Great Chinese Historical Fiction

1.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating β€” 382,931 ratings
2.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 257,759 ratings
3.
Empress Orchid (Empress Orchid, #1)
Empress Orchid (Empress Orchid, #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 25,597 ratings
4.
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
by: Lisa See
3.92 avg rating β€” 160,764 ratings
5.
Peony in Love
Peony in Love
by: Lisa See
3.64 avg rating β€” 49,984 ratings
6.
The Last Empress (Empress Orchid, #2)
The Last Empress (Empress Orchid, #2) 3.84 avg rating β€” 9,609 ratings
7.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
by: Dai Sijie
3.64 avg rating β€” 67,010 ratings
8.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating β€” 703,392 ratings
9.
Last Kiss in Tiananmen Square
Last Kiss in Tiananmen Square 3.32 avg rating β€” 124 ratings
10.
Pavilion of Women
Pavilion of Women 4.15 avg rating β€” 15,176 ratings
11.
The Kitchen God's Wife
The Kitchen God's Wife
by: Amy Tan
4.04 avg rating β€” 87,067 ratings
12.
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 β€” 95 ratings
13.
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
by: Lisa See
4.29 avg rating β€” 120,803 ratings
14.
The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil 3.97 avg rating β€” 50,321 ratings
15.
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China 4.30 avg rating β€” 120,269 ratings
16.
Women of the Silk (Women of the Silk #1)
Women of the Silk (Women of the Silk #1) 3.95 avg rating β€” 16,983 ratings
17.
Becoming Madame Mao
Becoming Madame Mao 3.56 avg rating β€” 5,164 ratings
18.
Imperial Woman
Imperial Woman 4.09 avg rating β€” 9,080 ratings
19.
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€” 7,968 ratings
20.
The Girl Who Played Go
The Girl Who Played Go
by: Shan Sa
3.79 avg rating β€” 6,104 ratings
21.
The Piano Teacher
The Piano Teacher 3.36 avg rating β€” 23,662 ratings
22.
Empress
Empress
by: Shan Sa
3.69 avg rating β€” 6,393 ratings
23.
The Valley of Amazement
The Valley of Amazement
by: Amy Tan
3.70 avg rating β€” 44,576 ratings
24.
The Ghost Bride
The Ghost Bride 3.81 avg rating β€” 36,611 ratings
25.
The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter
by: Amy Tan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 131,936 ratings
26.
The Painter From Shanghai
The Painter From Shanghai 3.79 avg rating β€” 4,227 ratings
27.
White Shanghai (Russian Treasures #2)
White Shanghai (Russian Treasures #2) 3.96 avg rating β€” 223 ratings
28.
Tales of Ming Courtesans
Tales of Ming Courtesans 3.80 avg rating β€” 81 ratings
29.
Girl in Translation
Girl in Translation
by: Jean Kwok
3.99 avg rating β€” 58,175 ratings
30.
Three Kingdoms (4-Volume Boxed Set)
Three Kingdoms (4-Volume Boxed Set) 4.38 avg rating β€” 6,320 ratings
31.
Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2)
Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2) 4.31 avg rating β€” 57,460 ratings
32.
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€” 4,072 ratings
33.
Sons (House of Earth, #2)
Sons (House of Earth, #2) 3.86 avg rating β€” 7,333 ratings
34.
The Russian Concubine (The Russian Concubine, #1)
The Russian Concubine (The Russian Concubine, #1) 3.76 avg rating β€” 10,052 ratings
35.
The Girl with Ghost Eyes
The Girl with Ghost Eyes 3.86 avg rating β€” 4,419 ratings
36.
A House Divided (House of Earth, #3)
A House Divided (House of Earth, #3) 3.94 avg rating β€” 5,184 ratings
37.
Dream of the Red Chamber
Dream of the Red Chamber 4.01 avg rating β€” 2,775 ratings
38.
Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2)
Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2)
by: Lisa See
4.10 avg rating β€” 67,687 ratings
39.
The Hundred Secret Senses
The Hundred Secret Senses
by: Amy Tan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 46,173 ratings
40.
Peony
Peony 4.03 avg rating β€” 7,836 ratings
41.
Outlaws of the Marsh (4-Volume Boxed Set)
Outlaws of the Marsh (4-Volume Boxed Set) 4.12 avg rating β€” 3,005 ratings
42.
Lost in the Long March
Lost in the Long March 3.85 avg rating β€” 106 ratings
43.
The Red Chamber
The Red Chamber 3.91 avg rating β€” 1,935 ratings
44.
Saints (Boxers & Saints, #2)
Saints (Boxers & Saints, #2) 3.84 avg rating β€” 16,347 ratings
45.
Finding the Way: A Novel of Lao Tzu
Finding the Way: A Novel of Lao Tzu
by: Wayne Ng
4.07 avg rating β€” 67 ratings
46.
Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society
Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society 3.81 avg rating β€” 2,340 ratings
47.
Katherine
Katherine 3.65 avg rating β€” 869 ratings
48.
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
49.
Monkey: The Journey to the West
Monkey: The Journey to the West 4.04 avg rating β€” 7,818 ratings
49.
China
China 4.18 avg rating β€” 8,187 ratings
51.
Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party 3.96 avg rating β€” 2,547 ratings
52.
Boxers (Boxers & Saints, #1)
Boxers (Boxers & Saints, #1) 3.87 avg rating β€” 18,406 ratings
53.
Wild Ginger
Wild Ginger 3.70 avg rating β€” 2,361 ratings
54.
