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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  • The Legend of Jade Sword

    1. The Legend of Jade Sword

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 65 episodes

    ANCIENT - Xia dynasty .

  • The Legend and the Hero

    2. The Legend and the Hero

    Chinese Drama - 2007, 38 episodes

    ANCIENT - Shang <-> Zhou dynasties .

  • The Legend and the Hero 2

    3. The Legend and the Hero 2

    Chinese Drama - 2009, 40 episodes

    ANCIENT - Shang <-> Zhou dynasties .

  • The Investiture of the Gods

    4. The Investiture of the Gods

    Chinese Drama - 2014, 50 episodes

    PRIMORDIAL <-> ANCIENT - Creation by Pangu <-> Shang <-> Zhou dynasties .

  • The Investiture of the Gods II

    5. The Investiture of the Gods II

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 72 episodes

    ANCIENT - Shang <-> Zhou dynasties .

  • Investiture of the Gods

    6. Investiture of the Gods

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 65 episodes

    ANCIENT - Shang <-> Zhou dynasties .

  • Zhao Ge

    7. Zhao Ge

    Chinese Drama - 0000, 50 episodes

    ANCIENT - Shang <-> Zhou dynasties .

  • Fighter of the  Destiny

    8. Fighter of the Destiny

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 52 episodes

    ANCIENT - Zhou dynasty .

  • A Slender Gentleman and A Good Lady

    9. A Slender Gentleman and A Good Lady

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 30 episodes

    ANCIENT - Zhou dynasty .

  • King is Not Easy

    10. King is Not Easy

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 20 episodes

    ANCIENT - Western Zhou dynasty .

  • Legend of Mi Yue

    11. Legend of Mi Yue

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 81 episodes

    10

    ANCIENT - Western Zhou dynasty <-> Spring and Autumn period <-> Chu, Qin, and Yan kingdoms (from the Warring States period) .

  • Legend of Wu Zi Xu

    12. Legend of Wu Zi Xu

    Chinese Drama - 0000, 70 episodes

    ANCIENT - Western Zhou dynasty <-> Wu kingdom (from the Spring and Autumn period) .

  • Eastern Zhou, Spring and Autumn Period

    13. Eastern Zhou, Spring and Autumn Period

    Chinese Drama - 1996, 30 episodes

    ANCIENT - Eastern Zhou <-> Spring and Autumn period .

  • Confucius

    14. Confucius

    Chinese Drama - 2011, 38 episodes

    ANCIENT - Zhou dynasty <-> Spring and Autumn period .

  • The Ultimate Master of War

    15. The Ultimate Master of War

    Chinese Drama - 2009, 41 episodes

    ANCIENT - Qi state (during the Spring and Autumn period) .

  • The Legend of Laozi

    16. The Legend of Laozi

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 33 episodes

    ANCIENT - sometime during the Spring and Autumn period .

  • Your Highness 2

    17. Your Highness 2

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 22 episodes

    ANCIENT - sometime during the Spring and Autumn period .

  • Xi Shi: Beauty of Spring and Autumn

    18. Xi Shi: Beauty of Spring and Autumn

    Chinese Drama - 1994, 21 episodes

    ANCIENT - sometime during the Spring and Autumn period .

  • The Rebirth of a King

    19. The Rebirth of a King

    Chinese Drama - 2006, 41 episodes

    ANCIENT - sometime during the Spring and Autumn period .

  • The Ugly Queen

    20. The Ugly Queen

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 12 episodes

    ANCIENT - sometime between the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States periods .

  • The Ugly Queen II & III

    21. The Ugly Queen II & III

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 26 episodes

    ANCIENT - sometime between the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States periods .

  • For the Holy Guiguzi

    22. For the Holy Guiguzi

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 52 episodes

    ANCIENT - Spring and Autumn period <-> Warring States period .

  • Legend of the Military Seal

    23. Legend of the Military Seal

    Chinese Drama - 2012, 30 episodes

    ANCIENT - sometime during the Warring States period .

