There was no definite answer to the question of the ten books that a person must read in their lifetime because different people had different needs and preferences for books. Here are some widely recognized classics that might be considered must-read for everyone: 1 The Analects of Confucius-A Record of Confucius and His Disciples 2 "Da Xue"-a classic textbook written by Zhu Xi that introduced Chinese philosophy and ethics The Doctrine of the Middle Way-Cheng Yi's classic textbook that elaborated on the core principles of Confucianism Dream of the Red Chamber-A Qing Dynasty novel describing the love story of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu 5 Journey to the West-The Ming Dynasty novel tells the story of Sun Wukong and other monkeys 6 "Water margin"-Yuan Dynasty novel tells the story of Song Jiang and others Romance of the Three Kingdoms-Yuan Dynasty novels tell the stories of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others 8 "Miserable World"-Hugo's novel described the story of the French Revolution Capital-A novel by Karl Marks that explored the laws of capitalist economy and class struggle. 10 "One Hundred Years of Solitude"-Garcia Marquez's novel portrays the story of seven generations of the Buenda family