History through Novels: Pre-1900s China

1.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating โ€” 382,972 ratings
2.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating โ€” 257,792 ratings
3.
Genghis: Birth of an Empire (Conqueror, #1)
Genghis: Birth of an Empire (Conqueror, #1) 4.39 avg rating โ€” 36,862 ratings
4.
The Green Phoenix: A Novel of Empress Xiaozhuang, the Woman Who Re-Made Asia
The Green Phoenix: A Novel of Empress Xiaozhuang, the Woman Who Re-Made Asia 3.96 avg rating โ€” 95 ratings
5.
Empress Orchid (Empress Orchid, #1)
Empress Orchid (Empress Orchid, #1) 3.90 avg rating โ€” 25,600 ratings
6.
The Last Empress (Empress Orchid, #2)
The Last Empress (Empress Orchid, #2) 3.84 avg rating โ€” 9,612 ratings
7.
Khan: Empire of Silver (Conqueror, #4)
Khan: Empire of Silver (Conqueror, #4) 4.34 avg rating โ€” 15,886 ratings
8.
Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)
Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3) 4.37 avg rating โ€” 22,127 ratings
9.
The Red Chamber
The Red Chamber 3.91 avg rating โ€” 1,935 ratings
10.
Tales of Ming Courtesans
Tales of Ming Courtesans 3.80 avg rating โ€” 81 ratings
11.
Peony in Love
Peony in Love
by: Lisa See
3.64 avg rating โ€” 49,988 ratings
12.
Genghis: Lords of the Bow (Conqueror, #2)
Genghis: Lords of the Bow (Conqueror, #2) 4.37 avg rating โ€” 24,754 ratings
13.
Imperial Woman
Imperial Woman 4.09 avg rating โ€” 9,084 ratings
14.
Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2)
Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2) 4.31 avg rating โ€” 57,469 ratings
15.
Three Kingdoms (4-Volume Boxed Set)
Three Kingdoms (4-Volume Boxed Set) 4.38 avg rating โ€” 6,323 ratings
16.
Conqueror (Conqueror, #5)
Conqueror (Conqueror, #5) 4.46 avg rating โ€” 13,075 ratings
17.
The Chinese Lake Murders (Rechter Tie-mysteries, #5)
The Chinese Lake Murders (Rechter Tie-mysteries, #5) 4.10 avg rating โ€” 1,786 ratings
18.
The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days
The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days 4.20 avg rating โ€” 2,418 ratings
19.
The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 2: The Crab-Flower Club
The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 2: The Crab-Flower Club 4.35 avg rating โ€” 1,024 ratings
20.
The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 3: The Warning Voice
The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 3: The Warning Voice 4.44 avg rating โ€” 877 ratings
21.
Celebrated Cases Of Judge Dee
Celebrated Cases Of Judge Dee 3.92 avg rating โ€” 2,521 ratings
21.
The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 4: The Debt of Tears
The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 4: The Debt of Tears 4.33 avg rating โ€” 764 ratings
23.
The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 5: The Dreamer Wakes
The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 5: The Dreamer Wakes 4.34 avg rating โ€” 749 ratings
24.
The Peony Pavilion
The Peony Pavilion 4.05 avg rating โ€” 339 ratings
25.
A Hero Born (Legends of the Condor Heroes, #1)
A Hero Born (Legends of the Condor Heroes, #1)
by: Jin Yong
3.98 avg rating โ€” 5,737 ratings
26.
Empress
Empress
by: Shan Sa
3.69 avg rating โ€” 6,393 ratings
27.
Jade Dragon Mountain (Li Du, #1)
Jade Dragon Mountain (Li Du, #1)
by: Elsa Hart
3.92 avg rating โ€” 3,447 ratings
28.
The Peach Blossom Fan (New York Review Books Classics)
The Peach Blossom Fan (New York Review Books Classics) 3.82 avg rating โ€” 140 ratings
28.
