Novels like Chronicles of the 1970s
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Chronicles of the 1970s, best match first.
- 101 The Qing Dynasty: Life After Becoming a Concubine 清穿之茗后 (Superpowers, group transmigration, adorable baby) Empress Xiaoyi Chunjian of the Qing dynasty, née Gūwalgiya, of the Plain White Banner of Manchuria. Her younger brother was Grand Secretary Gūwalgiya Jiaheng. While Prince Yinzhen, later Emperor Yongzheng, was still a prince, she bore him children and was promoted to Secondary Consort. In the first year of Yongzheng’s reign, she was made Noble Consort; in the ninth year, Imperial Noble Consort, and put in charge of the Six Palaces; in the tenth 0Votes30.9kRecs30.4kFans
- 102 A Clever Bride and Her Happy Days 巧媳妇好日子 Shen Feiyang, a woman born in the 1980s, worked hard all her life, only to suffer a car accident after turning fifty. When she opened her eyes again, she saw neither the white walls of a hospital nor the underworld. Instead, she had transmigrated into the body of Shen Yunfang, a young woman born in the 1950s. She had transmigrated to an era when people barely had enough to eat or wear. Hmph, none of that could stump a clever woman who had spent half her life fighting her way through society. Jus 0Votes387.2kRecs156.2kFans
- 103 A Noblewoman of the Common Folk 市井贵女 Reborn with an invisible storage cabinet, she will never again let anyone take away what belongs to the three siblings. In this life, she only wants to live quietly among ordinary people, become a small-time wealthy landowner, and protect the elder brother and younger brother whom she failed in her previous life. 0Votes105kRecs214.8kFans
- 104 Transmigrate Into the Good Times of the Seventies 穿越七零好时光 Qin Ran, a strong woman born in the New Era of the apocalypse, is reborn in the body of Qin Ranran, a girl from the 1970s! An era of scarce supplies! ...Wait a minute! Qin Ranran slaps the table and argues, "Who says supplies are scarce? Let them come spend some time in the New Era!" T 0Votes139.5kRecs72kFans
- 105 Struggling Through the Famine Years 奋斗在饥荒年代 Er Qiao looked at her WeChat screen. Black Goat: “I’m from Blue Star. We’ve just been through the apocalypse. What about you?” Er Qiao silently thought to herself: I’m in China in 1969, living through a time of great change. Her name was Er Qiao, but she wasn’t the peerlessly beautiful Er Qiao from the Three Kingdoms. She was Zhuang Er Qiao from Baishuigou Village, known by the villagers as Zhuang Family’s Hei Sanni. Of course, she wasn’t really Hei Sanni either. She was a post-90s woman with al 0Votes179.1kRecs35.1kFans
- 106 Reborn as a Fierce and Adorable Talisman Doctor 重生凶萌小符医 Reborn, huh? You need ration coupons just to buy clothes and food? Su Ru swore she would never go hungry again in this era! With a secret art of talismans and medicine at her fingertips, she would protect her parents and all her siblings this time around! Someone raised a hand: “I’ll protect you!” [New novel out now: Reborn as a Pretty Wife in Another World] Please show it lots of support, mwah٩(ŏ﹏ŏ.)۶ 0Votes99.9kRecs59.9kFans
- 107 Xia Li’s Modern Daily Life 夏梨的现代日常 In her previous life, Xia Li was the fake young lady of a pawnshop owner’s family, but in truth she was an unwanted little cabbage, unloved by her father and her stepmother. After being injured by accident, she got a chance to be reborn. But what kind of place was this? These people had no shame, baring their arms and legs, and there was even a magical little square box in which tiny people moved around. Most astonishing of all, the chamber pot her family had used in her previous life was now tr 0Votes79.3kRecs50.7kFans
- 108 The Transmigrated Top Student Is Blessed with Good Fortune 穿越学霸福气满满 The author's three-part period-drama series: Transmigrating and Turning My Life Around in the Eighties, Reborn: Stories from the Nineties, and The Nineties Continued: Their Story, as well as the historical farming novel My Whole Family Transmigrated. This is an era when there is nothing to be had, and even drinking milk counts as stealing from the socialist state. No worries! She has a grandpa who hides eggs in his sleeves for her, a grandma who secretly slips her fabric coupons, and parents who 0Votes154.9kRecs110.8kFans
