Chinese Republican Era Dramas/Movies
A list that collects Chinese dramas with the genre or setting of Republican Era (1912–1949) which took place after 1911's Xinhai Revolution.
This list is by no means complete and not all dramas/movies on it have been released yet, so feel free to add fitting dramas/movies yourself. :)
JulyMoon Oct 6, 2021
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![Fall in Love]()
In the year of 1926, Mu Wan Qing brings her mom's ashes back to China for burial. Using the pretense of surrendering to her father, Mu Wan Qing's actual motive is finding ...more -
![Arsenal Military Academy]()
In the early years of the 20th century, Chinese military forces find themselves locked in a drawn-out, bloody conflict as they fight back again the Imperial Japanese army. The government drafts young ...more -
![Winter Begonia]()
A story that revolves around a Peking opera performer and a wealthy businessman who are brought together by their love for Peking opera. Set in the 1930's, it follows Shang Xi Rui, ...more -
![My Roommate Is a Detective]()
Set in the mid-1920s. A resourceful young police officer named Qiao Chu Sheng is on the trail of a brutal but devious killer. Realizing that the police force will need some extra ...more -
![Killer and Healer]()
A story that follows two men who are polar opposites; one kills while the other heals. One is a violent cop, and the other is a compassionate doctor. Together, they support and ...more -
![The Mystic Nine]()
Nine powerful families referred to as the "Old Nine Gates" or the "Mystic Nine Clan" guard the town of Changsha during the era of the republic. Zhang Qi Shan/Fo Ye who is ...more -
![Detective L]()
Set in the Republican Era in Shanghai in the 1930s, an intriguing crime case emerges amidst the bustling city. A beautiful new graduate of the police academy, Qin Xiao Man, joins the ...more -
![Tientsin Mystic]()
During the Republican era, a river is haunted by inexplicable occurrences. Guo De You is a policeman who succeeds in his master 'Old River God' and has inherited his ability to weed ...more -
![Provoke]()
Shanghai, early twentieth century. Jiang Ying, a singer at a local club, begins to be linked with a local entertainment mogul, Du Jing Chuan. However, no one knows that the woman, faking ...more -
![Maid's Revenge]()
In a single night, Dong Ting Yao's entire family was wiped out in a massacre. Right before her father died, he told her to seek refuge at her unseen fiance, Fang Yu ...more -
![Battle of Changsha]()
'Battle of Changsha' retells the turbulent events of the second Sino-Japanese War from the perspective of the Hu family, particularly through the eyes of a 16-year-old girl named Hu Xiang Xiang and ...more -
![Cruel Romance]()
“Cruel Romance” tells the story of Rong Jin Xiu, a country girl who travels to Shanghai in order to discover why her entire family was killed. Along the way, she meets triad ...more -
![Sparrow]()
This drama is set during the revolutionary time in Shanghai. During the republican revolution, Chen Shen is a secret agent under Special Operations Executive Director Bi Zhong Liang, among the agents called ...more -
![Couple of Mirrors]()
You Yi is a young, innocent, and kind-hearted socialite and a successful author, living with everyone's adoration and envy. Her perfect life is turned upside-down when she discovers a betrayal by the ...more -
![The Justice]()
From humble beginnings, Cheng Yi Zhi has always struggled to find his place among the hustle and bustle of 1930s Shanghai. With very little to his name, he has managed to eke ...more -
![City of Streamer]()
Set in the Shanghai Shores at the beginning of the 20th century, where warlords begin to seize their powers, many heroes emerge, and revolutionary movements begin to rise. Making use of their ...more -
![Psych-Hunter]()
Jiang Shuo is in the business of buying haunted houses and selling them. He crosses paths with Qin Yi Heng, a psychologist searching for his father, and Yuan Mu Qing who is ...more -
![The Disguiser]()
Focusing on a story of betrayal, romance, friendship, and familial ties behind the Sino-Japanese war. Ming Tai is a man from a wealthy family who was trained as a spy and then ...more -
![Rookie Agent Rouge]()
