Anything I like that’s vaguely set in ancient China. In no particular order. Incl. xianxia and wuxia. There’s political intrigue, harem intrigue, power struggles, mu*der investigations,... more>> etc. Mostly HE, romance is probably there, mainly straight and BL couples (can anyone rec good historical GL to me I’ve been looking??) <<less

List of the best CN novels I've read. Includes danmei too. And some stories which had interesting premise but didn't pan out

A list of romance novels set in ancient China that I managed to finish and like. It will be a mix of black belly, salted fish and hopefully some good hearted characters.... more>>

ps. I will try to mostly add completed novels.
pps. Please let my know in the comments if you have suggestions to add to this book list. Thanks : )

( I haven't numbered these stories by preference) <<less

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Mostly MCs have progressive mindset and thriving to live a good live. Good storyline, minimal annoying relative, and perfect for killing time^^.

Nuggets of bite-sized brilliance. For when you want all the feels without committing to 100 + chapters.... more>>

Home to many of my all time favourites.

Short stories and one shots worth reading.  <<less

If you want decent or good novels that take place in ancient China, then here they are. This list was mainly created because I had a book hangover from binge-reading Apothecary Diaries. ... more>>

Note: While not on here, please check out two other novels that are not on Novel Updates but fit this theme and are Asian translated novels. 

-The Crown Princess Scandal [This novel also has a manhwa adaptation. It can be found on webnovel . com]

-A Weaver Spins A Tale of Blind Love [This novel also has a manga adaptation.] <<less

What it says on the tin.

Stories that take place in an Ancient China (or similar) setting and do not include rebirth (where a character returns to their own body at... more>> an earlier point in time). For stories in this setting where that does happen, please see my Reborn in Ancient China list. However, stories from #10 on do include transmigration, while stories 1-9 do not. <<less

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Historical Genre. The FLs in this list are all smart, some are kind, most are ruthless. ... more>>

The novels of this list are the typical Transmigration, Reincarnation, and Romance. All novels here are BxG. The top novels in this list are THE BEST OF THE BEST, and I personally have read them more than 3x.

Do not confuse this with my other Rec List “Harem Intrigue / Empresses in the Palace vibes” since that focuses less on true love and more on ruthless, manipulative, intelligent FLs with the ongoing themes: “traditional palace struggle novel” and “The emperor will fall in love with the female lead, but she will not love him” <<less

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danmei novels with historical, cultivation, transmigration, and rebirth themes, xianxia, wuxia, xuanhuan, and those in ancient settings.

Novels I found lacklustre, bland or dropped. 

Mainly about yaoi, farming, and transmigration

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I made a list of danmeis that I have already read and found them as a must read types of novels!!, some are the ones I'm going to read in future.... more>>

All novels will be of high quality! and a solid plot with good translation available.I like novels with balanced power dynamic between the main characters. <<less

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Brainy Leads that will lead our dearest ML to being single to forever taken

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It's a list of my favorite danmeis that I could not forget and would read it again and again

They are 1000/10, my most favorite novels in this life (except for the in*est one, it is depressing that's why I include it here) ... more>>

for part 2 check this out. https://www.novelupdates.info/viewlist/117161/ <<less

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Danmeis I've read and that I recommend. Advertence: A lot of Angst and Slow Burn = The best feeling. 

It’s in the title. MC is a wife who, when she marries into the family, makes the whole family closer, calmer and happier.