Query: Ming dynasty or Chinese historical novels
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Becoming Madame Mao
Investiture of the Gods
Jin Ping Mei
Su'e pian
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
A Supplement to the Journey to the West
Zhulin yeshi
Bronze and Sunflower
Big Breasts and Wide Hips
Serve the People! (novel)
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
Stories about Ming Dynasty
Faazin Gei
The Three Sui Quash the Demons' Revolt
Journey to the West
Water Margin
Chipozi zhuan
Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms
Jesus the Proletarian
Evidence from documents: Becoming Madame Mao: '''''Becoming Madame Mao''''' is a historical novel by Anchee Min detailing the life of Jiang Qing. She became Madame Mao after her marriage to Mao Zedong. In this story Min tries to cast a sympathetic light on one of the most controversial political figures in the People's Republic of China.
Investiture of the Gods: ''''The Investiture of the Gods''''' or also known by its Chinese names () and is a 16th-century Chinese novel and one of the major vernacular Chinese works in the gods-and-demons (''shenmo'') genre written during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Jin Ping Mei: '''''Jin Ping Mei''''' ()—translated into English as '''''The Plum in the Golden Vase''''' or '''''The Golden Lotus'''''—is a Chinese novel of manners composed in vernacular Chinese during the latter half of the sixteenth century during the late Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Su'e pian: Woodcut illustration of a scene from the novel by Huang Yikai
'''''Su'e pian''''' (), also '''''Su E Pian''''', translated into English as '''''The Moon Goddess''''' or '''''The Lady of the Moon''''', is a Chinese erotic novel by an anonymous writer published in the late Ming dynasty. It follows the sexual escapades of Wu Sansi () and his concubine, Su'e ().
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Chinese historical novels: '''''Romance of the Three Kingdoms''''' () is a 14th-century historical novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong. It is set in the turbulent years towards the end of the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history, starting in 169 AD and ending with the reunification of the land in 280 by Western Jin.
Ming dynasty: An illustration from a Ming dynasty printed edition of the novel from 1591, collection of the Peking University.
A Supplement to the Journey to the West: '''''A Supplement to the Journey to the West''''' () is a Chinese ''shenmo'' (fantastic) novel written around 1640 CE by Dong Yue ().
Zhulin yeshi: Chinese erotic novel by an anonymous writer, published between 1610 and 1620.
Bronze and Sunflower: Chinese: '''''Bronze and Sunflower''''' () is a Chinese children's novel written by Cao Wenxuan and was first published in 2005.
historical: Helpful back matter provides additional insight into this specific time in China's history."
Big Breasts and Wide Hips: The book tells the story of a mother and her eight daughters and one son, and explores Chinese history through the 20th century.
Serve the People! (novel): Set during the Cultural Revolution, at the peak of the cult of personality of Chairman Mao, the novel tells the story of an affair between the Liu Lian, the wife of a powerful military commander, and a young peasant soldier, Wu Dawang.
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant: ''Chronicle of a Blood Merchant'' describes the suffering of the lower class which took place during the most turbulent time in Chinese history, and creates a sorrowful atmosphere with a touch of gentleness.
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). The novel is the first edited novel from a standard history.
Faazin Gei: The oldest extant edition of ''Faazin Gei'' is dated 52nd year of Emperor Kangxi (1713/1714), but the consensus of the scholars is that it was first published during the late Ming dynasty (17th, or even 16th century).
The Three Sui Quash the Demons' Revolt: '''''The Three Sui Quash the Demons' Revolt''''' (三遂平妖傳) is a Chinese novel attributed to the 14th-century novelist Luo Guanzhong, although the earliest extant version was compiled between 1571 and 1589, possibly by Wang Shenxiu (王慎脩).
Journey to the West: '''''Journey to the West''''' () is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, and has be
Water Margin: '''''Water Margin''''' is one of the earliest Chinese novels written in vernacular Mandarin and is attributed to Shi Nai'an. It is also translated as '''''Outlaws of the Marsh''''' and '''''All Men Are Brothers'''''.


The tragic story, set in Northern Song dynasty (around 1120), tells of how a group of 108 outlaws gather at Mount Liang (or ''Liangshan'' Marsh) to rebel against the government. Later they are granted amnesty and enlisted by the government to resist the nomadic conquest of the Liao dynasty and other rebels. 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.
Chipozi zhuan: Chinese erotic novella written in the Ming dynasty.
Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms: Ming dynasty: late Ming Dynasty
Chinese historical novels: Chinese historical novel
Jesus the Proletarian: Wuchan zhe yesu zhuan''''' (), translated into English as '''''Jesus the Proletarian''''', is a Chinese historical novel based on the life of Jesus