Historical C-Drama Chronology sorted by Historical Periods
PRIMITIVE
Paleolithic【旧石器时代】
Mesolithic【中石器时代】
Neolithic【新石器时代】
Ages 【时代】[Stone, Bronze]
ANCIENT
Yu【虞朝】[3 Sovereigns and 5 Emperors]
Xia【夏朝】
Shang【商朝】
Zhou【周朝】[Western Zhou, Gonghe*, Eastern Zhou]
Spring and Autumn【春秋时代】[5 Hegemons]
Warring States【战国时代】[Qin, Zhao, Yan, Wei, Qi, Han, Chu]
IMPERIAL
Qin【秦朝】[18 Kingdoms, Chu-Han Contention*]
Han【汉朝】[Western Han, Xin*, Eastern Han]
Three Kingdoms【三国】[Cao Wei, Shu Han, Eastern Wu, Yan]
Jin【晋朝】[2 Jins (Western, Eastern)]
Sixteen Kingdoms【十六国】[5 Liangs (Former, Later, Northern, Southern, Western), 4 Yans (Former, Later, Northern, Southern), 3 Qins (Former, Later, Western), 2 Zhaos (Former, Later), Cheng Han , Xia, Zhai Wei]
Northern and Southern Dynasties【南北朝】[3 Northerns (Wei, Zhou, Qi), 2 Weis (Eastern, Western)/Liu Song, 3 Southerns (Qi, Liang, Chen), Western Liang]
Sui【隋朝】
Tang【唐朝】[Wu Zhou*]
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms【五代十国】[5 Laters (Liang, Tang, Jin, Han, Zhou)/Yang Wu, Wuyue, Min, Ma Chu, 2 Shus (Former, Later), Jingnan, Southern Tang, 2 Hans (Southern, Northern)]
Liao【辽朝】[Later Liao]
Song【宋朝】[2 Songs (Northern, Southern)]
Jin【金朝】
Western Xia【西夏】
Western Liao【西辽】
Yuan【元朝】[Chen Han, Northern Yuan]
Ming【明朝】[Southern Ming, Shun*, Later Jin]
Qing【清朝】
MODERN
Republic of China【中华民国】
People's Republic of China (PRC)【中华人民共和国】
* Interregna
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![International Rescue]()
2601. International Rescue
Chinese Drama - 2011, 30 episodes
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![Secret Mission]()
2602. Secret Mission
Chinese Drama - 2015, 32 episodes
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![Tian Zhen]()
2603. Tian Zhen
Chinese Drama - 2010, 28 episodes
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![Quenched into Steel]()
2604. Quenched into Steel
Chinese Drama - 2016, 34 episodes
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![Ge Da Huo Fo]()
2605. Ge Da Huo Fo
Chinese Drama - 2004, 20 episodes
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![Yu Xue Ji Zhe]()
2606. Yu Xue Ji Zhe
Chinese Drama - 2009, 32 episodes
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![Sha Hu Kou]()
2607. Sha Hu Kou
Chinese Drama - 2009, 31 episodes
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![When Love Has Gone]()
2608. When Love Has Gone
Chinese Drama - 2009, 32 episodes
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![Happy Memories of the Ma's]()
2609. Happy Memories of the Ma's
Chinese Drama - 2010, 47 episodes
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![Azalea]()
2610. Azalea
Chinese Drama - 2015, 30 episodes
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![Pan Nv]()
2611. Pan Nv
Chinese Drama - 2009, 30 episodes
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![Cao Gen Wang]()
2612. Cao Gen Wang
Chinese Drama - 2010, 30 episodes
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![Xia Hai]()
2613. Xia Hai
Chinese Drama - 2011, 37 episodes
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![Xian Feng 1931]()
2614. Xian Feng 1931
Chinese Drama - 2013, 30 episodes
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![Hu Die Xing Dong]()
2615. Hu Die Xing Dong
Chinese Drama - 2012, 32 episodes
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![Chuan Yue Feng Huo Xian]()
2616. Chuan Yue Feng Huo Xian
Chinese Drama - 2013, 38 episodes
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![Re Xue Jian Bing]()
2617. Re Xue Jian Bing
Chinese Drama - 2017, 28 episodes
MODERN - sometime in the beginning of the 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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![The New Woman Son-in-Law of the Emperor]()
2618. The New Woman Son-in-Law of the Emperor
Chinese Drama - 2002, 22 episodes
IMPERIAL - possibly Ming dynasty* .