- 109 The Wildcat Wife Returns to the Past 重回过去的野猫媳妇 My new book, The Army Wife Who Became a Star in the 1980s, is out! Please show it lots of support. A different hero and heroine, and an even sweeter, more doting love story. Please support me and add it to your reading lists! The adorably absent-minded painter Lin Xiaoman suddenly zips back several decades. Other people get a golden finger and an abstinent, old-school officer. She gets a cold, domineering, iron-blooded, scheming war hero of a husband, complete with an arrogant streak. She reache 0Votes138.2kRecs66.4kFans
- 110 Reborn in the Eighties: A Guide to Taming My Husband 重生八零驭夫计 In her previous life, Bai Weiwei married the son of her father's friend, entering a marriage arranged before she was even born. Faced with a cold, insensitive husband and a demanding, eccentric mother-in-law, the spoiled “young lady” in Bai Weiwei finally came out in full force. Unfortunately, after fighting to the bitter end, she discovered she had been set up. By then it was too late, and she could only watch her marriage fall apart, her reputation be ruined, and her life end in suicide. Rebor 0Votes30.8kRecs45.9kFans
- 111 Transmigrating into a Perfect Marriage 穿越婚然天成 A soft, sweet girl who transmigrated into the wrong place decides to make a fortune and become a top student! 0Votes286.1kRecs108.5kFans
- 112 Farming and Embroidery 农绣 My new book, The Art of Fragrance, is a farming story and is now available. Please stop by, save it, and give it a read. She becomes an embroiderer in a farming household. Her family is poor, but she has a skill she can use to support herself. Luckily, her family is kind, and wise elders steer the household. Their lives grow better and better, filled with the warmth of everyday family life in a little farmyard. 0Votes132.2kRecs76.4kFans
- 113 Reborn: The Alluring Favorite 重生之媚宠 When she was reborn after her parents had just died, Gu Meijing was fourteen years old: sensitive, insecure, timid, and incapable of socializing. Fortunately, being reborn came with a golden finger, allowing her to slowly change herself. A “medicinal herb” covered in positive energy, with a five-colored flower blooming on her hand. It could detoxify and nourish the skin, beautify and slim the body, improve physical constitution, heal internal and external injuries, enhance memory, and more… But 0Votes33.4kRecs43.4kFans
- 114 Reborn: A Comeback with a Pocket Dimension 重生逆袭有空间 In her previous life, she was consumed by guilt. Even after watching her enemies receive their punishment at the very end, she still could not heal the wounds buried deep in her heart. Reborn, she finally has a chance to turn everything around. With a legacy space and abundant supplies, watch her make up for her regrets and gain a happy, fulfilling life in an era of material scarcity… But why is the ic 0Votes93.5kRecs77.4kFans
- 115 Reborn: Bagging a Rich Man 重生之抱个金大腿 Please support the new novel, The Max-Level Lucky Girl Only Wants to Farm! Lin Zhaoqing, a woman who never married, is unexpectedly in a car accident and returns to the age of five. In this new life, she wants to live well, make up for past regrets, and bring happiness to her whole family. But you there, can't you just be a reliable backer and an innocent childhood sweetheart...? [Why won't you marry me yet?] [I... I'm afraid I won't get along with your mother.] [My mom has watched you grow up. 0Votes19.1kRecs33.3kFans
- 116 Reborn: The Treasure-Eyed Girl 重生之宝瞳 Her family is fiercely biased toward boys, and every one of her relatives is a piece of work. They curse and humiliate her, force her to drop out of school, and steal her jadeite. Enough is enough! Reborn with a supernatural ability, she’ll make this life completely different! She’ll level up and work hard, gain wealth and freedom! Watch as she claims a bright future for herself amid the storms of this corrupt world! Strong female lead, supernatural abilities, strategy~ 0Votes183.5kRecs145.3kFans