Lan Yan Zhi is a privileged banker's daughter. She is a genius and has excellent observation and analytical skills along with a very sharp memory. She is not an average person and ...more -
![Decoded]()
Can anyone crack the code? When an unknown Country X sends the dangerous spy known as “The Awakener” to infiltrate China using an advanced coded communication system known as “Purple Secret,” the ...more -
![Checkmate]()
Si Tu Yan is a young lawyer from Peking who was dismissed from his post for sticking to his principles. On the road to Harbin, he meets and befriends the wealthy and ...more -
![Lost in 1949]()
On New Year’s Day in 1949, female accountant Huang Li Wen returns to her hometown Shanghai in order to commemorate her husband and comrade’s death. As a Communist agent, she is ordered ...more -
![The Rebel]()
In 1936, Lin Nan Sheng, a young student of the Fuxing Club cadre training class, was taken to Shanghai by Chen Mo Qun, the head of the Shanghai district of the Fuxing ...more -
![Thousand Years for You]()
In the "Once in Thousand Year General" Lu Yan put himself in slumber for three thousand years in order to resurrect a mysterious "Righteous Lady". One day, Yu Deng Deng, the chief ...more -
![The Last Princess]()
Set in the early years of the Republic of China, this story centers on Jin Yu Rong, a fallen noblewoman with aspirations of becoming a doctor, and Zhao Zheng Nan, the son ...more -
![Detective Tang Lang]()
In 1920s Shanghai, a gifted yet flippant detective solved a series of cold cases despite the city being controlled by criminal organizations. The case of an infamous mob boss' prison escape brought ...more -
![Stand by Me]()
In Shanghai in the year 1936, Huang Wei Jie, a member of the patriotic organization, happened to meet Feng Guan Yu, a patriotic businessman, during his mission. The two were childhood friends ...more -
![Too Late to Say I Love You]()
Yin Jing Wan, a young woman from a wealthy merchant family, saved a young man on a train who was escaping from a rivaling warlord manhunt. When she returned home, her parents ...more -
![Arrows on the Bowstring]()
Set in 1940s China, Manchuria has been invaded - now a puppet state under the Empire of Japan. Xu Yi Hang and her two siblings are skilled archers from a military family ...more -
![I'm Her Weapon]()
Qing Ping is her mistress's best and most obedient weapon. But she is also harboring deep feelings for her. When Bai Wei gives her her latest assignment, can she complete it? (Source: ...more -
![The Great Protector]()
Set in the Xinhai Revolution era, the story tells of Liu An Shun, a promising escort master in a reputable armed escort business owned by his teacher. He is poised to take ...more -
![Legend of Fragrance]()
During the Republican era, a family empire famous for making the best fragrances and incense must guard against those who are out to steal their secret recipes. Ning Zhi Yuan is the ...more -
![The Imprisoned Canary]()
After years of trying to fit in with the high society as the Gu family's foster daughter, Gu Shuyi meets headstrong and charming Bai Yuwei. The two women grow fond of each ...more -
![Demon Girl Season 2]()
The story picks up from where season one left off. Nie Qing Cheng promises the demons to cut off all forms of contact with Ming Xia, who no longer has memories of ...more -
![Demon Girl]()
Nie Qing Cheng is a half-demon, except she doesn't know it herself. Or the fact that her mother's demon clan helped shape the Qing Dynasty, and their control ended with Eight-Nation Alliance ...more -
![Granting You a Dreamlike Life]()
Lin Jing Yun, a Chinese-American food critic, travels to Shanghai to reconnect with her heritage. There, she discovers an old diary belonging to Duan Tian Ying, a woman from the 1920s. As ...more -
![Taichi Master]()
The story of a frivolous young man who later transforms into a taichi grandmaster, yet the story is more complicated than that involving a nation's struggle, a fighter's honor and a family's ...more -
![Forward Forever]()
A story set at a period of great unrest during the end of the Qing Dynasty and beginning of the Republic of China, that follows two impassioned youths as they devote their ...more -
![The Love of Hypnosis]()
Nearing the end of the Qing Dynasty, we meet Ye Shen, a young man, who due to a misunderstanding, will cross paths with Lu Man Sheng, the owner of a fragrance store. ...more -
