About the author

Hai De Wendu is a web-fiction author about whom limited public information is available. Nine of the author's works can currently be confirmed, mostly long-form narratives set in otherworldly fantasy settings. Representative works include Soul-Devouring Pearl, Exquisite Heart, and Dragon Calamity from the Wangchen Pavilion series, along with several volumes in the Wenxiang Xie series and a collected edition combining both series. Judging from the titles and series structure, the author favors imagery such as artifacts, fragrances, and pavilions to build story worlds, with installments that connect to form relatively complete series. Wenxiang Xie was adapted into a film and television production of the same name starring Wang Xuan and Xu Bin, which suggests that the series has drawn some attention from readers and the market. Based on the available material, the author's nationality, dates of birth and death, education, and writing career cannot be verified, so biographical details remain unavailable, and only a preliminary outline of the author's creative profile can be drawn from the works themselves.

Written (18)

Wangchen Pavilion I: The Soul-Devouring Pearl cover
Rating 4.0
Wangchen Pavilion I: The Soul-Devouring Pearl 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2026 In Luoyang, capital of the Great Tang, Gongsuli, a spirit snake who has just taken human form, makes his way among the common people. After inadverten…
Forgotten Dust Pavilion II: Exquisite Heart cover
Rating 3.9
Forgotten Dust Pavilion II: Exquisite Heart 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2026 In the bustling Luoyang of the Tang dynasty, Gong Li, a timid spirit snake, is forced to go into business with Bi An, a dragon prince exiled to the mo…
Wangchen Pavilion 4: The Flood Dragon's Tribulation cover
Rating 3.9
Wangchen Pavilion 4: The Flood Dragon's Tribulation 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2026 During the height of the Tang Dynasty, Ming Chongyan, son of the chancellor, grows ever more famous, and for his powerful command of magic is granted …
The Fragrance Pavilion (4 Volumes): Original Novel of the TV Series of the Same Name Starring Wang Xuan and Xu Bin cover
Rating 3.8
The Fragrance Pavilion (4 Volumes): Original Novel of the TV Series of the Same Name Starring Wang Xuan and Xu Bin 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2026 A Tang-dynasty tale of a mysterious perfume shop whose exotic fragrances and cosmetics stir up scandals and strange tales of desire and greed, until u…
The Pavilion of Forgetting the Dust + The Fragrance Pavilion Series Collection (8 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.7
The Pavilion of Forgetting the Dust + The Fragrance Pavilion Series Collection (8 Volumes) 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2026 Eight-book boxed set. Includes
Wenxiang Pavilion III: Waking from the Agarwood Dream cover
Rating 3.7
Wenxiang Pavilion III: Waking from the Agarwood Dream 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2026 In the flourishing Tang, in the divine capital of Luoyang, there is a mysterious fragrance shop called Wenxiang Pavilion that specializes in fine roug…
Wenxiang Pavilion IV: Mirror Flowers, Demons Born cover
Rating 3.7
Wenxiang Pavilion IV: Mirror Flowers, Demons Born 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2026 In Tang-era Luoyang, undercurrents stir beneath the surface of peace and prosperity. The mysterious fragrance shop Wenxiang Pavilion, asked by the con…
Wenxiang Pavilion II: The Heartless Jade Dew cover
Rating 3.7
Wenxiang Pavilion II: The Heartless Jade Dew 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2026 In the bustling Tang capital of Luoyang stands a mysterious, peculiar shop called Wenxiang Pavilion, rumored to be run by Wan Niang, a woman who is no…
The Pavilion of Forgetting the Dust (4 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.6
The Pavilion of Forgetting the Dust (4 Volumes) 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2026 A single pearl triggers a chain of bizarre murders. Ling She Gongli is chosen as the "pearl mother" to nurture a blood pearl and unexpectedly becomes …
Forgotten Dust Pavilion 4: The Flood Dragon's Tribulation cover
Forgotten Dust Pavilion 4: The Flood Dragon's Tribulation 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2016 Forgotten Dust Pavilion 4: The Flood Dragon's Tribulation is the fourth and final volume of the "Forgotten Dust Pavilion" quartet by Hai De Wendu (Xu …
Wenxiang Xie 4: Mirror Flowers, Demon Born cover
Rating 4.1
Wenxiang Xie 4: Mirror Flowers, Demon Born 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2014 This is the fourth volume of the Wenxiang Xie series and the concluding work of the four-part sequence, set in the Tang dynasty city of Luoyang. Benea…
Wen Xiang Xie 3: Awakening from the Agarwood Dream cover
Rating 4.0
Wen Xiang Xie 3: Awakening from the Agarwood Dream 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2014 Wen Xiang Xie 3: Awakening from the Agarwood Dream is the third installment in the Wen Xiang Xie novel series by Hai de Wendu (real name Xu Aili). Set…
Scent Parlor 3: Awakening from the Agarwood Dream cover
Rating 4.0
Scent Parlor 3: Awakening from the Agarwood Dream 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2014 Scent Parlor 3: Awakening from the Agarwood Dream is the third volume in the Scent Parlor fantasy novel series by Hai De Wendu, still set in the Tang-…
Wenxiang Xie 1: Cosmetics with a Soul cover
Rating 4.0
Wenxiang Xie 1: Cosmetics with a Soul 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2013 Wenxiang Xie 1: Cosmetics with a Soul is the first volume of the Wenxiang Xie tetralogy by the author Hai de Wendu (original name Xu Aili). The story …
Wenxiang Xie 2: Jade Dew Without Intent cover
Rating 4.0
Wenxiang Xie 2: Jade Dew Without Intent 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2013 Wenxiang Xie 2: Jade Dew Without Intent is the second volume in the Wenxiang Xie series by Hai de Wendu (real name Xu Aili), set in the bustling Tang-…
Wenxiang Xie 1: Cosmetics with Spirit cover
Rating 4.0
Wenxiang Xie 1: Cosmetics with Spirit 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2013 In the prosperous Tang dynasty, in the divine capital Luoyang, there is a mysterious, low-key cosmetics shop called Wenxiang Xie. It is inconspicuous …
Wenxiang Xie 2: The Heartless Jade Dew cover
Wenxiang Xie 2: The Heartless Jade Dew 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2013 The second volume in the Wenxiang Xie series. Set in Luoyang, the divine capital of the High Tang, the story centers on a cosmetics shop called Wenxia…
The Forgotten Dust Pavilion Series (3-Book Set) cover
The Forgotten Dust Pavilion Series (3-Book Set) 海的温度 Shanghai People's Publishing House The Forgotten Dust Pavilion series is part of writer Hai de Wendu's "Tang Dynasty Legends" universe and can be seen as a prequel to her breakout serie…

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Shanghai People's Publishing House