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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2101. The Revenge of Begonia
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2102. Xiao Nan Feng
Chinese Drama - 2024, 28 episodes
MODERN - late 20th <-> early 21st centuries (both from the PRC period) .
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2103. The Distant Distance
Chinese Drama - 2016, 48 episodes
MODERN - Cultural Revolution <-> early 21st century (both from the PRC period) .
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2104. Wo Zhan De Di Fang Shi Zhong Guo
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
MODERN - Cultural Revolution <-> early 21st century (both from the PRC period) .
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2105. Xian Xia Sword
Chinese Drama - 2015, 42 episodes
ANCIENT - Chu state (from the Spring and Autumn period) <-> probably Warring States period .
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2106. Lost City in Snow Heaven
Chinese Drama - 2006, 32 episodes
PRIMORDIAL <-> ANCIENT - Creation out of Primordial Chaos <-> probably during the most legendary part of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (from the Yu dynasty period) .
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2107. Beauties of the King
Chinese Drama - 2017, 15 episodes
IMPERIAL - probably sometime during the Ming dynasty .
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2108. Beauties of the King 2
Chinese Drama - 2017, 15 episodes
IMPERIAL - probably sometime during the Ming dynasty .
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2109. Beauties of the King 3
Chinese Drama - 2018, 15 episodes
IMPERIAL - probably sometime during the Ming dynasty .
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2110. My Chinese Dream
Chinese Drama - 2024, 31 episodes
MODERN - early 21 century (from the PRC period) .
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2111. Hu Xian
Chinese Drama - 2013, 43 episodes
PRIMORDIAL <-> ANCIENT <-> IMPERIAL - Creation by Pangu <-> Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (from the Yu dynasty period) <-> Zhou dynasty <-> Tang dynasty .
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2112. Precious
Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes
MODERN - Second Sino-Japanese War (from the Chinese Republican period) .
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2113. Hummingbird Attack
Chinese Drama - 2015, 40 episodes
MODERN - Second Sino-Japanese War (from the Chinese Republican period) .
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2114. L.O.R.D. Critical World
Chinese Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
PRIMORDIAL <-> ANCIENT - Primordial Chaos <-> Creation by Pangu <-> probably Shang dynasty .
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2115. Qian Duo Tao Hua Yi Shi Kai
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
ANCIENT - Shang dynasty .
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2116. My Aletai
Chinese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
MODERN - early 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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2117. Ai Zai Wu Yan Xia
Chinese Drama - 2012, 60 episodes
MODERN - late 20th century (from the PRC period) .
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2118. Love is All
Chinese Drama - 2020, 26 episodes
IMPERIAL - possibly Tang dynasty* .
* The aesthetics and the style resemble the Tang representative ones very much.
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2119. Chong Hui 1993 Zhi Zong Heng Ren Sheng
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - late 20th century (from the PRC period) .
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2120. Xiang Si Gu
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
IMPERIAL - probably Southern Liang dynasty (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) .
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2121. A Confidant
Chinese Drama - 0000
ANCIENT - Jin state (during the late Spring and Autumn and the early Warring States periods) .
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2122. Wu Lin You Jiao Qi
Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes
IMPERIAL - possibly Western Jin dynasty .
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2123. First Marriage
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2124. Jun Yi
Chinese Drama - 2009, 25 episodes
MODERN - sometime between the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War (both from the Chinese Republican period) .
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2125. Lian Hua
Chinese Drama - 2012, 30 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - late Qing dynasty <-> early Republic of China .
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2126. Wu Lin You Xia Qi Zhi Bai Ye Cang Cang
Chinese Special - 2023, 24 episodes
IMPERIAL - possibly Western Jin dynasty .
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2127. Shuang Feng Qi An
Chinese Drama - 1998, 22 episodes
IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
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2128. Zu Ji
Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China <-> early People's Republic of China <-> late 20th century (from the PRC period) .
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2129. Welcome to Milele Village
Chinese Drama - 2023, 35 episodes
MODERN - early 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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2130. Re Xue Zhong Hun Zhi Du Xing Shi Wei
Chinese Drama - 2003, 34 episodes
IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
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2131. The Warrior
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2132. Our Youth
Chinese Drama - 2018, 40 episodes
MODERN - late 20th century (from the PRC period) .
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2133. Xing Fu De Wan Mei
Chinese Drama - 2009, 25 episodes
MODERN - Cultural Revolution (from the PRC period) .
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2134. Zhan Shi Di Rong Yao
Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2135. Ji Pin Xiang Shi
Chinese Drama - 0000
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2136. Tian Xia Xiong Di
Chinese Drama - 2008, 38 episodes
MODERN - early People's Republic of China .
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2137. The Female Warrior
Chinese Drama - 2014, 41 episodes
MODERN - Second Sino-Japanese War (from the Chinese Republican period) .
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2138. Hometown of Stars
Chinese Drama - 2024, 25 episodes
MODERN - early 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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2139. Han Women
Chinese Drama - 2005, 34 episodes
IMPERIAL - Chu-Han Contention <-> Western Han dynasty, and Changsha and Nanyue kingdoms .
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2140. Ti Jia Qian Jin
Chinese Drama - 0000, 23 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2141. Joy of Life Special Edition
Chinese Special - 2024, 25 episodes
IMPERIAL - Liu Song , Northern Qi (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period), and Southern Qing* dynasties .
* Southern Qing is a fictional dynasty.