![The Sweet Girl]()
A love story begins between two doppelgängers when the bold and daring heroine, Mi Jiu Er crosses paths with Luo Yin Ran, the owner the Yun Clothing Workshop and its chief costume ...more -
![Miss S]()
Miss Su Wen Li, a beautiful and witty socialite, forms an unlikely detective duo with the righteous and serious inspector Luo Qiuheng. Despite their many differences, the pair share an undeniable chemistry ...more -
![The Eight]()
An ordinary college student accidentally becomes entangled in the open warfare and veiled strife of a complicated world. The Eight revolves around martial arts experts of Jianghu in the face of seismic ...more -
![Love in Flames of War]()
Early in the twentieth century, the Republic of China was struggling to establish itself, despite the looming threat to its sovereignty from the Imperial Japanese. During this uncertain time, hot-headed teen Xiao ...more -
![Fearless Whispers]()
A story revolving around a fresh graduate who holds an idealistic view of what's right and wrong, yet realizes that the very institution he chose to serve falls heavily onto a gray ...more -
![The Flowers of War]()
In 1937 China, during the second Sino-Japanese war, a mortician, John arrives at a Catholic church in Nanjing to prepare a priest for burial. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult ...more -
![See You Again]()
A movie star from the Republican era encounters a rookie screenwriter from the 21st century. Two people from different worlds cross the boundaries of time and space to start a romantic story ...more -
![Insects Awaken]()
In 1941 Shanghai, a man captured the attention of the Japanese due to his resemblance to a BIS spy. He gets pulled into the dangerous world of espionage, yet through the influence ...more -
![The Truth of Scent]()
Wen Xiang, a girl with supernatural powers responsible for the massacre of her family, meets the decadent detective Wang Ya. Together, they help the magician Mo Xi who was involved in the ...more -
![False Face and True Feelings]()
Ye Yi Fan, a former innocent youth turned ruthless crime boss "Mr. Mo" after his family's slaughter, meets Xia Zhi Qiu, a dancer. What begins as a cat-and-mouse game soon turns into ...more -
![Mr. & Mrs. Chen]()
Set in the 1940s, former lovers Zuo Shuang Tao and Chen Jia Ping unexpectedly reunite and rekindle their love in a sea of spies as they pursue the same goals. (Source: ChineseDrama.info; ...more -
![Sisterhood]()
In the 1930s, Ouyang Tian Qing and several other young women from the Sanshui area of Guangdong came to Singapore by boat to work on construction sites in order to survive. They ...more -
![The Nest]()
In January 1933, the Japanese army captured Shanhaiguan and occupied Chengde in March. The anti-Japanese situation in North China was in jeopardy. Shanghai's multinational forces are glued and undercurrent. Gu Pan, Tian ...more -
![Thin Ice]()
In Shanghai in 1943, Chen Qian, a military agent, was ordered to assassinate the Japanese, but fell into the trap of Yujiro Ida, the head of Japan's plum agency. Born on the ...more -
![Farewell to Arms]()
The story started in 1937 when the war against Japanese aggression broke out. It revolves around Zhang Han Shi / Zhang Song Ling, who is a simple man born into a family ...more -
![Prodigy Healer]()
Mu Xing Chen, a healer from the sacred Shen Mu Tribe, blends Qing Nang Shu with Eastern and Western medicine to cure the sick. After rescuing Ye Yun Shang, a young doctor’s ...more -
![Unshakable Faith]()
Police officer Pang Hong Mei, amid the many obstacles created by U.S. and Jiang spy agents, rescued Ji Danyang, a patriotic scientist who had returned from the United States from the enemy ...more -
![Paper Bride]()
In the early years of the Republic of China period, the Madame of the Ma family in Qingbao Village is holding an underworld marriage for her oldest grandson, Ma Bu Ming, who ...more -
![Bride's Revenge]()
Ye Qing Lan, the only daughter of the second branch of the Ye family, was framed by the former eldest young master of the Mu family. Then she becomes an unwilling bride ...more -
![Love in the Kitchen]()
Set in the time of the Republic of China is an interesting and sugary sweet story. Bai San Qian is the male protagonist said to have ancestors who raised 3000 pigs. The ...more -
