Best Books About China

101.
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 — 877 ratings
102.
The Noodle Maker
The Noodle Maker
by: Ma Jian
3.41 avg rating — 1,164 ratings
103.
Shanghai Nobody (Master Shanghai, #1)
Shanghai Nobody (Master Shanghai, #1)
by: Vann Chow
3.56 avg rating — 97 ratings
103.
Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside
Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside 4.17 avg rating — 139 ratings
105.
Bald New World
Bald New World 3.68 avg rating — 250 ratings
106.
The End of May Road (Handover Mysteries, #2)
The End of May Road (Handover Mysteries, #2)
by: D.L. Kung
3.50 avg rating — 24 ratings
106.
Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party 3.96 avg rating — 2,547 ratings
108.
The Shadows of Shigatse
The Shadows of Shigatse
by: D.L. Kung
4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings
109.
Three Kingdoms (4-Volume Boxed Set)
Three Kingdoms (4-Volume Boxed Set) 4.38 avg rating — 6,321 ratings
110.
Miss Chopsticks
Miss Chopsticks
by: Xinran
3.74 avg rating — 1,746 ratings
111.
China's Son: Growing Up in the Cultural Revolution
China's Son: Growing Up in the Cultural Revolution
by: Da Chen
3.74 avg rating — 381 ratings
112.
The Skull Mantra (Inspector Shan, #1)
The Skull Mantra (Inspector Shan, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 4,711 ratings
113.
The Vagrants
The Vagrants
by: Yiyun Li
3.89 avg rating — 4,521 ratings
114.
Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
by: Xinran
4.09 avg rating — 7,657 ratings
115.
Red Dust: A Path Through China
Red Dust: A Path Through China
by: Ma Jian
3.85 avg rating — 2,294 ratings
116.
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor 3.70 avg rating — 452 ratings
116.
The Chinese Bell Murders
The Chinese Bell Murders 4.08 avg rating — 1,825 ratings
118.
Celebrated Cases Of Judge Dee
Celebrated Cases Of Judge Dee 3.92 avg rating — 2,521 ratings
118.
Life Along the Silk Road
Life Along the Silk Road 3.71 avg rating — 499 ratings
118.
M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly 3.93 avg rating — 14,876 ratings
121.
Brothers
Brothers
by: Da Chen
3.76 avg rating — 1,380 ratings
121.
Gold Boy, Emerald Girl
Gold Boy, Emerald Girl
by: Yiyun Li
3.70 avg rating — 2,715 ratings
123.
The Chinese Lake Murders (Rechter Tie-mysteries, #5)
The Chinese Lake Murders (Rechter Tie-mysteries, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 1,786 ratings
123.
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers 3.56 avg rating — 7,131 ratings
125.
The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai (Weatherhead Books on Asia)
The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai (Weatherhead Books on Asia) 3.68 avg rating — 87 ratings
126.
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun 3.98 avg rating — 22,083 ratings
127.
Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter 4.08 avg rating — 40,817 ratings
128.
To Change China: Western Advisers in China
To Change China: Western Advisers in China 3.95 avg rating — 171 ratings
128.
Wish Lanterns: Young Lives in New China
Wish Lanterns: Young Lives in New China
by: Alec Ash
4.19 avg rating — 1,055 ratings
130.
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire 3.93 avg rating — 4,563 ratings
131.
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 — 764 ratings
131.
Song of Praise for a Flower: One Woman's Journey through China's Tumultuous 20th Century
Song of Praise for a Flower: One Woman's Journey through China's Tumultuous 20th Century 4.54 avg rating — 215 ratings
133.
Fragrant Harbor
Fragrant Harbor 3.81 avg rating — 2,117 ratings
134.
Li Po and Tu Fu: Poems
Li Po and Tu Fu: Poems
by: Li Po
4.11 avg rating — 583 ratings
135.
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
by: Lisa See
4.29 avg rating — 120,814 ratings
136.
Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine
Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine 4.02 avg rating — 619 ratings
137.
