🏮 Ancient China Inspired

Fantasy worlds drawing on the aesthetics, philosophies, and social structures of imperial China, rich with courtly intrigue, martial arts, and celestial hierarchies.

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2022

A fallen prince wears the Heavenly Emperor's crown; Xie Lian's only weapon is Hua Cheng's love.

4.61

23k+

🏮 Xianxia 🌸 Danmei 💞 Immortal Romance

Heaven Official's Blessing 90%

A fallen prince wears the Heavenly Emperor's crown; Xie Lian's only weapon is Hua Cheng's love.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2022

4.61

23k+ ratings

🏮 Xianxia 🌸 Danmei 💞 Immortal Romance

The Shortest History of China

by Linda Jaivin • 2021

Twelve chapters, four millennia: the recurring patterns that explain China's rise to superpower.

3.94

3k+

🏯 Imperial China 🔄 Dynastic History ☯️ Chinese Philosophy

The Shortest History of China 89%

Twelve chapters, four millennia: the recurring patterns that explain China's rise to superpower.

by Linda Jaivin 2021

3.94

3k+ ratings

🏯 Imperial China 🔄 Dynastic History ☯️ Chinese Philosophy

The Great Wall

by Julia Lovell • 1981

The Great Wall was many walls, built for conquest as much as defense, and it failed.

3.46

344

🏯 Imperial China 🇨🇳 Sinocentrism 📖 Revisionist History

The Great Wall 89%

The Great Wall was many walls, built for conquest as much as defense, and it failed.

by Julia Lovell 1981

3.46

344 ratings

🏯 Imperial China 🇨🇳 Sinocentrism 📖 Revisionist History

Immortal

by Sue Lynn Tan • 2025

A mortal ruler hides a sacred lotus from an immortal warrior, whose hunt turns to devotion.

3.77

19k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology 💓 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Court Intrigue

Immortal 89%

A mortal ruler hides a sacred lotus from an immortal warrior, whose hunt turns to devotion.

by Sue Lynn Tan 2025

3.77

19k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology 💓 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Court Intrigue

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2017

To defeat the Heavenly Emperor, god and ghost king must sacrifice everything but each other.

4.80

17k+

🏮 Xianxia 🌸 Danmei 👫 Supernatural Couple

Heaven Official's Blessing 89%

To defeat the Heavenly Emperor, god and ghost king must sacrifice everything but each other.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2017

4.80

17k+ ratings

🏮 Xianxia 🌸 Danmei 👫 Supernatural Couple

River Town

by Peter Hessler • 2001

Fuling: no Americans in 50 years. Hessler arrived a teacher, and became Ho Wei.

4.28

14k+

🌾 Rural China 📍 Memoir Of Place 🗣️ Language Immersion

River Town 89%

Fuling: no Americans in 50 years. Hessler arrived a teacher, and became Ho Wei.

by Peter Hessler 2001

4.28

14k+ ratings

🌾 Rural China 📍 Memoir Of Place 🗣️ Language Immersion

Daughter of the Moon Goddess

by Sue Lynn Tan • 2022

A moon goddess's hidden daughter tumbles into an immortal court that wants her blood.

4.06

131k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Love

Daughter of the Moon Goddess 89%

A moon goddess's hidden daughter tumbles into an immortal court that wants her blood.

by Sue Lynn Tan 2022

4.06

131k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Love

The Buried World

by Jeff Wheeler • 2020

A girl who scents truth is the chosen sacrifice to end a dragon emperor's conquest.

4.33

5k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Epic Fantasy Quest 🏮 Ancient China

The Buried World 88%

A girl who scents truth is the chosen sacrifice to end a dragon emperor's conquest.

by Jeff Wheeler 2020

4.33

5k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Epic Fantasy Quest 🏮 Ancient China

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2022

A fallen god enters Ghost City and finds a ghost king whose devotion has lasted centuries.

4.63

37k+

💕 Danmei ⚔️ Xianxia 🖤 Fallen God

Heaven Official's Blessing 88%

A fallen god enters Ghost City and finds a ghost king whose devotion has lasted centuries.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2022

4.63

37k+ ratings

💕 Danmei ⚔️ Xianxia 🖤 Fallen God

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2020

A twice-banished god tracks a ghost groom with help from a mysterious, alluring Ghost King.