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2142. Qiu Qiu Ni Bie Xin Dong
Chinese Drama - 2023, 17 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Song dynasty <-> early 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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2143. Yi Meng Zhen Xing He
Chinese Drama - 2024, 9 episodes
MODERN - early 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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2144. Women Wrestling
Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
IMPERIAL - Song dynasty .
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2145. Te Bie Xing Dong
Chinese Drama - 2024, 32 episodes
MODERN - by the end of the Republic of China .
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2146. Beibu Gulf People
Chinese Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qin <-> Han <-> Song <-> Qing dynasties <-> early People's Republic of China <-> early 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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2147. Tang Chao Yi Wen Lu
Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes
IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
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2148. Joy of Life Season 3
Chinese Drama - 0000
IMPERIAL - Liu Song , Northern Qi (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period), and Southern Qing* dynasties .
* Southern Qing is a fictional dynasty.
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2149. Ba Qian Li Lu Yun He Yue
Chinese Drama - 2025, 40 episodes
MODERN - Second Sino-Japanese War (from the Chinese Republican period) .
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2150. Hi! 1995
Chinese Drama - 2024, 35 episodes
MODERN - early 21st <-> final years of the 20th centuries (both from the PRC period) .
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2151. A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains
Chinese Drama - 0000
MODERN - sometime between the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War (both from the Chinese Republican period) .
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2152. Hong Chen Li Ying
Chinese Drama - 2011, 30 episodes
MODERN - sometime between the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War (both from the Chinese Republican period) .
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2153. Right Here Waiting
Chinese Special - 2024, 4 episodes
ANCIENT - Qin and Zhao states (possibly from sometime between the Zhou dynasty or the Spring and Autumn or the Warring States periods) .
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2154. Qiu Chan Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2024, 23 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2155. The Ming Dynasty Youth
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
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2156. Chong Sheng Ba Ling, Zhong Quan Lao Gong Chao Gei Li
Chinese Drama - 2024, 82 episodes
MODERN - early 21st <-> late 20th <-> early 21st centuries (all from the PRC period) .
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2157. Ni Hao, Ba Ling Nian Dai
Chinese Special - 2024, 12 episodes
MODERN - early 21st <-> late 20th centuries (both from the PRC period) .
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2158. Zheng Yi Xiao Bao Gong
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
IMPERIAL - Northern Song dynasty .
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2159. Pi Wu Chuan Qi
Chinese Drama - 2012, 45 episodes
IMPERIAL - final years of the Ming dynasty .
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2160. Di Jia Qian Jin
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
IMPERIAL - Northern Yan* (from the Sixteen Kingdoms period) .
* It also contains some Song dynasty aesthetics.
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2161. Tai Zi Fei De Mi Mi Jiao Yi
Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes
IMPERIAL - possibly sometime between the Former Yan, the Later Yan, the Western Yan, or the Southern Yan kingdoms (all from the Sixteen Kingdoms period) .
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2162. Bei Yang Can An
Chinese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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2163. Xia Tan Gao Fei
Chinese Drama - 2014, 30 episodes
MODERN - sometime between the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War (both from the Chinese Republican period) .
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2164. Kuai Ba Wo Fu Ren Dai Zou
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
ANCIENT - Wei and Chu states (from the Spring and Autumn period) .
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2165. The Story of Rose
Chinese Drama - 2024, 38 episodes
MODERN - early 21st century (from the PRC period) .
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2166. Wan Wan Lei Qing
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
IMPERIAL - Western Liang dynasty (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) .
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2167. Jiu Ge Dan Kong
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
WARNING
What I've got from here downwards are unreleased dramas upon whose information I depend to help me classify them or redistribute to other lists, if it happens to be the case. Thank you for your understanding. ;)
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2168. Xi You Jiang Mo Pian Zhi Qu Mo Ren
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2169. Jin Yu Strategy
Chinese Drama - 0000, 48 episodes
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2170. Lu Guo Di Qiu Yu Jian Ni
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2171. Jin Yong Wuxia Universe: Dong Xie Xi Du
Chinese Special - 0000, 8 episodes
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2172. Jin Yong Wuxia Universe: Nan Di Bei Qi
Chinese Special - 0000, 8 episodes
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2173. Jin Yong Wuxia Universe: Jiu Yang Zhen Jing
Chinese Special - 0000, 8 episodes
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2174. Poseidon's Lover
Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes
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2175. Yi Yi Xiang Bei Feng
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2176. Chang An Li Ren
Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes
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2177. The Fight Back Sword
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2178. Always Dork
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2179. Sheng Shi Tian Xia
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2180. Liang Chen Zhao Xiang Guan
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2181. Wu Bian Feng Yue
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2182. Ye Mi Ren
Chinese Drama - 2024
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2183. Ci Shan Ci Shui Ci Di
Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes
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2184. Xiao Yao Xiao Bu Kuai
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2185. Xia Meng Kuang Shi Qu
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2186. Xia Yi Zuo Dao Yu
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2187. Xin Gu Zhuang Shi Jie
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2188. Nan Feng He Suo Yi
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
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2189. Chang An Huan Ye
Chinese Drama - 0000, 35 episodes
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2190. Zhen Jian Xia
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2191. Shan Zhu Zhi Nv
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2192. Du Jiu Yi Bei Jia Wan Li
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2193. Chun Gui Sha
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2194. The Battle of the Thousand Kings
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2195. Shi Qing Yi
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2196. Chang He Luo Ri Yuan
Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes
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2197. Meng Bi Bu Neng Ting
Chinese Drama - 0000
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2198. Chen Da Jie
Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes
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2199. Jianghu One Knife
Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes
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2200. Shi Zi Qing Liu Bu
Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes