Novels like A Song of High Tang
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Song of High Tang, best match first.
- 1 The Carefree Official 闲臣风流 Year after year, through wind and rain; emerald greens and bright reds, orioles and swallows. A record of a dashing low-ranking official's life in the Great Ming. A commoner turned high minister: a worthy official, or an idle one? 0Votes104.1kRecs40.7kFans
- 2 A Springtime in the Tang Dynasty 满唐春 A brilliant jewelry craftsman transmigrates by accident into the body of a miserable apprentice in the Tang dynasty. A gold shop with few customers, on the verge of going out of business. A lazy, mediocre master with a terrible temper, and two senior apprentices he can’t get along with. Worst of all, he has signed an apprentice contract that says he can be beaten to death without consequence. Thankfully, there is also a beautiful young woman who has secretly fallen for him. Liu Yuan hasn’t decid 0Votes78.2kRecs94.7kFans
- 3 A Poor Scholar of the Ming Dynasty 大明寒士 Shen Kang, an insignificant nobody from the twenty-first century, unexpectedly finds himself in the Ming Dynasty. He straightens his sleeves, savoring a breeze, then drains a jug of rough wine. The road ahead is long, and the imperial exams, making a name for himself, and becoming an official are all difficult. Other people have a golden finger; he has a brain. Other people have a System; he has a brain. Other people have beautiful women by their side; he... gives his right hand a rest and switc 0Votes78.4kRecs26.6kFans
- 4 Northern Ming, Never Heading South 北明不南渡 On the third day of the third month in the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Zhu Ci’s soul transmigrated into the body of Crown Prince Zhu Cilang. Facing Li Zicheng and the constant attacks of the Manchus, Zhu Ci shouted, “Come on! Let’s hurt each other! Whoever backs down is a coward!” 0Votes49.7kRecs52.3kFans
- 5 The Ideal Son-in-Law of the Late Ming 明末好女婿 “Chongzhen, don't rush to hang yourself. Just give me your daughter, and I'll fight my way out of Beijing with you!” “Li Zicheng, I'll leave this city of Beijing to you. Take care of yourself!” “Dorgon, one day I'll, Chen Yue, march into the Northeast and drive you Manchus all the way to the Arctic Ocean, where you'll live beside the Eskimos!” He transmigrates to the final years of the Chongzhen reign and meets Chongzhen's daughter, Princess Kunxing. He falls for a girl, but ends up shouldering 0Votes155.1kRecs130.6kFans
- 6 The Great Entertainment Industry Bluffer 娱乐大忽悠 If life deceives you, Do not grieve, do not weep, Because tomorrow, life will continue deceiving you. … This is the story of a little con artist who relies on bluffing and deception to become a major star, one step at a time… (PS: The author has already completed a million-word premium entertainment novel~~ A guarantee of good character!) 0Votes37.1kRecs35.2kFans
- 7 Striving in the Late Ming Dynasty 奋斗在晚明 Peace reigns at home and abroad, the realm is prosperous, and the laws, institutions, and systems of governance have all been brought into order. The Ming dynasty of the sixth year of Wanli is flourishing, repelling Japanese pirates, reforming officialdom, and implementing the Single Whip Law. Yet according to the course of history, the Ming Empire will inevitably advance toward its setting sun… But Heaven will not abandon the Ming. Ning Xiu, who does not belong to this world, arrives in th 0Votes252.3kRecs70kFans
- 8 The Directorate of Ceremonial 司礼监 Never look down on a poor young man. My uncle is Wei Zhongxian. A masterpiece from Ao Gu, guaranteed. 1Votes584.3kRecs320.4kFans
- 9 Poetry and the Blade 诗与刀 [Award-winning work in the Historical Fiction Contest] Xu Jie transmigrates into this world! His family has a hundred veteran soldiers, skilled in martial arts, though their ranks are slowly dwindling. His family owns several acres of good farmland. Though they come from humble farming stock, they've also taken to studying poetry and books. When he ventures into the martial world, he will slaughter his way through every demon and fiend. When he studies the court, he will wield power with one han 0Votes133.4kRecs136.8kFans
- 10 Naruto: Becoming a Father by Accident 火影之喜当爹 I woke up to find that the whole world had changed! A wife, kids, and a warm home: I’ve achieved every goal in life all at once, haven’t I?! But I’m not old enough to enjoy a comfortable life and spend my days loafing around yet! Because if I remember correctly, in a little over ten years, my own adopted son will hack me to death... 0Votes98.1kRecs75kFans
