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  1. Arrow of Dawn 黎明之箭 Realist Romance610k WordsCompleted In the early years of the People's Republic of China, everything was waiting to be rebuilt. In 1957, the exhaust plume of the Soviet R-7 intercontinental missile pierced the skies over Baikonur, while America's Thor rocket roared on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral. Unwilling to fall behind, New China joined the worldwide space race. In the winter of 1958, a top-secret directive came down from the Central Committee: the First Design Institute was to move to Shanghai and be renamed the Shanghai El 952kHeat452kPopularity79kReaders
  2. Sending Off the King Ship 送王船 Realist Romance510k WordsCompleted [This book won the Golden Qimao Award in the Fifth Qimao Realist Fiction Contest] [Print publication deal signed with Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House] Beneath blue skies and over a blue sea, the ancient Sending Off the Royal Ship ceremony embodies people's reverence for and gratitude to the ocean. The novel follows its two protagonists, Tao Siyan and Lin Cixiao, as they strive to uphold and pass on this distinctive maritime cultural heritage amid the tides of modern society. As they 817kHeat521kPopularity68kReaders
  3. May the Mountains and Rivers, and You, Be Safe and Well 山河与你皆安好 Realist Romance290k WordsCompleted “A soldier has to travel far and wide, and can only put family matters aside for now. Family and friends, please forgive him. The soldier keeps silent watch over peace...” These few simple lyrics portray the deep-seated helplessness and regret in the hearts of Chinese soldiers. Behind them is a group of unsung women, shouldering all the joys and sorrows they cannot share in with their frail shoulders. They are not the iron wall of the motherland, but they are the Great Wall's strongest support. 654kHeat533kPopularity54kReaders
  4. Miss Xiguan 西关小姐 Realist Romance540k WordsCompleted What is desire? At twenty, Chen Jiaxian handed all her earnings over to her parents, only for her younger brother to spend every cent. At thirty, Guan Xi was demoted by her boss and stabbed in the back by a colleague. At forty, Jun Ziyi failed to get promoted and discovered that her husband was cheating. She refused to accept it. The stirrings of the flesh, the hunger for power, and the frustration of unfulfilled desire converge amid the old-city redevelopment of Laoxiguan, sweeping the Xiguan w 603kHeat403kPopularity50kReaders
  5. Ordinary Streets and Alleys 寻常巷陌 Realist Romance210k WordsCompleted (★ One of the "World Heritage Trilogy" ★) Supported as a key work by the China Writers Association's 2023 Online Literature Program × First Prize in the Category of the Third Qimao Realistic Fiction Contest × 2023 Sichuan Online Literature Influence Rankings × Published under the title Longing for the Old House [Investment Banker × Rising Muralist × Intangible Cultural Heritage × Cultural and Creative Park × Culture and Tourism Integration × Sweet Older Woman-Younger Man Romance] Beneath the kap 602kHeat463kPopularity50kReaders
  6. The Girls' School Saga 女校风云 Realist Romance50k WordsCompleted This work is based on real historical events. Set at the Civilian Girls' School, the novel highlights the beautiful revolutionary friendship among its earliest students, represented by Ding Ling, Wang Jianhong, and Wang Yizhi, as well as the women who defied feudal ethics in their pursuit of freedom and equality. It also portrays the great efforts of revolutionary pioneers such as Li Da in advancing the liberation of Chinese women and the proletarian revolution. Through its vivid portrayal of re 544kHeat313kPopularity45kReaders
  7. Spiraling Upward 螺旋上升 Realist Romance670k WordsCompleted [They lived this way for thirty years, until the tower came crashing down. Turn the tide when all seems lost, and save the tower as it teeters on the brink of collapse.] Luo Xuan, director of the Hongxing Garment Factory, runs into two men with ulterior motives. The bad news: One is cold and arrogant. He gives her love, but not marriage. The other is refined and shrewd. He gives her marriage, but not love. The good news: One has resources and can help upgrade Hongxing's industry. The other has m 422kHeat300kPopularity35kReaders
