Historical C-Drama Chronology sorted by Historical Periods

CHINESE HISTORY CHRONOLOGY sorted by Dynasties, Kingdoms, States, and other divisions

PRIMORDIAL

MYTHIC-CREATIONAL

Qi【气】
Taiji【太极】
World Egg【世界蛋】
Primordial Chaos【混沌】
Jade Emperor【玉皇大帝】
World Parents【世界父母】
Pangu【盘古氏】

GEOCOSMOLOGICAL

PLANK EPOCH

Universe【宇宙】(c. 13 800 000 000 BC)

PRECAMBRIAN

Earth【地球】(c. 4 600 000 000 BC)
Homo【人属】(c. 2 800 000 BC)

HISTORICAL

PREHISTORIC

PRIMITIVE

Stone Age【石器时代】(c. 1 700 000-5000 BC)

ANCIENT

Copper Age【铜石并用时代】(c. 5000-2070 BC)
Bronze Age【青铜器时代】(c. 2070-256 BC)
Iron Age【铁器时代】(c. 770-221 BC)

DYNASTIC

LEGENDARY

Yu【虞朝】(c. 4000-2070 BC)

SEMI-LEGENDARY

Xia【夏朝】(c. 2070-1600 BC)

FEUDAL

Shang【商朝】(c. 1600-1046 BC)
Zhou【周朝】(c. 1046-256 BC)
Spring and Autumn【春秋时代】(770-476 BC)
Warring States【战国时代】(476-221 BC)

IMPERIAL

EARLY IMPERIAL

Qin【秦朝】(221-207 BC)

MEDIEVAL

Han【汉朝】(202 BC-220 AD)
Three Kingdoms【三国】(220-280)
Jin【晋朝】(266-420)
Sixteen Kingdoms【十六国】(304-439)
Northern and Southern Dynasties【南北朝】(386-589)

MIDDLE IMPERIAL

Sui【隋朝】(581-619)
Tang【唐朝】(618-907)
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms【五代十国】(902-979)
Liao【辽朝】(916-1125)
Song【宋朝】(960-1279)
Western Xia【西夏朝】(1038-1227)
Jin【金朝】(1115-1234)
Western Liao【西辽】(1124-1218)

LATE IMPERIAL

Mongol Empire【蒙古帝国】(1206-1368)
Yuan【元朝】(1260-1368)

EARLY MODERN

Ming【明朝】(1368-1644)
Later Jin【后金】(1616-1636)
Qing【清朝】(1644-1912)

MODERN

REPUBLICAN

Republic of China【中华民国】(1912-1949)
Manchukuo【满洲国】(1932-1945)
People's Republic of China (PRC)【中华人民共和国】(1949-)
21st Century or Chinese Century【中国世纪】(2001-)

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1801. He Ping Nian Dai

Chinese Drama - 1996, 23 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1802. The Flower Flies Like the Butterfly

Chinese Drama - 2006, 26 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1803. Ebb and Flow

Chinese Drama - 1992, 20 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1804. Bodyguards: Heavenly Charm

Chinese Drama - 1998, 20 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
1805. The Bigwig

Chinese Drama - 2000, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
1806. Quiet Among Disquiet

Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1807. My Dear Families

Chinese Drama - 2022, 39 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1808. Roaring Waves

Chinese Drama - 1999, 16 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1809. Love Endures

Chinese Drama - 2024, 32 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1810. Roses & Guns

Chinese Drama - 2024, 18 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1811. Get Married

Chinese Drama - 2015, 35 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
1812. Jianghu Xiao Mian Ren

Chinese Drama - 1999, 20 episodes

MODERN - sometime during the Republic of China .
1813. Holy Pearl

Chinese Drama - 2011, 36 episodes

MODERN <-> ANCIENT - People's Republic of China <-> Nanyue and Ancient Shu kingdoms* (from the legendary period of the Yu dynasty) .
* They might just carry more just their names in common with historical kingdoms of Ancient China, having, thus, both fictional and authentic elements.
1814. Happy Flying Dragon

