The recommendations for good tragic novels were: Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margins, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Scholars, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio Sequel, Flowers in the Mirror, and The Golden Lotus. Gao Qianwen's novel recommendations: The Ordinary World, The Wind and Rain Return, Seven Swords Descending the Tianshan Mountains, The Beacon Beauty, Hunting the Country, Border Town, My Struggle, To Live, Spring Silkworm, Red Soroliang, Soldiers Assault.