4.58

47k+

⚔️ Xianxia 🏳️‍🌈 Danmei ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Heaven Official's Blessing 88%

A twice-banished god tracks a ghost groom with help from a mysterious, alluring Ghost King.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2020

4.58

47k+ ratings

⚔️ Xianxia 🏳️‍🌈 Danmei ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2017

A fallen god confronts his ancient enemy, and the ghost king who loves him wagers everything.

4.66

29k+

🏯 Xianxia Romance 📚 Danmei 💀 Centuries-Long Devotion

Heaven Official's Blessing 88%

A fallen god confronts his ancient enemy, and the ghost king who loves him wagers everything.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2017

4.66

29k+ ratings

🏯 Xianxia Romance 📚 Danmei 💀 Centuries-Long Devotion

Confucianism

by Daniel K. Gardner • 2014

No god, no police: how one moral philosophy held Chinese society together for two thousand years.

3.98

372

🏮 Chinese Philosophy 📜 Confucianism 🎯 Virtue Ethics

Confucianism 88%

No god, no police: how one moral philosophy held Chinese society together for two thousand years.

by Daniel K. Gardner 2014

3.98

372 ratings

🏮 Chinese Philosophy 📜 Confucianism 🎯 Virtue Ethics

A Short History of Chinese Philosophy

by Feng Youlan • 1948

The 2,500-year argument over how to live well that China conducted instead of religion.

4.33

687

🏮 Chinese Philosophy 🌏 Eastern Thought 🏛️ Schools Of Thought

A Short History of Chinese Philosophy Summary

A Short History of Chinese Philosophy 88%

The 2,500-year argument over how to live well that China conducted instead of religion.

by Feng Youlan 1948

4.33

687 ratings

🏮 Chinese Philosophy 🌏 Eastern Thought 🏛️ Schools Of Thought

Thousand Autumns

by Meng Xi Shi • 2023

After a betrayer's poison, a gentle sect leader becomes the prized experiment of a demonic master.

4.12

7k+

🏔️ Xianxia Cultivation 📖 Danmei ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Thousand Autumns 88%

After a betrayer's poison, a gentle sect leader becomes the prized experiment of a demonic master.

by Meng Xi Shi 2023

4.12

7k+ ratings

🏔️ Xianxia Cultivation 📖 Danmei ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)

by Natsu Hyuuga • 2014

A kidnapped apothecary must unravel the poisons killing the emperor's heirs before she's next.

4.48

17k+

👑 Imperial Court Intrigue 🔬 Medical Mystery 💕 Slow Burn Romance

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) Summary

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) 88%

A kidnapped apothecary must unravel the poisons killing the emperor's heirs before she's next.

by Natsu Hyuuga 2014

4.48

17k+ ratings

👑 Imperial Court Intrigue 🔬 Medical Mystery 💕 Slow Burn Romance

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2023

Fallen god and ghost king face stolen fate that bred vengeful ghost, to break a curse.

4.79

21k+

🏯 Xianxia Fantasy 🏳️‍🌈 Danmei Romance ⏳ Fate Manipulation

Heaven Official's Blessing 88%

Fallen god and ghost king face stolen fate that bred vengeful ghost, to break a curse.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2023

4.79

21k+ ratings

🏯 Xianxia Fantasy 🏳️‍🌈 Danmei Romance ⏳ Fate Manipulation

Empress Orchid

by Anchee Min • 2003

A poor Manchu consort enters the Forbidden City; survival will cost her everything she loves.

3.90

26k+

🏯 Imperial Court Drama 👘 Concubine Protagonist 💔 Forbidden Love

Empress Orchid 88%

A poor Manchu consort enters the Forbidden City; survival will cost her everything she loves.

by Anchee Min 2003

3.90

26k+ ratings

🏯 Imperial Court Drama 👘 Concubine Protagonist 💔 Forbidden Love

The Willow Pattern

by Robert van Gulik • 1965

Plague empties the capital. Judge Dee must solve three murders linked by a blue-and-white vase.