* The aesthetics and clothing are pretty much similar to the ones used in Ming dramas.
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![O Disfarce Dela]()
2619. O Disfarce Dela
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Wang Gui and Anna]()
2620. Wang Gui and Anna
Chinese Drama - 2008, 32 episodes
MODERN - possibly late 20th <-> early 21st centuries (from the PRC period) .
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![The Imperfect Sculpture]()
2621. The Imperfect Sculpture
Chinese Drama - 2003, 6 episodes
ANCIENT <-> MODERN - Xia dynasty <-> People's Republic of China .
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![Mystery of the Blue Butterfly]()
2622. Mystery of the Blue Butterfly
Chinese Drama - 2012, 32 episodes
MODERN - early Republic of China .
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![Xue Se Can Yang]()
2623. Xue Se Can Yang
Chinese Drama - 2005, 30 episodes
MODERN - early Republic of China .
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![The Uncanny]()
2624. The Uncanny
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Blind Woman]()
2625. Blind Woman
Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Xin Wu Nv Bai Shou]()
2626. Xin Wu Nv Bai Shou
Chinese Drama - 2003, 26 episodes
IMPERIAL - probably Ming dynasty* .
* Since it is based on a novel set in this dynasty, in addition to its aesthetics and clothing.
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![Banner Hero]()
2627. Banner Hero
Chinese Drama - 2007, 40 episodes
IMPERIAL - late years of the Ming dynasty .
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![Da He Ying Xiong Chuan]()
2628. Da He Ying Xiong Chuan
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
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![True Love Forever]()
2629. True Love Forever
Chinese Drama - 2004, 28 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Tian Xia Di Yi Lou]()
2630. Tian Xia Di Yi Lou
Chinese Drama - 2004, 32 episodes
MODERN - early years of the Republic of China .
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![Jing Wei Tian Hai]()
2631. Jing Wei Tian Hai
Chinese Drama - 2005, 38 episodes
PRIMORDIAL - Great Flood (from the Primordial Chaos period) .
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![The Lost Temple]()
2632. The Lost Temple
Chinese Drama - 2010, 26 episodes
MODERN - sometime between the Second Sino-Japanese and the Second World Wars (from the Chinese Republican period) <-> possibly early People's Republic of China <-> 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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![Saga from Snow Mountains]()
2633. Saga from Snow Mountains
Chinese Drama - 2007, 36 episodes
IMPERIAL - final years of the Ming dynasty .
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![Lotus Lantern]()
2634. Lotus Lantern
Chinese Drama - 2005, 35 episodes
PRIMORDIAL <-> IMPERIAL - Great Flood (from the Primordial Chaos period) <-> possibly Tang dynasty .
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![The Princess Returns with Her Son]()
2635. The Princess Returns with Her Son
Chinese Drama - 2024, 90 episodes
IMPERIAL - possibly (Hu) Xia kingdom* (from the Sixteen Kingdoms period) .
* There are elements from other kingdoms from the same period as well, such as Cheng-Han's and Later Zhao's.
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![Hu Yang Nu Ren]()
2636. Hu Yang Nu Ren
Chinese Drama - 2010, 24 episodes
MODERN - early 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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![Que Dao Men Chuan Qi]()
2637. Que Dao Men Chuan Qi
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
IMPERIAL - possibly* Ming dynasty .
* The evidences for this are the aesthetics, the clothing, the contacts/invasions by the Japanese, and the fact that China was corrupt at its most during Ming times.
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![Legend of the Undercover Chef Season 2]()
2638. Legend of the Undercover Chef Season 2
Chinese Drama - 0000
IMPERIAL - possibly* Ming dynasty .
* The evidences for this are the aesthetics, the clothing, the contacts/invasions by the Japanese, and the fact that China was corrupt at its most during Ming times.
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![Crush]()
2639. Crush
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Die Hai Zhui Zong]()
2640. Die Hai Zhui Zong
Chinese Drama - 2019, 38 episodes
MODERN - probably early 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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![Nineth Uncle Legend]()
2641. Nineth Uncle Legend
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Liang Chen Hao Jing Zai Feng Jun]()
2642. Liang Chen Hao Jing Zai Feng Jun
Chinese Drama - 2024, 23 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Shi Nian Bu Wan]()
2643. Shi Nian Bu Wan
Chinese Drama - 0000
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Please Say Sorry]()
2644. Please Say Sorry
Chinese Drama - 2023, 99 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Qin Ye Qian Qi Ye You Sa]()
2645. Qin Ye Qian Qi Ye You Sa
Chinese Drama - 2024, 100 episodes
MODERN - 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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![Diário da Senhorita Zhao]()
2646. Diário da Senhorita Zhao
Chinese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> Republic of China .
