Historical Chinese Dramas with Strong Female Lead
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1. Ancient Detective
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
Guys this is one of the Best Underrated Dramas out there
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2. Back from the Brink
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
Yan Hui (the FL) is a badass woman, she's no damsel in distress ♥╣[-_-]╠♥ and i love that all female characters are either strong mentally or physically
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3. The Rebel Princess
Chinese Drama - 2021, 68 episodes
Guys seriously this is a gem with just great actors, first i was like meh cause i didn't know abt the actors but this drama never failed to surprise me
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4. The Legend of Shen Li
Chinese Drama - 2024, 39 episodes
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5. Love Between Fairy and Devil
Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
Don't ever miss this drama, it's just amazinggg
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6. Princess Agents
Chinese Drama - 2017, 67 episodes
I think Princess Agents will always be the Number One for the Genre Strong Female Lead for me
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7. The Long Ballad
Chinese Drama - 2021, 49 episodes
My two favorite actresses in a genre of drama i love, this drama was like a dream come true. Both actresses portrayed their strengths in different ways
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8. Eternal Love
Chinese Drama - 2017, 58 episodes
One of the best dramas, I've never regreted watching
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9. Till the End of the Moon
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
Li Susu or Ye Xiwu or Sang Jiu all are powerful in this drama, don't miss this out
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10. Legend of Fu Yao
Chinese Drama - 2018, 66 episodes
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11. Ashes of Love
Chinese Drama - 2018, 63 episodes
Most of you would have watched this but still, this is for those who don't know. Please give this a try and join the Xianxia addict club (≧▽≦)
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12. Listening Snow Tower
Chinese Drama - 2019, 56 episodes
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13. Qing Qing Zi Jin
Chinese Drama - 2020, 40 episodes
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14. Eternal Love of Dream
Chinese Drama - 2020, 56 episodes
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15. The World of Fantasy
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
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16. Fake Princess
Chinese Drama - 2020, 27 episodes
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17. Legend of Fei
Chinese Drama - 2020, 51 episodes
You should definitely give this a try if u are interested in Martials arts aka Wuxia genre
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18. Hold On, My Lady
Chinese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
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19. Love of Thousand Years
Chinese Drama - 2020, 30 episodes
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20. The Great Ruler
Chinese Drama - 2020, 48 episodes
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21. Guardians of the Ancient Oath
Chinese Drama - 2020, 45 episodes
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22. Fighter of the Destiny
Chinese Drama - 2017, 52 episodes
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23. Once Upon a Time in Lingjian Mountain
Chinese Drama - 2019, 37 episodes
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24. Dance of the Sky Empire
Chinese Drama - 2020, 28 episodes
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25. Dance of the Phoenix
Chinese Drama - 2020, 30 episodes
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26. No Boundary
Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
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27. No Boundary Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
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28. The Plough Department of Song Dynasty
Chinese Drama - 2019, 36 episodes
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29. The Untamed
Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
Even though Untamed is BL Drama it still had some Strong Female Leads in it and it was first ever BL Drama so I literally shipped the MLs with some female leads in the drama
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30. The Princess Wei Young
Chinese Drama - 2016, 54 episodes
This drama was good a one but I kinda felt it was dragging , don't watch this if you're not good with Sad endings but I would still recommend it to you guys
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31. Word of Honor
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
Even though Word of Honor is BL Drama but it still had some Strong Female Leads in it, and I mean who hates the combination of Zhang Zehan and Gong Jun
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32. A Girl Like Me
Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
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33. Sword Dynasty
Chinese Drama - 2019, 34 episodes
Guys this is one of the best Wuxia dramas out there but I think it needs an S2 but you better watch it and come to your own conclusion
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34. Ancient Love Poetry
Chinese Drama - 2021, 49 episodes
Must try if you like powerful female leads. Zhou Dongyu just aced her character in this
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35. Love and Destiny
Chinese Drama - 2019, 60 episodes
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36. The Legends
Chinese Drama - 2019, 56 episodes
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37. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1
Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
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38. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2
Chinese Drama - 2022, 29 episodes
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39. Immortal Samsara: Part 1
Chinese Drama - 2022, 38 episodes
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40. Immortal Samsara: Part 2
Chinese Drama - 2022, 21 episodes
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41. The Starry Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
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42. Novoland: Pearl Eclipse
Chinese Drama - 2021, 48 episodes
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43. The Rise of Phoenixes
Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
DON'T IGNORE THIS MASTERPIECE
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44. My Heroic Husband
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
I really loved Song Yi in this, she proved that she doesn't any martial arts to protect her or her family
It has a season 2 which is upcoming ( ◜‿◝ )♡
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45. The King's Woman
Chinese Drama - 2017, 48 episodes
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46. The Blue Whisper: Part 1
Chinese Drama - 2022, 22 episodes
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47. The Blue Whisper: Part 2
Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
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48. The Last Immortal
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
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49. Good Bye, My Princess
Chinese Drama - 2019, 52 episodes
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50. Jiu Liu Overlord
Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
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51. Legend of Two Sisters in the Chaos
Chinese Drama - 2020, 40 episodes
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52. Love Better Than Immortality
Chinese Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
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53. Legend of the Phoenix
Chinese Drama - 2019, 41 episodes
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54. Shining Just for You
Chinese Drama - 2022, 25 episodes
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55. General and I
Chinese Drama - 2017, 62 episodes
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56. The Legend of Xiao Chuo
Chinese Drama - 2020, 48 episodes
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57. Stand by Me
Chinese Drama - 2021, 49 episodes
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58. Princess Silver
Chinese Drama - 2019, 58 episodes
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59. Love You Seven Times
Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes
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60. The Story of Ming Lan
Chinese Drama - 2018, 78 episodes
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61. A Female Student Arrives at the Imperial College
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
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62. The Promise of Chang’an
Chinese Drama - 2020, 56 episodes
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63. Kill You Love You
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
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64. My Sassy Princess
Chinese Drama - 2022, 22 episodes
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65. Miss the Dragon
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
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66. The Moon Brightens for You
Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
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67. Su Yu
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
This drama started really like What's wrong with Secretary Kim (A favorite K-Drama of mine) but failed to keep up the hype till the end, if you should have a lot of patience while watching this Drama
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68. Love Like White Jade
Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
This was also another drama like Su Yu which failed to keep up with its plot properly till the end, Guys you need to have good amount of patience for watching these kind of Dramas
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69. The Killer Is Also Romantic
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
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70. My Journey to You
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
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71. The Wolf
Chinese Drama - 2020, 49 episodes
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72. The Legend of Grave Keepers
Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
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73. The Wolf Princess
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
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74. Long Feng Ling
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
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75. The Ingenious One
Chinese Drama - 2023, 36 episodes
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76. Romance of a Twin Flower
Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes
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77. What's Wrong with My Princess
Chinese Drama - 2023, 32 episodes
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78. The Legend of Anle
Chinese Drama - 2023, 39 episodes
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79. Who Rules the World
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes