Novels like The Golden Age
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Golden Age, best match first.
- 1 The Splendor of Shanghai 上海繁华 The story follows an outsider's struggles in Shanghai over the decade from 2005 to 2015, covering his work and personal life. A highly realistic guide to working and starting a business for young people, it offers an illuminating portrait of real life and is well worth reading. 0Votes14.8kRecs21.5kFans
- 2 The Rise of a Small Town in Shoe Country 鞋乡之小镇崛起 A story of social change since Reform and Opening Up, the rise of a small town, the prosperity of a town famed for its shoes, and the inspiring success of a young man from a farming family. 0Votes8kRecs13.5kFans
- 3 King of Terrible Dramas 烂剧之王 Chen Luoxi couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong with the script! After getting a System, his life changed beyond recognition. On the one hand, he made a fortune acting in terrible movies. On the other, he lost money like crazy making films based on his own scripts. After going back and forth like this... He realized he might as well never have bothered entering the entertainment industry. 0Votes6.8kRecs9.1kFans
- 4 Forging the Way and Establishing the Heart 辟道立心 The Heavenly Dao is merciless. Tribulations cycle, and all living beings must endure them. Across three thousand worlds and countless beings, which path should one take? Author’s note: Infinite-flow stories are boundless yet hollow, with no known origin. Primordial-world stories are vast yet rigid, with the road ahead cut off. Ordinary-mortal stories are concise and Western-fantasy-like: are the gods above the immortals? Bring the various schools together in one book, take what is worth taking a 0Votes7.9kRecs23.7kFans
- 5 The Mighty Army of Blazing Fire 烈火雄师 A different perspective, the same passion. The humble sons and daughters of Huaxia upheld the backbone of their nation with frail bodies, their slender chests forming a bulwark of flesh and blood. The distant Taihang Mountains are my home; valiant men march to the frontier. Through flames and smoke, brave men advance; with iron wills, they forge a mighty army. 0Votes56.2kRecs36.8kFans
- 6 The Immortal-Seeking Slayer 觅仙屠 Everyone knows how difficult it is to become an immortal. So where does the path to immortality lie? Come see an ordinary man struggle to seek immortality. 0Votes75.8kRecs45.7kFans
- 7 Half-Demon's Path to Immortality 半妖养仙途 A sea of tribulations has forged me into an immortal. In a cultivation world where humans, demons, and half-demons live side by side, Lu Tong repeatedly risks his life in pursuit of the Way, seizing treasures from the flames. In the end, he rises to become a great power in his own right, despite being a half-demon. 0Votes57.6kRecs78.6kFans
- 8 I Was Once a Qi Refiner 我本炼炁士 What is qi? It is the essence of the primordial, the origin of Heaven and Earth. It is neither breath nor ordinary air! Qi arises from the void, and when qi is abundant, spirit is born. The ancient practitioners of qi refined the primordial qi of Heaven and Earth for their own use. The mighty among them could overturn rivers and seas, pluck stars from the sky, and inspire awe in all who heard of them! Today, there is a young man named Zhou Qing. He received a small inheritance from a practiti 0Votes10.3kRecs9.7kFans
- 9 Twenty Years of Spring 春风二十年 “You must never forget where you came from. If you're alive, then live well.” Zhang Wei is a country boy from a mountain village. See how he seizes the opportunities of the dreamlike 1990s and creates a legendary life of his own. 0Votes64.3kRecs46kFans
- 10 The Ordinary Path of a Cultivation Clan 修真家族平凡路 A mountain need not be tall: with a home, it is a place of peace. A spring need not be deep: its waters are sweet to drink. In my free time, I tend flowers and plants, sitting as I recite the Yellow Court Scripture. When I’m busy, I work barefoot in the fields, standing by the ridges. Immortality and the Dao are within reach, but building a cultivation family is backbreaking work. 0Votes88.5kRecs66.8kFans
- 11 A Cultivator Family 修士家族 The story of a young cultivator and his clan, who grow their family stronger step by step. 0Votes141.1kRecs52.1kFans
- 12 Above Taiqiu 太丘之上 This is the story of a legendary family rising to power in the brutal world of cultivation! This book is still ongoing! 0Votes69.6kRecs54.4kFans
- 13 The Rise of the Shen Clan 沈氏家族崛起 In Lingnan, where fortunes rise and fall, an ordinary junior member of a small family leads his clan to endure and rise in this ruthless world of cultivation. Mortal, farming. 0Votes111.9kRecs113.4kFans
- 14 EN The Puppet Master's Path to the Dao 偃者道途 (The author has several completed works totaling over ten million words, so feel free to add this to your collection and read at your leisure.) Li Chen transmigrates to another world, where everything he sees and hears is bizarre and fantastical, with a world all its own. The mainstream cultivators here are artificers of the Yanshi sect, skilled in all manner of crafts and in controlling mechanical puppets. Secret techniques for making automatons, ingenious wonders of craftsmanship, countless wa 0Votes126kRecs74.8kFans
- 15 I'm Just a Pork Seller 我就是卖猪肉的 After being reborn, other people threw punches at BAT and raced ahead on the road to making a fortune. Wang Quan, however, was reborn two years in the past, and all he could do was return to his old trade and start selling meat. Starting with pig offal, Wang Quan carved out a golden road unlike any other. 0Votes117.2kRecs133.4kFans
- 16 This Doctor Understands Me Too Well 这医生太懂我了 Reporter: “Hello, Dr. Yuan. As the most renowned psychologist in the field, what is your motto in life?” Yuan Jia: “To keep improving my professional knowledge and become a good doctor who understands patients.” Reporter: “Then let me put you to the test, Dr. Yuan. What am I thinking right now?” Yuan Jia: “I bet you’re thinking about eating shit!” Reporter: “How mean!” … (This is a heartwarming, everyday story about a psychological counselor who gains access to a learning space, works hard to im 0Votes133.8kRecs138.8kFans
- 17 Urban Legends of a Holy Knight 都市圣骑异闻录 Jiang Feng had only dozed off secretly during class. When he woke, he heard his deskmate ask him a question. “Hey, when we pick our classes next semester, are you going with paladin or shaman?” “What!?” 0Votes248.9kRecs247.8kFans
- 18 It Turns Out the Expert Is Right Beside Me 高人竟在我身边 What's it like to discover on your first day of college that all your roommates are big shots? Hao Yun is probably the best person to answer that question. After being struck by the System of a Hidden Master, he unexpectedly gains the ability to see other people's future potential and discovers that every guy in his dorm is destined to become a future big shot with off-the-charts potential. Why bother working hard, then? Just latch onto someone powerful, right? That's what anyone would think, an 0Votes398.2kRecs325.1kFans
- 19 Disaster Containment Center 灾厄收容所 Wen Wen, an 'ordinary' detective who knows himself to have something wrong with his brain, woke up in a psychiatric hospital and discovered that his right hand was connected to a mysterious space called 'Calamity.' He could capture monsters inside this space and obtain their abilities! Capture a vampire and gain superhuman senses and hypnotic abilities; Capture a vengeful spirit and gain the ability to turn invisible and pass through walls; Capture a curly-haired gorilla and have your intelligen 0Votes105.8kRecs437.4kFans
- 20 I Lived for Thirty Years in Another World 我在异界活了三十年 My name is Deke Shi. I'm 32 years old, and I transmigrated here. I've been living in another world for thirty years. 0Votes77.6kRecs157.6kFans
- 21 Chief Detective 警探长 One case within another, one scheme within another: twists and turns that are strange yet make perfect sense. Remember every detail. It could be the key to solving the case! Upholding justice across the Nine Provinces, settling grudges and enmities; roaming the ends of the earth with a sword in hand. The story of a police officer, with sharp wits from start to finish. There are plenty of clues planted throughout, and even more brilliant minds in the reader community and comments section. Leave a 8Votes421.9kRecs2.1MFans
- 22 The 1980s’ Sweet Wife Is a Miracle Doctor 八零娇妻是神医 New story: Her Master Is Too Cold and Distant. A village carpenter and his son found and brought home a mentally disabled little girl. No one knew where she came from. In an age when demonic beasts and Black Fiends ran rampant, everyone thought they were crazy. They could barely afford to raise the son, and now they'd taken in another child who'd only be a burden. Then, one day, the girl came to her senses. … A descendant of an ancient healer tr 0Votes211.2kRecs84.2kFans
- 23 EN The Primordial Wizard 最初的巫师 [Winner of the 2019 Fantasy Newcomer Award in the “Imagination and Creativity Writing Contest.”] In a world of gods and heroes, Ace uses logic and mathematics as his tools and objective, impartial research as his guiding principle. By studying and imitating supernatural creatures, he becomes the first wizard. Traveling through the myriad heavens, he plunders the resources, knowledge, and even paths 1Votes105kRecs181.1kFans
- 24 EN My Girlfriend Is an UP Creator 我女友是up主 In a dimly lit movie theater. The girl kept her eyes tightly shut and spoke to the boy beside her in a trembling voice: “Chen Wen, I’ve liked you for a long time. Will you let me be your girlfriend?” After a long while, she still hadn’t gotten a reply. Nervously, she opened her eyes, only to see Chen Wen looking around for something. “W-what are you doing?” “Uh…” Chen Wen said blankly. “ 5Votes154kRecs465.1kFans
- 25 Falling for My Childhood Friend 恋上青梅这件事 My deskmate is a girl. She’s pretty cute, but she’s just so annoying! She steps on my feet every day, hides my water bottle, pinches me, and tells my mom I sleep in class. And the worst part is, she sticks to me like glue and I can’t shake her off. We’re even in the same class at university?? Great Zhihu users, help me out here. What can I do to teach her a lesson? … “How about trying to confess to her?” Keywords: childhood friends, romance, everyday life, writing, adorable pets 26Votes193.4kRecs517.9kFans
- 26 Speaking for the Dead 为死者代言 Forensic pathologist Zhou Hai takes you inside murder scenes full of mysteries, to investigate strange cases where truth and lies are hard to distinguish, and uncover the true nature of humanity, where good and evil intertwine. Conspiracies! Pursuits! Questions! One bizarre case after another unfolds. Are you ready? 0Votes157.6kRecs124.4kFans
- 27 The Survival Game on the Tip of Your Tongue 舌尖上的求生游戏 Turn legendary monsters into delicious dishes! Today's Special: [Infernal Buddha Jumps Over the Wall] Made with over thirty ingredients and seasonings, each prepared and cooked separately: flying polyps, the tips of Cthulhu's tentacles, the webbed feet of Deep Ones, the chitinous pincers of Rhan-Tegoth, the tips of the Black Goat Mother's tentacles, and eye gunk from an avatar of Azathoth; vegetarian ingredients include Emperor's psychedelic mushrooms, an elemental of fire, Yog-Sothoth's bubbles 0Votes95kRecs88kFans
- 28 The Demon Hunter’s Cookbook 猎魔烹饪手册 When night fell, whispers sounded in his ears and the monsters in the shadows began to stir. Jason's hungry stomach started rumbling, and he couldn't help swallowing... Hunger was the best motivation. 0Votes546.4kRecs494.1kFans
- 29 Traveler of the River of Time and Space 时空长河的旅者 I am an observer existing beyond life and death, time and space. But I would much rather you call me: the Traveler. 0Votes480kRecs271.6kFans
- 30 The Power of One 一人之力 A realm from another dimension descends. Gods manifest before his eyes, and ancient roars echo endlessly in his ears. Ding dong! Eating hot pot alone, watching a movie alone: +1 to the Alone Value. Training in martial arts and meditating alone, enjoying the view from a hundred-meter skyscraper: +2 to the Alone Value. Chased by a pack of wolves, a lion, and a god, then turning around to chase the wolves, beat the lion, and cleave the god: +5 to the Alone Value. “I’m afraid of dying.” “But I’m eve 0Votes382.2kRecs341.7kFans
- 31 Evergreen Immortal Path 仙道长青 An ordinary mortal is reborn in the mysterious world of cultivation, becoming a cultivator in a small clan. His elders place their hopes in him, while the family struggles to stay afloat. Faced with one setback after another, Zhang Zhixuan fights his way forward, going against the current to build his clan into a flourishing family and write a life as dreamlike and fleeting as lightning, yet grand and turbulent. VIP group: 815445730 (fans with a score of 2,000 or higher m 1Votes967.6kRecs390.3kFans