  8. The Acrobat Girl 杂技少女 Realist Romance230k WordsCompleted This is a story of emotional entanglements between an adoptive father and daughter who are unrelated by blood, and between a mother and daughter. It unfolds in two places: the developed coastal city of Zhedong in the east, and the underdeveloped Quanglin County in northern Anhui, in central-eastern China. The heroine, Zhang Haining, depends on her adoptive father. After growing up and learning the truth about her birth, she travels a thousand miles to find her mother, but her search fails. Her m 421kHeat270kPopularity35kReaders
  9. The Unmoored Boat 不系之舟 Realist Romance600k WordsCompleted Can her hometown make room for her dreams, while the imperial capital has no room for her body? At thirty, Nan Zhou becomes a "Beijing drifter" once again. She wants to grind her past into dust in the city she once fled, riding the waves and cutting through the wind, only for two men to enter her life. A developer and client who seems like the ideal man, who gives her a vast battlefield and passion, but also brings turbulent undercurrents; a shrewd, calculating media professional and partner, wh 377kHeat134kPopularity31kReaders
  10. At the Foot of Gezao Mountain 阁皂山下 Realist Romance350k WordsCompleted Once the pampered daughter of a factory director, she plummets to the depths of misfortune amid a storm of reform. Her father pushes hard for reform at the pharmaceutical factory, introducing a pill production line and a contract-based management system, but faces fierce opposition from conservative forces. In the end, both her parents die. Bearing the weight of doubt and grief, Chen Wei boldly enters the male-dominated medicinal herbs industry, determined to prove that her father was right. Sta 361kHeat213kPopularity30kReaders
  11. Beyond Mountains and Seas 跃山海 Realist Romance510k WordsCompleted [This book won third prize in Qimao's Fifth Realistic Fiction Writing Contest] Ten years into the Belt and Road Initiative, countless "Chinese bridges," "Chinese roads," and "Chinese buildings" have risen around the world, showcasing China's commitment as an infrastructure powerhouse. A bridge can span a chasm and cross mountains and seas. Two young people whose lives were changed by bridges, bridge designer Liang Yuchuan and civil engineering student Bai Zheng, meet at the construction site of 354kHeat312kPopularity29kReaders
  12. Shield of the Star Arrow 星箭之盾 Realist Romance350k WordsCompleted [Special Nomination Award, Qimao's Fifth Realistic Fiction Writing Contest] [Print edition published by Shanghai Wenhui Publishing House] In the new century, China's aerospace industry was just taking off, and it urgently needed high-precision technology to strengthen rocket launches, satellite defenses, and the space station's temperature control and radiation resistance. At this crucial moment, Xingjian Company, which developed specialized aerospace glass, braved headwinds and pressed forward, 350kHeat323kPopularity29kReaders
  13. A Hidden Search Through Jianghai 江海潜寻 Realist Romance310k WordsCompleted "The Museum Treasures Trilogy" 2 China Online Literature Influence Rankings x Qimao Realism Writing Contest: "Best IP Value Award" x Published For years, the deep integration of knowledge from multiple disciplines and advanced technology with practical archaeological research has provided an endless source of momentum for building an archaeology with Chinese characteristics, style, and vision. In recent years, China's marine technology has made great leaps forward. Underwater archaeologists have 332kHeat286kPopularity27kReaders
  14. Above the City Walls 城垣之上 Realist Romance210k WordsCompleted (Book Two of the "World Heritage Trilogy") [Nanjing City Walls x Intangible Cultural Heritage Rubbing x Technological Preservation x Cultural Heritage x Light Mystery] In 1393, the Nanjing Ming City Wall was officially completed. This monumental city wall was once the culmination of ancient military fortification, embodying six thousand years of Chinese wall-building civilization. In 1937, the Battle of Nanjing began. The land was plunged into darkness, and cries of grief filled the air. Several 306kHeat191kPopularity25kReaders