- 117 Reborn: The Discarded Daughter Stands on Her Own 重生弃女当自强 Mo Xiaoman is reborn! She is still from humble roots, and certain people still do not like her, so she will give them exactly what they want: they will not interfere with each other, and each will live in peace! She will avoid the wrong turns she took before, and the hardships once inflicted on her will never come near her again. And yes, the favor she owed in her previous life can finally be repaid! 0Votes135.3kRecs65.8kFans
- 118 Back in Time as a Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor 回到过去当中医 “Drink it before it gets cold. It’ll taste even more bitter then.” Someone’s wife thrust the medicine she was holding toward him. Him: “...” He said nothing, accepted nothing, refused nothing, and did not open his mouth. They first met on a steep cliff, got to know each other when they were first introduced as marriage prospects, and the easygoing girl married a plain-minded soldier. And so they spent their whole lives together. A story about a woman who studied traditional Chinese medicine in 0Votes19.9kRecs32kFans
- 119 The Finest Farmland 极品田园 Yuan Man was accidentally born into the Su family as Su Manman. To everyone else, her family was a bunch of unbearable oddballs: a stingy, sharp-tongued grandmother, a grandfather who only ever tried to smooth things over, a father who drained the whole family’s resources to pay for his education, and a proud, fiery, bold mother. But in her eyes, they were all absolutely adorable, nothing like what other people saw. In short, just as her scholar father said, happiness overflowed! (There’ll be bi 0Votes59.4kRecs57.8kFans
- 120 Fortunate Beautiful Farm Girl 农娇有福 [Qing Quan's new book, The Farmer's Beloved Daughter, is now online. Please show it lots of support!] When she opens her eyes again, she has become Chen Afu, a foolish girl in ancient times. Gazing at the hero, who stands high above her like a god, Chen Afu wipes the silly drool from the corner of her mouth. In this life, she won't reach too high. In this life, she won't chase impossible dreams... But in this life, she's a little slow, stunningly beautiful, poor yet lucky, and blessed with more 3Votes139.1kRecs90.9kFans
- 121 An Encounter with a Perfumer 邂逅调香师 A heartwarming love story. Perfume-making, horseback riding, an internet connection, and a beautiful accident. 0Votes661.6kRecs74.9kFans
- 122 Reborn in 1980: Splendid Days 重生八零锦绣盛婚 The heroine never stops taking down scumbags, and the hero's sweet devotion knows no bounds. Back at the turning point of her fate, she'll punch the wicked and kick the trash to the curb. Everyone who owes her, deceived her, or took advantage of her, get ready to tremble! Together, they won't let their glorious years go to waste, and will join hands to build a happy marriage! 0Votes962.2kRecs221.4kFans
- 123 The Rules of a Cherished Marriage 宠婚守则 Word was that the Qi family of Lotus Town had spent a fortune to find a wife for their extremely ugly son, bringing home the prettiest of the Yun family’s three sisters. The whole town watched, eager to see how much Yun Third Sister would despise this famously ugly family once she married in. But who could have guessed that the delicate young bride, for reasons no one could fathom, would find her ugly husband more handsome the longer she looked at him, then settle down happily with him? It was b 0Votes86.3kRecs56kFans
- 124 Heavy Strings 重笙 The gentle young lady Gu Wensheng hanged herself, and the unconventional Ninth Miss Gu of a prestigious family transmigrated into her world. In the world of musicians, mastering a musical instrument meant mastering power, wealth, and the lives and deaths of others. Ninth Miss Gu was skilled at the qin and painting. Whatever she wanted, she was determined to obtain, even if she had to roll across a mountain of blades to get it! However, what she wanted was completely different from what the vast 0Votes164.8kRecs42.1kFans
