Novels like The Waning Moon and the Parasol Tree
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Waning Moon and the Parasol Tree, best match first.
- 1 Chronicles of the Great Song Empire 大宋帝国风云录 In the final years of the Northern Song, the Jingkang Incident dealt another blow to the already weakened Song Empire, leaving it on the verge of collapse. Li Hu, a descendant of a transmigrator, appears out of nowhere in this turbulent, uncertain age. Watch as he turns the tides and rewrites this humiliating chapter of the Song Empire’s history. From an army of three to thousands upon thousands of troops; from a puppet bullied by everyone to a ruler who commands the realm by day and sleeps besi 0Votes212.5kRecs29.6kFans
- 2 Cultivating for Longevity: Starting with Three Generations Under One Roof 长生修仙：从三代同堂开始 … Xue Li transmigrated into the body of a farmer. He initially thought this was an ancient feudal society, but soon discovered that something was off about this world: Some martial artists could scale walls and leap across rooftops, shattering stone tablets with a single punch. Some monstrous beasts were as large as hills, devouring beasts and men alike. There were even lege 1Votes6.7kRecs26.5kFans
- 3 Rebel and Traitor 乱臣贼子 A traitorous minister who overturned the natural order and brought down the Han dynasty; A villain who murdered his brother, violated his sister-in-law, and preyed on a widow and her orphaned children; An entanglement of moral grievances set in the late Eastern Han dynasty. 0Votes122.1kRecs29.9kFans
- 4 Straight Ahead 正前方 This is the game world I envision for myself, a virtual world where heroes roam. Like countless other novels, this one is wish fulfillment. Beneath the gray sky, Hongmeng City remains bustling and noisy. Countless players rush from the city gates toward their destinations, while countless others enter this magnificent city through the gates or the Five Elements Formation. "Tch, my master taught me those skills so I could kill enemies and earn merit, not so I could act like some spineless, worthl 0Votes264.6kRecs23.1kFans
- 5 Line After Line 行行 There aren't that many world-shaking masters in this world, nor so many lucky souls who survive a fall off a cliff. What this world has in abundance are fateful choices with no right answer, and the helplessness of knowing you must choose anyway. He is a Daoist who understands the verdict of fate. He knows what destiny holds, yet has no power to change it. Should he accept it or fight back? And if he fights back, how much will it cost? Give up? He can't bear to. Leave? He can't bear to. Die? He 0Votes21.7kRecs7.5kFans
- 6 The Legend of the Divine Dragon, Drifting with the Tide 随波逐流之神龙传奇 In days gone by, I drove a team of four horses and held a banquet at the Golden Terrace. Banners hung beyond the white clouds, while I rode and hunted amid the mortal world. Now I come to the Yi River, where plain canopies turn beneath the sorrowful wind. Glory and song, laughter and joy, all vanish into emptiness across ten thousand miles. 0Votes1.1MRecs60.6kFans
- 7 The Great Wuyi 大武夷 I spent my whole life living as a lowly nobody. How could I continue being miserable after being reborn? Showing off is only momentary, but shamelessness is eternal. Even if I am a worthless nobody in my next life, I will still work hard to block other people's paths. If that does not work, then even as a dog, I will bite them until they have nowhere to go and fall into a well... I firmly refuse to be the kind of person who kicks others when they are down. I must extend a helping hand to thos 0Votes6.1kRecs2Fans
- 8 Where Are the Magical Plants? 神奇植物在哪里？ [Transmigrate and Farm], [Plants vs. Zombies] As an idealistic transmigrated engineer who is not exactly overflowing with morality, Dai Lin chooses to face every challenge in this otherworld with plants and fungi! The bashful Ancient Tree of Wisdom said, "Stop staring at my flowers all the time! You're making me embarrassed..." 0Votes68.7kRecs134.4kFans