  15. Flying Over Altay 飞过阿勒泰 Realist Romance550k WordsCompleted Every summer, Aydana moves with her family to the highland pastures. Dreaming of becoming a legendary eagle trainer, she gets the chance to care for the falcons at home. Her childhood friend Hasen takes her to a grand eagle-training competition, where she sees a woman trainer win first place. Everything seems to be heading toward a bright future, until one night the family’s falcons are found dead and the woman trainer dies suddenly. The truth concealed beneath rumors and lies wrapped in sincere 243kHeat241kPopularity20kReaders
  16. Shield of a Great Nation 大国风盾 Realist Romance440k WordsCompleted [Outstanding Work in the Shanghai National Security Bureau's First "Great Nation, Lasting Peace" New Media Contest] [Bold Female National Security Team Leader + Retired Special Forces Soldier + National Security + China's Wind Tunnel] Lin Shuying, the sharpest blade in national security; Chen Feng, a retired special forces soldier. Protect the Chinese wind tunnel and take on the foreign "Wind Shadow." The nation's great asset must not be lost! 2025, on the eve of the low-altitude economy boom. T 242kHeat231kPopularity20kReaders
  17. The Goldsmith 金匠 Realist Romance190k WordsCompleted The first book in the "Museum Trilogy" This novel won an award of excellence in the inaugural "Most Jiangnan" Online Literature Contest. I'll keep working hard! It is also known as Nothing Like Gold [Gold and Silver Restorer × History Professor] Jin Shanshan has always understood that an outstanding gold and silver restorer is both a doctor for cultural relics and a guardian of artistic heritage. But at work, she gradually discovers that to pass down gold and silver craftsmanship more effectivel 236kHeat180kPopularity19kReaders
  18. Summer in the Wilderness 旷野之夏 Realist Romance440k WordsCompleted [Strongly recommended by Running Man, where Meng Ziyi called it an incredibly good sweet romance about rekindled love! Fan Chengcheng and Meng Ziyi bring to life the swoon-worthy scenes of a rugged man x a sweet, well-behaved girl] [Recommended by Hello, Farmer Boys 3, a sweet romance about rekindled love that Luzhuo, Li Hao, and Zhao Yibo are reading.] [An exceptionally unflappable, sweet girl + a rugged man 219kHeat4.2MPopularity18kReaders
  19. A Long and Fulfilling Life 天年有颐 Realist Romance460k WordsCompleted Set against the more than thirty years of development and opening up in Shanghai's Pudong New Area, this is a moving story of a multigenerational household and a family with many elderly members overcoming the challenge of elder care. Against the backdrop of China's reform, opening up, and social progress, it traces how urban and rural areas have deepened reforms to streamline administration, delegate powers, improve regulation, and upgrade services, effectively promoting an elder-care system ce 218kHeat219kPopularity18kReaders
  20. Before I Knew It, Jade Trees Reflected in the Golden Pavilion 不觉玉树映金台 Realist Romance400k WordsCompleted Inspired by the national call to “provide an education that satisfies the people” and “accelerate the development of a high-quality education system, promote well-rounded education, and advance educational fairness,” this story follows the real efforts of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, and other regions to strengthen basic education and improve the quality of compulsory education in public junior high schools. It shows how public junior high schools in urban and 213kHeat200kPopularity17kReaders
  21. The Joys of Life 人间喜事 Realist Romance260k WordsCompleted Zhang Jiayi, a talented young professional in culture and tourism! With her own efforts, she brought a tourist attraction back to life! A workaholic in the eyes of outsiders, but a needy little crybaby behind closed doors. Abandoned by her mother at eight, she grew up dependent on her uncle's family. Trapped in the tangled emotional and family dynamics of her older cousin, younger cousin, uncle, and aunt, she swore she would one day break free. After decades of hard study, she enjoyed astonishin 186kHeat123kPopularity15kReaders
  22. My Daughter and I Share a Desk 我和女儿是同桌 Realist Romance310k WordsCompleted When you're only eighteen, but feel like you're good for nothing, And are wondering if you might as well just die; When you realize that growing up to become an astronaut or a scientist is just a pipe dream, And no longer believe you could ever have a bright future; When you're standing at the counter of an internet cafe, clutching the last fifty yuan you have, And yet a voice tells you: Just take it one day at a time. Your life is worthless anyway... Then you meet your daughter, who has transmi 157kHeat183kPopularity13kReaders