  • Sun Tzu's The Art of War and the Thirty-Six Stratagems

    24. Sun Tzu's The Art of War and the Thirty-Six Stratagems

    Chinese Drama - 2000, 36 episodes

    ANCIENT - Warring States period .

  • Legend of the Warring States: The Tale of Mi Yue

    25. Legend of the Warring States: The Tale of Mi Yue

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 31 episodes

    ANCIENT - Warring States period .

  • Bloody Path

    26. Bloody Path

    Chinese Drama - 0000

    ANCIENT - Warring States period .

  • A Story of the Warring States

    27. A Story of the Warring States

    Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes

    ANCIENT - Warring States period .

  • Changping of the War

    28. Changping of the War

    Chinese Drama - 2004, 30 episodes

    ANCIENT - Warring States period .

  • The Warring States Period

    29. The Warring States Period

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 7 episodes

    ANCIENT - Warring States period .

  • The Qin Empire

    30. The Qin Empire

    Chinese Drama - 2009, 51 episodes

    ANCIENT - Warring States period .

  • The Qin Empire 2

    31. The Qin Empire 2

    Chinese Drama - 2012, 51 episodes

    ANCIENT - Warring States period .

  • The Qin Empire 3

    32. The Qin Empire 3

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 40 episodes

    ANCIENT - Warring States period .

  • The Qin Empire 4

    33. The Qin Empire 4

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 78 episodes

    ANCIENT <-> IMPERIAL - Warring States period <-> Qin dynasty .

  • The Legend of Hao Lan

    34. The Legend of Hao Lan

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 62 episodes

    10

    ANCIENT <-> IMPERIAL - Zhao, and Qin kingdoms (from the Warring States period) <-> Qin dynasty .

  • The King's Woman

    35. The King's Woman

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 48 episodes

    10

    ANCIENT <-> IMPERIAL - Warring States period <-> Qin dynasty .

  • Assassinator Jing Ke

    36. Assassinator Jing Ke

    Chinese Drama - 2004, 32 episodes

    ANCIENT <-> IMPERIAL - Warring States period <-> Qin dynasty .

  • Expressway of First Empire

    37. Expressway of First Empire

    Chinese Drama - 2010, 45 episodes

    ANCIENT <-> IMPERIAL - Warring States period <-> Qin dynasty .

  • A Step into the Past

    38. A Step into the Past

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 40 episodes

    ANCIENT <-> IMPERIAL - Warring States period <-> Qin dynasty .

  • Sword Dynasty

    39. Sword Dynasty

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 34 episodes

    ANCIENT <-> IMPERIAL - Warring States period <-> Qin dynasty .

  • The Legend of Qin

    40. The Legend of Qin

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 58 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Qin dynasty .

  • The Legend of Ba Qing

    41. The Legend of Ba Qing

    Chinese Drama - 0000, 66 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Qin dynasty .

  • The Myth

    42. The Myth

    Chinese Drama - 2010, 50 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Qin dynasty .

  • King of Nanyue Kingdom

    43. King of Nanyue Kingdom

    Chinese Drama - 2007, 40 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Nanyue kingdom and Qin <-> Han dynasties .

  • Legend of Chu and Han

    44. Legend of Chu and Han

    Chinese Drama - 2012, 80 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Qin dynasty <-> Chu-Han Contention <-> Han dynasty .

  • Beauties of the Emperor

    45. Beauties of the Emperor

    Chinese Drama - 2012, 32 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Qin dynasty <-> Chu-Han Contention <-> Han dynasty .

  • The Virtuous Queen of Han

    46. The Virtuous Queen of Han

    Chinese Drama - 2014, 47 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Han dynasty .

  • Sound of the Desert

    47. Sound of the Desert

    Chinese Drama - 2014, 35 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Han dynasty .

  • Schemes of a Beauty

    48. Schemes of a Beauty

    Chinese Drama - 2010, 40 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Han dynasty .

  • Princess Jieyou

    49. Princess Jieyou

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 45 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Han dynasty .

  • The Prince of Han Dynasty

    50. The Prince of Han Dynasty

    Chinese Drama - 2001, 41 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Han dynasty .

