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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1801. Ye Bu Shou
Chinese Drama - 0000, 18 episodes
IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
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1802. A White Fox
Chinese Drama - 0000, 12 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1803. To Myself in 1999
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1804. Cui Huo
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1805. Flying Elephants
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1806. I Don't Kill You
Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1807. Yu Lan Hua Kai Jun Zai Lai
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1808. Qun Xing Shan Yao Shi
Chinese Drama - 2024, 34 episodes
MODERN - Second Sino-Japanese War (from the Chinese Republican period) .
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1809. Flourished Peony
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
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1810. Xiao Xiang Ren Jia
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
MODERN - mid-Cultural Revolution (from the PRC period) .
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1811. Han Wu Di
Chinese Drama - 1996, 24 episodes
IMPERIAL - Han dynasty .
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1812. Love on the Beach
Chinese Drama - 2005, 25 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1813. A Legend of Shaolin Kung Fu Season 3
Chinese Drama - 2011, 60 episodes
IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
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1814. Hua Xu Yin
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
ANCIENT - Wei and Chen states (vassal states of the Zhou Dynasty) .
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1815. He Ping Nian Dai
Chinese Drama - 1996, 23 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1816. The Flower Flies Like the Butterfly
Chinese Drama - 2006, 26 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1817. Ebb And Flow
Chinese Drama - 1992, 20 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
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1818. Bodyguards: Heavenly Charm
Chinese Drama - 1998, 20 episodes
IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
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1819. The Bigwig
Chinese Drama - 2000, 30 episodes
IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
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1820. An Jing
Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1821. My Dear Families
Chinese Drama - 2022, 39 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1822. Roaring Waves
Chinese Drama - 1999, 16 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1823. My Love in Seventeen
Chinese Drama - 2024, 32 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1824. The World's Little Mad Doctor
Chinese Drama - 2023, 26 episodes
IMPERIAL - Northern Chu (also known as Jingnan kingdom from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period) and Shang* kingdoms .
* Shang is a fictitious kingdom.
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1825. Chun Ri Nong Qing
Chinese Drama - 2024, 18 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1826. Get Married
Chinese Drama - 2015, 35 episodes
IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
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1827. Jianghu Xiao Mian Ren
Chinese Drama - 1999, 20 episodes
MODERN - sometime during the Republic of China .
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1828. Holy Pearl
Chinese Drama - 2011, 36 episodes
MODERN <-> ANCIENT - People's Republic of China <-> Nanyue and Shu kingdoms* (from the legendary period of the Yu dynasty) .
* They might just carry more just their names in common with historical kingdoms of Ancient China, having, thus, both fictional and authentic elements.
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1829. Happy Flying Dragon
Chinese Drama - 1998, 50 episodes
IMPERIAL - during the final years of the Qing dynasty .
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1830. Bei Shang
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
MODERN - early 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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1831. The Witty Attorney
Chinese Drama - 1998, 27 episodes
IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
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1832. Under the Howthorn Tree
Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1833. Sleepless in Floating City
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1834. Life and Death
Chinese Drama - 2015, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1835. Huan Yu
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
MODERN - early years of the 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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1836. Cases of the South
Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1837. Xiao Qi Qing Rang
Chinese Drama - 0000, 32 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qin dynasty <-> People's Republic of China .
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1838. Hua Fu
Chinese Drama - 0000, 12 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Han dynasty <-> People's Republic of China .
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1839. Chinese Peacekeeping Police
Chinese Drama - 2009, 35 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1840. Xiao Nu Ren
Chinese Drama - 1997, 20 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - late Qing dynasty <-> early Republic of China .
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1841. Xiang Fen Chuanqi
Chinese Drama - 2006, 30 episodes
IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
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1842. Chinese Sherlock Shi
Chinese Drama - 2012, 32 episodes
IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
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1843. The Age of Returning to The City
Chinese Drama - 2014, 30 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1844. Da Yun Zhi He
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1845. San Ke Shu
Chinese Drama - 2024, 39 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1846. Return Home
Chinese Drama - 2007, 33 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1847. Cosmetology High
Chinese Drama - 2014, 30 episodes
IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
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1848. Justice My Foot
Chinese Drama - 2012, 30 episodes
IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
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1849. Han Dynasty Epic
Chinese Drama - 0000
IMPERIAL - Han dynasty .
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1850. The Epic of Tang Dynasty
Chinese Drama - 0000
IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
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1851. Luan Shi Yan Yu
Chinese Drama - 2014, 30 episodes
IMPERIAL - during the final years of the Qing dynasty .
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1852. Master
Chinese Drama - 2011, 35 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1853. Norman Bethune
Chinese Drama - 2006, 20 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1854. A Legend of Shaolin Kung Fu Season 4
Chinese Drama - 2017, 44 episodes
IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
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1855. Legend of the Phoenix
Chinese Drama - 2019, 41 episodes
IMPERIAL - Southern Liang*, Later Liang** [or Western Liang (a puppet state of the Western Wei, Northern Zhou and Sui dynasties)] (both from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period), Yueliang***, and Wuci*** dynasties, and Xiaqiu, Qiuye***, and Xiasheng*** states .