  23. Beneath the Firmament: The Silent Watcher 苍穹之下:无声的守望者 Realist Romance600k WordsCompleted In 2011, ordinary college student Sun Lin steps through the doors of Jiangcheng Beifeng Aviation, thinking he's landed a secure job for life. Administrative busywork? Technical errands? He becomes an inconspicuous "watcher" of a vital national project. This isn't a spy thriller. It's the real, silent battlefield of China's defense industry! Administrative procedures, subcontracting agreements, network ports... danger lurks everywhere. From a green rookie to a key informant for national security, 146kHeat183kPopularity12kReaders
  24. Summer Solstice, Year After Year 岁岁夏至 Realist Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A Recommended Reading List from the Variety Show Keep Running!] Original title: Summer Solstice, Homeward Bound Aloof, proud pilot VS resilient, driven French translator - In her sophomore year, Meng Xia planned to surprise Zheng Tu at his graduation party. But she overheard him telling his friends, "It's just for fun. How could I possibly marry her?" Realizing the insurmountable gap between them, Meng Xia took the initiative and broke up with Zheng Tu without looking back. After graduation, sh 88kHeat829kPopularity6.7kReaders
  25. A Wind Blows Through Genye 格聂有风来 Realist Romance220k WordsCompleted [Goddess Who Pilots Mechs] VS [Rising AI Star and Mature Man] [Age Gap] + [Secret Crush] + [Sweet Romance] + [Reunion After Years Apart] Years ago, after being betrayed by the brother he trusted most and having his research stolen by the mentor he respected most, Zhou Fu missed his grandfather’s funeral and came to Gnie, western Sichuan. Forced to stay and pay off a “huge” debt, he became part of Tibetan life. Years later, Ma Jiajia gets into university and represents her country at the Internat 74kHeat334kPopularity5.4kReaders
  26. The Surging Oasis 奔腾的绿洲 Realist Romance280k WordsCompleted In the 1980s, Aksu City, on the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang, was plagued by sandstorms. The Gobi wasteland of Kekeya, just five kilometers from the city, was where the sandstorms originated. To protect their homes and bring prosperity to future generations, people of all ethnic groups in Aksu launched the Kekeya Desert Greening Project despite having no dedicated funding, heavy equipment, or models to follow. Forestry expert Lin Shenghua answered the call and led his famil 64kHeat70kPopularity5kReaders
  27. I Restore Ancient Books for China 我为中华修古籍 Realist Romance460k WordsCompleted Zuo Youyou is a copywriting genius, a gossip enthusiast, and a top-tier scholar of internet trends. After a misunderstanding, she stumbles into the traditional, staid world of ancient books, despite having neither connections nor impressive academic credentials, and joins the compilation of the Encyclopedia of China, a project already underway for 58 years. Starting with a century-old ledger that had driven four editors away, she struggles with chaotic folk systems of counting, gets battered by 38kHeat1.7MPopularity2.4kReaders
  28. Moonflower in the Dark 暗夜昙花 Realist Romance590k WordsCompleted [Print Edition Now Available] The urban novel Night-Blooming Cereus, blending suspense, criminal investigation, romance, and business rivalry, is now available. Highly skilled criminal investigation chief Gao Yan and her colleagues are devoted to their work and solve one strange case after another. But then they encounter a baffling cold case. Her classmate Meng Yunfei was clearly murdered, and the body was disfigured, yet all kinds of evidence prove that Gao Yan was wrong: the dead woman was n 28kHeat708kPopularity1.6kReaders
  29. President Lu, Stop Tormenting Me. Miss Su Is Already Dead 陆总别虐,苏小姐已经死了 Realist Romance560k WordsCompleted By day, Su Mobai was his exceptionally capable public relations manager. By night, she was the woman in his bed. After three years, even ice could have been warmed. She never expected that what she thought was affection had all been in her own head. Then his first love suddenly returned, and he cast her aside without mercy. That's right, she was nothing but a canary in a gilded cage. They were from two different worlds. Now, all she wanted was to escape. With her life counting down, she had hope 24kHeat127kPopularity1.2kReaders
