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 * Qingfeng zha (清風閘) or The Sluices of Qingfeng, was a popular novel during the Qing dynasty. The earliest extant copy dates from 1819. Although not mentioned in the book, the story was originally told by the Yangzhou-based storyteller Pu Lin (浦琳). Yu Yue commented that "there is nothing particularly good about it", at least the written version. It was written, in addition to the standard vernacular, solely in the Yangzhou dialect.

Three novels that focus on military heroes who defend and expand the borders of the empire fighting against barbarians:
 * Wu hu ping xi (Wuhu pingxi) or Five Tigers Pacify the West, 1801 Five Heroes' Western Campaign
 * Wu hu ping nan or Five Tigers Pacify the South, 1807
 * Wan hua lou or The Tower of Ten Thousand Flowers, 1808 (The House of Myriad Flowers in 68 chapters


 * Wu shu nao Dongjing zhuan or Five Rats Create Havoc in the Eastern Capital, was a novel from the late-Ming dynasty. It tells of 5 rats who use magic to transform themselves to lookalikes of a young examination candidate, Judge Bao and the emperor.