- 9 Sword-Wielding Art 仗剑诀 . [Synopsis of The Sword Art] The jianghu in The Sword Art is authentic. The government and the era take a back seat; everything in the jianghu is maintained by its own people, and they are the ones who disrupt it as well. “Profit” and “order” are the themes of this jianghu. This is a martial world of powerful cl 1Votes277.3kRecs55.8kFans
- 10 A Record of Life in the World of Film and TV 影视世界生活录 Thanks for asking. I'm traveling around the world, and I just got back to Earth. In the current world: Ning Yi from "My Heroic Husband". Su Mingzhe from "All Is Well"; Zhu Chaoyang from "The Bad Kids". "Let's Get Married", "Ode to Joy", "The Golden Years", "The Long Night", "Twenty Your Life On", "Nothing But Thirty", "A Little Dilemma", "Glory of the Special Forces", "Struggle", "The Ex-File 3: The Return of the Exes", "Search", "Beijing Love Story", "Mr. Nice", "If There Is No Tomorrow", "Gr 0Votes26.3kRecs197.7kFans
- 11 Life Restart Simulator 人生重开模拟游戏 “I can’t stand another second of this trash life.” The dejected young man opens the Life Restart Simulator and begins a new life. “Choose your talents and allocate your attributes.” Will he become a handsome, carefree ladies’ man who lives for pleasure, a mastermind who maneuvers behind the scenes and stirs up the world, an immortal who plucks stars from the sky, twists fate, and lives forever, or a tycoon who throws money around and enjoys a life of unbridled freedom? Looks, intelligence, physi 0Votes12.9kRecs39Fans
- 12 Remaking the Entire Universe 改造全宇宙 [A new beginning at Chapter 33: The Fourth Calamity arrives] “Stellar-class warship detected.” “Damage: 99%.” “Energy required for repairs: 13.99 million.” What? Not enough energy? Lu Feng casually posted a quest: Find ore. Deep in the Martian mines, countless “basic” players shivered as their fingers froze, fought rats the size of lions, and dodged the pursuit of ferocious “monsters.” They happily offered precious ore after precious ore to their “mine owner,” Lu Feng... 0Votes607Recs18Fans
- 13 Blood of Taiping 太平血 0Votes36.3kRecs25.9kFans
- 14 Sword Rain Tower 剑雨楼 The sword reigns supreme among the hundred weapons, The saber leads the nine short weapons, And the jianghu is where grudges are settled with ruthless satisfaction! The jianghu changes in the blink of an eye. Every day, countless people struggle to survive amid flashing blades and clashing swords, with rankings, deals in human lives, sword duels, fights to the death, revenge, killing, lightness skills, and hidden weapons. In this turbulent world, where friend and foe are hard to tell apart, who 0Votes1.5kRecs24.3kFans
- 15 The Immortal and Demon of Fate 宿命之仙魔 According to prophecy, the Holy Son of the Immortal Realm and the Demon Prince of the Demon Realm will break through space and time and descend into the world together... The Demon Prince will destroy the world! The Holy Son will save it! The struggle between immortals and demons, the battle between good and evil, begins now... This is fate, and it will also send them traveling through time and space, into the past and the future... 0Votes2.5kRecs0Fans
- 16 A Tang Dynasty Civil Servant 唐朝公务员 After discovering that he had transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty, Tang Que, a Chinese literature graduate, finally understood what his university professor had meant: “Chinese literature graduates are jacks of all trades...” 0Votes273.8kRecs223.6kFans
- 17 It's Just a Spell 这只是个咒语 The Buddhas have fallen, and Buddhism has declined; Immortals abound, and the Dao flourishes; Three thousand great worlds, nine thousand minor worlds; Countless billions of living beings, all confined to a tiny pond; I cultivate the Dao, while he practices Buddhism; When the Dao can’t win, Buddhism comes to the rescue; Before using a killer move, start with a mantra: Amitabha; If that’s not enough, try another mantra: Namo Amitabha; What? You say I’m cursing? Fellow cultivator, it’s just a mantr 0Votes181.7kRecs195.4kFans
- 18 The Outcast: I’m Really Not a Seat of Oblivion Disciple 一人之下：我真不是坐忘道 [The Outcast, Strange Tales of Daoist Immortals, the Zou Wang Dao, Zhang Zhiwei, Wu Gensheng] “Boss, wake up! The Old Celestial Master has come down the mountain again. This time he says he’ll wipe out the entire Zou Wang Dao, every last one of them!” Ma Xianhong wailed through his Red Center mask. “Dice Bro, Red Center’s telling the truth. Those guys from Quanxing have joined forces with Nadutong. We have nowhere left to run,” Wang Ye said lazily through his Wealth mask. “You’re not really dead 0Votes1.1kRecs34kFans
