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. :)

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  • Autumn Cicada

    101. Autumn Cicada

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 49 episodes
    7.7
    54 points by 1 voters
    The year is 1941, and East Asia is being torn apart by war – on land, at sea, and in the air. Imperial Japanese forces occupied Hong Kong and worked with native ...more
  • Tientsin Mystic 2

    102. Tientsin Mystic 2

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
    7.6
    51 points by 1 voters
    Guo De You and his team continue to investigate the eight strange incidents of the republic. (Source: DramaWiki)
  • Jade

    103. Jade

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 43 episodes
    7.7
    50 points by 1 voters
    Set during the Republican era. Dong Fang Jing Qi was brought up by her foster father who taught her about medicine. Before he dies, he tells her about the family’s enemy. To ...more
  • Blossom in Heart

    104. Blossom in Heart

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 52 episodes
    7.4
    49 points by 1 voters
    Gu Hai Tang, a beautiful young woman searching for her missing father, arrives in Kunyang and clashes with Yue Xuan, the Lang Family's second son. An argument leads to an uneasy acquaintance. ...more
  • Four Ladies

    105. Four Ladies

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 30 episodes
    7.1
    48 points by 1 voters
    ~~ Adapted from the novel “Pride & Prejudice” by Jane Austen.
  • Hot Blooded Youth

    106. Hot Blooded Youth

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 58 episodes
    7.7
    47 points by 1 voters
    It is the early years of the tumultuous Republic of China period of mainland Chinese history (1912–1949). Shanghai is a city divided into a number of jurisdictions, known as Concessions, mostly ruled ...more
  • Spy Hunter

    107. Spy Hunter

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 46 episodes
    7.9
    45 points by 1 voters
    In the spring of 1931, after The Communist Party successfully set up many communication stations in China, they set their sight on Western Europe and assigned 2 of their agents ''Asthray'" and ...more
  • Twelve Legends

    108. Twelve Legends

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
    7.6
    42 points by 1 voters
    A creature born from a stone falls in love with a mythical woman and their romance spans two thousand years. Jin Xing Jian, who was once a stone has turned into an ...more
  • The Great Craftsman

    109. The Great Craftsman

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 60 episodes
    7.6
    39 points by 1 voters
    At the beginning of the 1920s, military conflicts in the Warlord era resulted in unbearable conditions. Amidst the chaos, Shen Qi Nan's family experiences a terrible misfortune. His father is killed after ...more
  • Candle in the Tomb: The Wrath of Time

    110. Candle in the Tomb: The Wrath of Time

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 21 episodes
    7.9
    33 points by 1 voters
    Tomb raider and head of the Xieling Clan, Chen Yu Lou joins hands with warlord Luo Lao Wai and heads to Xiangxi to explore tombs of the Yuan dynasty. On his journey, ...more
  • The Story of Souls from Endless Books

    111. The Story of Souls from Endless Books

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
    7.4
    32 points by 1 voters
    A story about a bright and sunny girl who gets into an accident that opens doors for her to explore the worlds within different novels in a quest to save a friend. ...more
  • Young Blood Agency

    112. Young Blood Agency

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 30 episodes
    7.4
    29 points by 1 voters
    Four hot-blooded youths form an investigative agency in a quest for the truth. Young Blood Agency is an investigative agency during the Republican era that is dedicated to solving mysterious cases. Their ...more
  • A Love Never Lost

    113. A Love Never Lost

    Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
    8.0
    28 points by 1 voters
    After the Gengzi Kingdom changed, the land of China was devastated, and young people with aspirations rose up to save their homeland. Aristocratic youth Liang Xiang, revolutionary party Yang Kai Zhi, and ...more
  • The Crossing 1

    114. The Crossing 1

    Chinese Movie - 2014
    7.5
    27 points by 1 voters
    The Crossing is a two-part Chinese-Hong Kong historical romance war drama, telling the story of various people trying to flee Shanghai to the island of Taiwan at the end of World War ...more
  • Xiang Long

    115. Xiang Long

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
    7.4
    26 points by 1 voters
    The drama tells the story of two young lads growing up during the early years of the Republic of China (1912-49). Bai Lu Sheng, whose family was killed by warlords, lives as ...more
  • Night Wanderer

    116. Night Wanderer

    Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes
    0.0
    25 points by 1 voters
    On the summer night of Shanghai in 2021, Zong Ying, a forensic expert, bumped into an unexpected visitor at home who also claimed to be the owner of the apartment No. 699. ...more
  • Love in a Fallen City

    117. Love in a Fallen City

    Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
    0.0
    24 points by 1 voters
    During a mission, young general Lu Hao Ting falls in love with the maiden Gu Wan Yi. Their love strengthens him as he and his comrades fight to rid the land of ...more
  • The Mystic Nine Side Story: Flowers Bloom in February

    118. The Mystic Nine Side Story: Flowers Bloom in February

    Chinese Movie - 2016
    7.4
    23 points by 1 voters
    The side story narrates the effort of relocating a cultural relic safeguarded beneath an ancient tomb during the Sino-Japanese era. Er Yue Hong undertook this mission by approaching the tomb which on ...more
  • Love In Han Yuan

