Best Novels That Take Place in China

101.
The Journey to the West, Volume 2
The Journey to the West, Volume 2 4.32 avg rating β€” 917 ratings
101.
Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)
Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 536,458 ratings
103.
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
by: Yu Hua
4.09 avg rating β€” 6,729 ratings
104.
Dragon Bones (Red Princess, #3)
Dragon Bones (Red Princess, #3)
by: Lisa See
3.71 avg rating β€” 5,149 ratings
105.
Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party 3.96 avg rating β€” 2,547 ratings
105.
Man's Fate
Man's Fate 3.75 avg rating β€” 6,327 ratings
107.
Fa Mulan: The Story of a Woman Warrior
Fa Mulan: The Story of a Woman Warrior 3.86 avg rating β€” 360 ratings
108.
Red Azalea: A Memoir
Red Azalea: A Memoir 3.84 avg rating β€” 10,640 ratings
109.
Celebrated Cases Of Judge Dee
Celebrated Cases Of Judge Dee 3.92 avg rating β€” 2,521 ratings
110.
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
by: Lisa See
4.29 avg rating β€” 120,847 ratings
111.
Miss Chopsticks
Miss Chopsticks
by: Xinran
3.74 avg rating β€” 1,746 ratings
112.
The Monkey and The Tiger
The Monkey and The Tiger 4.03 avg rating β€” 994 ratings
113.
The Mao Case (Inspector Chen Cao #6)
The Mao Case (Inspector Chen Cao #6) 3.64 avg rating β€” 1,592 ratings
114.
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
Do Not Say We Have Nothing 3.92 avg rating β€” 23,797 ratings
115.
Chronicles of Tao: The Secret Life of a Taoist Master
Chronicles of Tao: The Secret Life of a Taoist Master 4.33 avg rating β€” 627 ratings
116.
The Chinese Gold Murders
The Chinese Gold Murders 3.96 avg rating β€” 1,911 ratings
117.
A Cup of Light
A Cup of Light 3.77 avg rating β€” 1,175 ratings
118.
Journey of the North Star
Journey of the North Star 4.26 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
119.
The Willow Pattern
The Willow Pattern 4.07 avg rating β€” 1,179 ratings
120.
The Emperor's Pearl
The Emperor's Pearl 4.07 avg rating β€” 1,280 ratings
120.
Butterfly Swords (Tang Dynasty, #1)
Butterfly Swords (Tang Dynasty, #1) 3.49 avg rating β€” 1,808 ratings
122.
Saints (Boxers & Saints, #2)
Saints (Boxers & Saints, #2) 3.84 avg rating β€” 16,349 ratings
123.
The Chinese Nail Murders
The Chinese Nail Murders 4.16 avg rating β€” 1,416 ratings
123.
The Binding Chair or, A Visit from the Foot Emancipation Society
The Binding Chair or, A Visit from the Foot Emancipation Society 3.47 avg rating β€” 2,078 ratings
125.
The Language of Threads (Women of the Silk #2)
The Language of Threads (Women of the Silk #2) 4.11 avg rating β€” 7,594 ratings
126.
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,666 ratings
127.
The Moon in the Palace (Empress of Bright Moon, #1)
The Moon in the Palace (Empress of Bright Moon, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 7,971 ratings
128.
Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book
Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book 3.53 avg rating β€” 1,084 ratings
129.
Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha (Mrs. Pollifax, #7)
Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha (Mrs. Pollifax, #7) 4.07 avg rating β€” 6,051 ratings
130.
Boxers (Boxers & Saints, #1)
Boxers (Boxers & Saints, #1) 3.87 avg rating β€” 18,410 ratings
131.
The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices
The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices
by: Xinran
4.31 avg rating β€” 12,975 ratings
132.
The Moon Lady
The Moon Lady
by: Amy Tan
3.94 avg rating β€” 1,790 ratings
133.
In the Pond
In the Pond
by: Ha Jin
3.71 avg rating β€” 1,792 ratings
134.
