About the author

Zhi Xia is a Chinese-language author about whom limited public information is available. Seven of the author's works are held in the collection, including representative titles such as *Tracing Ancient Architecture Across a Millennium*, *Wuyi Lane* (two volumes), *Qiluo Xiang* (two volumes), *Ziye Wu Song* (two volumes), *Buxu Ji*, and *Dreaming Back to the Twelfth Year of the Ming Dynasty* together with its second volume. Judging from these works, Zhi Xia's writing falls roughly along two lines: design and time-travel alternate history. The former, as in *Tracing Ancient Architecture Across a Millennium*, takes ancient architecture as its entry point and leans toward informative writing; the latter mostly appears in long, multi-volume form, with titles such as *Wuyi Lane*, *Qiluo Xiang*, and *Ziye Wu Song* drawing on classical imagery and an elegant turn of phrase, clearly favoring narratives set in ancient or alternate historical worlds. Overall, Zhi Xia's works show a sustained interest in classical motifs and historical settings, balancing knowledge with storytelling. Because basic details such as dates of birth and death, nationality, and English name are unavailable in the collection, the author's life and creative background cannot be described in detail; readers may instead appreciate the choice of subject matter and prose style through the works listed above.

Written (7)

Viewing Ancient Architecture Across a Thousand Years cover
Rating 3.8
Viewing Ancient Architecture Across a Thousand Years 知夏 Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · 2025 A single brick and tile etch the rise and fall of history; a single mortise and tenon conceal the universe within. From palaces and temples to pavilio…
Qiluo Xiang (Complete 2 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.5
Qiluo Xiang (Complete 2 Volumes) 知夏 Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · 2024 This set consists of two volumes, Qiluo Xiang (Part One) and Qiluo Xiang (Part Two). She was an orphan girl from a small town by the Yellow River, and…
Wuyi Lane (2 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.6
Wuyi Lane (2 Volumes) 知夏 Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2022 ""Old swallows once before the halls of Wang and Xie now fly into the homes of common folk." In the Eastern Jin, the Sima dynasty held sway while the …
Midnight Wu Songs (Two Volumes) cover
Rating 3.5
Midnight Wu Songs (Two Volumes) 知夏 New World Press · 2022 What sets the world ablaze is not only war, but also you. She was once a princess of exalted rank and unparalleled nobility, but in a single night her…
Record of Pacing the Void cover
Rating 3.4
Record of Pacing the Void 知夏 · 2022 A dream of tumultuous times unfolding within a great round mirror: a panorama of life in early Republican Beijing; a snowbound landscape of passes and…
Dreaming Back to the Twelve Years of the Great Ming (2 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.2
Dreaming Back to the Twelve Years of the Great Ming (2 Volumes) 知夏 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2022 Behind the deep, winding walls of the Forbidden City lie 9,990 rooms. One is a leftover single woman in city life, busy rushing from one blind date to…
Dreaming Back to the Twelfth Year of the Great Ming (Part Two) cover
Rating 3.0
Dreaming Back to the Twelfth Year of the Great Ming (Part Two) 知夏 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2022 She is a modern fashionista, yet fate toys with her and "exiles" her to the Ming Dynasty; he is the unruly prince of the court, yet his feelings for h…

Publishers

Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd.New World PressShidai Literature Publishing HouseJiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House