Best Qing Era Historical-Costume C-Drama
Rank the C-Drama you have seen set in the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912 AD) which is most interesting, thrilling, etc? Feel free to add to the list...
Asianatica Mar 23, 2026
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![Story of Yanxi Palace]()
In 18th century Beijing, during the 6th year of Qianlong Emperor's reign, Wei Ying Luo enters the Forbidden City as an embroiderer to investigate the truth behind her older sister's rape and ...more -
![The Prisoner of Beauty]()
Xiao Qiao, a clever girl from the Qiao family, marries Wei Shao, the sharp and kind master of the Wei family, as part of a family alliance. With bad blood between their ...more -
![Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace]()
The road to becoming an empress is paved with treachery. Ru Yi is a consort who quickly learns to navigate the treacherous politics of the royal court and move up the ranks. ...more -
![Scarlet Heart]()
A car accident sends Zhang Xiao back in time into the body of one of her previous reincarnations, a 16-year-old aristocratic Manchu girl, Maertai Ruoxi, who lived during the Qing Dynasty. Despite ...more -
![Empresses in the Palace]()
A young woman born of the Eight Banners' family marries the Emperor. After surviving many murderous scandals and betrayals, she prevails as the most powerful woman in the Emperor's harem, the Empress ...more -
![Legend of the Magnate]()
In the late Qing Dynasty, a passionate young man named Gu Ping Yuan came from a family of small merchants. He wanted to study and pursue an official career to shine, but ...more -
![Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty]()
Aspiring architect Xiao Wei time-travels to the Qing Dynasty after receiving a lantern from the Forbidden City. There, she meets the 13th Prince, who has dreamt of her from the future and ...more -
![Eternal Love]()
The Nine-tailed Fox Bai Qian, the youngest daughter of the Fox King, is brought to Kunlun Mountain to become a disciple of the God of War, Mo Yuan. While studying there, a ...more -
![Side Story of Fox Volant]()
In a realm dominated by martial arts experts, heroes, and villains, Hu Fei is a young, brave, justice-loving man on a quest for revenge. His father was killed, leaving him an orphan ...more -
![The Long River]()
After a huge flood during the 15th year of his reign, the young Emperor Kang Xi conducts civil service examinations to recruit talented individuals to solve the problems plaguing the Yellow River, ...more -
![Heroes]()
The story of a group of individuals with different backgrounds were unexpectedly drawn into a mysterious treasure-hunting journey during the late Qing Dynasty. Amidst the grand and tumultuous historical tide, would they ...more -
![Marvelous Women]()
As China becomes a major commercial economy, the silk, embroidering, and weaving trade is booming – and a few influential families have risen to the top. The industry’s powerhouse is the Gusu ...more -
![Legend of Fu Yao]()
Adopted as an orphan, Fu Yao served as a slave for the Xuan Yuan sect in the Taiyuan Kingdom. After a series of tragedies, she journeyed across the lands, searching to lift ...more -
![Nothing Gold Can Stay]()
Zhou Ying is sold to the powerful Shen family by her foster father, yet successfully escapes by sneaking into merchant Wu Ping’s palanquin. The Wu family agreed to take her in after ...more -
![Rule the World]()
Tells of the romance between Dong Ge and Huang Tai Ji. Dong Ge is known as the most beautiful woman of Later Jin (Jurchen), yet was born with the prophecy that she ...more -
![The Palace: The Lock Heart Jade]()
Luo Qing Chuan is a modern-day girl with a love of history who accidentally travels back in time to Emperor Kang Xi's era of the Qing dynasty. She becomes embroiled in the ...more -
![A Love Never Lost]()
Following the Boxer Rebellion, the Qing Dynasty sought to rejuvenate themselves by sending promising young men to military school in Japan. Among them were Qing aristocrat Liang Xiang, revolutionary Yang Kai Zhi, ...more -
![A Dream within a Dream]()
What would you do if you accidentally found yourself inside the world of a script, playing the role of a tragic female lead used and discarded by the villainous male lead, even ...more -
![Love Story of Court Enemies]()
The story is set in the Yuan year of the Yongzheng era. In the time of chaos, Yu Xing and her sister Cai Feng were separated. When Yu Xing knew that Cai ...more -
![Legend of the Dragon Pearl: The Indistinguishable Road]()
20. Legend of the Dragon Pearl: The Indistinguishable Road
Chinese Drama - 2017, 90 episodes198 points by 2 votersThe story of the ill-fated romance between Zhu Yi Huan, the last princess of the Ming Dynasty and Kangxi, the young emperor of the Qing Dynasty. (Source: TheTVDB.com) -