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![Zhou Zhong Lu]()
2647. Zhou Zhong Lu
Chinese Drama - 2024, 30 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Legendary Carpenter]()
2648. Legendary Carpenter
Chinese Drama - 2024, 30 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Cai Sang Zi Zhi Qi Shi Er Nv]()
2649. Cai Sang Zi Zhi Qi Shi Er Nv
Chinese Drama - 2009, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Mission for Peace]()
2650. Mission for Peace
Chinese Drama - 2009, 22 episodes
MODERN - early 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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![Hai Hun Shan]()
2651. Hai Hun Shan
Chinese Drama - 0000, 12 episodes
MODERN - Cultural Revolution (from the PRC period) .
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![Ai Shi Yi Chang Zai Jie Nan Tao]()
2652. Ai Shi Yi Chang Zai Jie Nan Tao
Chinese Drama - 2024, 80 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![The Neighbors]()
2653. The Neighbors
Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes
MODERN - early 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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![Ran Zhi Liu Nian]()
2654. Ran Zhi Liu Nian
Chinese Drama - 0000
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Fu Hua Meng]()
2655. Fu Hua Meng
Chinese Drama - 2024, 32 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Amor e Adeus]()
2656. Amor e Adeus
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
IMPERIAL - possibly* Ming dynasty .
* It's actually based on a Ming-set novel, despite its mostly fictional aesthetics.
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![Yan Zhi Wei Cheng]()
2657. Yan Zhi Wei Cheng
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Square Pavilion]()
2658. Square Pavilion
Chinese Drama - 2024, 37 episodes
IMPERIAL - possibly* Ming dynasty .
* The aesthetics and colors are pretty much similar to Ming-set dramas.
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![Zou Xiang Da Xi Nan]()
2659. Zou Xiang Da Xi Nan
Chinese Drama - 2024, 23 episodes
MODERN - early People's Republic of China .
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![Chun Feng Hua Yu]()
2660. Chun Feng Hua Yu
Chinese Drama - 2024, 32 episodes
MODERN - early 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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![Aventura Atrás da Porta de Bronze]()
2661. Aventura Atrás da Porta de Bronze
Chinese Drama - 2024, 32 episodes
MODERN - early 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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![Gui Nv]()
2662. Gui Nv
Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes
IMPERIAL - probably* Ming dynasty .
* The aesthetics is definitely a Ming representative one.
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![Waiting For You In The Future]()
2663. Waiting For You In The Future
Chinese Drama - 2019, 36 episodes
MODERN - final years of the 20th <-> early 21st <-> end of the 20th <-> early 21st centuries (from the PRC period) .
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![O Primeiro Tiro]()
2664. O Primeiro Tiro
Chinese Drama - 2024, 32 episodes
MODERN - end of the 20th century (from the PRC period) .
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![Chuan Xi Jiao Fei Ji]()
2665. Chuan Xi Jiao Fei Ji
Chinese Drama - 2012, 43 episodes
MODERN - Second Sino-Japanese War (from the Chinese Republican period) .
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![Father and Son]()
2666. Father and Son
Chinese Drama - 2013, 28 episodes
MODERN - Chinese Civil War (from the Chinese Republican period) .
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![The Wild Duck]()
2667. The Wild Duck
Chinese Drama - 2011, 26 episodes
MODERN - late 20th <-> early 21st centuries (from the PRC period) .
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![The Wild Duck 2]()
2668. The Wild Duck 2
Chinese Drama - 2013, 30 episodes
MODERN - late 20th <-> early 21st centuries (from the PRC period) .
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![Si Hu Tong]()
2669. Si Hu Tong
Chinese Drama - 0000, 18 episodes
MODERN - end of the 20th <-> early 21st centuries (from the PRC period) .
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![Chen Mo De Dai Jia]()
2670. Chen Mo De Dai Jia
Chinese Drama - 2024, 18 episodes
MODERN - early 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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![Xing Fu Cao]()
2671. Xing Fu Cao
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - final years of the 20th century (from the PRC period) .
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![Light on Series: TBA]()
2672. Light on Series: TBA
Chinese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
MODERN - early 21st <-> end of the 20th <-> early 21st centuries (from the PRC period) .
