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Time Out Beijing , 20 Books

Time Out Beijing's best Chinese non-fiction books of all time, as voted for by 24 Chinese literature experts, novelists, literary agents, publishers, editors, critics and journalists for their top book picks from the last 100 years, based on the following criteria:

- Available in English
- Published after 1900
- A book that illuminates some interesting aspect of Chinese society; historical or modern, observational or analytical, playful or scholarly; poignant and relevant to readers today".

This list was originally published in 2015 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.