- 11 Regent of the Ming Dynasty 摄政大明 He transmigrated and became a notorious, corrupt official. The people's curses, the Crown Prince's hostility, the upright officials' slander, the powerful ministers' exclusion... and an emperor intent on killing the hound once the hunt is over. The situation is dire, and the future looks bleak. This is where the story begins. 9Votes779.9kRecs275.5kFans
- 12 Replacing the Han Dynasty 代汉 Ye Zhao transmigrated from the apocalypse to the late Han era, when the Yellow Turbans were about to rise. As the sole heir of a third-rate aristocratic family, Ye Zhao declared that this level of pressure was nothing to worry about. He had no golden finger. In his previous life, he had been a regional hegemon. Now that he had arrived in an age when heroes were rising everywhere, how could he live an ordinary life? Sin 0Votes187.6kRecs151.9kFans
- 13 The Great Literary Master 大文豪 After years of backstabbing in the cutthroat world of business and double-dealing over drinks, literary young man Chen Kaizhi returned to ancient times. Everywhere he looked, he saw song houses and taverns, glittering nightlife, talented scholars, and beautiful women. Well, none of that had anything to do with Chen Kaizhi for the time being. He was a poor young man with an awkward status. Watch as this penniless youth turns the tables and makes his way toward becoming a great literary master. 0Votes542.8kRecs290.3kFans
- 14 Ink of the Tang Dynasty 墨唐 A modern-day otaku transmigrates into the body of a Mohist in the early Tang dynasty. Like a drop of ink falling into a glass of water, he soon stains the entire Great Tang black. 0Votes411.7kRecs292.4kFans
- 15 The Clan Leader Has a Lot on His Plate 族长压力大 Some debts always have to be repaid. The sins committed by the first generation of transmigrators, for instance, can only be borne by the second. Gui Chongyang, a second-generation transmigrator, returns to Mu Family Village and sets out on the path to becoming clan head. Where are the legendary main and collateral branches, the clan elders, and the clan lands? There is a house: three thatched rooms. There is land: two mu of saline-alkali flats. And there are people: a houseful of old and young, 0Votes231.4kRecs86.8kFans
- 16 Reforming the Song Dynasty 革宋 The realm belongs not to the Zhao clan, but to all of Huaxia. I raise an army not to reclaim the Zhao clan’s throne, but to restore Huaxia’s realm. 2Votes701.4kRecs178.3kFans
- 17 The Tang Dynasty’s Greatest Playboy 大唐贞观第一纨绔 With a thousand acres of fertile land and mountains and rivers to rely on, the father rises to high office and the son passes the imperial exams. Surrounded by children and grandchildren, they enjoy long lives, living forever without growing old. A modern nobody and homebody, thanks to a judge's mistake, possesses Li Chengqian, Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. Above him is a father who will go down in history as a great emperor; below him, Wei Zheng, a mirror for the ages; in front, his mother, 0Votes246.7kRecs416.5kFans
- 18 The Autocrat of the Ming Dynasty 独断大明 The protagonist is the sixth son of the Ming Emperor Guangzong. He decides he can't let the future Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian, ascend the throne. So he shouts in the Forbidden City: I want to be emperor! New novel: Song Dynasty's Elegant Years. 1Votes527.2kRecs459.7kFans
- 19 A Laid-Back Early Tang Dynasty 懒散初唐 In the fifth year of Wude, the Tang dynasty has just been founded. Li Yuan stays in his harem, surrounded by beautiful women, enjoying the hard-won fruits of victory. Li Jiancheng is busy consolidating his position as Crown Prince, while Li Shimin covets his elder brother’s throne. The generals are busy waging war, the ministers are busy governing the country, the merchants are busy trading with foreign merchants, and the farmers are busy reclaiming wasteland… Amid all this hustle and bustle, Li 0Votes329.5kRecs449.1kFans
- 20 Back to the Ming Dynasty as a Tyrant 回到明朝当暴君 I am the Son of Heaven, appointed by Heaven itself. I command the universe, carry forward the founding emperor’s legacy, and wield the Son of Heaven’s sword to crush all who refuse to submit. Let this be proclaimed to all under heaven: beneath the sky, all is the emperor’s land; within the borders, all are his subjects. Barbarians and foreign nations alike shall be servants of the Han. P.S. The audiobook version is now available on Ximalaya. Give it a listen and subscribe! General group number: 1Votes626.6kRecs731.8kFans