The White Mirror (Li Du, #2)
The White Mirror (Li Du, #2)
by: Elsa Hart
3.98 avg rating โ€” 1,366 ratings
30.
The Book and the Sword
The Book and the Sword
by: Jin Yong
3.92 avg rating โ€” 644 ratings
31.
The Ming Storytellers
The Ming Storytellers 3.92 avg rating โ€” 173 ratings
32.
ๅคฉ้พๅ…ซ้ƒจ๏ผˆๅ››๏ผ‰
ๅคฉ้พๅ…ซ้ƒจ๏ผˆๅ››๏ผ‰
by: Jin Yong
4.50 avg rating โ€” 141 ratings
33.
Outlaws of the Marsh (4-Volume Boxed Set)
Outlaws of the Marsh (4-Volume Boxed Set) 4.12 avg rating โ€” 3,008 ratings
34.
Finding the Way: A Novel of Lao Tzu
Finding the Way: A Novel of Lao Tzu
by: Wayne Ng
4.07 avg rating โ€” 67 ratings
35.
Against Walls
Against Walls 4.24 avg rating โ€” 37 ratings
35.
Peony
Peony 4.03 avg rating โ€” 7,836 ratings
37.
Fa Mulan: The Story of a Woman Warrior
Fa Mulan: The Story of a Woman Warrior 3.86 avg rating โ€” 360 ratings
38.
Imaginary Kings
Imaginary Kings 4.71 avg rating โ€” 14 ratings
39.
Stories Old and New: A Ming Dynasty Collection
Stories Old and New: A Ming Dynasty Collection 4.26 avg rating โ€” 39 ratings
39.
Stories to Awaken the World: A Ming Dynasty Collection, Volume 3
Stories to Awaken the World: A Ming Dynasty Collection, Volume 3 4.28 avg rating โ€” 46 ratings
41.
The Willow Pattern
The Willow Pattern 4.07 avg rating โ€” 1,179 ratings
42.
The Haunted Monastery
The Haunted Monastery 4.01 avg rating โ€” 1,826 ratings
43.
The Empress of Bright Moon (Empress of Bright Moon, #2)
The Empress of Bright Moon (Empress of Bright Moon, #2) 4.23 avg rating โ€” 4,073 ratings
43.
The Moon in the Palace (Empress of Bright Moon, #1)
The Moon in the Palace (Empress of Bright Moon, #1) 4.01 avg rating โ€” 7,971 ratings
45.
The Phantom of the Temple
The Phantom of the Temple 4.12 avg rating โ€” 992 ratings
46.
The Emperor's Pearl
The Emperor's Pearl 4.07 avg rating โ€” 1,280 ratings
47.
Poets and Murder
Poets and Murder 4.08 avg rating โ€” 1,053 ratings
48.
The Lacquer Screen
The Lacquer Screen 4.03 avg rating โ€” 1,395 ratings
49.
The Chinese Bell Murders
The Chinese Bell Murders 4.08 avg rating โ€” 1,825 ratings
50.
Yang Shen, The God from the West, Book I
Yang Shen, The God from the West, Book I 4.25 avg rating โ€” 16 ratings
51.
Journey of the North Star
Journey of the North Star 4.26 avg rating โ€” 27 ratings
52.
The Secret Mandarin
The Secret Mandarin 3.57 avg rating โ€” 993 ratings
52.
The Jade Temptress (The Pingkang Li Mysteries, #2)
The Jade Temptress (The Pingkang Li Mysteries, #2) 4.01 avg rating โ€” 1,123 ratings
52.
Heavenly Khan
Heavenly Khan 4.16 avg rating โ€” 32 ratings
52.
้‡‘็“ถๆข…
้‡‘็“ถๆข… 4.09 avg rating โ€” 612 ratings
52.
The Tiger Queens: the Women of Genghis Khan
The Tiger Queens: the Women of Genghis Khan 4.25 avg rating โ€” 1,748 ratings
52.
The Flower Boat Girl
The Flower Boat Girl really liked it 4.00 avg rating โ€” 1,873 ratings
52.
