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Answer 1

Based on context alone
The following are some novels that involve men disguising themselves as women:

** 1. Ancient background **

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- The main character, Zhao Changning, was the eldest grandson of an aristocratic family. When the family was facing a crisis, she had no choice but to disguise herself as a man to support the family. There were many descriptions of ancient costumes in the novel, including the elements of Han clothing. She lived in an ancient society and had to deal with a man-dominated environment. When she wore men's clothes, there would be a sense of conflict between feminine beauty and male clothing. This contrast between gender and clothing was similar to the cross-dressing plot.
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- After the female protagonist Yu Xiang was reborn, in order to survive in the family, she began to appear in men's clothes. Although the female lead was disguised as a man, there were many stories under the disguise of gender. In the ancient setting, the character's clothing, including the way they wore Han clothes, and the characteristics of clothing corresponding to different identities, were all reflected. If the plot of a woman crossdressing as a man was reversed, cross-dressing novels would have similar interests, such as social etiquette and identity concealment.

3. **"Getting Married"**
- The female lead, Fu Qiao, was born into a family of generals. In the complicated situation of the palace and officialdom, she often acted in men's clothes. The ancient world constructed in this novel was rich in etiquette culture and clothing culture. If the protagonist was replaced by a male cross-dressing, then in different scenes such as palace banquets and military occasions, the plot of the male cross-dressing would bring a lot of dramatic conflicts, such as how to follow the female norms in etiquette without revealing his identity.

** 2. Illusionary History **

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- This novel constructed an ancient world. Some of the characters had gender disguises. If he were to create a plot where a man disguised as a woman dressed in traditional Chinese clothes, he could draw lessons from the way the ancient society's families, courts, and Jianghu were constructed in novels. In this world, people of different identities wore different styles of Han clothing, from the luxurious palace clothes to the light clothes of Jianghu people. The cross-dressing of male and female characters under such a clothing system would give rise to many interesting stories, such as participating in the selection of concubines.
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- The characters in the novel were in ancient times, and the female protagonist, Ye Li, had a lot of wisdom and strategies. In some plots, there were scenes where a woman disguised as a man to deal with the situation. If it was a cross-dressing plot of a man disguising as a woman, in this fictional ancient society, considering its unique culture, politics, and military settings, there would be many unexpected situations and possibilities for the story development in different scenes (such as war, diplomacy, family affairs, etc.).
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