- 19 The Bronze Furnace in Troubled Times 乱世铜炉 In an age of chaos, all things suffer. In this world, a furnace of heaven and earth beset by freezing cold and scorching heat, humans, beasts, demons, and cultivators alike are smelted and tempered, tested by karma and the cycle of reincarnation. Among them, a young boy is born to meet his tribulation. He encounters one strange event after another, seeking the righteous path in a world filled with inexplicable demons and monsters, with evil and virtue. As the saying goes: Heaven and Earth are th 20Votes344.2kRecs84.7kFans
- 20 The Divine Child's Homecoming 神子回乡记 Witness the second prince of the Divine Realm, Wudi, as he stars in an unconventional, invincible, laugh-out-loud urban cultivation story. Quotes from the Second Prince: “What are the Apocalypse Realm, the Sage Realm, and the Ancestral Return Realm? What are the Ghost King, Ghost Emperor, and Ghost Saint? So what if the heavens are packed with gods and Buddhas? What difference does it make if demons roam everywhere? In my eyes, there are only three kinds: those who can take one slap from me, tho 0Votes995.9kRecs45Fans
- 21 A Guide to Rising Through the Ranks at Hogwarts 霍格沃兹上位指南 Hela Nicholas Lestrange considered himself a truly outstanding wizard, at least before Dumbledore rejected him twice. In the summer of 1991, after Dumbledore once again rejected his application for a position, Hela sat in the Hog's Head pub, deep in thought. Could it be that he still was not good enough? No! How was that possible?! But when he saw the latest report in the Daily Prophet, Hela fell silent. “Shocking! Hogwarts outstanding graduate Quirinus Quirrell has actually been hired as the pr 0Votes11.7kRecs49.6kFans
- 22 After Being Robbed of Everything, She Returns as a Goddess 被夺一切后她封神回归 The moment Si Fuqing opened her eyes, not only had her luck been stolen, but everyone was also telling her to get out of the entertainment industry. After living again, she only wanted to lie flat. Who could have known that everyone in the industry now only knew how to promote themselves by putting others down, with no real skills and no willingness to hone their acting? Could this continue? Someone 1Votes131.6kRecs144.3kFans
- 23 Reflections of the Starry Sky 星空倒影 In the firmament of history, those who are chosen become stars, illuminating an entire era and receiving the reverence of countless generations to come. We call them “heroes.” I am no hero. The most glorious moments of my life were merely spent at the heroes’ sides, watching them personally polish the night sky of history until it shone. Perhaps I can say that beneath that star-flecked firmament, I was something real yet insignificant... A reflection... (A New Works Alliance production) 0Votes102.9kRecs44Fans
- 24 From the Start, I Met a Goddess Constable and Obtained the Nine Swords of Dugu 开局相亲女神捕，获独孤九剑 Why is the whole martial world full of ex-girlfriends? Gu Guanqi transmigrates to a wuxia world and obtains the [Matchmaking System]. As long as he goes on a blind date, he can obtain all kinds of peerless martial arts, each one instantly reaching perfection. From then on, Gu Guanqi begins a journey through the martial world, constantly going on blind dates. [Blind date with a goddess constable, obtain the Nine Swords of Dugu] [Blind date with a female grandmaster, obtain the Secret of Longevity 45Votes50kRecs562kFans
- 25 I Awakened the Naruto World 我让火影世界觉醒 Naruto × Reincarnation Paradise: A Mixed-Blood Fanfiction There are two kinds of Hokage worlds: one is the fake world of anime, and the other is a real world of supernatural powers. When the fates of transmigrators and contractors converge; When the System and the Paradise clash across higher dimensions; When the native world and the derivative world merge; When the characters from the story fully awaken! Is this finally the Hokage world you wanted? 0Votes13.7kRecs6.7kFans
- 26 Lord of Ten Thousand Bones 万骨之主 In this world, cultivating through traditional methods to improve one's strength and realm is no longer the mainstream path to advancement. The powerful now owe their place above the rest to a mysterious entity known as a Primordial Bone. A Primordial Bone is like a vast universe of energy hidden on a microscopic scale, containing boundless power and untapped potential. It serves as an incredibly precise measuring stick, clearly separating the strong from the weak. 111Votes591.3kRecs93.4kFans
- 27 Hero of the Warcraft 魔兽英雄 How do you survive in a world of Warcraft? This is a living, breathing World of Warcraft. Every class gets its moment in the spotlight: coordinated teamwork in massive raids, skill-based PvP, a complex and expansive recruitment System, and a city System. Experience the thrill of taking your crew out to grind experience, gear, and dungeons. Inspired by World of Warcraft and Heroes of Might and Magic. Dedicated to the glorious days of the past, and to everyone still fighting on the continent 0Votes75.4kRecs36.8kFans
- 28 Starting Over After Returning from the Palace Battles 从宫斗归来开始 At the height of his power, Eunuch Li was sentenced to death by the new emperor in his old age. Using an ancient jade treasure, he successfully transmigrated into the body of Wang Feng, a modern college student. See how a contemporary student with the memories of history's greatest treacherous minister climbs the social ladder and carefully lays the groundwork to build a career of his own. In this life, he swears never to live at someone else's mercy. When tempted by wealth and women, can he hol 0Votes24.5kRecs0Fans
- 29 A Mage's Handbook 法师手札 Wizards whisper in the shadow of the tower. By now, few can hear their murmurs, soft as a breeze. In the twenty-second year of the New Calendar, I returned to the place I once knew. The Mage Tower lay hidden beneath the shade of plane trees and oaks. It was the end of an era and the beginning of a new world. It was also the end of a myth and the start of countless legends. The collision of two worlds, the war between two powers, the blood and tears of countless races, the wails of billions of li 0Votes37kRecs43.3kFans
- 30 An Illustrated Guide to Tang Dynasty Demons 大唐妖怪图鉴 The new book, The Making of Japanese Legends, is now out. When Wu Ma opened his eyes, it was the thirteenth year of Daye. The countdown to Emperor Yang of Sui’s death had begun, but this world was undergoing changes never recorded in later generations, changes beyond anyone’s imagination. Meteors fell, Awakened appeared, and the shadows of all manner of monsters flickered into view. Wu Ma had arrived in this fantastical world of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and solemnly declared that he would beg 0Votes56.3kRecs53kFans
- 31 The Three Paths 三途志 The story begins one day a thousand years ago, when an ominous star that had been brewing for a long time suddenly appeared in the sky. The transformation of this star chart signaled both the end of the rise and fall of dynasties and the beginning of the young people’s journey to seek the Dao and pursue immortality. They say that demons and evil spirits emerge in chaotic times, and chaos truly did bring forth a world of ghosts and gods beyond the reach of ordinary people. In the heart of the wil 0Votes63.5kRecs58.9kFans
- 32 The Rise of Chenxing 辰星崛起 Somewhere in the vast universe lies another world, a continent known as the Shendou Continent. It has existed for countless years. Historical records tell of more than eight hundred nations rising and falling there, but only the Shendou Empire ever managed to unite them all. After the empire collapsed, years of warfare followed. Now the continent is divided between eight great empires and the Church, and its era bears many similarities to the Song and Ming dynasties of Huaxia. In the twenty-seve 0Votes230.6kRecs0Fans
- 33 Legends of a Jianghu Detective 江湖探案传奇 This is a world of intrigue and conflict. Wherever there are people of the jianghu, strange tales abound, and wherever there are unsolved mysteries, he is sure to appear. Su Zhuo is a young man who has just entered the jianghu. Relying on his own wit, he cracks one baffling case after another, yet finds himself unwillingly drawn into the schemes of the mysterious Prince of Yueyang. He is willing to sacrifice himself to bring this opponent down, only to suddenly discover that the Prince of Yueyan 0Votes18.2kRecs30.7kFans
- 34 Chronicles of the Great Han Empire 大汉帝国风云录 Guided by the principle of “delving into history while stepping beyond it,” this novel depicts the intricate historical developments and grand wars of conquest that took place more than 1,800 years ago. The story follows Li Hong, nicknamed Leopard, who rescues a Xianbei commander while still a slave and escapes back to the Han. Starting as an ordinary soldier, he repeatedly distinguishes himself in battle and rises to become a general, ultimately influencing the course of history at the end of t 0Votes1.4MRecs546.4kFans
- 35 Trail of the Immortal Through the Sea of Clouds 云海仙踪 In the early years of the Southern Song, the land is in turmoil. Buddhists and Daoists clash, while the Demon Sect runs rampant. Xu Xian, the son of a Hangzhou medicine merchant, is swept against his will into the world of martial arts and forced to embark on a wondrous journey among immortals and demons. Bound by bloody vendettas and tangled passions, he is fated to stand alone against the world. A new classicist wuxia fantasy novel, a White Snake Legend retelling by Shuye Yehu, taking you into 0Votes12.9kRecs23.6kFans
- 36 EN The Metaverse of Infinite Flow 无限流的元宇宙 Original title: Fu Qinghai Battles Everything This is mainly the story of a male protagonist from the Warhammer 40K universe who steamrolls all sorts of monsters and villains. Xenomorphs battle Death Eaters, Jedi Knights battle mutants, Deep Ones battle Anna Belle, Titan Beasts battle Jaegers, Ringwraiths battle symbiotes... Until, in the end, it becomes Fu Qinghai Battles Everything. Titles the protagonist has earned or will earn: Qingshan Stark, Belisarius Qingshan, Qingshan Khan, Darth Qingsh 225Votes1.7MRecs505.1kFans
- 37 The Black Wind Old Demon 黑风老妖 [A Qidian Fourth Editorial Group contracted work] This is a mythological tale that begins with a demon king, a mythological story spanning Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods. Many powerful figures from mythology will make their appearances, including Zhao Gongming and Lu Ya. There are five Investiture Altars, all five operating at once, as a brutal calamity of slaughter unfolds. 0Votes356.3kRecs43.3kFans
- 38 The Way of the Divine Land Beyond the Border 异域神州道 I seek the Dao and press onward, For there is a human Dao. How many rivers and mountains have I crossed? I cannot count. May Heaven never grow old, and may my homeland always remain blessed. All I see are green mountains, Green mountains where rain falls hard and winds rage on every side. The road home stretches on, endless and long. The Dao of man, the Dao of gods, I seek the human Dao. Demons and fiends alike claim they are good. Winds rise, thunder roars, and ghosts cry out across the heavens 1Votes733.4kRecs63.2kFans
- 39 Ironblooded Late Ming 铁血残明 In the final years of the Ming Dynasty, Spain and Japan gradually restricted the outflow of silver, reversing the capital inflow the Ming had enjoyed since the early sixteenth century. The commercial economy and smallholder farming economy that coexisted under the dynasty were both struck by deflation. The effects of the Little Ice Age piled on, and one domino after another fell into chaos. In the eleventh month of the sixth year of the Chongzhen reign, roving rebels crossed south over the Mianc 789Votes375.3kRecs378.2kFans
- 40 Northern Tang 北唐 A dark age where people devour one another. An unlucky transmigrator. A new era in human history. The tale of the Regent King of Beitang, a story of struggle, legends, and dreams at the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. 9Votes279kRecs85.6kFans
- 41 Draw Your Sword at Mount Hua 剑出华山 A different Yue Buqun, a different Mount Hua, a different Laughing Proud Wanderer. The struggle of the martial world: righteousness or evil? Fame or profit? Martial arts or the Dao? (The Laughing Proud Wanderer saga of Cult Master Yue Buqun has ended. His primordial spirit reincarnates and enters the era of Shi Zhixuan, the Evil King of the Great Tang...) 0Votes124.8kRecs73.8kFans
- 42 Storm at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末风暴 The fifth year of the Chongzhen reign. Yu Guozhen draws his blade: Whoever stands in the way of Huaxia’s advance will be shown no mercy! 0Votes149.7kRecs116.7kFans
- 43 Heart of Canaan 迦南之心 Xiao Fen gently gripped Darkwrath. The twisted wooden staff answered with a peculiar feel beneath his fingers. He parted his lips slightly, sensing his life ebb away from his body with every passing second... The Plunso Shadowstalker stood silently on his shoulder, its pupils fixed on him with a knife-sharp gaze. A divine light glimmered in its eyes. Xiao Fen needed time. Yes, he clenched his staff as long strings of incantations poured from his lips. His life was being drawn from his body, bit 0Votes1.1MRecs127kFans
- 44 Go: Battling AI, I Outplayed Heaven by Half a Stone 围棋：战AI我胜天半子 “Even if AlphaGo can beat every Go player in the world, it can’t beat me.”, Lu Zhe. Go fanatic Lu Zhe transmigrates to a parallel world with his dog. Starting out as an amateur, he breaks into the professional Go scene, wins titles and world championships, and comes to dominate the game. At last, he faces a challenge from artificial intelligence. This time, humanity will not back down... “Since a battle between humanity and AI is inevitable, let it start with me. Either rise from the ashes or pe 0Votes2.5MRecs43.6kFans
- 45 I Became an Entertainment Superstar by Gaining Haters 成为文娱巨星从增加黑粉开始 Jiang Che transmigrates into the body of a little-known composer in a parallel world and unexpectedly acquires the Showbiz Hater System. System: All you need to do is rack up hater points, and you can choose from all kinds of goods! Jiang Che: You just have to make people hate you? How hard can that be? From then on, he makes outrageous remarks and tries his best to get himself canceled in the entertainment industry... His new song is released on the same day as a pop king’s? Jiang Che boasts ar 0Votes3.2kRecs26Fans
- 46 The Leftover Woman's Road to a Comeback 剩斗士的逆袭之路 A middle-aged bachelor in the city, a loser who has never accomplished anything, unexpectedly gains a stroke of fortune and begins his journey to turn his life around... 0Votes853Recs0Fans
- 47 A Farmer's Three Kingdoms 农夫三国 A struggling student from a poor, remote mountain region in western China, he graduated from junior high and, as luck would have it, transmigrated to the end of the Han dynasty, where he became a Yellow Turban rebel. With limited knowledge and ability, he can’t turn the world upside down, so he’ll just have to do his best to survive in these chaotic times. 1Votes197.4kRecs56.1kFans
- 48 Striving in the New Ming Dynasty 奋斗在新明朝 A geeky humanities student transmigrates to a baffling version of the Ming Dynasty. He starts at the very bottom as a crude little yamen runner, with no hope of passing the imperial examinations. Let’s see how our protagonist happily carves out an unconventional path to success from the bustling streets. Along the way, we’ll uncover all sorts of rules governing the Ming bureaucracy! New blurb: This is a serious work grounded in history and fact, with rigorous logic and precise details. Well, mor 0Votes225.8kRecs288.8kFans
- 49 The Ming Dynasty Official 大明官 In the thirteenth year of the Chenghua era of the Great Ming, history graduate student Fang Yingwu transmigrates into the body of a scholar. It is an age when an otaku takes the throne and rules without much interest. It is an age without authority. It is also an age when loyalty and treachery, righteousness and evil, black and white are clearly distinguished. It is an age when the nation faces no major troubles and is governed with a light touch. It is also an age of lax laws and lazy officials 0Votes488.8kRecs288.8kFans
- 50 Tang Cavalry 唐骑 The gale rages, sweeping across ten thousand miles. Wherever the horses’ hooves tread, there lies the Great Tang! 0Votes401.3kRecs211.1kFans