- 125 Reborn: Radiant Treasures 重生珠光宝色 She trusted the wrong people and met a miserable end. In her previous life, Chu Ning played an excellent hand into complete ruin. Having been given a second chance at life, Chu Ning no longer wants to live for anyone else. She will live only for herself. Rare antiques and priceless treasures all pass through her fingertips. With a supernatural ability at her command and a discerning eye, let us see how Chu Ning breaks through obstacle after obstacle, defeats one outrageous misfit after another, 0Votes48.2kRecs30.4kFans
- 126 The Princess Consort Returns to the Modern World 王妃反穿记 An ancient princess consort, struck by a life-changing calamity on her wedding night, transmigrates into the body of a modern child left behind in the countryside, who tried to take her own life along with her younger brother and sister. She has to raise her siblings and drive away her awful relatives. But where will she get the money? See how a fifteen-year-old girl from ancient times takes one careful step at a time to support a broken modern family, raising her younger siblings into capable a 0Votes105.4kRecs39.4kFans
- 127 Reborn With a Loving Wife and Many Blessings 重生之娇妻多福 My new novel, “Quick Transmigration: Her Majesty Lives Again,” has started serializing. After Yan Songsong was reborn in 1986, she realized that she could rewrite everything that had happened before. She could dump the scumbag, and the young general everyone wanted to marry became her fiancé. When her acting skills fell short, the System said it could help. “Want me to solve cases and catch ghosts? System, that’s not my strong suit.” Someone smiled. “It’s fine, honey 0Votes79.2kRecs30.6kFans
- 128 The Chronicles of the Boudoir 闺华记 Xie Han decides to stay away from those things called male and female cousins. She only wants to protect the family estate her father left behind and raise her frail younger brother for him! 0Votes105.4kRecs79.6kFans
- 129 After Transmigrating, the Big Shot Teaches Me How to Behave Online 穿越后大佬在线教做人 Yuansi was a level-nine psychic esper in the apocalypse. But she was a little too high-profile, making the people at the top wary of her. Ah, to put it simply, her achievements overshadowed her leader. So when she went hunting a high-level mutated beast, her comrades set her up, and she died young. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated into the body of a little girl. Oh, even the apocalypse queen has learned what it feels like to be brought low in this era. When you have nothing 0Votes227.8kRecs57.8kFans
- 130 The Cultivation Life of an Ordinary Guy 路人丁的修仙生活 After transmigrating into the cultivation world, Luo Yu finds herself facing the original heroine, whose luck is off the charts, with a transmigrated antagonist behind her who is determined to defy heaven, and a passionate male lead from a male-oriented novel at her side. She just wants to shout to the heavens: I'm only a passerby, please leave me alone! Chapters 483–487 have been replaced with book reviews for certain reasons. Feel free to skip them, skip them, skip them! 0Votes109.8kRecs77.3kFans
- 131 Reborn as the Imperial Chef 重生女御厨 From head of the Imperial Kitchens to a down-and-out young woman in the modern world, Fu Yonghan takes it all in stride. With her culinary skills, she has nothing to fear. She can take down the worst of the worst and protect her friends and family. She has a clear plan in mind. As for that glutton who showed up on her doorstep... Fu Yonghan's expression darkened. Her Chief Fu would feed him all right! 0Votes146kRecs60.1kFans
- 132 The Tree of Hope in the Apocalypse 末世之希望树 When the apocalypse struck, Lin Rantong was lucky enough to gain a unique spatial ability. Inside her space was a magical Tree of Hope. So she spent her time growing vegetables, raising a few chickens and ducks, looking after her son, and making a few close friends. Together, they struggled to survive in the harsh apocalypse, cherishing every moment along the way. 0Votes279.6kRecs258.3kFans
