and covered in blood. He begs her to take him in. Taking pity on him, she has him s 4.8kReads9.5Score83614d adds
- 86 He Said We Were Just Childhood Friends. I Believed Him for Twelve Years 他说只是发小，我信了十二年 Shi Yan had always thought she and Zhan Zhou were a textbook example of childhood friendship. They’d known each other since they wore split-crotch pants. He gave her his chicken drumstick in kindergarten, fought for her in primary school, made her brown sugar water in middle school, and helped her with physics in high school. Twelve years. A full twelve years. She’d taken his “childhood friend treatment” for granted. Whenever he stood behind her for graduation photos, she even praised him in he 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Discarded Prince Is Granted a Marriage and Uses Technology to Strengthen the Nation 废物皇子被赐婚，用科技强国 For male readers: Top scientist Li Xiaoyun is brutally assassinated. In an instant, he transmigrates into the body of a useless prince, despised by the court and bullied by everyone. His start is a death sentence: Lin Wan'er, his beloved and future crown princess, runs away from their wedding in front of everyone. His birth mother, a former dynasty's princess, gives her life to protect him. The furious emperor exiles him to the freezing, desolate province of Huangzhou. He is called a vassal prin 6.8kReads9.3Score73914d adds
- 88 My Professor Stepmom and Her Darling Zhaozhao 教授后妈和她的昭昭小宝贝 [Second marriage for the male lead + the child is his biological daughter + they never fully fall in love + neither is chaste] [Highly educated families + prominent political families, both strong-willed, neither a typical good person] After earning her doctorate, Xie Qingwei smoothly stayed on as a university lecturer. Through a twist of fate, she, a committed non-marriage type, married Lin Jinghe, a retired high-ranking official who had already been married once and had a daughter. [Before the 5.2kReads7.5Score37914d adds
- 89 In the Demonic Path, I Become a God Through Pure Guesswork 人在魔道，全靠脑补成神 A socially anxious Demon Lord who wins by being misunderstood, and a ridiculous cultivation saga where everyone jumps to conclusions. #SocialAnxiety #Villain #System #EveryoneJumpsToConclusions #RidiculousPowerFantasy #SubvertingExpectations #Xianxia #FeigningWeaknessToCatchTheStrong #EveryoneMisunderstands #BecomingADeityWithoutLiftingAFinger When Cang Hanyi woke up, a voice had appeared in his mind: “Host, please slaughter a village to establish your authority.” In his previous life, he’d b 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 The Rivers and Mountains Trilogy 山河故人三部曲 A small town in Jiangnan, Mudanjiang in the northeast, and the ancient city of Xi'an. Different places, the same vision. Beautiful China! Jiangnan's bridges and flowing streams, the northeast's ice and snow, Xi'an's lamb paomo. Beautiful mountains, beautiful rivers, and even more beautiful people. The scenery is written through its people, and the people are reflected in the scenery! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Sacrifice the Protagonist to Heaven! Boundless Magic? 主角祭天！法力无边？ Sacrifice the Protagonist to Heaven! Boundless Magic Power? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 The Peaches Are Ripe 蜜桃成熟了 The Peaches Are Ripe 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 A New Life on Egret Island 鹭岛新生 This is a new work of realism, covering birth, aging, illness, and death, as well as exams, employment, civil service tests, job hunting, and work. The protagonist’s past is marked by pain, humiliation, joy, and glory. The author depicts the pressures, lives, ideals, loves, and resentments of ordinary people. Rebellious and reckless, unwilling to settle for mediocrity yet powerless to change things, they keep striving and gradually make progress through twists and turns. This is both the protago 126Reads—Score1514d adds
- 94 Three Years of Marriage to a Female Immortal 我与女仙三年夫妻缘 Su Yunjie, an upright official said to be the reincarnation of the Star of Literature, is demoted to serve in a deadly land of miasma, where he finds himself trapped in a hopeless situation. Fortunately, he meets Liachen, a high-ranking Taoist priest, who introduces him to Shen Qinghan, the reincarnation of an immortal born from an Ice Soul Lotus, as his wife. Gifted with esoteric arts, the female immortal suppresses evil spirits, battles witches, breaks curses, and brings peace to the people, h 20Reads—Score414d adds
- 95 The Ancient Powerhouses Have Arrived 上古大佬团驾到 The ancient supreme gods Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, long since retired and all but legendary, were bored one day. They decided to take their wives, Xihe and Changxi, on a “business trip” that was really a “government-funded vacation,” visiting the Heavenly Court and the Underworld, both under the administration of the current management, the Jade Emperor. When word got out, the officials governing the Three Realms fell into unprecedented panic and chaos. They mistook a simple family outing for 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Reborn, I Deliberately Emptied My Storage Space 重生回来，我故意清空了空间 When I Was Reborn, I Deliberately Emptied My Storage Space 2.8kReads—Score3314d adds
- 97 Chronicles of the Jianghu: Chaos in Botang 江湖册波棠乱 Historical setting: Early Republic of China, around the 1910s to 1920s · What the era represents: The imperial throne has fallen, warlords carve up the country, and Western culture pours in. This is an age when the codes and honor of the “old jianghu” are gradually lost, transformed, and ultimately destroyed by the guns and schemes of the “new world.” The story of Bo and Tang is the most moving verse in this elegy. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Alive! As Long as She’s in This Town, She’s Alive 活性！只要她还在这座小镇就活着 You are alive. Your body is alive. But are you still human at heart? Did you see someone today? Did you make a choice today, not because it was easy, but because it was right? Did you do something today where no one could see, something only you would ever know about? It was small, so small you’d feel embarrassed even to mention it. But you did it. That is your humanity. That is your vitality. To be alive, you need humanity. Even if you mutate, you can still be human. Without humanity, you’re no 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Collection of Two Forgettings: Records of an Unknown Daoist Couple Among Clouds and Waters 两忘集——无名道侣云水录 The Collection of Two Forgotten: The Unnamed Daoist Couple's Record of Clouds and Waters 10Reads—Score114d adds
- 100 Spring and Autumn in the Textbooks 课本春秋 Seasons in the Textbook A Republican-era classroom, with one teacher and several students [Volume One] First School Year (Autumn 1932–Summer 1933): The Beginning of Learning Opening Note: In the autumn of 1932, the ancestral hall in Qingxi Town opened its doors as a school. Five children walked inside. Over the next six years, they would see the whole world from here. A Poem for the Opening The ancestral hall’s threshold stands three inches high. The children lift their feet to cross, unawar 26Reads—Score—14d adds
