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 1926, Mu Wan Qing returns to China with her mother's ashes, secretly seeking the truth behind her parents' separation and her brother's death. Amidst a coup in Shanghai, Tan Xuan Lin ...more -
![Arsenal Military Academy]()
During the early 20th century, China is embroiled in a brutal war with the Imperial Japanese army. In an effort to defend the northeast, the government drafts young men, but Xie Xiang ...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, police officer Qiao Chu Sheng forms a special detective team to catch a cunning killer. He recruits Lu Yao, a sharp-minded returnee from Britain, and Bai You Ning, ...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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![Maid's Revenge]()
In a single night, Dong Ting Yao's family is massacred. Before her father's death, he urges her to seek refuge at her unseen fiancé Fang Yu Ze's home. Believing Fang Tian Yi, ...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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![Fearless Whispers]()
A recent graduate, Gu Yao Dong, enters the police force with idealistic views of justice but soon faces disillusionment as he is caught in the political conflict between the Communists and Nationalists. ...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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![Psych-Hunter]()
Jiang Shuo buys and sells haunted houses, crossing paths with psychologist Qin Yi Heng, who is searching for his missing father, and Yuan Mu Qing, a warlord's daughter. The trio battles mysterious ...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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![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 -
![My Everlasting Bride]()
On the day of the marriage between the wealthy Shen family and the Nie family, Qing Xia, the bride, is killed. In her place, maid Hu Die is forced to impersonate Qing ...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 -
![All Quiet in Peking]()
The drama is set during 1948 during an economically difficult time. -
![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) -
![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 -
![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 -
![To Live]()
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 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 -
![Farewell My Concubine]()
In 1924, Beijing, the youthful Dou Zi and Shi Tou were brought together under the thumb of the strict master of a small acting troupe. It quickly becomes apparent that these are ...more -
![Fearless]()
Story of young Huo Yuanjia and his friend Nong Jinsun performing secret missions of the Revolutionary Party. During the thrilling journey, Huo Yuanjia repeatedly stepped forward to thwart the conspiracy of foreigners ...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 -
![Lust, Caution (Uncut)]()
The story is mostly set in Hong Kong in 1938 and in Shanghai in 1942, when it was occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army and ruled by the puppet government led by ...more -
![Railroad Tigers]()
In December 1941, Japan expands the occupation of its neighboring countries to Southeast Asia. The railway from Tianjin to Nanjing in East China became a key military transportation route, heavily guarded by ...more -
![Sisterhood]()
In the 1930s, Ouyang Tian Qing and other young women from Sanshui, Guangdong, arrived in Singapore to work on construction sites, wearing red headscarves and known as "Red Scarf." Bai Wei, who ...more -
![Street Angel]()
The film deals with two sisters, Xiao Hong and Xiao Yun, who have fled from the war in Northeast China to Shanghai, where they are living under the brutal thumb of their ...more -
![Crows and Sparrows]()
A story of a corrupt party official who attempts to sell an apartment building he has appropriated from the original owner and the struggles of the tenants to prevent themselves being thrown ...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 -
![Burning Stars]()
In Shanghai, in 1927, a group of youngsters must complete a seemingly impossible secret mission of historical significance. They are brave and fearless, stealing the fire of hope with their rebellious spirit ...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 -
![Cliff Walkers]()
Set in the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, the film follows four Communist party special agents who return to China after receiving training in the Soviet Union. Together, they embark ...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 -
![Assembly]()
During the Huaihai Campaign in the winter of 1948, Captain Gu misses the assembly signal and does not retreat his troop in time. All the 46 men in his unit die as ...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 -
![1921]()
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chronicling the Chinese Revolution. The film, set in 1921, reflects on the Communist Party's early history during 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 -
![Dead to Rights]()
In 1937, during the Nanjing Massacre, postman A Chang pretended to be a photo developer to save his life. He developed photos for the Japanese army and took in a group of ...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 -
![731]()
About the victims of Unit 731, the Imperial Japanese Army’s biological & chemical warfare R&D unit during the Second Sino-Japanese War. (Source: kisskh) -
![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 -
![Dongji Island]()
In 1942, a ship loaded with more than 1,800 British prisoners of war The Japanese cargo ship "Lisbon Maru" was sunk by a U.S. submarine torpedo attack in the waters near the ...more -
![The Stage]()
In war-torn Republican China, a struggling theater troupe rolls into town with big dreams and even bigger egos. Troupe leader Hou Xi Ting brings his performers to the famed Dexiang Theater for ...more -
![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 -
![Mukden Funeral Shop]()
During the period of the Republic of China, on the occasion of the Hungry Ghost Festival, a special show for the Ghost King of Hell Mountain was performed in a dull and ...more -
![The Black Fox]()
Gu Han Sen was a powerful and well-connected man in Shanghai. In the early period of the Republic of China, he adopted two sons named Liao Si Cheng and Fang Tian Yi ...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 -
![Awakening Age]()
During a turbulent time from 1915 to 1921, Chen Du Xiu and Li Da Zhao, along with other like-minded individuals, founded the Magazine La Jeunesse that started the New Culture Movement. The ...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 Story of a Noble Family]()
Jin Yan Xi, a young man from an influential family, falls in love with a girl called Leng Qing Qiu, who comes from a poor background. They continue to date even though ...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 -
![The True Story of Ah Q]()
Ah Q is a poor man that looks trivial, lives in the small town of Wei Zhuang and works as a casual laborer. Though Q is such a man, he always feels ...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 -
![Detective 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 -
![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]()