4.07

1k+

🏮 Tang Dynasty China 🧩 Interlocking Mysteries 🦠 Plague And Murder

The Willow Pattern 88%

Plague empties the capital. Judge Dee must solve three murders linked by a blue-and-white vase.

by Robert van Gulik 1965

4.07

1k+ ratings

🏮 Tang Dynasty China 🧩 Interlocking Mysteries 🦠 Plague And Murder

Jade Fire Gold

by June C.L. Tan • 2021

An orphan with forbidden magic must trust an exiled prince to find a legendary sword.

3.68

11k+

🏯 Chinese-Inspired Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Allies

Jade Fire Gold 88%

An orphan with forbidden magic must trust an exiled prince to find a legendary sword.

by June C.L. Tan 2021

3.68

11k+ ratings

🏯 Chinese-Inspired Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Allies

The Night Ends with Fire

by K.X. Song • 2024

To flee an arranged marriage, she becomes a soldier. A dragon waits in her blood.

3.77

19k+

🗡️ Mulan Retelling 🎭 Disguised As A Boy 💔 Enemies To Lovers

The Night Ends with Fire 88%

To flee an arranged marriage, she becomes a soldier. A dragon waits in her blood.

by K.X. Song 2024

3.77

19k+ ratings

🗡️ Mulan Retelling 🎭 Disguised As A Boy 💔 Enemies To Lovers

American Shaolin

by Matthew Polly • 2007

A Princeton dropout arrives at Shaolin expecting mystical masters and finds a kung fu theme park.

4.02

3k+

🥋 Martial Arts Memoirs 🇨🇳 China Travelogues 🌏 Cultural Immersion

American Shaolin 88%

A Princeton dropout arrives at Shaolin expecting mystical masters and finds a kung fu theme park.

by Matthew Polly 2007

4.02

3k+ ratings

🥋 Martial Arts Memoirs 🇨🇳 China Travelogues 🌏 Cultural Immersion

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom

by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2025

A demon hunter enters the immortal trials. Her rival: the half-demon prince she was born to hate.

3.70

6k+

🏮 Xianxia Fantasy 🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom Summary

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom 88%

A demon hunter enters the immortal trials. Her rival: the half-demon prince she was born to hate.

by Amélie Wen Zhao 2025

3.70

6k+ ratings

🏮 Xianxia Fantasy 🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)

by Natsu Hyuuga • 2018

A palace poisoning and a shrine maiden's secret force an apothecary into a deadly conspiracy.

4.36

6k+

🕵️ Historical Mystery 👑 Court Intrigue 💕 Slow Burn Romance

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) 88%

A palace poisoning and a shrine maiden's secret force an apothecary into a deadly conspiracy.

by Natsu Hyuuga 2018

4.36

6k+ ratings

🕵️ Historical Mystery 👑 Court Intrigue 💕 Slow Burn Romance

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

by Ken Liu • 2016

Paper animals breathe, AI curates love, history is witnessed: fifteen stories of longing.

4.35

39k+

📚 Literary Speculative 🧧 Chinese Diaspora ✨ Magic In The Mundane

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories Summary

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories 88%

Paper animals breathe, AI curates love, history is witnessed: fifteen stories of longing.

by Ken Liu 2016

4.35

39k+ ratings

📚 Literary Speculative 🧧 Chinese Diaspora ✨ Magic In The Mundane

The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish

by Xue Shan Fei Hu • 2024

Reborn a pet carp, he must win his mute prince's heart. The quest system demands it.

4.37

5k+

🏳️‍🌈 Danmei Romance 🔄 Transmigration Fantasy 👑 Palace Intrigue

The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish Summary

The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish 88%

Reborn a pet carp, he must win his mute prince's heart. The quest system demands it.

by Xue Shan Fei Hu 2024

4.37

5k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Danmei Romance 🔄 Transmigration Fantasy 👑 Palace Intrigue

资治通鉴

by 司马光 • 2012

1,300 years of Chinese history conceal a master class in power, trust, and statecraft.

4.44

🏛️ Chinese Statecraft 📜 Ancient Wisdom ⚖️ Distributive Justice

资治通鉴 88%

1,300 years of Chinese history conceal a master class in power, trust, and statecraft.

by 司马光 2012

4.44

77 ratings

🏛️ Chinese Statecraft 📜 Ancient Wisdom ⚖️ Distributive Justice

Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

by Sue Lynn Tan • 2024

When ten suns burn the sky, a woman drinks the elixir and rises to the moon.