  30. The Person Hidden Beneath the Skin 藏在皮囊下的人 Realist Romance130k WordsCompleted Xu Jing, a cosmetic surgery consultant, has spent eight years in the industry and met all kinds of people who treat plastic surgery as a solution to life's problems. Yet some people don't choose surgery simply to become beautiful. A young woman gets surgery to look like a woman in her forties; a mother over fifty transforms herself to resemble her dead daughter; a young, beautiful online celebrity hopes to trade lives with a rich heiress through plastic surgery; and an artist who doesn't live up 24kHeat19kPopularity1.2kReaders
  31. Love's Moonlight Cannot Melt the Snow of Deep Affection 风月难化深情雪 Realist Romance40k WordsCompleted Nan Yi spent four and a half years helping Xinjiang, scheming and striving in every way to catch up with Xie Qingze. But when she looked back, she saw Xie Qingze putting hairpins in the hair of three women, watching her dance at a bonfire party, and even setting off fireworks for her. When the two of them kissed, Nan Yi knew it was time for her to leave. When she came back, she had already returned to Hong Kong, but Xie Qingze regretted it. By then, she had already run into someone else's arms. 24kHeat33kPopularity1.2kReaders
  32. Hearing the Voice of a Painting 听见画的声音 Realist Romance300k WordsCompleted There is a group of children who, because of physical or intellectual disabilities, struggle to attend regular schools and can only study at special education schools, commonly called “special ed.” Jian Ning School in Y City is one such school. This year, it welcomed two new employees: Tian Yi, an art teacher who has spent years failing to make a name for himself, and Tang Qi, the school doctor, who brings her autistic son to school. Here, they face students of different ages with conditions inc 24kHeat7.9kPopularity1.3kReaders
  33. If the Snowy Mountains Could Remember 如果雪山能记得 Realist Romance40k WordsCompleted The year Yin Chuyao photographed Zhai Siyan, she was nineteen. The young man on horseback was bold and uninhibited, free-spirited and passionate, like the sun. Love at first sight, impossible to forget. She made the first move and made him hers. When he loved her most, Zhai Siyan indulged her in everything and never refused her anything. Yet it was also when they loved each other most that she left without a word. All she left behind was the line, "The game is over," making him hate her to the c 24kHeat6.7kPopularity1.2kReaders
  34. The Moles of Sorrow 痣殇 Realist Romance170k WordsCompleted When twin sisters are sexually assaulted by villains, the older sister, unsure of where the limits of self-defense lie, accidentally kills one of them. To care for their mother, who is terminally ill with cancer, and her younger sister, who is in college, the older sister has no choice but to sink the body in a pond, making her sister an accomplice. The entire incident is filmed by one of the dead man's cronies. Using the video as leverage, the crony keeps the older sister under his control for 24kHeat12kPopularity1.2kReaders
  35. Building Dreams on the Frontier 筑梦边疆 Realist Romance210k WordsCompleted [A 2025 Chinese Writers Association-supported key online literature work] [Included in the eighth volume of the original literary series New Era Tianshan, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the autonomous region] In 2010, the state introduced a policy to support Xinjiang through paired assistance. Xie Huiying, from Henan, saw the promise of southern Xinjiang’s development and came there to lease an orchard. With help from officials assigned to assist Xinjiang and the opportunities brought by th 24kHeat5.6kPopularity1.3kReaders