- 21 The Turmoil of the Qing Dynasty 乱清 A solitary lamp, A crescent moon hanging high, A beauty fair as jade, Rivers and mountains stretching for thousands of miles. A part-time guide at a small museum undergoes the most miserable transmigration in history. Returning from the dead and surviving against all odds, he vows to plunge the palace into chaos, topple the dynasty, and usher in an entirely new age, all by his own efforts Today I take up my mighty brush to rewrite the Spring and Autumn Annals. If the world is in such a state, wh 1Votes722.6kRecs312.7kFans
- 22 Online Gaming: God-Tier Tycoon 网游之神级土豪 New book out: The Age of Terror. No one knew that when the game Tian Shi launched, its central game AI would awaken on its own, gain complete self-awareness, and immediately shut down the payment channel. After ten years of development, Tian Shi's in-game currency became the only currency in circulation, both in reality and in the virtual world. In a room, a rich second-generation who had fallen on hard times because of Tian Shi slowly raised a gun to his templ 0Votes215.1kRecs355.8kFans
- 23 Song of Everlasting Joy 长乐歌 A century of history, yet sorrow still abounds; I remember the Marquis of Changle from long ago. His hall was fragrant with flowers and thronged by three thousand guests; one sword’s frost chilled fifty provinces! Does Heaven know the ills of this mortal world? The green hills laugh at me, while the clouds beckon. I breathe in a beauty’s fragrance among the flowers, and beneath the moon I lightly sever my enemies’ heads! Victory, defeat, gratitude, and vengeance, all poured into a heart-rending 0Votes520.2kRecs169.5kFans
- 24 The Great Song Butcher 大宋好屠夫 Poetry and the Blade is signed and uploading. You won’t be disappointed. Zheng Zhi transmigrated to the Northern Song world of Water Margin and became Zheng the Butcher, the very man Lu Tixia beat to death with three punches. In the final years of the Northern Song, war raged across the land and heroes vied for supremacy as China fell into decline. It was a time for heroes to make their mark. The grudges and loyalties of Water Margin, the good and the evil, the faithful and the treacherous: thei 0Votes596.2kRecs189.1kFans
- 25 The Humble-Born Top Scholar 寒门状元 Tired of flashes of blades, clashing horns and drums? Then perhaps you can sample the harsh livelihood of an ordinary person at the bottom of society. This book tells the story of Shen Xi, who transmigrated into a down-and-out poor family in the Great Ming. In an era when everything was considered inferior except scholarship, he changes his fate step by step through his own efforts, finally reaching the pinnacle of life! Tianzi's grand historical work of 2016, worth making your own! 8Votes1.2MRecs575.2kFans
- 26 The Cultivator in the Deep Mountains 深山中的修道者 Spiritual qi revival is underway, and a great age is about to begin. The Hundred Schools of Thought, the Western gods, and the mythic civilizations lost in the dust of history are all returning! Watch as Jiang Xiaobai seeks the Dao in the mountains and proves it overseas, step by step embarking on a path to slay the gods! 0Votes163.5kRecs159.7kFans
- 27 Lord of Boundless Fortune 无限气运主宰 After transmigrating to another world, I became the empire's sole heir, destined to inherit the throne one day. Perfect, just like a protagonist! Unfortunately, time was not on my side. I was born more than a decade too late to save the nation from collapse! All I could do was become a prisoner, trapped in a cage with no way out! Fortunately, I have the Myriad Worlds at my back, and I can exchange my luck for all kinds of cultivation techniques and treasures! So what are we waiting for? Su Jing 0Votes318.2kRecs267.8kFans
- 28 The Eagle of Humble Origins 寒门枭士 Splendor is about to take its final bow, while a poor-born youth quietly rises. Striding across time and space, a brilliant strategist plots for the realm. 0Votes1.1MRecs270.4kFans
- 29 The Dashing Illegitimate Son 庶子风流 He was an ordinary young man until an accident gave him an AI supercomputer and sent him back to the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty, where he became the illegitimate son of a gentry family. A wife is formally brought home, while a concubine is taken in secretly. His father had eloped with his mother, and that was how he was born. His mother came from humble origins, but as a son born outside the main line, Ye Chunqiu vows to make a remarkable life for himself. His family looks down on him? He'l 0Votes850.5kRecs535.2kFans
- 30 The Demon of the Great Ming 大明妖孽 If gods exist in heaven, why are demons running rampant in the world? If there are no gods in heaven, why is the heart filled with so many doubts? During the Chenghua era of the Ming dynasty, a group of Embroidered Uniform Guard officers known as "fox-born and ghost-raised" are ordered to seek the true gods in a godless world and search for the path to immortality within their brief lives. 7Votes676.6kRecs150.6kFans
- 31 Gongsun the White Wolf 白狼公孙 His soul unexpectedly transmigrated into an age of chaos. Gongsun Zhi raised his curved saber and galloped across the grasslands, his cloak billowing: "Whoever stands in my way dies." A wolf travels a thousand miles to eat meat, while a man travels a thousand miles simply to survive. In the chaotic age of the Three Kingdoms, one either kills or is killed. 0Votes321.1kRecs176.6kFans
- 32 Splendid Tang 天唐锦绣 Transmigration can be a lot of fun, but when Fang Jun transmigrated into the body of his Tang dynasty namesake, a man practically glowing green from head to toe, he felt like his whole life had gone wrong... 23Votes1.4MRecs761kFans
- 33 I Want to Become a Powerful Clan 我要做门阀 In the middle of the Western Han dynasty, the people were struggling to make ends meet, and the nation was in decline. Countless celebrated scholars cried out: "If Zhang Sheng does not emerge, what will become of the world?!" And so the saying went: "Zhang and Liu share the realm." 0Votes1.3MRecs474.3kFans
- 34 A Thousand Autumns for the Young Master 公子千秋 After a devastating fire, Yue Qianqiu was taken home by Old Master Yue, a man of humble origins with a house full of descendants. In this world, there were powerful clans and scholars who fancied themselves noble and righteous. There were also martial circles and sects unwilling to live at the mercy of the imperial court. Scholars used their words to undermine the law, while heroes used their martial arts to defy its prohibitions. Conflict and excitement went hand in hand, as did opportunity and 0Votes717.5kRecs176kFans
- 35 The Perfect Mecha Sword God 完美机甲剑神 Humanity had entered the age of the Great Universe when it encountered the Dark Demons among the stars, and the two sides fought a bloody war across the starry skies. The young Zhang Yuan was reborn ten years in the past. Using the game Heroes to join the star battlefields, he became a legendary mecha sword god. 0Votes264.9kRecs207.7kFans
- 36 The Sword Saint of the Flourishing Tang 盛唐剑圣 The Three Wonders of the High Tang: Li Bai’s poetry, Zhang Xu’s cursive calligraphy, and Pei Min’s swordsmanship. A Chinese literature student transmigrates into the one and only Pei Min, the sword saint officially recognized by the state. With a three-foot green blade, he is invincible beneath heaven. He reaches up to the highest heavens and the vast universe, and forges the poetry of the High Tang anew. 0Votes300.2kRecs255.8kFans
- 37 A Lowly Soldier on the Ming Frontier 明末边军一小兵 In the third month of the seventh year of Chongzhen, a severe drought struck Shanxi and Shaanxi. A thousand miles of land lay barren, and the people were starving. In the fourth month, Li Zicheng entered Henan and joined forces with Zhang Xianzhong to seize Chengcheng. In the seventh month, the Later Jin army laid siege to Xuanfu and raided Datong, taking many border forts. The Ming faced internal strife and external threats, teetering on the brink! That July, Wang Dou unexpectedly arrived in th 16Votes656.2kRecs585kFans
- 38 The Reborn Villainous Young Master of a Novel 重生小说反派公子哥 Some hackneyed writer was reborn, but not in the past or in a parallel world. He was reborn inside the novel he had written! What upset him most was that he had become the villainous young master who gets tormented to death in the novel! To survive for a few more chapters, the most wicked villain has no choice but to follow the most infuriating System’s instructions and complete the most outrageous comeback, one step at a time! [P.S. 1: Also known as The Villain’s Self-Cultivation] [P.S. 2: Old 0Votes206.2kRecs216.5kFans
- 39 Too Rich to Be Silenced 富贵不能吟 Prince of Zhenbei Yan Tang was a paragon of propriety, chaste and virtuous. Then he slipped up, and his life didn’t just have a blemish on it. It turned into a whole ink-wash painting... 1Votes574.6kRecs238.5kFans
- 40 The Son of Heaven at the End of the Han Dynasty 汉末天子 He travels through time and space, returning in spirit to the end of the Han Dynasty. Waking up as an emperor sounds pretty good, except his circumstances are nothing like what he was promised. Outside, warlords have carved up the realm, and the land lies in ruins. Inside, treacherous ministers hold him hostage, leaving him no freedom. Liu Xie feels the pressure. To change his tragic fate and enjoy the 0Votes349.9kRecs234.8kFans
- 41 The Great Idle Man of the Zhenguan Era 贞观大闲人 In the Zhenguan era of the Tang, the realm was at peace and the land was magnificent, all under the Li clan’s special favor. Li Jing struck north against the Turks, while Emperor Taizong campaigned east against Goguryeo. Their armies were so mighty that they commanded the respect of the four seas. Now, let us set out anew and restore the old realm. Before the portraits of the meritorious officials, Li Yuan plucked his pipa and sighed alone. In the towers of Lingyan Pavilion, Li Shimin, drunk, da 0Votes1.4MRecs787.4kFans
- 42 The Villain Chat Group of the Myriad Worlds 诸天万界反派聊天群 (P.S. My new book, Myriad Worlds Instance Dungeon Manufacturer, is now updating.) This transmigration feels kind of wrong. What the heck is with starting out on hell difficulty? At least I’ve got a golden finger. From then on, I set out on the road to becoming an unrepentant life coach to the great villains of the Myriad Worlds! Xiongba, wearing a benevolent smile, directs Feng and Yun to take on Di Shitian. Luffy from the world of pirates makes becoming a Navy admiral his dream. Liu Feng si 0Votes237.8kRecs321.2kFans
- 43 The Strange Three Kingdoms 诡三国 An ordinary man’s journey through the Three Kingdoms. A thousand years of Chinese wisdom is the weapon that cuts through every obstacle. A gleaming blade flashes between white teeth. Bright red blood flows through the night. Cowards lurk in the shadows of heroes; pain hides behind bold smiles. Without a System, is it impossible to move forward? Without quests, is it impossible to think? Raise your head and press on. Wherever the heart leads becomes the frontier of the Han Empire! 37Votes1.5MRecs534.9kFans
- 44 Lord of the Oasis 绿洲中的领主 Sacks of salt, spices, and sugar were piled from the shops all the way into the streets, while merchants with heavily loaded wagons came and went. The air was filled with the fragrance of various spices mingling together. This was a prosperous city beside an oasis, where the pounding of hammers and the clatter of looms rose and fell, and business was booming in the artisans' workshops. The flag of Baron Kant, heir to the Swadian Kingdom, hung above the town gate. The local residents lived happy 0Votes221.5kRecs247.2kFans
- 45 Live-Streaming Wilderness Challenges 直播之荒野挑战 I have walked across the roof of the world, along the frigid ridges of Mount Everest; I have also crossed the dead desert, through the uninhabited regions of the Sahara; I have skydived from an altitude of ten thousand meters, making an extreme precision jump into Swallow Cave; I have even dived into the hundred-meter-deep waters of the Bermuda Triangle and fought sharks on the seafloor! My name is Chen Xu. I am Chinese, the world's most badass wilderness streamer. You can call me Lord Xu. Right 0Votes407.1kRecs597.1kFans
- 46 Possessing Lü Bu 附身吕布 A corporate executive from the twenty-first century was about to reach the peak of his life when Heaven played a cruel joke on him. A car accident sent his soul through time and space, possessing Lu Bu, whose destiny was nearly exhausted and who would soon see his city fall and his people perish before being hanged at White Gate Tower. To survive in this era, and even to live better, Lu Bu began his journey to defy fat 0Votes413.3kRecs303.4kFans
- 47 EN A Top-Rank Scholar of Humble Birth 上品寒士 A seasoned modern-day backpacker transmigrates to the Eastern Jin dynasty, inhabiting the body of Chen Caozhi, a poor young man. His family’s farmland is about to be seized, and his virtuous widowed sister-in-law is being forced to remarry. How can Chen Caozhi overcome prejudice against his low-born status and change his fate, while protecting the interests of himself and his clan? Watch as this young man rises step by step through the rigid hierarchy of the Nine-Rank Official System, befriends 30Votes785.5kRecs822.7kFans
- 48 Carefree Scholar 逍遥小书生 A 21st-century engineering graduate transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a poor scholar. A whole library is somehow stored in his brain, packed with every kind of knowledge! He isn't expecting to become a noble or a minister, but surely he can at least land a high-ranking post and have some fun, right? Facing the rising sun, Li Yi makes a grand vow and bravely takes his first step in this world. “Stop!” On a tall horse sits a stunning woman in riding clothes. After giving him a careful onc 5Votes1.2MRecs1MFans
- 49 How Awesome, My Primitive Ancestors! 厉害了我的原始人 This is a brutal prehistoric world where giant Carboniferous insects, Jurassic dinosaurs, and fearsome Paleogene beasts all coexist. In this vast and magnificent land, humans are no longer at the top of the food chain. Instead, they struggle to survive amid the gaps between savage beasts and deadly insects... A primitive-era farming and adventure story. 0Votes669.2kRecs398.4kFans
- 50 Rekindled 重燃 Cheng Ran is reborn in a world that is both familiar and strange... Every step of the way, he burns bright. 12Votes3MRecs901.3kFans