4.03

11k+

🏮 Chinese Mythology 📜 Myth Retelling 💫 Immortal Mortal Love

Tales of the Celestial Kingdom 88%

When ten suns burn the sky, a woman drinks the elixir and rises to the moon.

by Sue Lynn Tan 2024

4.03

11k+ ratings

🏮 Chinese Mythology 📜 Myth Retelling 💫 Immortal Mortal Love

The Art of Prophecy

by Wesley Chu • 2022

After his prophecy shatters, a chosen hero is hunted by the lords who once championed him.

4.04

6k+

🌀 Chosen One Subversion ⚔️ Wuxia Fantasy 🦉 Reluctant Mentor

The Art of Prophecy 88%

After his prophecy shatters, a chosen hero is hunted by the lords who once championed him.

by Wesley Chu 2022

4.04

6k+ ratings

🌀 Chosen One Subversion ⚔️ Wuxia Fantasy 🦉 Reluctant Mentor

The Third Revolution

by Elizabeth C. Economy • 2018

Deng opened China. Xi reversed it: the party now decides what gets built, read, and believed.

3.75

1k+

🏛️ Chinese Politics ⚡ Authoritarian Governance 🐉 Xi Jinping Era

The Third Revolution 88%

Deng opened China. Xi reversed it: the party now decides what gets built, read, and believed.

by Elizabeth C. Economy 2018

3.75

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Chinese Politics ⚡ Authoritarian Governance 🐉 Xi Jinping Era

The Husky and His White Cat Shizun

by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou • 2022

His master slept five years; Mo Ran's atonement forged a love neither can deny.

4.58

7k+

📖 Danmei ⚔️ Xianxia 💕 Master-Disciple

The Husky and His White Cat Shizun Summary

The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 88%

His master slept five years; Mo Ran's atonement forged a love neither can deny.

by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou 2022

4.58

7k+ ratings

📖 Danmei ⚔️ Xianxia 💕 Master-Disciple

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)

by Natsu Hyuuga • 2016

A mystic's illusions poison the city; Maomao must expose the trick before the next show.

4.39

9k+

🏯 Palace Intrigue 💘 Slow-Burn Romance 🌿 Apothecary Sleuth

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) 88%

A mystic's illusions poison the city; Maomao must expose the trick before the next show.

by Natsu Hyuuga 2016

4.39

9k+ ratings

🏯 Palace Intrigue 💘 Slow-Burn Romance 🌿 Apothecary Sleuth

Dreaming in Chinese

by Deborah Fallows • 2010

Tones, compounds, missing pronouns: how Mandarin encodes a worldview no guidebook can offer.

3.63

2k+

📖 Language Memoirs 🏮 Chinese Culture 🧠 Linguistic Relativity

Dreaming in Chinese 88%

Tones, compounds, missing pronouns: how Mandarin encodes a worldview no guidebook can offer.

by Deborah Fallows 2010

3.63

2k+ ratings

📖 Language Memoirs 🏮 Chinese Culture 🧠 Linguistic Relativity

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2022

A luckless god ascends to mockery, unaware the ghost king sheltering him has waited eight centuries.

4.75

26k+

🏯 Xianxia Fantasy 🌸 Danmei ⚡ Fallen God

Heaven Official's Blessing 88%

A luckless god ascends to mockery, unaware the ghost king sheltering him has waited eight centuries.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2022

4.75

26k+ ratings

🏯 Xianxia Fantasy 🌸 Danmei ⚡ Fallen God

The Fox Wife

by Yangsze Choo • 2024

A fox spirit stalks her child's killer across 1908 Manchuria, trailed by a detective who hears lies.

3.98

32k+

🦊 Fox Spirit Folklore 🏮 East Asian Mythology 🔥 Revenge Quest

The Fox Wife 88%

A fox spirit stalks her child's killer across 1908 Manchuria, trailed by a detective who hears lies.

by Yangsze Choo 2024

3.98

32k+ ratings

🦊 Fox Spirit Folklore 🏮 East Asian Mythology 🔥 Revenge Quest

Has the West Lost It?

by Kishore Mahbubani • 2018

China and India ran the global economy for 1,800 years. The West's brief interruption is ending.