    119. Love In Han Yuan

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 46 episodes
    7.6
    22 points by 1 voters
    A story about a socialite in Shanghai whose family falls to ruin and starts on a journey to become a spy. Lu Han Zhi's fate is intertwined between two men from opposing ...more
  • Wu Xia

    120. Wu Xia

    Hong Kong Movie - 2011
    7.6
    21 points by 1 voters
    In a remote Chinese village, ordinary paper maker Liu Jin Xi lives with his wife Ayu and two sons. When two bandits attempt to rob a nearby general store, Liu Jin Xi ...more
  • When Shui Met Mo: A Love Story

    121. When Shui Met Mo: A Love Story

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    7.2
    20 points by 1 voters
    A beautiful yet heart-wrenching tale follows the romance between the son of the number one tea merchant in Jiangnan and a tea harvest girl. Cheng Jing Mo is the only son and ...more
  • Hu Tong

    122. Hu Tong

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
    7.7
    19 points by 1 voters
    "Hutong" is divided into three era chapters, and three representative eras are selected: 50, 80 and today in the 21st century. It tells the story of the three generations of women from ...more
  • When Shui Met Mo: A Love Story Season 2

    123. When Shui Met Mo: A Love Story Season 2

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    7.3
    18 points by 1 voters
  • Detective

    124. Detective

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 26 episodes
    7.6
    16 points by 1 voters
    Set in the early Republican era, the story follows a policeman with a dual personality who lifts the veil on a series of strange cases. The year is 1911 and China is ...more
  • Dream Detective

    125. Dream Detective

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
    7.7
    15 points by 1 voters
    Chen Si is a righteous detective who got partnered up with Yuan Bu Jie, a dream reader with unrivaled interpreting skills as well as a dark past. They work together to find ...more
  • Eight Strange Cases of the Republic

    126. Eight Strange Cases of the Republic

    Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes
    0.0
    14 points by 1 voters
    Set in the republican area, it revolves around eight strange cases that resurface after the suicide of Baizong Wei and the emerge of a corpse in Hai River. (Source: DramaWiki)
  • A Touch of Green

    127. A Touch of Green

    Taiwanese Drama - 2015, 31 episodes
    8.0
    13 points by 1 voters
    The drama tells the story of air force pilots and their families from 1945 to 1971. As the husbands embarked on patriotic missions to fight against the enemies, their families must confront ...more
  • Heroes

    128. Heroes

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 45 episodes
    8.1
    12 points by 1 voters
    The Refornment Movement of 1898 resulted in the "Six Heroes" dying. Huo Yuan Jia, who was filled with patriotic enthusiasm, had been eager to participate; however, he fell into the enemy's trap ...more
  • Mystery of Antiques Season 3

    129. Mystery of Antiques Season 3

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 44 episodes
    8.0
    11 points by 1 voters
    An evil conspiracy has swept the capital in the year 1928. The chief of police has used his birthday celebration as an excuse to imprison notable people in the antique industry. At ...more
  • To Live

    130. To Live

    Chinese Movie - 1994
    7.9
    10 points by 1 voters
    Fu Gui and Jia Zhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to gambling, Fu Gui loses everything. In the years that follow, ...more
  • The Founding of an Army

    131. The Founding of an Army

    Chinese Movie - 2017
    7.3
    9 points by 1 voters
    The story begins in 1927 at the beginning of the Nanchang uprising, known as the first major Kuomintang–Communist engagement.
  • The Master of Cheongsam

    132. The Master of Cheongsam

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
    7.9
    7 points by 1 voters
    After Lu Yuan Zhi fell apart from his teacher and suffered oppression from his seniors, he left Beiping and headed to Shanghai. With his hard work, he earns recognition in Shanghai. When ...more
  • The Ferryman: Legends of Nanyang

    133. The Ferryman: Legends of Nanyang

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
    7.5
    6 points by 1 voters
    This play is about the story of Xia Dong Qing and Zhao Li, the soul ferryman, helping the souls who stayed in the world because they have something to do with them. ...more
  • The Case Solver

    134. The Case Solver

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
    7.5
    5 points by 1 voters
    The play is set in the turbulent period of the Republic of China in Shanghai. In a turbulent era, the forensic doctor Che Su Wei and the gentleman detective Gu Yuan are ...more
  • The Case Solver Season 2

    135. The Case Solver Season 2

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
    7.5
    4 points by 1 voters
    The play is set in the turbulent period of the Republic of China in Shanghai. In the 1930s, Shanghai's most prosperous city, Shiliyangchang, was also known as the "Magic Capital of the ...more
  • Legacy

    136. Legacy

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 45 episodes
    7.8
    2 points by 1 voters
    Set in the late 1920s, it follows the three daughters of Shanghai department store giant Xinghua as they go head to head against each other to determine the true heir who will ...more
  • Half a Lifelong Romance

    137. Half a Lifelong Romance

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 48 episodes
    7.0
    1 points by 1 voters
    Set in the Republican-era Shanghai, Gu Man Zhen works as an assistant in a factory, while Gu Man Lu works at a nightclub to support the family. Gu Man Zhen falls in ...more

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