Recommended Reading List for Students (China 2020)

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Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, 99 Books

This is the official recommended reading list of books for Students from the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (2020)

This list was originally published in 2020 and was added to this site about 2 years ago.

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Cover of 'Household Tales' by Brothers Grimm
Household Tales

Brothers Grimm

Cover of 'Franz Series' by Christine Nöstlinger
Franz Series

Christine Nöstlinger

Cover of 'The Water Hole' by Graeme Base
The Water Hole

Graeme Base

Cover of 'The Radium Woman' by Eleanor Doorly
The Radium Woman

Eleanor Doorly

Cover of 'What's The Big Idea?' by Oscar Brenifier
What's The Big Idea?

Oscar Brenifier

Cover of 'Pensa Hi' by Brigitte Labbé
Pensa Hi

Brigitte Labbé

Cover of 'Adventures Of Sanmao The Orphan' by Zhang Leping
Adventures Of Sanmao The Orphan

Zhang Leping

Cover of 'Heart' by Edmondo de Amicis
Heart

Edmondo de Amicis

Cover of 'Charlotte's Web' by E. B. White
Charlotte's Web

E. B. White

Cover of 'Totto Chan, The Little Girl At The Window' by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Totto Chan, The Little Girl At The Window

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Cover of 'A Short History Of Nearly Everything' by Bill Bryson
A Short History Of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

Cover of 'The Chemical History Of A Candle' by Michael Faraday
The Chemical History Of A Candle

Michael Faraday

Cover of 'Father And Son' by E. O. Plauen
Father And Son

E. O. Plauen

Cover of 'Quotations from Chairman Mao' by Mao
Quotations from Chairman Mao

Mao

Cover of 'What About' by Anne-Sophie Chilard
What About

Anne-Sophie Chilard

Cover of 'Les Goûters Philo' by Brigitte Labbé
Les Goûters Philo

Brigitte Labbé

Cover of 'Tales Of Hulan River' by Xiao Hong
Tales Of Hulan River

Xiao Hong

Cover of 'Memories Of Peking' by Lin Hai-yin
Memories Of Peking

Lin Hai-yin

Cover of 'Fairy Tales and Stories' by Hans Christian Andersen
Fairy Tales and Stories

Hans Christian Andersen

Cover of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' by Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain

Cover of 'Three Days To See' by Helen Keller
Three Days To See

Helen Keller

Cover of 'The Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Cover of 'The Neverending Story' by Michael Ende
The Neverending Story

Michael Ende

Cover of 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone' by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone

J. K. Rowling

Cover of 'Silent Spring' by Rachel Carson
Silent Spring

Rachel Carson

Cover of 'Storia Del Dove' by Tommaso Maccacaro, Claudio M. Tartari
Storia Del Dove

Tommaso Maccacaro, Claudio M. Tartari

Cover of 'Earth' by Iain Stewart, John Lynch
Earth

Iain Stewart, John Lynch

Cover of 'Oceans' by Paul Rose, Anne Laking
Oceans

Paul Rose, Anne Laking

Cover of 'Life' by Martha Holmes, Michael Gunton
Life

Martha Holmes, Michael Gunton

Cover of 'Fabre's Book Of Insects' by Jean Henri Fabre
Fabre's Book Of Insects

Jean Henri Fabre

Cover of 'The Peony Pavilion' by Tang Xianzu
The Peony Pavilion

Tang Xianzu

Cover of 'Red Star Over China' by Edgar Snow
Red Star Over China

Edgar Snow

Cover of 'Records of the Grand Historian' by Sima Qian
Records of the Grand Historian

Sima Qian

Cover of 'The Book of Songs' by China
The Book of Songs

China

Cover of 'The Three Hundred Tang Poems' by China
The Three Hundred Tang Poems

China

Cover of 'The Water Margin' by Shi Naian
The Water Margin

Shi Naian

Cover of 'Journey to the West' by Wu Cheng'en
Journey to the West

Wu Cheng'en

Cover of 'The Scholars' by Wu Ching-tzu
The Scholars

Wu Ching-tzu

Cover of 'Dawn Blossoms Plucked At Dusk' by Lu Xun
Dawn Blossoms Plucked At Dusk

Lu Xun

Cover of 'Rickshaw Boy' by Lao She
Rickshaw Boy

Lao She

Cover of 'The Young Newcomer In The Organizational Department' by Wang Meng
The Young Newcomer In The Organizational Department

Wang Meng

Cover of 'Aesop's Fables' by Aesop
Aesop's Fables

Aesop

Cover of 'Gods And Heroes' by Gustav Schwab
Gods And Heroes

Gustav Schwab

Cover of 'Gulliver's Travels' by Jonathan Swift
Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift

Cover of 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

Cover of 'Walden' by Henry David Thoreau
Walden

Henry David Thoreau

Cover of 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' by Jules Verne
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Jules Verne