- 32 EN One Piece: Dark Admiral 海贼之黑暗大将 He is a Navy Admiral, praised by the world as the dawn that pierces the gloom: the Holy Lance, Longinus. He is the king of the underworld, feared by the world as the darkness that will bring an era to an end: the Demon Sword, Apophis. He walks between light and darkness, weaving a battle hymn of blood and fire. When he finally looks back, he finds the world beneath his feet. PS1: This book has no Devil Fruits and no System. The title has nothing to do with the Dark-Dark Fruit! PS2: The timeline 0Votes228.1kRecs229.5kFans
- 33 Han Si Becomes an Official 韩四当官 A beautiful woman and a golden mansion await within the pages of a book. Once you have mastered your studies, you can be a humble farmer in the morning and enter the emperor's court by evening. Han Si knows nothing of the classics or histories, nor the works of the philosophers, and has no chance of passing the imperial exams. If he wants to bring honor to his family, his only option is to buy an official post! 0Votes701.9kRecs161.2kFans
- 34 The Splendor of Cinema 电影风华 This is the story of an ordinary man who goes back to 2008 and accidentally enters the film and television industry. Zhou Jin catches a glimpse of cinema’s splendor and decides to visit that dazzling temple of art. This novel is a slow burn, with one female lead and no System. The new novel, Chinese Entertainment 2004, is now out. 0Votes228.4kRecs155.9kFans
- 35 The Top Student's Japanese Girlfriend 学霸的日本女友 Rika Asaba, a beautiful exchange student from Japan, was placed in my home by her father. I was honored with the job of being her guide to life in China. As we spent time together, I discovered that she had all sorts of secrets... She always got lost when she went out, curled up into a ball when she slept, always held her cup with both hands when drinking water, was insanely devoted to claw machines, and was determined to work hard and buy a home of her own... There’s no way I’d fall for a girl 5Votes189.4kRecs448.8kFans
- 36 The Turn of a Hand 覆手 The law doesn't stop you from doing certain things. It tells you what you'll have to pay if you do them and get caught. There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes. Nine hundred and ninety people see the law as forbidden territory. The other ten see it as nothing but a weapon. All they have to do is grip the handle and point its sharp edge at others. These ten are what we call famous lawyers. In the courtroom and out on the streets, they can turn clouds into rain and rain into cloud 0Votes1.2MRecs197kFans
- 37 Yang Xiaoluo's Bargain Dad 杨小落的便宜奶爸 On a summer night filled with cicadas and birdsong, Yang Yan stood at the entrance to the residential complex, holding a large bag high and calling out with a laugh, “Luoluo, come home and have some chilled watermelon!” Whoosh! A short-legged corgi eagerly darted out from the flower bed, wagging its little bottom as it ran toward him. Then a little girl sitting on the shell of a giant tortoise slowly made her way around from behind a tree. Her bright eyes found Yang Yan, and her face broke into 0Votes1.2MRecs354.3kFans
- 38 The Magic Brush of Liaozhai 神笔聊斋 One transmigration, one magic brush. Ghosts and monsters, immortals and gods: the gates of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio swing open. 0Votes317.4kRecs293kFans
- 39 Madam, Please Show Some Self-Respect 太太请自重 After transmigrating here, he skipped the romance stage entirely and instantly gained a son and a daughter. Liu Changqing was deeply depressed. His eldest son was sensible and clever. His young daughter blamed Liu Changqing for her parents' divorce and was hostile toward him. The previous owner of his body had been such an extreme simp that, under an agreement from his mother-in-law, his ex-wife took all the property in exchange for custody of their two children. After the factory went bankrupt, 0Votes377.2kRecs644.9kFans
- 40 The Jie Sect Rises Again 截教再起 Popular version: This is the story of a scumbag who curses the heavens, the earth, the air, gods, ghosts, and monsters... Literary version: The lotus rises from the mud unstained. This is a story about the mud... From Handsome Siblings to Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, The Legend of the White Snake, The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea... He crosses fire, earth, wind, and water, and tempers his Dao heart through seven lifetimes, all to ascend to the Hall of Primordial Harmony, restore Biyo 0Votes66.2kRecs60.5kFans