The Ming Storytellers
The Ming Storytellers 3.92 avg rating โ€” 173 ratings
52.
Lament at Changmen Palace
Lament at Changmen Palace 3.92 avg rating โ€” 62 ratings
60.
The Lotus Palace (The Pingkang Li Mysteries, #1)
The Lotus Palace (The Pingkang Li Mysteries, #1) 3.80 avg rating โ€” 2,274 ratings
60.
Bing: From Farm Boy to Magistrate in Han China
Bing: From Farm Boy to Magistrate in Han China 2.87 avg rating โ€” 52 ratings
60.
Jin Ping Mei/ The Golden Lotus
Jin Ping Mei/ The Golden Lotus 4.09 avg rating โ€” 612 ratings
60.
ๆ— ๅŒ Peerless
ๆ— ๅŒ Peerless 4.40 avg rating โ€” 577 ratings
64.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating โ€” 382,972 ratings
64.
ๅƒ็ง‹ [Qian Qiu]
ๅƒ็ง‹ [Qian Qiu] 4.16 avg rating โ€” 7,193 ratings
66.
Lady Tanโ€™s Circle of Women
Lady Tanโ€™s Circle of Women
by: Lisa See
4.35 avg rating โ€” 185,076 ratings
66.
The Fourteenth Year of Chenghua [ๆˆๅŒ–ๅๅ››ๅนด]
The Fourteenth Year of Chenghua [ๆˆๅŒ–ๅๅ››ๅนด] 4.35 avg rating โ€” 160 ratings
68.
Necklace and Calabash
Necklace and Calabash 4.14 avg rating โ€” 1,083 ratings
68.
Tianbao Fuyao Lu
Tianbao Fuyao Lu 4.29 avg rating โ€” 130 ratings
70.
The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai (Weatherhead Books on Asia)
The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai (Weatherhead Books on Asia) 3.68 avg rating โ€” 87 ratings
70.
ๅฎšๆตทๆตฎ็”Ÿๅฝ• [Dinghai Fusheng Lu]
ๅฎšๆตทๆตฎ็”Ÿๅฝ• [Dinghai Fusheng Lu] 4.33 avg rating โ€” 233 ratings
72.
She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)
She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1) 3.84 avg rating โ€” 89,421 ratings
73.
Southern Rain: A Novel of Seventeenth Century China
Southern Rain: A Novel of Seventeenth Century China 4.20 avg rating โ€” 10 ratings
73.
He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2)
He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2) 4.21 avg rating โ€” 13,924 ratings
75.
The Red Pavilion
The Red Pavilion 4.06 avg rating โ€” 1,483 ratings
76.
The Chinese Gold Murders
The Chinese Gold Murders 3.96 avg rating โ€” 1,911 ratings
77.
Flowers in the Mirror: A Classic Qing Dynasty Chinese Novel
Flowers in the Mirror: A Classic Qing Dynasty Chinese Novel
by: Li Ruzhen
really liked it 4.00 avg rating โ€” 229 ratings
78.
The Scholars
The Scholars
by: Wu Jingzi
4.11 avg rating โ€” 309 ratings
79.
The Deer and the Cauldron: The First Book
The Deer and the Cauldron: The First Book
by: Jin Yong
4.30 avg rating โ€” 364 ratings
79.
Romance of the Western Chamber (Translations from the Oriental Classics Series)
Romance of the Western Chamber (Translations from the Oriental Classics Series) 3.63 avg rating โ€” 158 ratings
81.
Palace of Eternal Youth - Echo of Classics (Chinese and English Edition)
Palace of Eternal Youth - Echo of Classics (Chinese and English Edition) 3.82 avg rating โ€” 17 ratings
82.
Dragons in Shallow Waters: Love and Death in the Boxer Rebellion
Dragons in Shallow Waters: Love and Death in the Boxer Rebellion 4.67 avg rating โ€” 6 ratings