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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2001. Mei You Wo De Cheng
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
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2002. Shou Hu Zhe Men
Chinese Drama - 2024, 35 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2003. Yu Xue Rong Guang
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2004. Awakening
Chinese Drama - 2019, 47 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2005. China in the Classics
Chinese TV Show - 2021, 11 episodes
MODERN <-> ANCIENT <-> IMPERIAL - People's Republic of China <-> Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (from the Yu dynasty period) <-> Xia dynasty <-> .
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2006. Beauty in North
Chinese Drama - 2009, 34 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2007. Chinese Partner
Chinese Drama - 2018, 38 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2008. Cool Storm
Chinese Drama - 2012, 35 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2009. The Classic of Mountains and Seas
Chinese Drama - 2016, 46 episodes
PRIMORDIAL <-> ANCIENT - Creation by Pangu <-> Doingyi (Eastern Barbarians) and Nine Provinces tribes, and Qingqiu kingdom (all from the late period of the Yu dynasty) .
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2010. Don't Think of Interrupting My Studies
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2011. Flipped in My Youth
Chinese Drama - 2018, 55 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2012. Hello Dear Ancestors
Chinese Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Han dynasty <-> People's Republic of China .
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2013. Love Under the Full Moon
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
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2014. Qiu Chan
Chinese Drama - 2024, 23 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2015. My Three Fathers
Chinese Drama - 2015, 37 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2016. Saker Falco
Chinese Drama - 0000, 35 episodes
MODERN - in the very beginning of the People's Republic of China .
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2017. The Best Friend
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2018. Tracks In The Snowy Forest
Chinese Drama - 2016, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2019. The Wolf Warriors
Chinese Drama - 2017, 39 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2020. Zan Ba Zan Ma Liu Shi Nian
Chinese Drama - 2009, 38 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
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2021. Palms on Love
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2022. Da Dian Dang
Chinese Drama - 2011, 28 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2023. Frontier of Love
Chinese Drama - 2018, 54 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2024. Feather Flies to the Sky
Chinese Drama - 2017, 55 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2025. Winner
Chinese Drama - 2016, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2026. I'm Not An Agent
Chinese Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
MODERN - early years of the Republic of China .
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2027. Yi Shuang Xiu Hua Xie
Chinese Drama - 2003, 22 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
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2028. Bo Yi
Chinese Drama - 2012, 30 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2029. Hunter Jame
Chinese Drama - 2015, 33 episodes
MODERN - early phase of the Republic of China .
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2030. Crazy Queen
Chinese Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
IMPERIAL - Nüren kingdom (contemporaneous with the Sui and Tang dynasties) .
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2031. Love and Hatred Between She and I
Chinese Drama - 2016, 44 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2032. Shan Hai Lan Tu
Chinese Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2033. Shuo Shu Ren
Chinese Drama - 2013, 34 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2034. Lv Bu Wei: The Hero in Times of Disorder
Chinese Drama - 2001, 29 episodes
ANCIENT <-> IMPERIAL - late Warring States period <-> Qin dynasty .
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2035. Yi Lu Xiang Qian
Chinese Drama - 2024, 30 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2036. Da Wang Bie Huang Zhang
Chinese Drama - 2024, 14 episodes
IMPERIAL - sometime during the Tang dynasty .
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2037. The Legends of Monkey King
Chinese Drama - 2023, 43 episodes
IMPERIAL - sometime during the Tang dynasty .
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2038. Hi Honey
Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes
ANCIENT - Yu state (vassal state from between the Western Zhou dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period) .
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2039. Mei Hua Dang An
Chinese Drama - 2003, 22 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2040. Good Wife and Mother
Chinese Drama - 2009, 32 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2041. Unknown Number
Chinese Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2042. Mutiny 1929
Chinese Drama - 2014, 35 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2043. De Ling Gong Zhu
Chinese Drama - 2006, 22 episodes
IMPERIAL - late Qing dynasty .
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2044. Eastern Zhou, The Warring States Period
Chinese Drama - 1999, 32 episodes
ANCIENT <-> IMPERIAL - Warring States period <-> Qin dynasty .
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2045. Liu Zi Mei
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2046. The Origin of Love
Chinese Drama - 2020, 18 episodes
PRIMORDIAL <-> ANCIENT - Creation by Pangu <-> Xia dynasty .
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2047. Land of Dreams
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2048. I Want to Live to the Finale
Chinese Drama - 2021, 26 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> Republic of China .
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2049. The Youth of Liang Shan Bo and Zhu Ying Tai
Chinese Drama - 2000, 42 episodes
IMPERIAL - Eastern Jin dynasty .
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2050. The Princess Comes Across
Chinese Drama - 2019, 25 episodes
IMPERIAL - Dali kingdom (from the early years of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and of the Liao dynasty) .
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2051. Years of Passion
Chinese Drama - 2018, 40 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2052. The Chinese Dream
Chinese Drama - 2019, 44 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2053. Who Is He
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2054. Love Under the Moon
Chinese Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2055. The Winter Solstice
Chinese Drama - 2004, 36 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2056. A Village Full of Blossoming Flowers
Chinese Drama - 2021, 33 episodes
MODERN - sometime during the People's Republic of China .
