Reddit reviews Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, Book 1)
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Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn is the first of The Tales of the Otori series. These are some excellent books and likely exactly what you are looking for. I really hope you enjoy these as much as I did.
I haven't read these two, but I've seen them in the fantasy aisle:
Paper Mage - Leah R. Cutter
Thirteen Orphans - Jane Lindskold
I've read some other of Lindskold's stuff and I liked them, but I don't know how she does chinese-based fantasy.
If you are looking for Asian in general, Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn was pretty good, I thought. But it is based on Japan not China.
[Tales of the Otori] (http://www.amazon.com/Across-Nightingale-Floor-Tales-Otori/dp/1573223328) I picked it up on a whim one day when I was in high school and loved it.
Two book series that come to mind immediately (both of which came out around 10 years ago and I remember absolutely loving) that I didn't see mentioned anywhere in the thread:
Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hern
Prince of Shadow by Curt Benjamin
IMO Tales of the Otori , i’ve read and reread multiple times
Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, Book 1) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1573223328/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_21pWBbA7X13M4
Tales of the Otori is immediately what I thought of when I saw this post. Absolutely amazing books. You should pick it up sometime.
Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, Book 1)
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There's also a fantasy series based on feudal Japan called Tales of the Otori that was excellent (and supports your point about fantasy being based on certain historical realities).
You might be interested in the novel Across the Nightingale Floor, in which a ninja must learn to silently cross a wooden floor, which was designed to be extra noisy to alert the guards. It's basically pseudo-Japan Mission Impossible.
The Otori Clan: http://www.amazon.com/Across-Nightingale-Floor-Tales-Otori/dp/1573223328/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1465244787&sr=1-5&keywords=the+otori+clan
June 28th to be exact, was about to walk dog earlier.
Have you ever tried Tales of the Otori? It's a trilogy that starts with Across the Nightingale Floor