- 133 The Reclusive Sage’s Carefree Life 神隐士的悠闲人生 All five members of her family were kindhearted, yet every one of them met a terrible end. Including her. It turns out it's true: good people get no good in return. If she gets another life, she'll definitely... What? If she's reborn, she has to deal with the worst people? Sorry, she's one of the worst herself. What exactly do you all want? 0Votes74.1kRecs47.8kFans
- 134 The Sole Immortal 唯仙独行 All things under heaven have their own strengths. Everyone has something they excel at; it all depends on whether they can make the most of it. New to the world of cultivation, Chen Mo knows nothing of the Dao, but she will keep following the path she believes is right. The road to immortality stretches endlessly. How does one find it? Dare I ask the heavens: where does immortality lie? Chen Mo says that as long as she can cultivate immortality, nothing else matters. Watch Chen Mo defy the curre 0Votes106.2kRecs31.6kFans
- 135 Reborn in the 1990s 重生九十年代纪事 Top-rated female streamer Jiang Nan was kicked by fate right back to the turning point of her family's collapse in 1999. Facing the past once again, she finds herself unable to see how it will end. Of course, having been given a second chance at life, she has her own pursuits too: complete financial freedom, enough freedom to love whoever she wants, and turn around and leave whoever she does not. 0Votes372.1kRecs93.2kFans
- 136 The Apocalypse: Restarting the Farm 末世之重启农场 Back before the apocalypse, Bian Changxi had three regrets. First, she trusted the wrong person. Her lover stole her jade bangle and farm, then betrayed her and left her to die. Second, she neglected her cultivation. Her powers were too weak, so she could only suffer others’ abuse and schemes. Third, fate was cruel. The people she cared about were far away, while she dared not get close to the ones who were near. In this life, she would trust only herself. Even her flimsy, practically useless wo 0Votes66kRecs63.7kFans
- 137 The Gemstone Guide 珠光宝鉴 Abandoned by my wealthy fiancé? So what? I have my own dazzling life! Every treasure in the world, genuine or fake, is all within my grasp! I sell knowledge and supernatural abilities, but I do not sell regret medicine! *********Thanks to Mu Shuiyou for the cover. Pinning you down and kissing you wildly******** (Katong Ling helped set up a group for anyone who wants to chat. This is a group for readers with legitimate subscriptions. You must verify using your Qidian account name, and you need to 0Votes207.2kRecs291.9kFans
- 138 Reborn: A World of Students and Peach Blossoms 重生之桃李满天下 Li Baolu had been foolish and slow-witted for three years. When she finally came to her senses, her family was no longer a family, and her grandfather and parents had all died in a maritime disaster. To survive, her grandmother sent her to the Gu family as a child bride. She had already prepared herself mentally for a bleak life of laboring in the fields, but what was she supposed to do when she arrived at their home and found herself cherished like the apple of everyone’s eye? The new book, “Th 0Votes66kRecs49.8kFans
- 139 The Zombie Sister's Guide 尸姐攻略 Lin Qiao has lost five years of memories from after the apocalypse. When she wakes up, she’s become a newly turned zombie! And before she died, she was a vicious, notorious woman. Before she died, she even kidnapped someone else’s daughter! And before she could return the girl, she was killed!!! If you’re going to die, at least return the girl first! Seriously! And another thing! You 0Votes247.2kRecs98.8kFans
- 140 The Water Town Folk 水乡人家 The mute Guo Qingya transmigrates to a farmhouse in a water town in another world. It’s a wonderful and perfectly matched family. So the mute girl, who spent twenty-four years of her previous life in silence, finds her life taking one unexpected turn after another, with the clouds parting to reveal the sun at every turn. Her story begins with a love stolen by force... 1Votes313.6kRecs124.8kFans
