Are you a big fan of historical fiction? Are you always searching on the shelves of fiction? But now you have read many books on historical fiction, and you need something unique that keeps your eyes glued to the pages. You need some new and mind-blowing history and knowledge about a particular culture, its norms, and what it is like for people to live there. Well, nothing to be stressed about; we have one of the fascinating historical fiction choices for you, which is Chinese historical fiction.

China, officially known as the people’s republic of China, is located in the east of Asia. It is the world’s most densely populated country, with over 1.4 million people living there. China has a lot of eye-catching views and landmarks; one of them is the Great Wall of China which is a major attraction for tourists. Looking the fact that China has 22 provinces, it is considered to be the world’s third or fourth largest country covering almost 9.6 km. Beijing is the capital city of china, while shanghai is the financial center. China has continued to grow rapidly economically.

 Here is a list of the three best Chinese historical fiction books that will give you not only an exciting storyline but also good knowledge of history of China.

Imperial woman

The author tells us about the story of a Cixi(Tz’u His in wade-Giles), who was a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor and, on his death, became the de facto head of the Qing dynasty until she died in 1908.

The story is of the last empress of china, it is a fictionalized autobiography, and the author has named it Tzu His. Fate has not been so kind to her as she was born in one of the low-ranked imperial dynasties, and as soon as she turns seventeen, she is sent to the forbidden city to become one of the hundreds of concubines as per the custom.

Double Face

Written by the Chinese author Michael Lou. The book Double Face describes the era of the 1970s and how Yangjiagou, a small village in the city of Yan’an, had to face cruelties by the army and was occupied for almost 13 years. The book also highlights that many seniors of the Chinese communist party have never returned to yan’an. It further moves on to tell the story of a small event that happened in that era. The small but consequential event is based on a betrayal by a husband. The story teaches us that every human can be double-faced. Despite being a successful man, he lacked in fulfilling his promise.

The book teaches us about Chinese history and concludes by giving a moral on never trusting anyone because you can never know about the face that is hidden.

The poppy war

The poppy war was written by the author R.F. Kuang. It is a story from the mid-20th century based in china. The main character of the novel is Rin, who is a poor and miserable orphan who studies secretly to take a test at the elite Sinegard Academy. Poppy war is a philosophical and dark novel.

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