The Empress of Bright Moon (Empress of Bright Moon, #2)
The Empress of Bright Moon (Empress of Bright Moon, #2) 4.23 avg rating β€” 4,073 ratings
135.
Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch, #14; Harry Bosch Universe, #21)
Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch, #14; Harry Bosch Universe, #21) 4.06 avg rating β€” 55,320 ratings
136.
The World of Suzie Wong
The World of Suzie Wong 3.90 avg rating β€” 1,213 ratings
137.
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China 3.91 avg rating β€” 10,431 ratings
138.
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine 3.94 avg rating β€” 1,568 ratings
139.
Necklace and Calabash
Necklace and Calabash 4.14 avg rating β€” 1,083 ratings
139.
The Kaleidoscope: The Gift of Madness
The Kaleidoscope: The Gift of Madness 3.94 avg rating β€” 72 ratings
139.
Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside
Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside 4.17 avg rating β€” 139 ratings
139.
Brushstrokes in Time
Brushstrokes in Time 4.69 avg rating β€” 58 ratings
143.
Broken Wings
Broken Wings 3.32 avg rating β€” 73 ratings
144.
The Moon Opera
The Moon Opera
by: Bi Feiyu
3.14 avg rating β€” 400 ratings
145.
The Shanghai Moon (Lydia Chin & Bill Smith, #9)
The Shanghai Moon (Lydia Chin & Bill Smith, #9) 3.92 avg rating β€” 1,337 ratings
146.
After the Finale
After the Finale 4.34 avg rating β€” 38 ratings
147.
Black Rain
Black Rain 3.99 avg rating β€” 4,436 ratings
147.
Paper Wife
Paper Wife 4.12 avg rating β€” 25,021 ratings
149.
The Journey to the West, Volume 3
The Journey to the West, Volume 3 4.33 avg rating β€” 737 ratings
149.
Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
by: Xinran
4.09 avg rating β€” 7,658 ratings
149.
Tales of Ming Courtesans
Tales of Ming Courtesans 3.80 avg rating β€” 81 ratings
152.
Katherine
Katherine 3.65 avg rating β€” 870 ratings
152.
The Five Chinese Brothers
The Five Chinese Brothers 4.17 avg rating β€” 23,916 ratings
152.
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow: A Novel of Shanghai
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow: A Novel of Shanghai
by: Wang Anyi
3.93 avg rating β€” 772 ratings
155.
Moment in Peking
Moment in Peking 4.46 avg rating β€” 612 ratings
156.
Murder in Canton
Murder in Canton 4.15 avg rating β€” 1,016 ratings
157.
The Gift of Rain
The Gift of Rain 4.28 avg rating β€” 17,829 ratings
158.
Green Mountain, White Cloud: A Novel of Love in the Ming Dynasty
Green Mountain, White Cloud: A Novel of Love in the Ming Dynasty 3.75 avg rating β€” 471 ratings
158.
Baotown
Baotown
by: Anyi Wang
3.65 avg rating β€” 74 ratings
160.
Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station (Mrs. Pollifax, #6)
Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station (Mrs. Pollifax, #6) 4.19 avg rating β€” 6,793 ratings
161.
Beautiful Country
Beautiful Country 3.63 avg rating β€” 734 ratings
161.
Reamde
Reamde 3.99 avg rating β€” 56,790 ratings
163.
Three Daughters of Madame Liang
Three Daughters of Madame Liang 3.87 avg rating β€” 1,772 ratings
163.
Love in a Fallen City
Love in a Fallen City 3.94 avg rating β€” 4,336 ratings
163.
River of Smoke
River of Smoke 3.97 avg rating β€” 10,821 ratings
166.
Final Witness: The Story of China’s First Crime Scene Investigator
Final Witness: The Story of China’s First Crime Scene Investigator 4.10 avg rating β€” 21 ratings
167.
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
by: Ed Young
4.06 avg rating β€” 18,468 ratings
168.
