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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China (Paperback)
by (shelved 1598 times as china)
avg rating 4.30 — 127,000 ratings — published 1991
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The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
by (shelved 1153 times as china)
avg rating 4.08 — 520,341 ratings — published 2006
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The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
by (shelved 1080 times as china)
avg rating 4.01 — 263,330 ratings — published 1931
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1072 times as china)
avg rating 4.09 — 390,987 ratings — published 2005
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The Joy Luck Club The Joy Luck Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 849 times as china)
avg rating 3.97 — 715,465 ratings — published 1989
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 842 times as china)
avg rating 3.94 — 587,777 ratings — published -500
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Paperback)
by (shelved 734 times as china)
avg rating 3.64 — 69,051 ratings — published 2000
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The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II (Paperback)
by (shelved 703 times as china)
avg rating 4.25 — 56,518 ratings — published 1997
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River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (Paperback)
by (shelved 686 times as china)
avg rating 4.28 — 14,128 ratings — published 2001
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China in Ten Words China in Ten Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 675 times as china)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,153 ratings — published 2011
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Tao Te Ching Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 655 times as china)
avg rating 4.29 — 186,158 ratings — published -350
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Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China (Hardcover)
by (shelved 652 times as china)
avg rating 4.24 — 8,924 ratings — published 2014
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Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1) Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
by (shelved 634 times as china)
avg rating 3.92 — 164,495 ratings — published 2009
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Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China (Hardcover)
by (shelved 606 times as china)
avg rating 3.93 — 9,719 ratings — published 2008
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Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present (Hardcover)
by (shelved 601 times as china)
avg rating 4.23 — 7,713 ratings — published 2006
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The Search For Modern China The Search For Modern China (Paperback)
by (shelved 553 times as china)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,351 ratings — published 1990
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Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 545 times as china)
avg rating 4.26 — 8,191 ratings — published 2009
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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China (Hardcover)
by (shelved 532 times as china)
avg rating 4.46 — 4,404 ratings — published 2011
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On China On China (Hardcover)
by (shelved 518 times as china)
avg rating 4.19 — 10,424 ratings — published 2011
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The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices (Paperback)
by (shelved 511 times as china)
avg rating 4.32 — 13,518 ratings — published 2002
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To Live To Live (Paperback)
by (shelved 492 times as china)
avg rating 4.32 — 27,865 ratings — published 1992
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Mao: The Unknown Story Mao: The Unknown Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 485 times as china)
avg rating 3.83 — 14,075 ratings — published 2002
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The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 485 times as china)
avg rating 4.29 — 131,301 ratings — published 2017
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Lady Tan’s Circle of Women Lady Tan’s Circle of Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 477 times as china)
avg rating 4.35 — 222,090 ratings — published 2023
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Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 460 times as china)
avg rating 4.07 — 5,325 ratings — published 2010
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The Bonesetter's Daughter The Bonesetter's Daughter (Paperback)
by (shelved 448 times as china)
avg rating 4.00 — 133,954 ratings — published 2001
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Waiting Waiting (Paperback)
by (shelved 421 times as china)
avg rating 3.55 — 23,929 ratings — published 1999
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The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 420 times as china)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,278 ratings — published 2010
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Life and Death in Shanghai Life and Death in Shanghai (Paperback)
by (shelved 409 times as china)
avg rating 4.33 — 14,169 ratings — published 1986
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Red Sorghum Red Sorghum (Paperback)
by (shelved 397 times as china)
avg rating 3.81 — 9,120 ratings — published 1987
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The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2) The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)
by (shelved 396 times as china)
avg rating 4.40 — 234,797 ratings — published 2008
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The Analects The Analects (Paperback)
by (shelved 388 times as china)
avg rating 3.80 — 24,556 ratings — published -475
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The Kitchen God's Wife The Kitchen God's Wife (Paperback)
by (shelved 356 times as china)
avg rating 4.04 — 88,821 ratings — published 1991
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Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China (Hardcover)
by (shelved 346 times as china)
avg rating 3.92 — 10,918 ratings — published 2013
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Empress Orchid (Empress Orchid, #1) Empress Orchid (Empress Orchid, #1)
by (shelved 346 times as china)
avg rating 3.90 — 26,150 ratings — published 2003
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The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up (Hardcover)
by (shelved 345 times as china)
avg rating 4.22 — 3,187 ratings — published 2003
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Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 333 times as china)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,118 ratings — published 2025
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The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 315 times as china)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,872 ratings — published 2013
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Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2) Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2)
by (shelved 314 times as china)
avg rating 4.11 — 69,502 ratings — published 2011
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Three Kingdoms (4-Volume Boxed Set) Three Kingdoms (4-Volume Boxed Set)
by (shelved 313 times as china)
avg rating 4.36 — 6,970 ratings — published 1301
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Peony in Love Peony in Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 310 times as china)
avg rating 3.64 — 51,119 ratings — published 2007
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The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962-1976 The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962-1976 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 299 times as china)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,176 ratings — published 2016
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Soul Mountain Soul Mountain (Paperback)
by (shelved 295 times as china)
avg rating 3.60 — 5,984 ratings — published 1990
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Do Not Say We Have Nothing Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 294 times as china)
avg rating 3.92 — 24,599 ratings — published 2016
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Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 293 times as china)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,198 ratings — published 2012
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Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 292 times as china)
avg rating 4.33 — 3,349 ratings — published 2018
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Falling Leaves Falling Leaves (Paperback)
by (shelved 289 times as china)
avg rating 3.91 — 29,425 ratings — published 1997
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Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3) Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
by (shelved 287 times as china)
avg rating 4.40 — 181,445 ratings — published 2010
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China: A History China: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 280 times as china)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,489 ratings — published 2008
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The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 280 times as china)
avg rating 4.15 — 525,886 ratings — published 2018
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“No wonder prostitution is so rampant in China, I mused as I watched the four girls watch us: why stand on your feet all day for slave wages when you can get rich on your back?”
Tom Carter, Unsavory Elements: Stories of Foreigners on the Loose in China

Confucius
“The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.”
(Analects 4.16)”
Confucius

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