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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1901. Legendary Fighter - Yang's Heroine

Chinese Drama - 2001, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL - Northern Song dynasty .
1902. The Prelude of Lotus Lantern

Chinese Drama - 2009, 46 episodes

IMPERIAL - possibly Tang dynasty .
1903. Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud

Chinese Drama - 2017, 58 episodes

IMPERIAL - Yaohan, Xiaoyue, and Cangwu political regimes (from the Three Kingdoms period) .
1904. Shi Gang's Hero Is Tiandong

Chinese Drama - 2015, 48 episodes

PRIMORDIAL <-> ANCIENT <-> IMPERIAL - Creation out of Primordial Chaos <-> Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (from the Yu dynasty period) <-> Tang dynasty .
1905. The Emperor Through to the Modern 2

Chinese Drama - 2016, 50 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Tang dynasty <-> People's Republic of China .
1906. New Spring of Plum Blossoms

Chinese Drama - 2010, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1907. God of Medicine

Chinese Drama - 2010, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - sometime during the Northern Song dynasty .
1908. Shen Yi Da Dao Gong

Chinese Drama - 2014, 35 episodes

IMPERIAL - Northern Song dynasty .
1909. For A Word

Chinese Drama - 2015, 36 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1910. The Blood Chit

Chinese Drama - 2015, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1911. The Legendary Restaurateur

Chinese Drama - 2015, 44 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1912. Bloodbath Island

Chinese Drama - 2013, 43 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1913. Zhui Tao

Chinese Drama - 2012, 30 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1914. Shan Bei Han Zi

Chinese Drama - 2011, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - late Qing dynasty <-> early Republic of China .
1915. Zhong Guo Di

Chinese Drama - 2011, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1916. Elegance and Talent

Chinese Drama - 2011, 20 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1917. Dark War Before Dawn

Chinese Drama - 2011, 26 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1918. Mysterious Female Agent

Chinese Drama - 2011, 26 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1919. Hong Hai Er

Chinese Drama - 2006, 60 episodes

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
1920. Can Jian Zhen Jiang Hu

Chinese Drama - 2004, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
1921. A Famous Physician Song Lian Sheng

Chinese Drama - 2004, 31 episodes

IMPERIAL - late Ming <-> early Qing dynasties .
1922. The Legend of Li Ji

Chinese Drama - 2003, 36 episodes

ANCIENT - Jin state (vassal state of the Western Zhou dynasty during the Spring and Autumn period) .
1923. Magic Dragon Pearl

Chinese Drama - 2005, 34 episodes

IMPERIAL - Western Regions (possibly during the Han dynasty) .
1924. The Chinese Woman the Gunpoint of the Gestapo

Chinese Drama - 2002, 16 episodes

MODERN - Second World War (during the Republic of China) .
1925. Of Monks and Masters

Chinese Special - 2015, 10 episodes

IMPERIAL - during the end stage of the Northern Song dynasty .
1926. Emergence in Troubled Times

Chinese Drama - 2025, 35 episodes

IMPERIAL - Cao Wei kingdom (from the Three Kingdoms period) <-> Western Jin dynasty .
1927. Gong Yin Yi Jiang Shui

Chinese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1928. In the War Brothers

Chinese Drama - 2016, 44 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1929. Dong Feng Po

Chinese Drama - 2016, 42 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1930. The Legend of Jiangnan

Chinese Drama - 2012, 32 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
1931. Bu Yi Zhi Xian Fan Ru Hua

Chinese Drama - 2003, 24 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
1932. True Qualities of Police

Chinese Drama - 1994, 10 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1933. Huangmei Drama Master Legendary

Chinese Drama - 2012, 25 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
1934. Catching the Wrong Bus

Chinese Drama - 2016, 38 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1935. Gu Wen Chang

Chinese Drama - 2020, 30 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1936. Lan Tong Hua Kai

Chinese Drama - 2019, 42 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1937. Da Zhai Yuan De Nv Ren

Chinese Drama - 2009, 39 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1938. Da Ran Fang Xu

Chinese Drama - 2016, 45 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1939. Tie Xue Jiang Jun

Chinese Drama - 2016, 32 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1940. Orange Code

Chinese Drama - 2015, 53 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1941. Guan Xi Wu Ji Dao

Chinese Drama - 2003, 20 episodes

ANCIENT - Loulan kingdom in the Western Regions (between the Warring States period and the establishment of the Qin or the Han dynasty) .
1942. The Soulmate

Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> Republic of China .
1943. The Canary in the Cage

Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes

MODERN - sometime during the Republic of China .
1944. The Ghost Town

Chinese Drama - 2024, 23 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1945. Shao Shuai Yu Wo You Qing Yuan