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2057. A Ba Yi Jia Ren
Chinese Drama - 2021, 34 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2058. Jiang He Zhi Shang
Chinese Drama - 2024, 34 episodes
MODERN - 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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2059. Xi Xing Chang Ge
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
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2060. Wo De Li Mao Nv You
Chinese Drama - 2024, 18 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2061. Xu Chun Chun De Cha Hua Yun
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
IMPERIAL - sometime during the Song dynasty .
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2062. Yang San Jie Gao Zhuang
Chinese Drama - 2007, 32 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
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2063. Red Light Story
Chinese Drama - 2020, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2064. Battle of Shang Gan Ling
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - Korean War (from the early PRC period) .
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2065. Housing
Chinese Drama - 2016, 33 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2066. I Love My Family
Chinese Drama - 1993, 120 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2067. Yue Man Xi Lou
Chinese Drama - 2024, 26 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2068. West Gate Love Song
Chinese Drama - 2010, 30 episodes
MODERN - sometime between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China .
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2069. Dong Xue
Chinese Drama - 2012, 28 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2070. Hei Ye Gao Bai
Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2071. Gun and Rose
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2072. Zhang Le Qu
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
IMPERIAL - possibly* Tang dynasty .
* It's actually based on a Tang-set novel, but it also contains elements from Southern Qi and Southern Liang dynasties (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period).
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2073. The Journey
Chinese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
MODERN <-> IMPERIAL - People's Republic of China <-> Qin <-> Tang <-> Shang <-> Tang dynasties .
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2074. The Journey 2
Chinese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN <-> IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Tang dynasty <-> People's Republic of China <-> Ming <-> Tang dynasties <-> People's Republic of China .
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2075. The Little Fairy
Chinese Drama - 2006, 39 episodes
IMPERIAL - Eastern Han dynasty .
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2076. Fairy Couple
Chinese Drama - 2007, 36 episodes
IMPERIAL - probably Eastern Han dynasty .
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2077. Love of Seven Fairy Maidens
Chinese Drama - 2011, 50 episodes
ANCIENT <-> IMPERIAL - probably Shang dynasty <-> Chu kingdom (vassal state from the Western Han dynasty period) .
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2078. Xing fu dao wan jia
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
MODERN - 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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2079. Zhi Zhuo De Zhui Zong
Chinese Drama - 2017, 31 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2080. Ying Xiong Bu Liu Lei
Chinese Drama - 2015, 42 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2081. Chuan Liu
Chinese Drama - 2024, 33 episodes
MODERN - Second Sino-Japanese War (from the Chinese Republican period) .
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2082. Sacrifice for Love
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - sometime during the Republic of China .
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2083. Wo Men De Dui Wu Xiang Tai Yang
Chinese Drama - 2024, 33 episodes
MODERN - Chinese Civil War (from the Chinese Republican period) .
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2084. Chinese Paladin
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
IMPERIAL - Nanzhao kingdom (Tang dynasty's contemporary dynastic state) .
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2085. Da Ming Xuan An Lu Zhi Ni Li Pian
Chinese Special - 2024, 24 episodes
IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
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2086. Da Ming Xuan An Lu
Chinese Drama - 2024, 36 episodes
IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
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2087. Da Ming Xuan An Lu Zhi Hei Sheng
Chinese Special - 2024, 12 episodes
IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
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2088. Who's Lying
Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes
MODERN - 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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2089. Jiang Hu Jue Se Lu
Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
IMPERIAL - probably Ming dynasty .
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2090. National Treasure
Chinese TV Show - 2017, 10 episodes
MODERN <-> ANCIENT - 21st century (from the PRC period) <-> Yue kingdom (from the final years of the Spring and Autumn period) <-> end of the Warring States period <->
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2091. National Treasure Season 2
Chinese TV Show - 2018, 10 episodes
MODERN <-> MODERN <-> IMPERIAL - 21st century <-> Cultural Revolution (both from the PRC period) <-> Tang dynasty <->
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2092. The Story of Hua Zhi
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
Qing* dynasty .
* This is not the Manchu-led Qing, but a fictional one. Its historicity lies in the innumerous Song and Ming dynasties' elements, being it quite more of a Song drama than of a Ming's.
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2093. Masked True Feelings
Chinese Drama - 2024, 26 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2094. Jian Zui Nv Fa Yi Zhi Yan Shi
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2095. Lianli Assassin
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2096. Wo Zai Dong Bei Zuo Bai Shi Di Na Xie Nian
Chinese Drama - 2024, 23 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2097. Jing Zhong Hua
Chinese Drama - 2024, 27 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2098. Kan Bu Jian Ying Zi De Shao Nian
Chinese Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
MODERN - end of the 20th century (from the PRC period) .
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2099. The Chaser
Chinese Drama - 2016, 32 episodes
MODERN - Second Sino-Japanese War (from the Chinese Republican period) .
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2100. Zhuo Zhuo Shao Hua
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
MODERN - early years of the Republic of China .