* Possibly a blend between Liang province (a vassal state from Western Jin dynasty), Eastern Liang province (subjected to both Northern Wei and Southern Liang dynasties from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period), and even the final years of the Ming dynasty. As this drama states that Southern Liang has its 5th emperor (historical Liang had only four), it can be assumed that, in this story, the Chen dynasty (also from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) never came into being.
** It might also contain elements in common with the Later Liang dynasty (from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period), emerging just like its historical counterpart, that is, Western Liang (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period as well), which appeared under the name of Later Liang.
*** These are fictional.
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1856. Antique Bureau Midgame
Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1857. Feng Hua Qi You Lu
Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes
IMPERIAL - Song dynasty .
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1858. The Lee Family
Chinese Drama - 2014
MODERN - early years of the Republic of China .
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1859. Shao Ye He Wo
Chinese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
MODERN - sometime during the Republic of China .
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1860. Feng Yu Diao Hua Lou
Chinese Drama - 2010, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1861. National Anthem
Chinese Drama - 2010, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1862. Love In Spring
Chinese Drama - 2013, 80 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1863. Bu Ju
Chinese Drama - 2021, 27 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1864. Legend of Entrepreneurship
Chinese Drama - 2012, 36 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1865. Two Families from Wenzhou
Chinese Drama - 2015, 36 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1866. Family on the Go 3
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1867. The Switch
Chinese Drama - 2001, 40 episodes
IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
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1868. The Divine Doctor
Chinese Drama - 2015, 50 episodes
ANCIENT - Zheng vassal state (from the Warring States period) .
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1869. Huo Hong Nian Hua
Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1870. Rage of Love
Chinese Drama - 2013, 35 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1871. The North Wind Blows
Chinese Drama - 2009, 36 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1872. Spring Goes, Spring Comes
Chinese Drama - 2008, 45 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1873. Every Moment that I Think of You
Chinese Drama - 2021, 2 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1874. Time Machine
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
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1875. Legend of the Heavenly Stones
Chinese Drama - 2005, 34 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Ming dynasty <-> People's Republic of China .
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1876. Choose the Right Path
Chinese Drama - 2015, 45 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1877. The Stand-in
Chinese Drama - 2014, 60 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
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1878. Double Guns
Chinese Drama - 2017, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1879. Fat Man of Sport
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
IMPERIAL - Northern Song and Liao dynasties .
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1880. Judge Dee's Mystery Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2024
IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
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1881. Perfect Match
Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes
IMPERIAL - Northern Song dynasty .
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1882. Snowflower
Chinese Drama - 2003, 45 episodes
IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
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1883. Wu Geng Ji
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
ANCIENT - Shang <-> Zhou dynasties, and Xin and Bai states* .
* Xin and Bai are fictional states.
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1884. Gun Fire
Chinese Drama - 2014, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1885. Red Waist Drum
Chinese Drama - 2019, 45 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1886. Life and Death on the Way Back
Chinese Drama - 2011, 32 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1887. My War 3
Chinese Drama - 2015, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1888. Xiang Qi Mi Ren
Chinese Drama - 2010, 23 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1889. Shui Yue Dong Tian
Chinese Drama - 2004, 30 episodes
IMPERIAL - final years of the Qin <-> early years of the Jin dynasties .
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1890. The Fairy Lake
Chinese Drama - 2012, 40 episodes
PRIMORDIAL <-> PRECAMBRIAN <-> IMPERIAL - Creation by the Jade Emperor <-> Homo emergence <-> Western Han dynasty .
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1891. The Empire Warrior
Chinese Drama - 2013, 38 episodes
IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
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1892. Half for the People, Half for Beauties
Chinese Drama - 2015, 48 episodes
IMPERIAL - Eastern Han dynasty <-> Three Kingdoms period .
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1893. Happy Magistrate
Chinese Drama - 2014, 33 episodes
IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
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1894. Happy Magistrate 2
Chinese Drama - 2016, 30 episodes
IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
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1895. Iron Pear
Chinese Drama - 2010, 43 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1896. Incisive Great Teacher
Chinese Drama - 2014, 44 episodes
IMPERIAL - Wuzhou dynasty (from the Tang dynasty period) .
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1897. Mermaid Legend
Chinese Drama - 2013, 36 episodes
IMPERIAL - Northern Song dynasty .
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1898. Five Disciples of Master Wong
Chinese Drama - 2006, 37 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
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1899. Chuan Qi Huan Xiang Yin Shang
Chinese Drama - 2006, 42 episodes
ANCIENT - towards the end of the Shang dynasty .
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1900. Shen Yi Xia Lu
Chinese Drama - 2004, 40 episodes
IMPERIAL - Western Han dynasty .