Peony
Peony 4.03 avg rating β€” 7,836 ratings
169.
Raise the Red Lantern: Three Novellas
Raise the Red Lantern: Three Novellas
by: Su Tong
3.59 avg rating β€” 3,731 ratings
170.
Kowloon Tong
Kowloon Tong 3.22 avg rating β€” 1,356 ratings
171.
The Incarnations
The Incarnations 3.77 avg rating β€” 5,700 ratings
172.
Lady of Ch'iao Kuo: Red Bird of the South, Southern China, A.D. 531
Lady of Ch'iao Kuo: Red Bird of the South, Southern China, A.D. 531 3.83 avg rating β€” 3,857 ratings
173.
My Lucky Face
My Lucky Face 3.39 avg rating β€” 31 ratings
174.
The Book and the Sword
The Book and the Sword
by: Jin Yong
3.92 avg rating β€” 644 ratings
175.
The Wild Orchid: A Retelling of The Ballad of Mulan
The Wild Orchid: A Retelling of The Ballad of Mulan 3.87 avg rating β€” 6,438 ratings
176.
Kinfolk
Kinfolk 4.36 avg rating β€” 1,657 ratings
177.
Lili
Lili 3.52 avg rating β€” 272 ratings
178.
The Garlic Ballads
The Garlic Ballads
by: Mo Yan
3.73 avg rating β€” 3,080 ratings
179.
The Chinese Lake Murders (Rechter Tie-mysteries, #5)
The Chinese Lake Murders (Rechter Tie-mysteries, #5) 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,786 ratings
179.
Petals From The Sky
Petals From The Sky 3.05 avg rating β€” 775 ratings
181.
February Flowers
February Flowers
by: Fan Wu
3.46 avg rating β€” 636 ratings
181.
Linehan Saves
Linehan Saves 4.75 avg rating β€” 8 ratings
181.
The House Of Trembling Leaves
The House Of Trembling Leaves 3.77 avg rating β€” 115 ratings
181.
Statisticity
Statisticity 3.83 avg rating β€” 12 ratings
181.
Shanghai Nobody (Master Shanghai, #1)
Shanghai Nobody (Master Shanghai, #1)
by: Vann Chow
3.56 avg rating β€” 97 ratings
181.
Typhoon
Typhoon 3.92 avg rating β€” 2,575 ratings
181.
Three Souls
Three Souls 4.07 avg rating β€” 3,616 ratings
181.
Suicide by Everest
Suicide by Everest 4.16 avg rating β€” 19 ratings
181.
The Wuhan Mission
The Wuhan Mission 4.33 avg rating β€” 58 ratings
181.
Revolution: 80 Days
Revolution: 80 Days 4.62 avg rating β€” 8 ratings
191.
VΓ­zparti tΓΆrtΓ©net
VΓ­zparti tΓΆrtΓ©net 4.12 avg rating β€” 3,008 ratings
191.
The Embers of Heaven (Jin-Shei, #2)
The Embers of Heaven (Jin-Shei, #2) 3.37 avg rating β€” 270 ratings
191.
The Dragon and the Pearl (Tang Dynasty, #2)
The Dragon and the Pearl (Tang Dynasty, #2) 3.73 avg rating β€” 1,060 ratings
191.
Fortress Besieged
Fortress Besieged 4.31 avg rating β€” 2,710 ratings
191.
Beijing Abduction (An American in Beijing Book 1)
Beijing Abduction (An American in Beijing Book 1)
by: Sha Li
4.33 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
191.
Empires of Dust
Empires of Dust really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 10 ratings
197.
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by: Jin Yong
4.58 avg rating β€” 1,560 ratings
197.
The Fan Tan Players
The Fan Tan Players 3.73 avg rating β€” 67 ratings
197.
Performance Anomalies
Performance Anomalies 3.65 avg rating β€” 168 ratings
197.
The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey 4.59 avg rating β€” 128 ratings
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