Chinese Drama - 2024, 106 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1946. Tao Hua Yuan Guai Tan

Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1947. Wo Zai Da Song Kai Jiu Ba

Chinese Drama - 2024, 14 episodes

IMPERIAL - sometime during the Song dynasty .
1948. Yellow Rose

Chinese Drama - 2024, 18 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1949. Yuan Yu Zhou: Hui Dao 1995

Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

MODERN - early 21st <-> final years of the 20th centuries (both from the PRC period) .
1950. The Song Dynasty

Chinese Drama - 2024, 27 episodes

IMPERIAL - sometime during the Song dynasty .
1951. Let Love Come Back

Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1952. Fen Nu Du She Ying Shi

Chinese Drama - 2023, 36 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1953. Xi Dan Chuan Qi

Chinese Drama - 2023, 33 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1954. Nan Zhao Wang

Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - Nanzhao kingdom (during the Tang dynasty period) .
1955. Wu Tong Yu

Chinese Drama - 2001, 28 episodes

MODERN - early Republic of China .
1956. Father of Forensic Medicine

Chinese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes

IMPERIAL - Southern Song dynasty .
1957. Phoenix in Jianghu

Chinese Drama - 2001, 42 episodes

IMPERIAL - sometime during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period .
1958. Tales of a Small Town

Chinese Drama - 2007, 34 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1959. That Mountain That Sea

Chinese Drama - 2022, 28 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1960. Legend of Magic Jade

Chinese Drama - 2020, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
1961. Legend of Magic Jade Season 2

Chinese Drama - 2023, 27 episodes

IMPERIAL - Song dynasty .
1962. The Big Case on the Mekong River

Chinese Drama - 2014, 34 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1963. Past Events of Mukam

Chinese Drama - 2009, 22 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1964. Feng Huo Qing Chun

Chinese Drama - 2014, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1965. Xue Lian Hua Sheng Kai Di Di Fang

Chinese Drama - 2023, 32 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1966. The Journey of Flower

Chinese Drama - 2015, 58 episodes

IMPERIAL - sometime during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period .
1967. The Journey of Flower 2015

Chinese Drama - 2015, 32 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period <-> People's Republic of China .
1968. The Last Concubine

Chinese Drama - 2004, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
1969. The Hided War

Chinese Drama - 0000, 32 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1970. Shen Hai 1950

Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1971. Transition from Liping

Chinese Drama - 2016, 33 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1972. Gone with the Red Dust

Chinese Drama - 2017, 30 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1973. No Choice

Chinese Drama - 2012, 32 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
1974. My Love Hit The War

Chinese Drama - 2016, 46 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1975. One Thousand Teardrops

Chinese Drama - 2008, 36 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1976. Jue De Dao Feng

Chinese Drama - 2015, 36 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1977. Lei Feng

Chinese Drama - 2010, 22 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> Republic of China .
1978. Xue Lang Gu

Chinese Drama - 2012, 28 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1979. Glory Land

Chinese Drama - 2012, 36 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1980. Chinese Traditional Magic

Chinese Drama - 2012, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
1981. Three Roads Plateau

Chinese Drama - 2020, 1 episode

MODERN - Republic of China .
1982. Chong Sheng

Chinese Drama - 2011, 37 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1983. New Way of the Dragon

Chinese Drama - 2015, 36 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1984. Heirs From Another Star

Chinese Drama - 2014, 10 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> People's Republic of China .
1985. Eleven Letters

Chinese Special - 2019, 11 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> Republic of China .
1986. The Last Emperor

Chinese Drama - 1988, 28 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
1987. Magical Space-Time

Chinese Drama - 2016, 24 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1988. The Longest Day in Chang'an Season 2

Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
1989. Di Ren Jie Zhi Bu Si Xiu Luo

Chinese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
1990. Journey to the West Afterstory

Chinese Drama - 2000, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - possibly Tang dynasty .
1991. Immortal Swordsman

Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes

IMPERIAL - final years of the Ming dynasty .
1992. Legend of Liu Long Ting

Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes

ANCIENT <-> MODERN - Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (from the legendary times of the Yu dynasty) <-> Republic of China .
1993. Xing Guang Ban Wo Xin

Chinese TV Show - 1996, 20 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1994. On the Nan Ni Wan Frontier

Chinese Drama - 2023, 45 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1995. Anti-Corruption Storm

Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1996. Wei Da De Chang Zheng

Chinese Drama - 0000

MODERN - Republic of China .
1997. Xi Bai Po De Hui Sheng

Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1998. Lost Identity

Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes

MODERN - Second Sino-Japanese War (from the Chinese Republican period) .
1999. Trident

Chinese Drama - 2020, 42 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
2000. Tian Xia Tong Xin

Chinese Drama - 2024, 30 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .