Novels like Twenty Years in the Underworld of Republican-Era China
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Twenty Years in the Underworld of Republican-Era China, best match first.
- 1 You'll Never Walk Alone! 永不独行！ This is Liverpool. Here, there are mist-shrouded docks, “You'll Never Walk Alone,” a song that never ends, and a sea of red souls who refuse to bow their heads, even after losing everything. This is Anfield. Even if hell goes up in flames, you will never walk alone! 519Votes41.4kRecs142.3kFans
- 2 Hong Kong Cinema from the Start: My Senior Brother Is Ching Ling Chi 开局港综：我师兄是凌凌漆 After awakening in Hong Kong Island, Zheng Jirong discovered that he had somehow become Ling Ling Fa, the fellow disciple of Ling Ling Qi, and that, as an agent, he was living undercover in the bustling streets of Hong Kong Island under the identity of a butcher shop owner. Before he had time to rethink his life's path, a familiar voice suddenly came from in front of the butcher shop. “Pulling out a mountain with one arm, my might covers the world!” “…” “A Fa! The country has a mission for 0Votes22.4kRecs167.8kFans
- 3 Hong Kong Stories: 1963 香江往事1963 Hong Kong history researcher Lin Zhaoyuan discovers he has been reborn on Hong Kong Island in 1963. Here, the four great detectives weave their interests together, laying the foundations of an empire of wealth. Here, powerful factions run rampant, and people clutch their clothes tightly whenever they go outside. Fortunately... The Fiendish Yuan has arrived, and the underworld is at peace! Mr. Lin is here, and Hong Kong finally has an incorruptible champion of justice! 249Votes18.9kRecs93.1kFans
- 4 Elden Ring: Selling Dung Beetles in the Lands Between 法环：在交界地卖粪金龟 The laws have shattered, and the Lands Between have descended into madness. Even demigods are beginning to fall. Countless unspeakable things happen in this land, but the worst of all is... Merchants only sell crafting materials and won't buy finished goods! Guided by Grace, the descendants of countless warriors have crossed the Sea of Fog and entered this ruined world. With so many Tarnished before you, do you know what you should do? Of course: do business. Just look at the tens of millions of 0Votes16.2kRecs66.7kFans
- 5 A Gold Rush Beginning in 1984 从1984开始的淘金生涯 In the 1980s, as the ban on gold prospecting gradually eased, countless people with dreams of getting rich overnight poured into the Altai Mountains, famed since ancient times as a mountain of gold. Deep in the mountains lie gold and jade; beneath them are bones consumed by greed. It was a perilous underworld where you lived by the blade. Zhou Jingming returns to 1984 to forge a new gold-rush legend. 10Votes71.1kRecs126.4kFans
- 6 EN Lord of the Otherworldly Immortals 异仙之主 This is a world reminiscent of the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, but with immortals and gods. Spirits are everywhere, and demons run rampant. Ge Xian transmigrates into this world and discovers that he is lying on a bed, surrounded by a bamboo maiden, a mirror spirit, a painting of a beauty, an umbrella woman, and others, all drained dry by him and returned to their original forms. P.S. The author has two old books with over ten thousand subscriptions: “Strange Tales of Longevity” and “The 0Votes35.1kRecs197.8kFans
- 7 Who Dares Steal My Tang Monk Meat! 谁敢抢我唐僧肉！ What if Journey to the West were turned into a virtual online game, with hundreds of millions of players descending upon the Three Realms? Can Tang Monk still obtain the true scriptures? The game’s core mechanic: The more tribulations you overcome, the greater the merit you earn for protecting Tang Monk. And the more potent Tang Monk’s flesh becomes! If Tang Monk fails on his journey west and is killed, he will be reincarnated, choose a new guardian, and set out west once more! When Tang Monk re 221Votes48.9kRecs135.7kFans
- 8 Perfect World: Dreaming Back to the Age of Immortals 完美世界：梦回仙古 Wang Heng wakes up and finds himself back in the perfect Immortal Ancient world. He opens his eyes to this world of cultivators, sacrificial spirits, demonic beasts, ancient kingdoms, the Great Dao, True Immortals, elixirs of immortality, Dao Seeds, World Trees... Everything is so unfamiliar, yet somehow so familiar. The middle period of the Immortal Ancient Era: what a dazzling age was this? True Immortals appeared in the mortal world, and even Immortal Kings could be seen! 1Votes34.9kRecs191.1kFans
- 9 The Lord of the Profound Yin Sect of Shushan 蜀山玄阴教主 On the night of the Hungry Ghost Festival in mid-July, beneath a blood moon, the protagonist cursed and swore at work before suddenly dropping dead. He transmigrated into the world of Shu Mountain, into the body of Gu Chen, a resentful demon corpse sealed beneath Mount Mangcang by Master Changmei! 232Votes85.3kRecs162.1kFans
- 10 Notes on Paranormal Investigations 超自然事件调查笔记 Volumes 1–7, The Mountain God, The Haunted House, The Prophecy, A Streak of Bad Luck, The Demon Eye, Fate, and The Heavenly Book, are complete. Feel free to dive in, and enjoy! The vast universe conceals endless secrets. People call events that current science cannot yet explain, but that truly happen on Earth and affect human society, supernatural events. The Planetary Security Bureau’s Thirteenth Division is responsible for investigating and handling every supernatural event in the world. The 0Votes55.2kRecs103.9kFans
- 11 1994: The Vegetable Farmer's Comeback 1994：菜农逆袭 Vegetable farmer Chen Jiazhi returns to 1994. That year, he is 21. He leaves home for Huacheng and begins his first stint as a vegetable farmer. Then the rookie farmer is hit by one disaster after another: the rainy season rots his crops at the roots, torrential rain wipes out his harvest, typhoons bring floods, heat waves bring drought, and then a cold snap strikes... Now he has a chance to start over. For vegetable farmers, terrible weather is both a disaster and an opportunity. (Farming + Dai 29Votes116.3kRecs174kFans
- 12 Grand Marshal of Ji Han 季汉大司马 Also known as Three Kingdoms: From the Start, He Thwarts Sun Wu and Brings the Northern and Southern Dynasties Forward. After transmigrating into the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, he makes a name for himself with his knowledge of the Three Kingdoms. When Liu Bei moves south to Xinye, Huo Jun bravely heads north to Xiangyang and throws himself into the great tides of history. He establishes his legacy through both scholarship and warfare, wins fame across the land, enters the Temple of Mil 1Votes77.6kRecs232.8kFans
- 13 Those Years I Was Scammed into Northern Myanmar 我被骗到缅北的那些年 Think Northern Myanmar is paved with gold, a paradise where you can make money without lifting a finger? No. This is a living hell of misery! Beatings with electric batons, tooth-pulling, and finger-breaking are just child's play here... Think this place is nothing but a living hell? No. It's also a sea of knowledge! Finance, currency, beauty, yoga: you'll have to learn it all from scratch. Because here, you're no longer yourself. You're a beautiful, high-quality white-collar woman working in fi 9Votes20kRecs249.2kFans
- 14 Tiger Guard 虎贲郎 After Dong Zhuo, the Three Commanderies fell into chaos. The Son of Heaven was driven from his capital, and loyalists gathered in Luodu to save the throne. Amid crumbling walls, the powerful were contemptible. With sword in hand, he looked around: the traitors were ten times more vicious than the barbarians. In an age of loyalty, filial piety, propriety, righteousness, and trust, the most reliable things were still the sword and shield in one's hands. 104Votes109.7kRecs262.8kFans
- 15 Water Margin: Starting as a Constable in Yanggu County 水浒开局在阳谷县当都头 “Go take down that white-fronted tiger with the ringed eyes on Jingyang Ridge. It’s killed countless people!” “Who, me?” “You’re the constable. Who else would it be?” Isn’t that Wu Song’s job? How did it become mine? This is a story that begins with the Water Margin, and an even greater story about the tragic Song Dynasty. 7Votes149.5kRecs385.5kFans
- 16 EN Cultivating Immortality Across a Hundred Lifetimes 百世修长生 Meng Yuan transmigrated and gained the power to reincarnate a hundred times, starting over after every death. After five lifetimes, Meng Yuan finally found a path to immortality. Refine the heart in the mortal world, attain the Dao over a hundred lifetimes. (Not a simulation story) 862Votes40.2kRecs212.4kFans
- 17 American Medicine: I Survive the Kill Line by Relying on Demons 医学美利坚：我靠恶魔度过斩杀线 An average of 15,000 paid subscribers, and it’s not just about the kill line. Hell is empty. The demons are in America. Lin En was reborn in America. Unfortunately, the timeline was already too far along for him to turn his fortunes around by trading crypto. All he could do was focus on his work as a doctor, but then he stumbled upon a human trafficking operation... His life was hanging by a thread. [New demon detected: Succubus] System, don’t make things up. There’s no demon here. I only see an 643Votes74.8kRecs456.6kFans
- 18 EN The Simulacrum Report 伪像报告 Only a tiny fraction of the population, just 1%, are born with a “Pathway” that lets them enter realms of mystery, opportunity, and adventure. For the sake of dreams, wealth, and freedom... for the chance to live a vivid, passionate life, there has never been a shortage of brave souls among that 1%. But what if you discover it only when you’re already old and frail? What if you know it exists, but were born unable to enter? What if you’ve already been devoured once? In this book’s world, the exc 176Votes504.3kRecs194.2kFans
- 19 Madness 迷狂 Southeast Asia, 1996. The steamy little town was packed with torn-open souls. Using their wounds as eyes, they saw the divine madness lurking behind the world. A strange being in a yellow raincoat wanted to become human, so it blended in among them. The monsters received their correspondence cooking courses and wrote on the back of a videotape: “Please don't let Doudou find out our brains make better jam.” 92Votes74.1kRecs93.2kFans
- 20 The Glory of the Red Mansion, Ruling the Realm 红楼芳华，权倾天下 [Set against the true history of the late Northern Song. Over 10,000 subscriptions, one Glory Star, 10,000 words a day, quality guaranteed.] [The Dream of the Red Chamber is featured as a harem drama, so you can enjoy this even if you haven’t read it. A fusion of The Dream of the Red Chamber and Water Margin.] After transmigrating as Ximen Qing, the stunning beauty he encounters is not Pan Jinlian, but Qin Keqing from The Dream of the Red Chamber. The Jingkang Disaster is coming for the Song dyn 1.6kVotes353.9kRecs542.9kFans
- 21 Pillow Blade 枕刀 Resting my head on a blade outside the woodcutter’s gate, listening to cicadas in the evening breeze... It was nothing but a dream of the martial world! (A Gu Long fanfic, set after The Sentimental Swordsman.) 0Votes42.9kRecs240.6kFans
- 22 I’m a Lord in India 我在印度当老爷 From the fertile, talent-rich state of Uttar Pradesh to the city of Mumbai, where demons run amok, this wondrous subcontinent is all the promised land of Ron Suer! 0Votes93.8kRecs305.9kFans
- 23 The Outcast: I Am the True Lord Huiyuan! 一人之下：吾名秽元真君！ To learn the Art of Creation's Filth and Origin, you must read The Heavenly Tribulations! The Zhuangzi, in the chapter "Knowledge Wandered North," records: Dongguo Zi asked Zhuangzi, "Where is the Dao?" Zhuangzi replied, "It is everywhere." Dongguo Zi said, "You must point to something specific." Zhuangzi replied, "It is in ants." Dongguo Zi said, "How could it be in something so lowly?" Zhuangzi replied, "It is in weeds and grain." Dongguo Zi said, "How could it be in something even lower?" Zhu 32Votes64.2kRecs477.1kFans
- 24 The Imperial Court's Eight-Hour-Shift Hounds 八小时工作制的朝廷鹰犬 “It's you!” The martial arts expert who stepped into the inn turned pale with shock, then went ashen. “I never thought I'd end up in the hands of a lackey of the imperial court like you!” Li Miao picked up a piece of beef with his chopsticks, took a sip of wine, and waved a hand. “I don't have time for you. I'm off the clock. Even a lackey of the imperial court deserves a personal life, you know.” “I only work eight hours a day.” 5Votes125.4kRecs893.2kFans
- 25 The Mage of the Late Qing 清末的法师 The Anti-Newton Azure Armor, the Unbreakable Elven Engraving Knife, the Construction-Site Potion Strength Pill, the Balance Technique That Works on Anything You Look At, the Crucible Imprint That Can Refine Anything, the Eightfold Scope with Its Own Crosshairs, the Devil Crystal Glasses… Turn the pages to obtain equipment, infuriate Empress Dowager Cixi, and terrify the great powers. His allies call him the God of War, while his enemies call him the Butcher of the Far East. From then on, the Bea 0Votes127.3kRecs347.9kFans
- 26 I Love Posting on Weibo, and Became a Pro League Carry 爱发微博的我，成了职业通天代 After seeing too many people slack off and take things for granted, all he wanted at first was to do justice to the effort he put in. But after sticking with it ten thousand times, he became a breath of fresh air in the industry. 5Votes110.4kRecs369.9kFans
- 27 Back to 1978 重回1978 At first, his name was Hu San. Later, people called him Third Brother. Then more and more people called him Boss Xie. In the end, everyone called him Mr. Xie. Among the countless titles people gave him were millionaire, farmer-entrepreneur, philanthropist, producer, and village chief. After thirty years of breaking through the waves, when Time magazine put him on its cover, it used a single word to encompass all his titles: Comrade. 0Votes130.2kRecs212.3kFans
- 28 A Failure Like Me Can Only Become the Pirate King 一事无成的我只能去当海贼王 Norton Sage has always had a dream: to become a wealthy landowner, possess a vast territory, have many people depend on him for their livelihoods, hire a few secretaries, and employ a gang of underlings, so he could throw his weight around when there was trouble and watch dances and listen to music when there was not... With the Fist of the North Star cheat ability brought by his transmigration, he felt this would be no problem. Unfortunately, his luck was a little poor... He tried to become the 0Votes190.7kRecs546.4kFans
- 29 Starting as Real Madrid's Defensive Midfielder 从皇马踢后腰开始 At first, he was an utterly ordinary defensive midfielder. Then, by chance, he picked up a little playmaking, learned to drive forward with the ball, and even mastered a few free kicks. And that was when the football world got lively. Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo loved him. He was handsome and had a way with words, but more importantly, he covered for them so they could focus on at 0Votes75.7kRecs459kFans
- 30 The False Man of Jiangzuo 江左伪郎 The realm was divided into three, then reunited under Jin. Who could have known that the Rebellion of the Eight Princes would follow, then the Humiliation of Yongjia, the uprising of the Five Barbarians, the fall of the north, and the southward flight of the aristocracy? To secure a full meal and protect his brothers, the young slave made up a little lie, hoping to pull off a clever trick. But he overdid it. The lie grew bigger and bigger, until it deceived the entire realm. 832Votes131.5kRecs347.7kFans
- 31 EN Monster Hunter: The Fire Dragon with Unique Traits 怪猎：这条火龙有特性 Luo Yun never imagined that he would hit the jackpot, much less that he would one day truly stop being human. Now that he had arrived in the New World and become a male fire dragon, his goal was to survive in this world! But as time passed, he discovered that even a species as high on the ecological ladder as a fire dragon had its limits. Thus, Luo Yun could only launch a charge toward even greater heights! [Acceleration] [Strongman] [Kindling] [Sunlight] [Land of Termination]… Male Fire Dr 0Votes116kRecs320.1kFans
- 32 I Roam the Ancient Dragon World as a Woman 我以女儿身闯荡古龙江湖 The world is like a tide, and people like water. I can only wonder how many who enter the jianghu ever make it back. Gu Changsheng was suddenly thrown headfirst into the jianghu, and not just any jianghu: this was one set to nightmare difficulty. The Twelve Zodiac Beasts had been wreaking havoc for years, half the Ten Great Villains were roaming outside Villain’s Valley, a whole nest of Yellowflower Bees had taken over the Yangtze, and most escort agency chiefs had banditry as a side gig… G 11Votes93.8kRecs272kFans
- 33 The Starrealm Ant Tribe 星界蚁族 The universe is born and dies; time has an end. The light of the stars will eventually fade. The flame of civilization will never go out. With you and me, life will never be lonely. (Insect farming story, farming, farming, farming) 16Votes198.7kRecs191.1kFans
- 34 Nightmare Apostle 噩梦使徒 “A violent incident has occurred at a hospital in our city. A patient has taken medical staff hostage and is currently in a standoff with the police...” Yang Xiao switched off the TV. The next second, a call came through. “Son, let the doctor go! The police are all outside. You can’t escape!” As if to prove the woman’s words, the sirens outside grew louder and louder, and there was movement in the corridor, too. “It’s fake. It’s all fake. This is a nightmare world. Otherwise, why would you be ab 1.1kVotes444.6kRecs1.1MFans
- 35 I Cultivate Eternal Life in Shrouding the Heavens 我在遮天修永生 Sea of Suffering, Dao Palace, Four Poles, Dragon Transformation, Immortal Platform. Mortal body, divine powers, longevity, becoming an immortal, eternal life. An ordinary man carries the Three Thousand Great Daos as he transmigrates into the world of Shrouding the Heavens. What sparks will fly when two cultivation systems collide? 0Votes70.3kRecs220.4kFans
- 36 EN Wulong Mountain Cultivation Chronicles 乌龙山修行笔记 A day-to-day chronicle of a rogue cultivator from Wulong Mountain, recording the little moments of a cultivation life... A woman fears marrying the wrong man; a man fears choosing the wrong career. Since Liu Xiaolou became a lowly rogue cultivator from the start, one from Wulong Mountain, notorious for its bandits, he can only accept his lot and struggle to survive in a world ruled by prestigious sects. He busies himself for a single spirit stone, pill, artifact, or spirit herb. The daily necess 1.4kVotes981.3kRecs619.4kFans
- 37 Notes on a Corpse Monster's Cultivation 尸怪修行笔记 That year, I awoke beneath the earth, with the ground for a blanket and the quiet for my bed. Years later, The mountain’s demons gather, while I sit alone in the tower and pass the long, clear night. 24Votes146.5kRecs371.7kFans
- 38 EN Clearing Jin 廓晋 To clear the way means, first, to open it up, and second, to sweep it clean. Having arrived in the Eastern Jin and Sixteen Kingdoms era, one should strike out into the current, set one’s heart on the Northern Expeditions, drive the Five Hu tribes from the Central Plains, and then sweep away the aristocratic clans from the imperial court. Such is the way to clear the realm, build a new enterprise, and carry on Chinese civilization. That is the theory. But in the autumn of Yonghe 5, AD 349, when a 13.7kVotes901.7kRecs1.1MFans
- 39 Real-World Programming Association 现实编程协会 [A literary IP recognized by the China Writers Association as having the greatest adaptation potential in 2026] [The 37th Galaxy Award’s most valuable science fiction IP] [Shortlisted for the Galaxy Award for Best Online Literature; award-winning entry in the Galaxy Project and Human World Theater writing competitions] Heavy rain has been falling over Jiangcheng for months, concealing many things that aren’t right. Yu Xian thinks he’s sick. People around him are disappearing one after another, s 865Votes302.1kRecs465.6kFans
- 40 When Pride Still Mattered 当骄傲仍然重要时 Some people exist proudly, and some struggle proudly. Some compete proudly, and some fail proudly. But few can walk away with pride. By the time you finish reading this, congratulations: you’ve already seen the lives of many players. This passage took shape in Stephen Curry’s words after his 2021 defeat: “Nobody wants to face us next season.” It was Tim Duncan, certain before the 2014 Finals began that they wouldn’t mess it up. It was Kobe Bryant promising at Old Man Buss’s memorial to get the L 5Votes234.7kRecs386.1kFans
- 41 EN I Can't Repay My Student Loans, So I Hunt Demons on the Side 还不起学贷的我只好兼职猎魔 [Averaging 20,000 paid subscriptions, so read with confidence!] [The most lighthearted and delightful fantasy light novel!] Gordon transmigrates to Londinium, in an age of steam and the supernatural, and becomes a poor student at the Royal Academy of Natural Sciences. No noble birth, no family fortune, just a hundred pounds of student debt. And a pair of eyes that can see the truth of Source Matter! To everyone else: waste, pollutants, trash. But Gordon sees: [The radiant Source Matter "Unbroken 9.3kVotes114.4kRecs777.2kFans
- 42 A Villainous Hero Rules the World 奸雄天下 "Craftiness" means wicked cunning, while "hero" means a bold and formidable man. In an age of peace, he is a powerful schemer; in an age of chaos, he is a ruthless warlord. In the world's final days, he becomes the object of all under Heaven's hopes. Such is a crafty hero. Because of an accident, Chen Guodong, the second mate of a large ocean-going ship, abandons his bright future and transmigrates across a thousand years, arriving in the final years of the Southern Song, when the empire is on t 0Votes159.4kRecs67.3kFans