The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel
The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel 3.44 avg rating β€” 1,919 ratings
55.
The Girl with No Face (The Daoshi Chronicles, #2)
The Girl with No Face (The Daoshi Chronicles, #2) 4.30 avg rating β€” 747 ratings
56.
A Floating Life: The Adventures of Li Po
A Floating Life: The Adventures of Li Po 3.77 avg rating β€” 88 ratings
56.
The Distant Land of My Father
The Distant Land of My Father 4.16 avg rating β€” 5,428 ratings
58.
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 β€” 5,732 ratings
58.
Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2)
Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2) 3.90 avg rating β€” 54,311 ratings
60.
Thousand Pieces of Gold
Thousand Pieces of Gold 3.89 avg rating β€” 2,701 ratings
61.
In a Land of Paper Gods
In a Land of Paper Gods 3.48 avg rating β€” 298 ratings
62.
The Girl from Junchow (The Russian Concubine, #2)
The Girl from Junchow (The Russian Concubine, #2) 3.92 avg rating β€” 3,249 ratings
63.
Wolf Totem
Wolf Totem 4.09 avg rating β€” 4,936 ratings
64.
China Dolls
China Dolls
by: Lisa See
3.66 avg rating β€” 38,766 ratings
65.
All the Flowers in Shanghai
All the Flowers in Shanghai 3.68 avg rating β€” 2,570 ratings
66.
Pearl of China
Pearl of China 3.86 avg rating β€” 8,561 ratings
66.
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
by: Lisa See
4.35 avg rating β€” 184,898 ratings
68.
A Hundred Flowers
A Hundred Flowers 3.78 avg rating β€” 4,237 ratings
69.
The Secrets of Jin-shei (Jin-Shei, #1)
The Secrets of Jin-shei (Jin-Shei, #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 1,983 ratings
70.
Night in Shanghai
Night in Shanghai 3.72 avg rating β€” 1,244 ratings
71.
The Three-Inch Golden Lotus: A Novel on Foot Binding
The Three-Inch Golden Lotus: A Novel on Foot Binding 3.83 avg rating β€” 542 ratings
71.
Green Island
Green Island 4.09 avg rating β€” 3,315 ratings
71.
Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay
Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay 4.29 avg rating β€” 35 ratings
74.
Red China Blues: My Long March From Mao to Now
Red China Blues: My Long March From Mao to Now
by: Jan Wong
4.09 avg rating β€” 3,886 ratings
75.
Fragrant Harbor
Fragrant Harbor 3.81 avg rating β€” 2,117 ratings
76.
Red Sorghum
Red Sorghum
by: Mo Yan
3.80 avg rating β€” 8,537 ratings
77.
The Concubine's Daughter
The Concubine's Daughter 3.89 avg rating β€” 5,493 ratings
78.
East Wind: West Wind
East Wind: West Wind 4.06 avg rating β€” 9,489 ratings
79.
Waiting
Waiting
by: Ha Jin
3.54 avg rating β€” 23,307 ratings
80.
Red Scarf Girl
Red Scarf Girl 3.79 avg rating β€” 16,929 ratings
81.
The Book and the Sword
The Book and the Sword
by: Jin Yong
3.92 avg rating β€” 644 ratings
82.
To the Sky Kingdom
To the Sky Kingdom 3.84 avg rating β€” 3,297 ratings
83.
Peach Blossom Pavilion
Peach Blossom Pavilion 3.70 avg rating β€” 3,194 ratings
83.
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€” 771 ratings
85.
Dragon Springs Road
Dragon Springs Road 3.97 avg rating β€” 4,343 ratings
86.
Secret of a Thousand Beauties
Secret of a Thousand Beauties 3.60 avg rating β€” 757 ratings
86.
The Lotus Palace (The Pingkang Li Mysteries, #1)
The Lotus Palace (The Pingkang Li Mysteries, #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 2,273 ratings
88.
The Peony Pavilion
The Peony Pavilion 4.05 avg rating β€” 339 ratings
88.
Jin Ping Mei/ The Golden Lotus
Jin Ping Mei/ The Golden Lotus 4.09 avg rating β€” 612 ratings
90.
The Peach Blossom Fan (New York Review Books Classics)
The Peach Blossom Fan (New York Review Books Classics) 3.82 avg rating β€” 140 ratings
91.
The Deer and the Cauldron: The First Book
The Deer and the Cauldron: The First Book
by: Jin Yong
4.30 avg rating β€” 364 ratings
92.
Under Fishbone Clouds
Under Fishbone Clouds 3.63 avg rating β€” 509 ratings
93.
My Splendid Concubine
My Splendid Concubine 3.91 avg rating β€” 950 ratings
94.
Teahouse (Bilingual Series in Modern Chinese Literature)
Teahouse (Bilingual Series in Modern Chinese Literature)
by: Lao She
4.08 avg rating β€” 569 ratings
95.
Journey of the North Star
Journey of the North Star 4.26 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
96.
My Last Empress
My Last Empress
by: Da Chen
2.64 avg rating β€” 245 ratings
97.
憐香伴
憐香伴
by: Li Yu
4.06 avg rating β€” 17 ratings
98.
The Last Quarter of the Moon
The Last Quarter of the Moon 4.09 avg rating β€” 1,371 ratings
99.
Soul Mountain
Soul Mountain 3.60 avg rating β€” 5,712 ratings
100.
The Courtesan
The Courtesan 3.54 avg rating β€” 2,855 ratings
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