  • Da Han Tian Zi 2: Han Wu Xiong Feng

    51. Da Han Tian Zi 2: Han Wu Xiong Feng

    Chinese Drama - 2004, 42 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Han dynasty .

  • Da Han Tian Zi 3: Tie Xie Hanqing

    52. Da Han Tian Zi 3: Tie Xie Hanqing

    Chinese Drama - 2006, 48 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Han dynasty .

  • Jian Xing Tian Xia

    53. Jian Xing Tian Xia

    Chinese Drama - 2007, 28 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Han dynasty .

  • Love Yunge from the Desert

    54. Love Yunge from the Desert

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 45 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Western Han dynasty .

  • Love Through a Millennium

    55. Love Through a Millennium

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 24 episodes

    IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Western Han dynasty <-> People's Republic of China .

  • Ban Shu Legend

    56. Ban Shu Legend

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 42 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Western Han <-> Eastern Han dynasties .

  • Singing All Along

    57. Singing All Along

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 56 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Eastern Han dynasty .

  • The Taoism Grandmaster

    58. The Taoism Grandmaster

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 46 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Eastern Han dynasty .

  • The Peacocks Fly to the Southeast

    59. The Peacocks Fly to the Southeast

    Chinese Drama - 2009, 30 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Eastern Han dynasty .

  • Three Kingdoms

    60. Three Kingdoms

    Chinese Drama - 2010, 95 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Han dynasty <-> Three Kingdoms period .

  • Lu Bu and Diaochan

    61. Lu Bu and Diaochan

    Chinese Drama - 2001, 35 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Han dynasty <-> Three Kingdoms period .

  • Secret of Three Kingdoms

    62. Secret of Three Kingdoms

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 54 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Eastern Han dynasty <-> Shu Han kingdom (from the Three Kingdoms period) .

  • Chinese Hero Zhao Zi Long

    63. Chinese Hero Zhao Zi Long

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 49 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Eastern Han dynasty <-> Three Kingdoms period .

  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms

    64. Romance of the Three Kingdoms

    Chinese Drama - 1994, 84 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Three Kingdoms period .

  • Feng Qi Long Xi

    65. Feng Qi Long Xi

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Three Kingdoms period .

  • Cao Cao

    66. Cao Cao

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 41 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Three Kingdoms period .

  • The Advisors Alliance

    67. The Advisors Alliance

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 42 episodes

    IMPERIAL - sometime during the Three Kingdoms period .

  • Growling Tiger, Roaring Dragon

    68. Growling Tiger, Roaring Dragon

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 44 episodes

    IMPERIAL - sometime during the Three Kingdoms period .

  • Sage of Calligraphy Wang Xi Zhi

    69. Sage of Calligraphy Wang Xi Zhi

    Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Jin dynasty .

  • Butterfly Lovers

    70. Butterfly Lovers

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 29 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Eastern Jin dynasty .

  • Trail of the Everlasting Hero

    71. Trail of the Everlasting Hero

    Chinese Drama - 2005, 30 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Eastern Jin dynasty .

  • Faithful to Buddha, Faithful to You

    72. Faithful to Buddha, Faithful to You

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 20 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Former Qin (from the Sixteen Kingdoms period) .

  • You Are My Peach Blossom Debt

    73. You Are My Peach Blossom Debt

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 31 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Western Liang , Northern Yan (from the Sixteen Kingdoms period) , Eastern Song* , and Southern Chu** kingdoms , and Qi* dynasty .

    * Both Qi dynasty and Eastern Song kingdom are fictional.

    ** There was a Southern Chu in Chinese History known as Ma Chu, but that was later during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

  • The Princess Wei Young

    74. The Princess Wei Young

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 54 episodes

    10

    IMPERIAL - Northern Liang (from the Sixteen Kingdoms period) <-> Northern Wei dynasties (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period), and Rouran khaganate .

  • Empress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty

    75. Empress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty

    Chinese Drama - 2006, 42 episodes

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

  • Mulan Renewal

    76. Mulan Renewal

    Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes

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

  • The Song of Glory

    77. The Song of Glory

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 53 episodes

    10

    IMPERIAL - Liu Song and Northern Wei dynasties (both from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) .