- 43 Picking the Day to Become Famous 择日走红 From 375 first-month sales to over 10,000 average monthly subscriptions! - He transmigrates into the body of a washed-up idol who debuted at just fifteen, and is still a high school senior. His unscrupulous agent forces him to quit the entertainment industry. No work means no income. His most pressing task after transmigrating is, unexpectedly, to figure out how to feed himself. But without a System or a golden finger, how can he recreate a miracle with nothing but his own limited memories? No b 0Votes297.2kRecs669.7kFans
- 44 Defend Nanshan Park 保卫南山公园 EVA! Gundam! Pacific Rim! Tell me loud and clear: what's a man's idea of romance! 25Votes130.4kRecs193.9kFans
- 45 Rising to Power, Starting in Chinatown 飞扬跋扈，从唐人街开始 At the end of the nineteenth century, Chinese laborers in America had fallen to the status of third-class people. Discrimination against and conflicts with Chinese laborers grew increasingly fierce, and attacks became more frequent. In San Francisco's Chinatown, opium dens and gambling houses stood everywhere, while gangs and associations made the area a chaotic mix of all kinds of people. Until one day, Chen Zhengwei stepped off a ship, his face radiant with a brilliant smile. “I like the smell 9Votes357.9kRecs643.4kFans
- 46 The New Shun, 1730 新顺1730 What would it be like if the dynasty that followed the fall of the Ming were a Han Chinese dynasty? After transmigrating, Liu Yu discovers that he has arrived in Dashun, a dynasty at a turning point in history. He starts out as the son of a duke, with parents, maids, plenty of money, plenty of people, and plenty of connections. With life growing dull, Liu Yu has to find something to do. And so... 14Votes297.3kRecs300.8kFans
- 47 I'm Not a Literary Giant 我不是文豪 (This is not a copycat novel. No transmigration, no rebirth, no System, and no golden finger.) Many years later, when Wang Zixu stood at the Nobel Prize in Literature ceremony, he would remember that distant afternoon when his wife cut her hand. Back then, he was a clerk at a public institution in a small city. He had little money, and the literary world was a door he could find no way into. Now, he was the literary world's undisputed leading figure across the lands of three rivers, four lakes, 271Votes149.6kRecs183.3kFans
- 48 I Rewrote My Family’s History 我重写了家族历史 We've all seen stories about modern people transmigrating. But what kind of story would it be if a 120-year-old man living in the 21st century were reborn in his own youth? It was the final years of the Qing dynasty, a time of upheaval. Xu Cong was reborn as a wild fox. As a fox immortal, he began guiding his former self and making up for past regrets... “Great-grandpa, did you ever follow a celebrity? I like Jay Chou. The little yellow flower in the story has been drifting since the year I was 0Votes54.1kRecs105.7kFans
- 49 EN The Immortal Devourer 食仙主 The mysterious and uncanny swords scattered across the land await swordmasters whose names will shake the world. Who can comprehend the wondrous arts and lost scriptures passed down through the ages? Among the hundred wards of Chang'an, people who can raise fire and swallow the sun lie hidden. In the Central Plains stand vast and decaying thousand-year-old clans. In the north, the silent and battle-hardened barbarians sharpen their blades, while the southern kingdoms revel in song and dance amid 860Votes523.6kRecs874.9kFans
- 50 EN Swordlight Over the Great Wilderness 剑烛大荒 “Zhulong: Eat it to open primordial chaos, illuminate the Nine Yin, command day and night, change the seasons, and summon wind and rain. “Xiangliu: Eat it to corrode the earth, swallow mountains, poison the ages, and set its nine heads to act independently. “Feiyi: Eat it to overcome pests, control the mind, and ward off all illness. “Yugu: Eat it to hide and lie in wait, then shoot people with sand. “... “Why is the secret version of The Classic of Mountains and Seas in this world so different 12.1kVotes1.8MRecs2.4MFans
