The Soul of Han in the Late Ming
明末汉之魂
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- Completed
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- 2.0M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Song-Yuan-Ming Dynasties
- Updated
- 7y ago
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I Have a Pot of Fine Wine and a Tale to Tell, Would You Care to Listen?
The bright moon startles magpies from the branches; cicadas sing in the midnight breeze. The night sky over the stone steps is cool as water; I lie and watch the stars Cowherd and Weaver Girl. The moon sets, crows cry, and frost fills the sky; I sleep troubled beside the river maples and fishing lights. Autumn candlelight chills the painted screen; a light silk fan swats at fireflies. Perhaps I’m not good at telling stories, but I’m certainly good at chatting. I browse the forums and turn throug
Books I Love and Follow: These Really Are Great!
Every book has a complete story, and it's rare to find an author who actually finishes telling it. Otherwise, all that's left is regret. I want to bring you the very best books! Of course, these are mainly books I personally enjoyed. I usually like books without a System! I like everything except System novels, so this list has a bit of everything!
A Different History Begins with Transmigration
History isn't always perfect. It leaves us with many mysteries and unanswered questions, as well as regrets and differing perspectives. Faced with all the historical mysteries still waiting to be solved and the regrets we carry in our hearts, let's travel back in time through one transmigration web novel after another, seeking to make up for what's missing and find comfort for our hearts. That's the idea behind this reading list, and it means the novels here aren't necessarily all classics. Som
Mainly Recommending Late Ming Novels!
No marriage alliances, no reparations, no ceded territory, no tribute. The emperor guards the frontier; the ruler dies defending the state. After the Yuan dynasty fell, the Ming was established by the Han people on Chinese soil. Its founding improved the status of the Han, restoring the majority population to a commoner's standing and creating favorable conditions for China's future development. Though the Ming realm was smaller than the Yuan's, at its height it held the Mongols in check to the
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Rebirth, apocalypse, sci-fi, and slice of life
Historical Fiction About Farming and Fighting for Supremacy in the Late Ming
Wei Zhongxian, Yuan Chonghuan, Mao Wenlong... These controversial figures leave us wondering: Who was loyal, who was a traitor, and who was a national hero? This debate has lasted for centuries. Come explore it for yourself.
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Stories about resisting the Qing
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The Calamity of Life
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Late Ming Dynasty Novels
Anti-Qing specialist for three or four years!
Historical Scenery Along the Road in a Bullock Cart
Some are complete, and some are still being updated. I've read every one of them. Whatever the style, I'll include a book if it has a great plot and memorable characters. After all, history benefits from hearing different perspectives. Serious or lighthearted, even romance like Yue Guan's or Yu Yan's, it's all fine. I'll keep around a third to half of the new releases, along with some completed books I like, and update the list regularly.
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It's so annoying to watch 😓... Sorry, it just came on too easily. It's a work I learned a lot from because I was bored. I'm poor and can't afford to tip, but I'll give you half a day's wages to show my support!
Good books
A good book, a couple of slices of beef, a sip of wine, and a few chapters of story—what could be better!
Instead of trying to save the Ming Dynasty, it would be better to establish a new dynasty and start from scratch.
Many protagonists in time-travel novels set in the late Ming Dynasty focus on how they save the dynasty. However, I believe the Ming Dynasty at that time was beyond saving, rotten to the core, beyond redemption. For example, what to do with the vast number of princes and other members of the royal family who were treated like pigs? How to resolve the factional strife that permeated the court?
This book is really good. History books have always been a niche genre, but this book is written with a grand style. There's none of the petty stuff like playing the servant, copying poems, or groveling. The author's writing is also excellent. It's a rare gem!
That's not a good name, Lao Xian. How about you call yourself Lao Dan? Updating so slowly and needing recommendation votes? You'll only be trembling under a forty-meter-long sword.
"Refreshing" novels, with historical traces and paths, depicting the turning of the tide and the change of dynasties.
Long live the Han people! I am Han and I am proud!
The fall of the Ming Dynasty was not solely due to the rise of the Qing Dynasty. Even if the protagonist had destroyed the Qing Dynasty, could the Ming Dynasty have avoided its demise? The book also vehemently rejects and slanders the peasant armies of the late Ming Dynasty.
Overall, this book is alright, but it's a bit too harsh on the rebel leaders of the late Ming Dynasty. There's a cause and effect; if the people hadn't been so desperate to survive, those rebels would have been nothing more than bandits attacking a county town—that would have been considered a big deal.
The battle scenes have a distinctly anti-Japanese war drama feel to them; it's terrible, the poison has caused him to vomit blood 😅