Douban's Top 50 Mainland Period Dramas

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1. Nirvana in Fire

Chinese Drama - 2015, 54 episodes

9.0

9.4
2. Empresses in the Palace

Chinese Drama - 2012, 76 episodes

9.4
3. My Own Swordsman

Chinese Drama - 2006, 80 episodes

9.6
4. Ming Dynasty in 1566

Chinese Drama - 2007, 46 episodes

9.8
5. A Dream of Red Mansions

Chinese Drama - 1987, 36 episodes

9.7
6. Chinese Paladin

Chinese Drama - 2005, 34 episodes

9.1
7. Chinese Paladin Season 3

Chinese Drama - 2009, 37 episodes

9.0
8. Word of Honor

Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes

8.5
9. Love Between Fairy and Devil

Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes

8.2
10. Yong Zheng Dynasty

Chinese Drama - 1999, 44 episodes

9.4
11. Joy of Life

Chinese Drama - 2019, 46 episodes

8.0

7.9
12. The Longest Day in Chang'an

Chinese Drama - 2019, 48 episodes

8.0

8.1
13. Judge of Song Dynasty

Chinese Drama - 2005, 52 episodes

9.3
14. A Dream of Splendor

Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes

7.9
15. Palace of Desire

Chinese Drama - 2000, 40 episodes

9.1
16. The Story of Ming Lan

Chinese Drama - 2018, 78 episodes

7.9
17. The Untamed

Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes

7.7
18. Love and Destiny

Chinese Drama - 2019, 60 episodes

8.3
19. Nirvana in Fire Season 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin

Chinese Drama - 2017, 50 episodes

7.0

8.4
20. Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty

Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes

8.0
21. Detective Dee

Chinese Drama - 2004, 30 episodes

9.2
22. Ashes of Love

Chinese Drama - 2018, 63 episodes

7.8
23. Water Margin

Chinese Drama - 1998, 43 episodes

9.1
24. The Qin Empire

Chinese Drama - 2009, 51 episodes

9.3
25. The Imperial Coroner

Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes

7.9
26. The Qin Empire Season 2

Chinese Drama - 2012, 51 episodes

9.3
27. The Rise of Phoenixes

Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes

8.0

8.1
28. Han Wu Da Di

Chinese Drama - 2005, 58 episodes

9.3
29. The Advisors Alliance

Chinese Drama - 2017, 42 episodes

9.0

8.2
30. Young Blood

Chinese Drama - 2019, 42 episodes

7.8
31. The Wind Blows from Longxi

Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes

8.1
32. Good Bye, My Princess

Chinese Drama - 2019, 52 episodes

7.6
33. Love and Redemption

Chinese Drama - 2020, 59 episodes

7.5
34. Under the Microscope

Chinese Drama - 2023, 14 episodes

7.9
35. The Legend of the Condor Heroes

Chinese Drama - 2017, 52 episodes

8.0
36. Under the Power

Chinese Drama - 2019, 55 episodes

7.5
37. Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

Chinese Drama - 2018, 87 episodes

7.5
38. Schemes of a Beauty

Chinese Drama - 2010, 40 episodes

7.7
39. Lotus Lantern

Chinese Drama - 2005, 35 episodes

7.9
40. The Journey of Flower

Chinese Drama - 2015, 58 episodes

7.4
41. The Romance of Tiger and Rose

Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes

7.3
42. Founding Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chinese Drama - 2006, 46 episodes

8.7
43. One and Only

Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes

7.3
44. New Life Begins

Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes

7.2
45. Nothing Gold Can Stay

Chinese Drama - 2017, 74 episodes

7.2
46. Back from the Brink

Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes

7.2
47. Legend of Chu and Han

Chinese Drama - 2012, 80 episodes

7.5
48. Noble Aspirations

Chinese Drama - 2016, 58 episodes

7.1
49. Sound of the Desert

Chinese Drama - 2014, 35 episodes

7.1
50. Story of Yanxi Palace

Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes

7.1

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