  • Untouchable Lovers

    78. Untouchable Lovers

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 54 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Liu Song dynasty (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) .

  • Joy of Life

    79. Joy of Life

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 46 episodes

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

    * Southern Qing is a fictional dynasty.

  • Joy of Life: Season 2

    80. Joy of Life: Season 2

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 36 episodes

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

    * Southern Qing is a fictional dynasty.

  • Royal Nirvana

    81. Royal Nirvana

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 60 episodes

    10

    IMPERIAL - Southern Qi* dynasty (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) .

    * The aesthetics and the style resemble the Song dynasty representative ones very much.

  • Royal Nirvana Special

    82. Royal Nirvana Special

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes

    10

    IMPERIAL - Southern Qi* dynasty (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) .

    * The aesthetics and the style resemble the Song dynasty representative ones very much.

  • Nirvana in Fire

    83. Nirvana in Fire

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 54 episodes

    10

    IMPERIAL - Southern Liang, Northern Wei  (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period), and Southern Chu* dynasties .

    * This one is fictional.

  • Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin

    84. Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 50 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Southern Liang (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) and Yu* dynasties .

    * Yu is a fictitious dynasty.

  • Nirvana in Fire 3

    85. Nirvana in Fire 3

    Chinese Drama - 0000

    IMPERIAL - 

  • Maiden Holmes

    86. Maiden Holmes

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 32 episodes

    10

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

  • The Wizard of Ten Thousand Worlds

    87. The Wizard of Ten Thousand Worlds

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 40 episodes

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

  • General Order

    88. General Order

    Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes

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

  • Princess Agents

    89. Princess Agents

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 67 episodes

    10

    IMPERIAL - Western Wei, Southern Liang (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) and Yan North* dynasties, and Rouran khaganate .

    * This one is fictional, even though it is sometimes referred to as Northern Yan, which, being from the Sixteen Kingdoms period, had already been destroyed for more than 100 years.

  • Lost Love in Times

    90. Lost Love in Times

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 56 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Western Wei dynasty (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) .

  • Lost Love in Times SP

    91. Lost Love in Times SP

    Chinese Special - 2017, 12 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Western Wei and Southern Liang dynasties (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) .

  • The Legend of Fei

    92. The Legend of Fei

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 51 episodes

    9.5

    IMPERIAL - Chen dynasty* (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) .

    * The male lead is based on a Southern Liang emperor "from the previous dynasty", and since Chen dynasty came right after Southern Liang...

  • Feng Yue Bu Zhi Qiu

    93. Feng Yue Bu Zhi Qiu

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 18 episodes

    8.0

    IMPERIAL - sometime during the end of the Southern Dynasties* (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) .

    * Elements from some of them, like Southern Qi, Southern Liang and Chen dynasties, can be observed in this drama.

  • Legend of Lu Zhen

    94. Legend of Lu Zhen

    Chinese Drama - 2013, 59 episodes

    10

    IMPERIAL - Northern Qi , Chen and Western Wei dynasties (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) .

  • The Legend of Dugu

    95. The Legend of Dugu

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 55 episodes

    10

    IMPERIAL - Western Wei <-> Northern Zhou (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) <-> Sui <-> Tang dynasties, and Turkic khaganate .

  • Mu Lan

    96. Mu Lan

    Chinese Drama - 2013, 40 episodes

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

  • Prince of Lan Ling

    97. Prince of Lan Ling

    Chinese Drama - 2013, 46 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Northern Qi and Northern Zhou dynasties (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) .

  • Princess of Lanling King

    98. Princess of Lanling King

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 47 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Northern Zhou and Northern Qi dynasties (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period).

  • For Married Doctress

    99. For Married Doctress

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Northern Zhou and Chen dynasties (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) .

  • Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky

    100. Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky

    Chinese Drama - 2012, 36 episodes

    IMPERIAL - Northern Zhou and Chen dynasties (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) .

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