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![The Theory of Original Family or Crime]()
2673. The Theory of Original Family or Crime
Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes
MODERN - early years of the 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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![A Life for a Life]()
2674. A Life for a Life
Chinese Drama - 0000, 14 episodes
MODERN - late 20th century (from the PRC period) .
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![Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 3: To Changan]()
2675. Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 3: To Changan
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
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![Wo You Yi Shan Qi Ji Shuang Chuan Men]()
2676. Wo You Yi Shan Qi Ji Shuang Chuan Men
Chinese Drama - 2023, 51 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Be Not Meant to Be]()
2677. Be Not Meant to Be
Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Qiu Jin Huan]()
2678. Qiu Jin Huan
Chinese Drama - 0000
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![The Color of Love]()
2679. The Color of Love
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - early years of the 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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![A Fleeting Dream]()
2680. A Fleeting Dream
Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Ni Hao, Su Dong Po]()
2681. Ni Hao, Su Dong Po
Chinese Drama - 2024, 5 episodes
IMPERIAL - Northern Song dynasty .
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![Ya Men Kou]()
2682. Ya Men Kou
Chinese Drama - 2002, 24 episodes
IMPERIAL - final years of the Qing dynasty .
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![Agente X]()
2683. Agente X
Chinese Drama - 2013, 42 episodes
MODERN - early years of the Republic of China .
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![Hong Ri Zhao Tian Shan]()
2684. Hong Ri Zhao Tian Shan
Chinese Drama - 0000
MODERN - end of the Republic of China <-> beginning of the People's Republic of China .
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![Crossing to Ancient Times]()
2685. Crossing to Ancient Times
Chinese Drama - 2023, 69 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN <-> IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty <-> early years of the 21st century (from the PRC period) <-> Ming dynasty .
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![Jiao Qi Lai Xi]()
2686. Jiao Qi Lai Xi
Chinese Drama - 2023, 81 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Bai Nian Chen Fu]()
2687. Bai Nian Chen Fu
Chinese Drama - 1998, 29 episodes
MODERN - Second Sino-Japanese War (from the Chinese Republican period) .
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![Bu Bu Gao Sheng]()
2688. Bu Bu Gao Sheng
Chinese Drama - 2003, 30 episodes
IMPERIAL - possibly* Ming dynasty .
* Because of its colors and aesthetics.
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![Chong Hui Er Shi Shi Ji Dang Shou Fu]()
2689. Chong Hui Er Shi Shi Ji Dang Shou Fu
Chinese Drama - 2023, 100 episodes
MODERN - early years of the 21st century <-> end of the 20th century (both from the PRC period) .
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![The Double Special]()
2690. The Double Special
Chinese Special - 2024, 1 episode
IMPERIAL - Northern Yan* (from the Sixteen Kingdoms period) .
* It also contains some Song dynasty aesthetics.
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![The Great Protector]()
2691. The Great Protector
Chinese Drama - 2016, 50 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - final years of the Qing dynasty <-> early years of the Republic of China .
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![Ying Feng]()
2692. Ying Feng
Chinese Drama - 2024, 30 episodes
MODERN - final years of the 20th <-> early years of the 21st centuries (from the PRC period) .
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![Três Corpos]()
2693. Três Corpos
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
MODERN - early 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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![Du Qing Huan]()
2694. Du Qing Huan
Chinese Drama - 2024, 30 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Seja Seu Cavaleiro]()
2695. Seja Seu Cavaleiro
Chinese Drama - 2024, 29 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![Wo Cai Bu Yao Dang Meng Zhu]()
2696. Wo Cai Bu Yao Dang Meng Zhu
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
IMPERIAL - sometime during and somewhere among Former Yan, Western Yan, Later Yan, Southern Yan or Northern Yan* kingdoms (from the Sixteen Kingdoms period) .
* This drama is based on a novel set in any of the Yan kingdoms. Besides, the Murong clan was the one that ruled these five Yan dynastic states and it is the surname of the main characters.
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![Da Di Ji]()
2697. Da Di Ji
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
ANCIENT - Zhou dynasty .
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![Mo Dai Ge Ge Zhi Luan Shi Qi Nv Zi]()
2698. Mo Dai Ge Ge Zhi Luan Shi Qi Nv Zi
Chinese Drama - 2023, 100 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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![The Imperial Coroner Season 2]()
2699. The Imperial Coroner Season 2
Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes
IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
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![Da Shan Li De Nv Xiao]()
2700. Da Shan Li De Nv Xiao
Chinese Drama - 2024, 23 episodes
MODERN - early years of the 21st century (from the PRC period) .