![War and Beauty]()
Fifteen years after Qing Emperor Ka Hing was crowned, the country appears to be in harmony. However, fights between the imperial concubines escalate. Beauty never lasts. All the imperial concubines, including the ...more -
![Ghost Writer]()
Po Chung Ling was born in Jinan a family of New Year print. He is very bright, his father, Po Poon, has therefore always hoped that he could one day carry on ...more -
![Xiao Zhuang Epic]()
Da Yu Er is a Khorchin Mongol princess who is deeply in love with Dorgo, one of the several sons of Nurhaci, a Jurchen chieftain. Yet, she soon becomes the concubine of ...more -
![Princess Pearl]()
Xiao Yan Zi met Xia Zi Wei, a poor girl who marched a long way to find her father, the Emperor, but nobody took her seriously. Xiao Yan Zi decided to sneak ...more -
![Curse of the Royal Harem]()
Set in the mid-1800s Qing Dynasty, Curse of the Royal Harem is loosely based on the reign of the Daoguang Emperor of China and tells of the drama and romantic intrigue in ...more -
![The Master of Cheongsam]()
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 -
![Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain]()
Raised by his father's loyal servant, the talented swordsman Hu Fei grew up knowing that he must avenge his parents' death. However, the closer he got to his father's enemy, the more ...more -
![Sweetness in the Salt]()
NIP CHI YUEN (Ma Steven), who works in the anti-smuggling camp, is determined to wipe out the Tau's Fort, which is the stronghold for salt smugglers. He pretends to be a down-and-out ...more -
![The Life and Times of a Sentinel]()
Martial arts expert Nip Dor Po joins the Imperial Guard in an attempt to speak up for the people. He is under the command of Prince Yue, Fook Chuen, whom he becomes ...more -
![The Confidant]()
Lee Lin Yin and On Tak Hoi came from poor families and were sold to become palace eunuchs at a young age. The two later became apprentices of senior eunuch Lau Dor ...more -
![The Deer and the Cauldron]()
Can a hero with no combat abilities still save the empire? Wei Xiao Bao is the most unlikely hero as the sly but witty son of a prostitute during the early Qing ...more -
![Secret History of the Great Grand King]()
A drama about the aspirations, tribulations, and triumphs of Qing Dynasty founder Nu Er Ha Chi and how he rose from lowly soldier status to eventually conquer the once-powerful Ming Dynasty. (Source: ...more -
![Dong Gui Ying Xiong Zhuan]()
In 1761, Ubashi succeeded the throne and became the ruler of the Turghuts. During this period, Catherine II of Tsarist Russia intensified her efforts to enslave and control the Turghuts. The suffering ...more -
![Kang Xi Dynasty]()
Kang Xi ascended the throne at age 8 after Shun Zhi abdicated to become a monk following the death of his favorite concubine. With the help of Grand Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuang, ...more -
![Yong Zheng Dynasty]()
Yong Zheng was Kang Xi's 4th son, a hard-working and principled man oftentimes misunderstood as heartless and cruel. His succession to the throne was marred and undermined by controversy propagated by some ...more -
![Qian Long Dynasty]()
Historical drama set in 18th century, Qing Dynasty, in China. The inner workings and foreign relations of the Qianlong Emperor and his right hand man, Heshen. The series revolves around China’s renowned ...more -
![Da Li Princess]()
On the eve of the 1911 Revolution, the Duan Muhai is making preparations for the fire festival. Duan Muhai is the owner of the Nanshan Manor and is very wealthy through looting ...more -
![Desperate Love]()
A period piece of romance, betrayal, loyalty, and palace politics during the much-loved reign of Emperor Kangxi. This story mainly follows the love life of a Princess and her growth from a ...more -
![Heroic Legend of the Chin Dynasty]()
Set in the early Qing dynasty, the story focuses on the romance between Dorgon and Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuang. (Source: Wikipedia) -
![The Legend of Xiao Zhuang]()
The life story of Da Yu Er, an influential woman who oversaw three dynastic successions in the early Qing Dynasty. As a girl, Da Yu Er, the future Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuang, ...more -
![King of Beggars: Su Can]()
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![Empress Da Yu Er]()
This series chronicled the life of Da Yu Er, a princess of the Khorchin tribe who rose to become the Empress of the Qing dynasty in the mid-1600s. She helped guide the ...more -
![The Merchants of Qing Dynasty]()
In 1776, the 41st year of the reign of Qian Long, the court was in urgent need of money for war, and official Akezhan was sent to Yangzhou to collect donations from ...more