![The Revenge of Begonia]()
Opera actress Yang An Ning marries He Xing Zhou, a cold and vengeful young warlord, to avenge her senior brother and uncover hidden truths. Using cunning schemes, she manipulates her way into ...more -
![Lurk]()
During the Chinese Civil War, Yu Ze Cheng was an apparently low-key Kuomintang military officer of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. He was, at the same time, an underground worker who ...more -
![Circle of Love]()
On her wedding day, Gu Meng loses everything - family and fortune due to a fire she believes was started by her would-be husband Hong Ye. Years later, the woman decides to ...more -
![A Beauty in Troubled Times]()
Set in 1930s Shanghai, this legendary tale depicts how Zhang Lian Xin, born as a lowly maid, breaks through the chains of destiny in the midst of China's war with Japan. While ...more -
![All Quiet in Peking]()
The drama is set during 1948 during an economically difficult time. -
![Warning Ahead]()
It tells the story of the ruthless killer Jiang Li, who took root in Shanghai under her anonymity in order to avenge her family for many years. She married Shen Shi You, ...more -
![Sanctuary]()
During the early 20's in Shanghai, there are many forces eyeing on the wealthiness of Shanghai. Besides internal forces (generals in the country as well as some wealthy businessmen are trying to ...more -
![My Everlasting Bride]()
It was originally the happy day of the marriage between the wealthy businessman Shen family and the warlord Nie family, but the eldest Miss Shen and the bride, Qing Xia, were suddenly ...more -
![Stepmother]()
Wen Ru Yu’s parents are killed by the Fu family. In order to get revenge, she enters the Fu mansion as the 9th concubine of the head of the family. Before she ...more -
![New Shanghai Bund]()
Hsu unexpectedly saves a pretty lady, Feng, and falls in love with her. Her father, Shanghai's most influential triad leader, helps Hsu and his best friend Ding Li to become powerful men ...more -
![New Detective]()
This is a modern adaptation on the story of Bao Qing Tian. The story is now set in a big city in the 1940s. The city is filled with corruption and crimes. ...more -
![The Embroidered Shoes]()
Police officer Qiao Heng came to the haunted Pinghe village during the Chinese Republican era to investigate the murder case of embroidered shoes. Qiao Heng encountered all kinds of terror and bizarre ...more -
![On the Scent]()
Su San, a witty reporter with an extraordinary sense of smell, and detective police chief Luo Yin team up to solve a serial murder case in Shencheng; fighting to protect the people, ...more -
![Pro Detective]()
The police chief, Detective Ding, and a wealthy local businessman, Feng Da Tou, collaborate with a foreigner and traitor to sell opium for their own selfish interests. A female detective, Huo Qing, ...more -
![Athena]()
The plot of the story is based on the foreign settlement in Shanghai back in the year 1932. It is about the story of a ‘Spy Agent’ who uses the nickname ‘Athena’ ...more -
![True Detective Mr. Qin]()
Newspaper tycoon suffered a mysterious and tragic mass murder, with his daughter Wu Xiao Lin being the only survivor. In order to clear her parents’ reputation of being haunted by evil spirits, ...more -
![Lady & Liar]()
Set in 1930's Shanghai, our protgaonist Jiang Xin is in search of her family. Originally the heiress of a well-off family, Jiang Xin went missing for years. When she is discovered and ...more -
![Mr. Cool Season 2]()
It tells the love story of Qu Yan, whose mission is to capture the heart of the main protagonist Mo Beiting all while fighting wits and will with various characters. (Source: ChineseDrama.info) -
![I Want to Live to the Finale]()
Shen Jia Jia transmigrates into a book and into the spy character sent to infiltrate the villain's household, as his wife. The original character fails her task and is executed, so now ...more -
![Over 40 Billion Light Years to See You]()
It tells the story of Tang Meng Yan, a blue star woman 40 billion light-years away, who has conducted civilized exploration on the earth in accordance with the mission of the alien ...more -
![Ai Ni Shi Du Yao Ru Gu]()
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![The Chronicles of a Town Called Jian]()