  36. An 1980s Island Military Marriage: I Married a Rugged Veteran and Pursued Science 八零海岛军婚,嫁退伍糙汉搞科研 Realist Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Island Military Life] [Marriage Before Love] [Beautiful Stepmom] [Sweet Romance] [Technology Builds the Nation] Bai Yingxue transmigrates into a period novel as a fair-skinned beauty with long legs and a generous bust, a lovesick cannon-fodder character who jumps into a river to kill herself. From the start, her green-tea sister steals her man, her awful, parasitic family forces her into a substitute marriage, and she has to move to an island to marry a disabled husband, with two burdensome chi 24kHeat102kPopularity1.2kReaders
  37. Rose at Sunset 玫瑰落日 Realist Romance400k WordsCompleted After suffering unfair treatment at work, Lin Chu quits without hesitation and heads to Iceland to clear her mind. During her trip, she unexpectedly runs into Zhou Yuanye, her longtime crush whom she confessed to as a teenager and who turned her down. Inspired by his attitude toward life, she becomes a blogger who documents everyday moments. Reconnecting over a misunderstanding from their youth, the two move from cautious probing and speculation to opening their hearts to each other. In the end, 24kHeat1.7MPopularity1.3kReaders
  38. No Settling for Less in Marriage 婚不将就 Realist Romance400k WordsCompleted Some say women are flowers: one pluck and they wither. Others say women are vases, mere decorations for the home. And still others say women are clothes... I jumped up and cried, "No! Women aren't flowers, vases, or clothes!" People born in the '70s and '80s? The '90s? Oh, this book has no age limit. Women are waking up, aren't they? Yes, women, from ancient times to the present, have always been troubled by questions about their future. Get married and have children, become a contented stay-at- 23kHeat6.5kPopularity1.2kReaders
  39. Has Mr. Jin Told the Truth Today? 金先生今天说实话了吗 Realist Romance690k WordsCompleted Jin Zeyu is a refined, gentle man. He marries a woman he once put in a difficult position, hoping to give her the love she deserves. But Jiang Min is no ordinary woman. She stumbles through his world, searching for the truth. Then, without warning, he drops his disguise, drawing her into a web of lies along with him. “Once the masks come off, we're all demons.” 23kHeat3.9kPopularity1.2kReaders
  40. On the Day I Was Forced into Marriage, I Accidentally Flirted with a Rich Heir 被逼婚当天,我错撩了豪门继承人 Realist Romance420k WordsCompleted To resist the marriage her family had arranged for her, Ning Tan slept with a man before returning home. When they met again, that man had become her mother's most favored son-in-law. She cried, kicked up a fuss, and threatened to hang herself. Not only did no one comfort her, but the man even handed her a marriage certificate. "Mrs. Fu, how am I not good enough for you?" "..." 23kHeat13kPopularity1.3kReaders
  41. Doctor Song, Please Behave 宋医生,请矜持 Realist Romance150k WordsCompleted After years apart, they meet again, each move calculated. Innocent and adorable Wen Ruanruan is gradually lured into Song Qiming's arms by the wolf in sheep's clothing. Those involved are blind to it, but bystanders see clearly: everyone can tell Song Qiming treats Wen Ruanruan differently, except Wen Ruanruan herself, who foolishly thinks she's just a diversion from his dull, monotonous medical work. Years later, one night, Wen Ruanruan lies on the bed watching Song Qiming emerge from the showe 23kHeat43kPopularity1.1kReaders
  42. A Beacon in the Mountains Lights the Way Ahead 山中明灯照前程 Realist Romance280k WordsCompleted Educational resources are scarce in remote mountain regions, making it difficult for children to get an education. In places like these, girls have an even harder time accessing education on equal terms. Seeing this, outstanding teacher Zhang Hanmei resolves to do everything she can to help girls in the mountains claim their right to an education. She hopes to establish a free girls' high school, giving impoverished girls in the mountains the chance to continue their studies. 23kHeat65kPopularity1.2kReaders
  43. Nushu 女书 Realist Romance500k WordsCompleted Nushu, a unique script used exclusively by women, immediately attracted attention in China and abroad after Professor Gong of Wuhan University happened upon it in the 1980s. But because of the local custom of burning a woman's writings when she died, and the lack of any dedicated institution to preserve Nushu, very few written materials have survived. As one of its inheritors by direct transmission, Ni Shi devoted herself wholeheartedly to the effort to preserve Nushu culture. From the Nushu sch 23kHeat17kPopularity1.1kReaders
