Query: Novels that are set in Jiangxi, the Ming dynasty, or Zhejiang
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
The Ten Thousand Things (Spurling novel)
Cu hulu
Stories about Ming Dynasty
Illumine Lingao
Baifa Monü Zhuan
The Scholars (novel)
Water Margin
Record of Lady Sa's Southward Journey
Sword Stained with Royal Blood
Shenlou zhi
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms
Evidence from documents: The Ten Thousand Things (Spurling novel): '''''The Ten Thousand Things''''' is a historical novel by author and playwright John Spurling, based on life of 14th-century Chinese artist Wang Meng during the Yuan dynasty. It was published by Duckworth Overlook in 2014 and won the Walter Scott Prize in 2015. Spurling worked on the book for over fifteen years and in the process his work was rejected by 44 publishers.
The book narrates the life of artist Wang Meng, and life in general of people during the Yuan dynasty. As the Yuan dynasty, founded by Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire, was the first foreign empire to rule a large part of China, the themes of loyalty and a non-native ruler form major parts of the novel. Spurling describes the dilemmas in the minds of Wang and other artists, including Wang's maternal grandfather Zhao Mengfu, regarding loyalty towards the foreign ruler.
Cu hulu: '''''Cu hulu''''' (), known in English as '''''The Jealous Wife''''', is a Chinese novella written in the Ming dynasty by an unknown author.
Stories about Ming Dynasty: '''''Stories about Ming Dynasty''''' () is a novel gathering the internet-posted messages with about the Ming Dynasty by Dangnian Mingyue (当年明月) whose real name is Shi Yue (石悅).
Illumine Lingao: In the story, more than 500 people from early-21st-century China intentionally travel back in time via wormhole to the Chongzhen-era late Ming dynasty in 1628 AD.
Baifa Monü Zhuan: the Ming dynasty,: The story is set in 17th-century China towards the end of the Ming dynasty.
Novels: a wuxia novel by Liang Yusheng.
The Scholars (novel): the Ming dynasty: Set in the Ming period, ''The Scholars'' describes and often satirizes academic scholars.
Novels: a Chinese novel written by Wu Jingzi and published in 1750 during the Qing dynasty.
Water Margin: While the book's authorship is attributed to Shi Nai'an (1296–1372), there were references laid out in the book that did not exist until the Jiajing reign (1521-1567) of Ming dynasty, sparking a long-lasting academic debate on when it was actually written and which historical events the author had witnessed that inspired him to write the book.
Record of Lady Sa's Southward Journey: a 17th-century Korean novel by Kim Man-jung set in the Ming dynasty of China.
Sword Stained with Royal Blood: The novel is set in China towards the end of the Ming dynasty.
Shenlou zhi: Predominantly set in Ming dynasty Guangzhou,
Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms: The '''''Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms''''' () is a Chinese historical novel written by Feng Menglong in the late Ming Dynasty.