The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han (History of Imperial China, #1)
The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han (History of Imperial China, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 587 ratings
138.
China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties (History of Imperial China, #2)
China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties (History of Imperial China, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 257 ratings
139.
Mao Zedong: A Life
Mao Zedong: A Life 3.49 avg rating — 1,188 ratings
139.
China's Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty (History of Imperial China, #3)
China's Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty (History of Imperial China, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 285 ratings
141.
Journey to the Forbidden China
Journey to the Forbidden China 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
141.
The Girl with Ghost Eyes
The Girl with Ghost Eyes 3.86 avg rating — 4,419 ratings
141.
The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited
The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited 4.25 avg rating — 1,393 ratings
141.
Wuhan: How the COVID-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control
Wuhan: How the COVID-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control 4.33 avg rating — 30 ratings
145.
The Heavenly Man: The Remarkable True Story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun
The Heavenly Man: The Remarkable True Story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun 4.29 avg rating — 21,884 ratings
145.
The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up
The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up
by: Liao Yiwu
4.22 avg rating — 3,055 ratings
145.
Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and China Before and After
Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and China Before and After 3.96 avg rating — 91 ratings
148.
The Chinese Economy: Transitions And Growth
The Chinese Economy: Transitions And Growth 4.18 avg rating — 302 ratings
148.
Muslim, Trader, Nomad, Spy: China's Cold War and the People of the Tibetan Borderlands
Muslim, Trader, Nomad, Spy: China's Cold War and the People of the Tibetan Borderlands really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 25 ratings
150.
The Good German of Nanking : The Diaries of John Rabe
The Good German of Nanking : The Diaries of John Rabe
by: John Rabe
4.11 avg rating — 528 ratings
150.
The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey 4.59 avg rating — 128 ratings
150.
The Dream of the Red Chamber
The Dream of the Red Chamber 3.52 avg rating — 204 ratings
153.
Lost on Planet China
Lost on Planet China 3.77 avg rating — 11,967 ratings
154.
Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money, and Minds
Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money, and Minds 3.98 avg rating — 48 ratings
155.
The Painter From Shanghai
The Painter From Shanghai 3.79 avg rating — 4,227 ratings
155.
Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game
Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game 4.09 avg rating — 2,415 ratings
157.
Little Soldiers: An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve
Little Soldiers: An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve 4.15 avg rating — 2,430 ratings
158.
Foreign Babes in Beijing: Behind the Scenes of a New China
Foreign Babes in Beijing: Behind the Scenes of a New China 3.49 avg rating — 1,153 ratings
158.
The Impact of Buddhism on Chinese Material Culture (Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series)
The Impact of Buddhism on Chinese Material Culture (Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series) 4.14 avg rating — 28 ratings
158.
Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Cities and Treasures of Chinese Central Asia
Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Cities and Treasures of Chinese Central Asia 4.16 avg rating — 1,528 ratings
161.
Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China
Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China 4.10 avg rating — 1,577 ratings
162.
Endless River: Li Po and Tu Fu : A Friendship in Poetry
Endless River: Li Po and Tu Fu : A Friendship in Poetry
by: Li Bai
4.27 avg rating — 26 ratings
162.
The Last Emperors: A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions
The Last Emperors: A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions 3.94 avg rating — 32 ratings
164.
Water Touching Stone (Inspector Shan, #2)
Water Touching Stone (Inspector Shan, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 1,423 ratings
164.
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 4.28 avg rating — 1,666 ratings
166.
The Selected Poems of Li Po
The Selected Poems of Li Po
by: Li Po
4.27 avg rating — 1,063 ratings
166.
Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love
Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love
by: Xinran
4.12 avg rating — 3,080 ratings
168.
Een barbaar in China: Een reis door Centraal-Azië
Een barbaar in China: Een reis door Centraal-Azië 3.50 avg rating — 592 ratings
168.
When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order
When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order 3.78 avg rating — 1,926 ratings
170.
