Historical C-Drama Chronology sorted by Historical Periods

MODERN - Republic of China .

IMPERIAL - possibly* Ming dynasty .

* It's actually based on a Ming-set novel, despite its mostly fictional aesthetics.

MODERN - Republic of China .

IMPERIAL - possibly* Ming dynasty .

* The aesthetics and colors are pretty much similar to Ming-set dramas.

MODERN - early People's Republic of China .

MODERN - early 21st century (from the PRC period) .

MODERN - early 21st century (from the PRC period) .

IMPERIAL - probably* Ming dynasty .

* The aesthetics is definitely a Ming representative one.

MODERN - final years of the 20th <-> early 21st <-> end of the 20th <-> early 21st centuries (from the PRC period) .

MODERN - end of the 20th century (from the PRC period) .

MODERN - Second Sino-Japanese War (from the Chinese Republican period) .

MODERN - Chinese Civil War (from the Chinese Republican period) .

MODERN - late 20th <-> early 21st centuries (from the PRC period) .

MODERN - late 20th <-> early 21st centuries (from the PRC period) .

MODERN - end of the 20th <-> early 21st centuries (from the PRC period) .

MODERN - early 21st century (from the PRC period) .

MODERN - final years of the 20th century (from the PRC period) .

MODERN - early 21st <-> end of the 20th <-> early 21st centuries (from the PRC period) .

MODERN - early years of the 21st century (from the PRC period) .

MODERN - late 20th century (from the PRC period) .

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .

MODERN - Republic of China .

MODERN - Republic of China .

MODERN - Republic of China .

MODERN - early years of the 21st century (from the PRC period) .

MODERN - Republic of China .

IMPERIAL - Northern Song dynasty .

IMPERIAL - final years of the Qing dynasty .

MODERN - early years of the Republic of China .

MODERN - end of the Republic of China <-> beginning of the People's Republic of China .

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN <-> IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty <-> early years of the 21st century (from the PRC period) <-> Ming dynasty .

MODERN - Republic of China .

MODERN - Second Sino-Japanese War (from the Chinese Republican period) .

IMPERIAL - possibly* Ming dynasty .

* Because of its colors and aesthetics.

MODERN - early years of the 21st century <-> end of the 20th century (both from the PRC period) .

IMPERIAL - Northern Yan* (from the Sixteen Kingdoms period) .

* It also contains some Song dynasty aesthetics.

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - final years of the Qing dynasty <-> early years of the Republic of China .

MODERN - final years of the 20th <-> early years of the 21st centuries (from the PRC period) .

MODERN - early 21st century (from the PRC period) .

MODERN - Republic of China .

MODERN - Republic of China .

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.

ANCIENT  - Zhou dynasty .

MODERN - Republic of China .

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .

MODERN - early years of the 21st century (from the PRC period) .

MODERN - early 21st <-> final years of the 20th centuries (both from the PRC period) .

IMPERIAL - Northern Song dynasty .

MODERN - Republic of China .

IMPERIAL - sometime during the chaotic period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period .

MODERN - early 21st <-> early years of the 21st <-> early 21st century (all from the PRC period) .

MODERN - late 20th century (from the PRC period) .

MODERN - Republic of China .

MODERN - early years of the Republic of China .

IMPERIAL - possibly Northern Zhou dynasty (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) .

MODERN - final years of the Republic of China .

MODERN - Republic of China .

MODERN - mid-Republic of China.

IMPERIAL - possibly Southern Qi (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period), Song or Ming dynasties .

* Although it contains elements from these three eras, it's likely to be a Song drama because of its prevailing aesthetics and elements.

IMPERIAL - Liu Song , Northern Qi (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period), and Southern Qing* dynasties .

* Southern Qing is a fictional dynasty.