Shanghai Nights
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy Republican-era Shanghai settings and women's emotional stories
- Readers who have read Dream Back to the Qing Dynasty and want to explore Jin Zi's other works
- Readers who prefer calm narration with humor and romance that avoids melodrama
- Readers seeking light emotional comfort amid a busy life
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting rigorous historical research or grand war narratives
- Readers who prefer fast-paced, plot-heavy books and dislike emotional writing
- Readers with no interest in time travel or Republican-era romance
Reading tips
- Start with the opening chapters in which sister Danqing flees her marriage to Shanghai, grasping the era's atmosphere and character relationships before reading on.
- Read the emotional lines of Qinglang and Danqing side by side, noting how the author writes tense moments in a calm tone.
- If your time is fragmented, read chapter by chapter; each chapter's closing suspense makes a good stopping point.
- After finishing, recall your favorite scenes and feel how the book's fresh emotion soothes modern readers.
About the publisher
Founded in 1982, Blossom Press is a Chinese publisher reaching young readers at home and abroad. Its list spans classics, foreign literature, exam preparation, inspirational growth, youth literature and modern romance. The “Master-Guided Annotated Edition” series presents Chinese and foreign classics—Lu Xun's Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk, Lao She's Camel Xiangzi and Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels—with introductions and notes to aid study and exam preparation. The press also addresses young people's development with the “Hu Xiaonao Goes to School” series of inspirational books, and publishes literary works such as Night Shanghai and Misty Rain of the Red Dust. Authors represented in the available catalogue include Lu Xun, Lao She, Yao Jianbin, Le Duoduo and Zhuangzhuang. Public information is limited, so this profile focuses on the directions and features reflected in the available titles.
Contents
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- 第1章 老家
- 第2章 省城
- 第3章 男人
- 第4章 名分
- 第5章 流浪
- 第6章 旅途
- 第7章 光头
- 第8章 错过
- 第9章 等候
- 第10章 他和他
- 第11章 他和她
- 第12章 再会
- 第13章 云起（一）
- 第14章 云起（二）
- 第15章 云起（三）
- 第16章 伤疤
- 第17章 初学
- 第18章 学堂
- 第19章 惊艳（一）
- 第20章 惊艳（二）
- 第21章 重逢
- 第22章 交心（一）
- 第23章 交心（二）
- 第24章 婚宴（一）
- 第25章 婚宴（二）
- 第26章 心迹
- 第27章 爱与恨（一）
- 第28章 爱与恨（二）
- 第29章 同心（一）
- 第30章 同心（二）
- 第31章 名伶
- 第32章 赌局（一）
- 第33章 赌局（二）
- 第34章 赌局（三）
- 第35章 花匠
- 第36章 恶作剧
- 第37章 考验
- 第38章 血缘（一）
- 第39章 血缘（二）
- 第40章 残破（一）
- 第41章 残破（二）
- 第42章 情浓
- 第43章 姐妹（一）
- 第44章 姐妹（二）
- 第45章 压轴戏（一）
- 第46章 压轴戏（二）
- 第47章 团聚
- 第48章 真相
- 第49章 复仇
- 第50章 一生
- 第51章 结局
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About the author
Jinzi is a Chinese web author known for time-travel and romance fiction; public information about her is limited, and her nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not disclosed. Five of her works are included in the collection, namely Dream Back to the Qing Dynasty, Night Shanghai, Ink-Wash Rivers and Mountains, Jinzi's Time-Travel Boxed Set (2 Volumes), and The Green and Red Army Camp Time Travel, generally classified under time-travel alternate history, modern romance, and wuxia fiction. Dream Back to the Qing Dynasty is her most representative work and one of the more influential early Qing time-travel novels, sparking a wave of similar writing. Jinzi's stories largely revolve around traveling across time, placing a modern perspective in ancient or early modern settings and building narrative tension between emotional entanglements and historical atmosphere. Night Shanghai turns to Republican-era urban life, while Ink-Wash Rivers and Mountains carries wuxia elements, showing her attempts at different settings. Her works are noted by readers for smooth plotting and delicate emotion.