Set during the Republican era, the story tells of a young girl by the name of Du Chun Xiao. A smart young girl who uses her strange but unique ability to deduct ...more -
![Mission in Parallel]()
Su Lyu Xia, a bright girl, shoulders the mission of maintaining the comic space. She is supposed to enter the body of the supporting actress to correct the plot. However, she enters ...more -
![The New Snow Leopard]()
The story recounts the experiences of Zhou Wen, a graduate of Whampoa Military Academy for rich kids. After killing Japanese that was there at that time he was captured and sentenced to ...more -
![Epiphyllum Dream]()
Set during the Republican era. Cheng Ci Hang is a respectable police officer, with a strong sense of justice, however, things turn complicated when he finds himself solving an array of strange ...more -
![City of Life and Death]()
"City of Life and Death" takes place in 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Imperial Japanese Army has just captured the then-capital of the Republic of China, Nanjing. ...more -
![Love for Three Lifetimes]()
This drama, set in the Early Republic era, tells the story of Gu Zhi Xia, the long-lost daughter of a military governor. Originally named Ling Xue, she lost her memories on her ...more -
![The Red]()
In 1937, the Japanese imperialists launched a brutal war of aggression against China, the Chinese nation has entered a critical period of vital importance. Xu Tian was a color-blind accountant in Shanghai ...more -
![Love at Second Sight]()
Si Ning, in an unknown way, finds herself in a script she wrote for a writing contest. The last thing she remembers, is that she wanted to make final touches to it, ...more -
![Extremely Urgent]()
Extremely Urgent takes place after the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1911. Thanks to the weak post-Qing warlord government, thieves from all over have their eyes on the country’s treasures, many ...more -
![Youth in the Flames of War]()
A group of brave youth who are not afraid of bullets, guns, and hardships. The students stay firm in their beliefs to save their country. From the years 1937 to 1946, Tsinghua ...more -
![Siege in Fog]()
An arrogant third master of a powerful family falls in love at first sight with a pretty young maiden and uses every means possible to force her hand in marriage, despite her ...more -
![The Snow Queen]()
During the time when Manchuria was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan, a young woman from the Northern Country engages in a life-and-death struggle against her enemies and earns the ...more -
![Love and Passion]()
The story promises to be an epic melodrama fraught with the onslaught of war in the 1930's, painstaking love triangles and a complicated romance that is met with opposition at every turn. -
![Brotherhood in the War]()
After the Mukden Incident of September 18, 1931, Ma Zhong Qiu and his family's peaceful life erupts in chaos. Ma Zhong Qiu grows from a low-level swordsman to a righteous police officer, ...more -
![The Stalker]()
Li Zheng Bai is an economics professor with nothing to his name. Due to a chance encounter, he is drawn into a long-standing war against the puppet republic installed by the Japanese, ...more -
![Switch of Fate]()
The son of the famous doctor Gu Feng in Qingyuantang pharmacy was accidentally drowned and Gu Feng’s mother blamed his death on their butler, Fang Cheng. Fang Cheng felt grudged, as his ...more -
![Great Expectations]()
A small town man brings along his mother and his best friend to the big city to find work. Their temporarily lodge with an old buddy of his, who is at the ...more -
![Code Name]()
In 1941. Feng Jiu Si, the young police officer working within the British Concession, witnessed the death of a member of the underground Chinese Communist Party and was unfortunately marked as a ...more -
![Magic City]()
A story that takes place at the Shanghai Bund during the 1930's. It revolves around a man from a clan of magicians who treads on a path of patriotism after starting on ...more -
![Code Thirteen]()
During the Anti-Japanese War, a group of highly trained female spies hold the key to defeating the enemies. Guo Chun Guang is a highly trained spy for the Communist Party who goes ...more