  44. Wheat Awns in Spring 春日里的麦芒 Realist Romance320k WordsCompleted Gao Yifu quits her job and returns to her hometown, taking over her father's scalpel to become a rural veterinarian who travels through fields and villages. It is a grueling job spent working with large animals, with little glamour in the eyes of most people. But she isn't "down-to-earth" in the traditional sense. She'll put on a red-lipped look and a white dress without a second thought, with her eyeliner almost winging off her face, then ride her motorcycle all over the place. She might as wel 23kHeat7.3kPopularity1.2kReaders
  45. Fall in Love, Beauty Blogger! 恋爱吧!美妆博主! Realist Romance300k WordsCompleted Once a fashion editor, she is forced to leave her job and reinvent herself as a beauty blogger. When reviewing products and taking sponsorships, should she follow her conscience or the money? Fresh off a divorce, she soon meets several men who might become romantic prospects. Should she give things a try, or trust her first impression? Divorced beauty blogger Feng Xinyi has to make choices every day. Confused yet determined, she grows stronger with every setback and finally works hard to write a 23kHeat92kPopularity1.2kReaders
  46. The Heavenly Road: Happiness Comes to My Home 天路之幸福到我家 Realist Romance240k WordsCompleted For generations, people on the northwestern Sichuan Plateau have lived in deep mountains like a paradise on Earth. But this is a high-altitude region with steep terrain and isolated valleys. Since ancient times, people have said that the roads of Shu are harder to travel than it is to reach the sky. The extremely inconvenient transport has limited communication between mountain communities and the outside world, seriously hindering their economic development. To develop the western economy, the 23kHeat6.3kPopularity1.3kReaders
  47. Mountains and Rivers Above the Clouds 云上山河 Realist Romance20k WordsCompleted Azure lakes and the vast Qilian Mountains; the towering Kunlun range and polar glaciers; mysterious legends, the untouched divine garden of Nianbao Yuze; the forbidden zone of Hoh Xil and the treasure basin of Qaidam... This is the highest place on Earth, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The era of pioneering is over. This place is no longer the opposite of civilization, but a home we must protect. 23kHeat9.9kPopularity1.2kReaders
  48. Sturgeon Shadows on the Great River 大江鲟影 Realist Romance450k WordsCompleted (The Yangtze teems with sturgeon, and the elephant-nosed one reigns supreme. For millions upon millions of years, it has ranged across mountains and seas.) After the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reassessed the Yangtze sturgeon, its status was upgraded from Endangered to Critically Endangered. This is the sternest warning yet about the natural environment of the Yangtze River basin. Jiang Xiangyu, an aquatic researcher at the Academy of Sciences who loves and admires the 23kHeat18kPopularity1.1kReaders
  49. The Chongzuo Watcher 崇左守望者 Realist Romance340k WordsCompleted The white-headed langur is a black monkey with a little cap of white fur on its head. It can nimbly navigate steep cliffs. These karst spirits are a nationally protected first-class wild animal and a primate species unique to China. In the 1980s and 1990s, driven by poverty, villagers had no choice but to keep clearing land for crops and going into the mountains to cut firewood. This shrank the langurs' habitat. On top of that, rampant illegal hunting caused the population of white-headed langur 23kHeat12kPopularity1.3kReaders
  50. Tomorrow Will Be a Sunlit Day 明天是阳光灿烂的日子 Realist Romance150k WordsCompleted Chen Qingru was an ordinary person, the kind you could see anywhere. She grew up following a familiar script: study, work, get married. Even the problems she encountered in her marriage were nothing out of the ordinary. Sometimes they were about conflict with her mother-in-law, sometimes about expenses, and sometimes even about what to have for dinner. There was no melodramatic domestic violence or infidelity, only the dull ache of a knife slowly cutting into her. Life wore her down bit by bit, 23kHeat11kPopularity1.2kReaders

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