- 41 The Golden Age of Tokusatsu 最佳特摄时代 At first, Meng Lang wanted to become a great director. To save his family's business, he made the TV series King of Yo-Yos, basically a “buy a yo-yo and get a TV show free” deal! He had planned to sell some yo-yos to fund a major production, but his father suddenly told him, “Son! Our toy factory is going public!” That's when he realized that making tokusatsu shows in a world without piracy could be this profitable! So he went on to make Balala the Fairies, Armor Hero, Bakugan Kids, Legend of Ti 2Votes378.4kRecs505.3kFans
- 42 The Lazy Fish's Guide to Self-Rescue 咸鱼的自救攻略 Rewritten synopsis after completing the book. This book is about starting a business and documenting history. It’s not about being reborn ten or twenty years in the past; it’s about living in the present. The story runs from January 2018 to May 2021. It began serialization in August 2018 and was completed in June 2020. On April 1, 2020, the story’s timeline officially caught up with reality. The paths of the protagonist, Chu Yuanxi, split between two parallel universes. In 2014, one version reso 0Votes558.6kRecs217.1kFans
- 43 We Live in Nanjing 我们生活在南京 This is a clichéd story about two young people saving the world. 14Votes146.2kRecs613.7kFans
- 44 I Am the Cat King 我是猫大王 “Ding! Main quest: Train your master to become a cat servant.” Xika lazily listened to the System’s ninety-ninth prompt in its mind, paying it no attention. “I’ve already turned into a cat. What more do you want from me? Should I act like a kitten and go meow, meow, meow? Cute enough? I’d rather die than…” Just then, a tingling sensation suddenly spread across the back of its neck, and it was lifted up and stuffed into a pet carrier Becoming a Big White Cat is a food novel dressed up as a spiri 0Votes347kRecs334.3kFans
- 45 Dragon City 龙城 In the age of mind control, powered armor has become humanity’s new body. People say steel forges the throne, but can impenetrable alloy armor protect a tender heart? With the rise of AI, new human citizens who pass the Standard Emotion Test begin to experience human joys and sorrows. How will they break free from the constraints of zeroes and ones? Across the boundless depths of interstellar space, warships advance beneath the light of blazing stars, while their pilots forge their own legends. 3Votes1.1MRecs321.9kFans
- 46 My Superpowers Refresh Every Week 我的超能力每周刷新 Chen Yuan discovered that his superpower refreshed once a week. In the first week, he saw a red number hanging over every living thing, ranging from hundreds and thousands to tens of thousands. The smallest number he'd ever seen was above a teddy bear: 0.00001. The next second, it was crushed to death by a large truck. In the second week, he discovered he could hear other people's thoughts, and he couldn't control it. Whatever was on their minds streamed straight into his head, so he no longer d 153Votes484.1kRecs2.9MFans
- 47 The Immortal Way of Green Plum 青梅仙道 With a wave, I raise a thousand-foot tide; in stillness, I turn yin and yang. In another world, I attain the Great Dao, shining with the light of primordial creation! 0Votes212.6kRecs217.3kFans
- 48 Chronicles of Huai Xia 槐夏记事 This story has no romance. Blurb: I've turned green, and I've gotten stronger. After transforming into a human, the locust tree spirit has to learn how to be a person, raise little ones, and find herself a partner... Most importantly, why is the flower bed that is her true form being demolished?! My completed works include Qing Gui's Records, Ding Wei's Records, The World of Kong Fang, and Chu He's Records. 3Votes746.8kRecs133.4kFans
- 49 Creating a Game World 创造游戏世界 He gains the ability to create virtual game worlds. Expanding a game world’s map requires devouring other worlds. And so, worlds across the universe meet the most greedy, cunning, and terrifying beings in their history: players. 0Votes758.6kRecs618.5kFans
- 50 I Restore Relics for My Country 我为国家修文物 (The new book "Falsely Accused for Doing Good: I Already Apologized, What More Do You Want" is now available. Amid the interweaving of reality and history, who can uncover the secrets hidden within the nation's treasured cultural relics? I opened the Eye of Time and saw a world like this: schemes, art, war, pounding hooves, and firelight... Five thousand years of China's splendid civilization lay concealed beneath decayed paintings, bronze vessels covered in verdigris, 0Votes446kRecs327.4kFans