Shanghai Baby
Shanghai Baby
by: Wei Hui
3.24 avg rating — 5,446 ratings
170.
Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud
Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud 4.01 avg rating — 297 ratings
170.
The Age of Confucian Rule: The Song Transformation of China (History of Imperial China, #4)
The Age of Confucian Rule: The Song Transformation of China (History of Imperial China, #4) 4.09 avg rating — 195 ratings
170.
Made in China: A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America's Cheap Goods
Made in China: A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America's Cheap Goods 4.35 avg rating — 2,144 ratings
174.
Wild Grass: Three Portraits of Change in Modern China
Wild Grass: Three Portraits of Change in Modern China 3.96 avg rating — 365 ratings
174.
The Selected Poems of Wang Wei
The Selected Poems of Wang Wei
by: Wang Wei
4.25 avg rating — 315 ratings
176.
The Vermilion Bird: T'ang Images of the South
The Vermilion Bird: T'ang Images of the South 4.38 avg rating — 26 ratings
176.
Five T'Ang Poets
Five T'Ang Poets 4.34 avg rating — 239 ratings
176.
Shanghai Faithful: Betrayal and Forgiveness in a Chinese Christian Family
Shanghai Faithful: Betrayal and Forgiveness in a Chinese Christian Family 4.49 avg rating — 102 ratings
179.
Mencius
Mencius
by: Mencius
3.84 avg rating — 1,882 ratings
179.
Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China
Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China 3.90 avg rating — 4,095 ratings
181.
Shanghai : The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City 1842-1949
Shanghai : The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City 1842-1949 3.62 avg rating — 355 ratings
182.
The Chinese Gold Murders
The Chinese Gold Murders 3.96 avg rating — 1,909 ratings
182.
The Scramble for China: Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914
The Scramble for China: Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914 3.50 avg rating — 145 ratings
184.
The Soong Dynasty
The Soong Dynasty really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 746 ratings
184.
The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties (History of Imperial China, #5)
The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties (History of Imperial China, #5) 3.92 avg rating — 309 ratings
186.
Necklace and Calabash
Necklace and Calabash 4.14 avg rating — 1,083 ratings
186.
China's Last Empire: The Great Qing (History of Imperial China, #6)
China's Last Empire: The Great Qing (History of Imperial China, #6) 4.07 avg rating — 312 ratings
188.
The Chinese in America: A Narrative History
The Chinese in America: A Narrative History 4.30 avg rating — 1,257 ratings
189.
A Free Life
A Free Life
by: Ha Jin
3.71 avg rating — 3,053 ratings
189.
The Red Pavilion
The Red Pavilion 4.06 avg rating — 1,482 ratings
189.
Spring Moon: A Novel of China
Spring Moon: A Novel of China 3.99 avg rating — 2,929 ratings
192.
Under the Huang Jiao Tree: Two Journeys in China
Under the Huang Jiao Tree: Two Journeys in China 3.32 avg rating — 25 ratings
193.
The Long March: The True History of Communist China's Founding Myth
The Long March: The True History of Communist China's Founding Myth 3.83 avg rating — 492 ratings
193.
The Willow Pattern
The Willow Pattern 4.07 avg rating — 1,179 ratings
193.
China: Through the Lens of John Thomson (1868-1872)
China: Through the Lens of John Thomson (1868-1872)
by: Betty Yao
4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
193.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 1 of 2 (chapter 1-60)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 1 of 2 (chapter 1-60) 4.29 avg rating — 2,248 ratings
197.
The Gate of Heavenly Peace: The Chinese and Their Revolution
The Gate of Heavenly Peace: The Chinese and Their Revolution 4.02 avg rating — 543 ratings
198.
The Lacquer Screen
The Lacquer Screen 4.03 avg rating — 1,394 ratings
198.
Kikkers
Kikkers
by: Mo Yan
3.81 avg rating — 5,243 ratings
200.
My Journey to Lhasa: The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City
My Journey to Lhasa: The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City 3.98 avg rating — 2,302 ratings
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