3.70

984

🌍 Global Power Shifts 🇨🇳 China'S Rise ♟️ Realpolitik

Has the West Lost It? 88%

China and India ran the global economy for 1,800 years. The West's brief interruption is ending.

by Kishore Mahbubani 2018

3.70

984 ratings

🌍 Global Power Shifts 🇨🇳 China'S Rise ♟️ Realpolitik

Rome and China

by Walter Scheidel • 2008

Why Rome's fall was permanent, and China's was not: a comparative history of ancient empires.

3.47

🌍 Comparative History 🏛️ Ancient Empires 🏗️ State Formation

Rome and China 88%

Why Rome's fall was permanent, and China's was not: a comparative history of ancient empires.

by Walter Scheidel 2008

3.47

47 ratings

🌍 Comparative History 🏛️ Ancient Empires 🏗️ State Formation

The Scarlet Alchemist

by Kylie Lee Baker • 2023

In an alternate Tang China, a resurrection alchemist must protect a prince from his ruthless mother.

4.01

9k+

🧪 Alchemical Fantasy 🏯 Imperial Chinese Fantasy 💀 Resurrection Magic

The Scarlet Alchemist 88%

In an alternate Tang China, a resurrection alchemist must protect a prince from his ruthless mother.

by Kylie Lee Baker 2023

4.01

9k+ ratings

🧪 Alchemical Fantasy 🏯 Imperial Chinese Fantasy 💀 Resurrection Magic

Unravel the Dusk

by Elizabeth Lim • 2020

The demon curse inside the imperial tailor is winning. Outside, the empire's last war has begun.

3.77

29k+

🌏 Asian Inspired Fantasy ⚖️ Faustian Bargain 🖤 Losing Humanity

Unravel the Dusk 88%

The demon curse inside the imperial tailor is winning. Outside, the empire's last war has begun.

by Elizabeth Lim 2020

3.77

29k+ ratings

🌏 Asian Inspired Fantasy ⚖️ Faustian Bargain 🖤 Losing Humanity

The Grace of Kings

by Ken Liu • 2015

A rogue and a warrior become brothers in revolution, then rivals for the throne.

3.80

30k+

🏯 East Asian Fantasy 🗡️ Political Intrigue ⚔️ Allies To Enemies

The Grace of Kings 88%

A rogue and a warrior become brothers in revolution, then rivals for the throne.

by Ken Liu 2015

3.80

30k+ ratings

🏯 East Asian Fantasy 🗡️ Political Intrigue ⚔️ Allies To Enemies

Throne of Jade

by Naomi Novik • 2006

Defying orders to keep his dragon, a captain risks war when China demands the Celestial's return.

3.90

56k+

🐉 Dragon Riders 🌏 East Meets West ⚔️ Napoleonic Wars

Throne of Jade 87%

Defying orders to keep his dragon, a captain risks war when China demands the Celestial's return.

by Naomi Novik 2006

3.90

56k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Riders 🌏 East Meets West ⚔️ Napoleonic Wars

I Stand Corrected

by Eden Collinsworth • 2014

When a Western etiquette expert tried to teach China about manners, China politely corrected her.

3.20

188

🏢 Business Etiquette 🇨🇳 Modern China 📖 China Memoir

I Stand Corrected 87%

When a Western etiquette expert tried to teach China about manners, China politely corrected her.

by Eden Collinsworth 2014

3.20

188 ratings

🏢 Business Etiquette 🇨🇳 Modern China 📖 China Memoir

The Journey to the West, Volume 1

by Wu Cheng'en • 1980

A stone-born monkey rebels against heaven, then guards a monk journeying west for sacred scriptures.

4.26

2k+

🐒 Trickster Hero 🌩️ Celestial Rebellion 🛕 Buddhist Pilgrimage

The Journey to the West, Volume 1 Summary

The Journey to the West, Volume 1 87%

A stone-born monkey rebels against heaven, then guards a monk journeying west for sacred scriptures.

by Wu Cheng'en 1980

4.26

2k+ ratings

🐒 Trickster Hero 🌩️ Celestial Rebellion 🛕 Buddhist Pilgrimage

Red Scarf Girl

by Ji-li Jiang • 1997

A Shanghai schoolgirl's life shatters when she discovers her family is branded a class enemy.