- 141 Reborn in a Bygone Era: The Adorable Wife Is No Pushover 重生年代：萌妻不好惹 A big earthen kang, soot-black walls, and an empty room. One set of clothes, too short, washed until faded and worn. She wakes up ten years younger, with an exceptionally beautiful husband thrown in for good measure. But she beat him with a stick just this morning, what’s she supposed to do now, for goodness’ sake??? The impossibly handsome man looks at her coldly. “Go on, what t 0Votes89.5kRecs92.2kFans
- 142 The Swallow Returns to the Hall 堂前燕归来 See how she uses her skills to help her family grow wealthy and prosper! 0Votes168.2kRecs51.1kFans
- 143 Reading the Heart Through Fragrance 闻香识心 The most terrifying thing isn't anything else. It's people, because malice is hidden in their hearts. I can recognize scents, and I can read people's hearts. 2Votes61.6kRecs40.2kFans
- 144 The Movie Emperor Wants a Second Chance 影帝想吃回头草 Three years after their breakup, her ex-boyfriend has become a hugely popular film emperor, and he has completely turned dark! How frightening is a film emperor who has turned dark? Zaozao calmly looks up at the sky. What happened in her past life is best left unmentioned. But the film emperor did not return to life and has no past life. He simply wants to get back together with her, and he will turn dark if they do not date! Zaozao puts on an icy expression. Fine, go ahead and nibble. Who told 0Votes226.3kRecs48.1kFans
- 145 The Male Idol's Everyday Life of Spoiling His Wife 男神宠妻日常 The new book, After the Wicked Mother-in-Law Is Reborn, the Whole Family’s Storyline Falls Apart, delivers an exciting mix of [mind reading] + [contrast characters] + [domineering CEO] + [satisfying face-slapping]~ Its companion series, The Male God’s Daily Life of Spoiling His Wife 2, is also waiting for you to dive in~ The entertainment industry erupted, in an uproar no less than a magnitude-12 earthquake. What?! Jiang Nuo, the god of the entertainment industry who won Best Actor 0Votes16.7kRecs39.4kFans
- 146 The Flourishing Fragrance of Medicine 盛世医香 She transmigrated into another world and got entangled with Kyoto's most notorious playboy. The whole experience was... impossible to put into words. P.S. Don't ask how much of a playboy he is. He's the genuine article, from a family that's been playboys for three generations! He's sick. He needs treatment! 0Votes193.2kRecs113.2kFans
- 147 A Qing Dynasty Beauty 大清佳人 Lady-in-Waiting Liu wore plain clothes and let her hair down, and was sent to the Cold Palace! Lady Qi wanted to tie the knot with the emperor, and was confined to the Cold Palace! Attendant Qin gave a dance so breathtaking it could topple a city, and the emperor sent her to the Cold Palace! Attendant Zheng sang a song with a voice that soared, and the emperor sent her to the Cold Palace! Looking 2Votes178.1kRecs95.3kFans
- 148 The Iron Lady 铁娘 She came from the apocalypse to the populous Jin family. As the youngest daughter of the Jin family, she received far more than the others. Jin Yun looked at the rare egg in her hand and made up her mind! She would use the most unique blacksmithing techniques to lead the Jin family to the highest peak! 0Votes82.6kRecs52.6kFans
- 149 Reborn: The Heavenly Fortune Talisman Master 重生之天运符师 Returning to the modern era, before any of the tragedies have happened, she protects her loved ones one step at a time and ultimately becomes a grandmaster. The new book, Getting Rich Begins with the World Losing Ninety-Nine Percent of Its Value, has been released. 0Votes237.9kRecs130.9kFans
- 150 Mastering the World 掌清 Lang Qingyu, a mature woman from the modern era, accidentally transmigrates to the Qing Dynasty. See how an ordinary concubine’s daughter rises from the imperial selection to enter the palace as a consort, then becomes empress just eight months later. 0Votes188.1kRecs41.6kFans