Cover of 'The Crescent Moon' by Rabindranath Tagore
The Crescent Moon

Rabindranath Tagore

Cover of 'Stray Birds' by Rabindranath Tagore
Stray Birds

Rabindranath Tagore

Cover of 'My Childhood' by Maxim Gorky
My Childhood

Maxim Gorky

Cover of 'Black On White' by M. Ilin
Black On White

M. Ilin

Cover of 'How The Steel Was Tempered' by Nikolai Ostrovsky
How The Steel Was Tempered

Nikolai Ostrovsky

Cover of 'Advice To A Young Scientist' by Peter B. Medawar
Advice To A Young Scientist

Peter B. Medawar

Cover of 'The Social Function Of Science' by J. D. Bernal
The Social Function Of Science

J. D. Bernal

Cover of 'Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems' by Galileo
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems

Galileo

Cover of 'Pseudoscience And The Paranormal' by Terence Hines
Pseudoscience And The Paranormal

Terence Hines

Cover of 'Physics For Entertainment' by Yakov Perelman
Physics For Entertainment

Yakov Perelman

Cover of 'The Character Of Physical Law' by Richard P. Feynman
The Character Of Physical Law

Richard P. Feynman

Cover of 'Treatise on Radioactivity' by Marie Curie
Treatise on Radioactivity

Marie Curie

Cover of 'Elements Of Chemistry' by Antoine Lavoisier
Elements Of Chemistry

Antoine Lavoisier

Cover of 'A History Of Molecular Biology' by Michel Morange
A History Of Molecular Biology

Michel Morange

Cover of 'The First Three Minutes' by Steven Weinberg
The First Three Minutes

Steven Weinberg

Cover of 'The Origin Of Continents And Oceans' by Alfred Wegener
The Origin Of Continents And Oceans

Alfred Wegener

Cover of 'Design' by John Heskett
Design

John Heskett

Cover of 'Communist Manifesto' by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
Communist Manifesto

Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels

Cover of 'Being Logical' by D. Q. McInerny
Being Logical

D. Q. McInerny

Cover of 'Mencius' by Mencius
Mencius

Mencius

Cover of 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' by Guanzhong Luo
Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Guanzhong Luo

Cover of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' by Cao Xueqin
Dream of the Red Chamber

Cao Xueqin

Cover of 'Call to Arms' by Lu Xun
Call to Arms

Lu Xun

Cover of 'Chu Yuan' by Guo Moruo
Chu Yuan

Guo Moruo

Cover of 'Midnight' by Mao Dun
Midnight

Mao Dun

Cover of 'Teahouse' by Lao She
Teahouse

Lao She

Cover of 'Border Town' by Shen Congwen
Border Town

Shen Congwen

Cover of 'Family' by Ba Jin
Family

Ba Jin

Cover of 'Fortress Besieged' by Qian Zhongshu
Fortress Besieged

Qian Zhongshu

Cover of 'A Hero Born' by Jin Yong
A Hero Born

Jin Yong

Cover of 'The Three-Body Problem' by Cixin Liu
The Three-Body Problem

Cixin Liu

Cover of 'Don Quixote' by Miguel de Cervantes
Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes

Cover of 'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare
Hamlet

William Shakespeare

Cover of 'The Poetry of Alexander Pushkin' by Alexander Pushkin
The Poetry of Alexander Pushkin

Alexander Pushkin

Cover of 'Les Misérables' by Victor Hugo
Les Misérables

Victor Hugo

Cover of 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens
David Copperfield

Charles Dickens

Cover of 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy

Cover of 'Stories of Guy de Maupassant' by Guy de Maupassant
Stories of Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant

Cover of 'The Stories of Anton Chekhov' by Anton Chekhov
The Stories of Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

Cover of 'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway
The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

Cover of 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions' by Thomas Kuhn
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Thomas Kuhn

Cover of 'The Geometry' by Rene Descartes
The Geometry

Rene Descartes

Cover of 'Principia Mathematica' by Isaac Newton
Principia Mathematica

Isaac Newton

Cover of 'Relativity' by Albert Einstein
Relativity

Albert Einstein

Cover of 'The Nature Of The Chemical Bond' by Linus Pauling
The Nature Of The Chemical Bond

Linus Pauling

Cover of 'On the Origin of Species' by Charles Darwin
On the Origin of Species

Charles Darwin

Cover of 'The Theory Of The Gene' by Thomas Hunt Morgan
The Theory Of The Gene

Thomas Hunt Morgan

Cover of 'What Is Life?' by Erwin Schrödinger
What Is Life?

Erwin Schrödinger

Cover of 'On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres' by Nicolaus Copernicus
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

Nicolaus Copernicus

Cover of 'The Computer And The Brain' by John Von Neumann
The Computer And The Brain

John Von Neumann

Cover of 'From Being To Becoming' by Ilya Prigogine
From Being To Becoming

Ilya Prigogine

Cover of 'The Story of Art' by Ernest H. Gombrich
The Story of Art

Ernest H. Gombrich