3.80

18k+

🇨🇳 Chinese History 🏮 Cultural Revolution 🌱 Coming Of Age Memoir

Red Scarf Girl 87%

A Shanghai schoolgirl's life shatters when she discovers her family is branded a class enemy.

by Ji-li Jiang 1997

3.80

18k+ ratings

🇨🇳 Chinese History 🏮 Cultural Revolution 🌱 Coming Of Age Memoir

The Killing Fog

by Jeff Wheeler • 2020

She can smell deception, but the cursed blade in her hand has its own dark purpose.

4.15

8k+

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 👃 Truth-Sensing Magic 👥 Found Family

The Killing Fog 87%

She can smell deception, but the cursed blade in her hand has its own dark purpose.

by Jeff Wheeler 2020

4.15

8k+ ratings

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 👃 Truth-Sensing Magic 👥 Found Family

Chinese Thinkers Through the Ages

by Philosophical Library • 2018

The Chinese sages had one message across twenty-five centuries: stop forcing, start flowing.

4.50

🏔️ Taoist Philosophy 📜 Chinese Wisdom 🏛️ Ancient Philosophy

Chinese Thinkers Through the Ages Summary

Chinese Thinkers Through the Ages 87%

The Chinese sages had one message across twenty-five centuries: stop forcing, start flowing.

by Philosophical Library 2018

4.50

2 ratings

🏔️ Taoist Philosophy 📜 Chinese Wisdom 🏛️ Ancient Philosophy

Heart of the Sun Warrior

by Sue Lynn Tan • 2022

To save the moon, Xingyin trusts the prince she loves and the immortal who betrayed her.

3.99

50k+

🏮 Chinese Mythology 💔 Love Triangle 👑 Court Intrigue

Heart of the Sun Warrior 87%

To save the moon, Xingyin trusts the prince she loves and the immortal who betrayed her.

by Sue Lynn Tan 2022

3.99

50k+ ratings

🏮 Chinese Mythology 💔 Love Triangle 👑 Court Intrigue

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night

by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2023

A songgirl's scar seals a demon god. A mage's soul holds another. The empire wants both.

3.76

14k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Colonial Fantasy 🖤 Soul-Bound Demon

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night Summary

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night 87%

A songgirl's scar seals a demon god. A mage's soul holds another. The empire wants both.

by Amélie Wen Zhao 2023

3.76

14k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Colonial Fantasy 🖤 Soul-Bound Demon

The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan

by Wong Kiew Kit • 2002

The slow movements hide a martial art, a medical system, and a path to enlightenment.

3.98

210

🥋 Chinese Martial Arts ☯️ Tai Chi Instruction 🐉 Taoist Philosophy

The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan Summary

The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan 87%

The slow movements hide a martial art, a medical system, and a path to enlightenment.

by Wong Kiew Kit 2002

3.98

210 ratings

🥋 Chinese Martial Arts ☯️ Tai Chi Instruction 🐉 Taoist Philosophy

From Rebel to Ruler

by Tony Saich • 2021

Its ideology should have killed it, but the party survived by stealing ancient imperial habits.

3.83

119

🏯 Modern China 🛡️ Authoritarian Resilience 🏛️ One-Party Rule

From Rebel to Ruler 87%

Its ideology should have killed it, but the party survived by stealing ancient imperial habits.

by Tony Saich 2021

3.83

119 ratings

🏯 Modern China 🛡️ Authoritarian Resilience 🏛️ One-Party Rule

The Long Game

by Rush Doshi • 2021

A playbook for replacing America as the world's leader, drawn from China's own strategic documents.

4.03

1k+

🏦 Chinese Foreign Policy ♟️ Grand Strategy ⚖️ Hegemonic Transition

The Long Game 87%

A playbook for replacing America as the world's leader, drawn from China's own strategic documents.

by Rush Doshi 2021

4.03

1k+ ratings

🏦 Chinese Foreign Policy ♟️ Grand Strategy ⚖️ Hegemonic Transition

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