Chinese Drama - 1998, 50 episodes

IMPERIAL - during the final years of the Qing dynasty .
1815. Northward

Chinese Drama - 2025, 38 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - final years of the Qing dynasty <-> end of the 20th <-> early years of the 21st centuries (from the PRC period) .
1816. The Witty Attorney

Chinese Drama - 1998, 27 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
1817. When the Hawthorn Blooms

Chinese Drama - 2025, 18 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1818. Sleepless in Floating City

Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1819. Life and Death

Chinese Drama - 2015, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1820. Reborn

Chinese Drama - 2025, 23 episodes

MODERN - early years of the 21st century (from the PRC period) .
1821. Archives: The Nanyang Mystery

Chinese Drama - 2026, 33 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1822. Love on the Turquoise Land

Chinese Drama - 2025, 32 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qin dynasty <-> People's Republic of China .
1823. It’s Irreplaceable Lu Mi

Chinese Drama - 0000, 12 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Han dynasty <-> People's Republic of China .
1824. Chinese Peacekeeping Police

Chinese Drama - 2009, 35 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1825. Xiao Nu Ren

Chinese Drama - 1997, 20 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - late Qing dynasty <-> early Republic of China .
1826. Xiang Fen Chuanqi

Chinese Drama - 2006, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
1827. Chinese Sherlock Shi

Chinese Drama - 2012, 32 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
1828. The Age of Returning to The City

Chinese Drama - 2014, 30 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1829. The Grand Canal

Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1830. Always on the Move

Chinese Drama - 2024, 39 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1831. Return Home

Chinese Drama - 2007, 33 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1832. Cosmetology High

Chinese Drama - 2014, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
1833. Justice My Foot

Chinese Drama - 2012, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
1834. Han Dynasty Epic

Chinese Drama - 0000

IMPERIAL - Han dynasty .
1835. The Epic of Tang Dynasty

Chinese Drama - 0000

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
1836. Luan Shi Yan Yu

Chinese Drama - 2014, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - during the final years of the Qing dynasty .
1837. Master

Chinese Drama - 2011, 35 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1838. Norman Bethune

Chinese Drama - 2006, 20 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1839. A Legend of Shaolin Kung Fu Season 4

Chinese Drama - 2017, 44 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
1840. Legend of the Phoenix

Chinese Drama - 2019, 41 episodes

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IMPERIAL - Southern Liang*, Later Liang** [or Western Liang (a puppet state of the Western Wei, Northern Zhou and Sui dynasties)] (both from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period), Yueliang***, and Wuci*** dynasties, and Xiaqiu, Qiuye***, and Xiasheng*** states .
* Possibly a blend between Liang province (a vassal state from Western Jin dynasty), Eastern Liang province (subjected to both Northern Wei and Southern Liang dynasties from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period), and even the final years of the Ming dynasty. As this drama states that Southern Liang has its 5th emperor (historical Liang had only four), it can be assumed that, in this story, the Chen dynasty (also from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) never came into being.
** It might also contain elements in common with the Later Liang dynasty (from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period), emerging just like its historical counterpart, that is, Western Liang (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period as well), which appeared under the name of Later Liang.
*** These are fictional.
1841. Antique Bureau Midgame

Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1842. Hidden Shadow

Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes

IMPERIAL - Song dynasty .
1843. The Lee Family

Chinese Drama - 2014, 42 episodes

MODERN - early years of the Republic of China .
1844. Our Parallel Universes

Chinese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

MODERN - sometime during the Republic of China .
1845. Feng Yu Diao Hua Lou

Chinese Drama - 2010, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1846. National Anthem

Chinese Drama - 2010, 24 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1847. Love in Spring

Chinese Drama - 2013, 80 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1848. The Hand

Chinese Drama - 2021, 27 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1849. Legend of Entrepreneurship

Chinese Drama - 2012, 36 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1850. Two Families from Wenzhou

Chinese Drama - 2015, 36 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1851. Family on the Go 3

Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1852. The Switch

Chinese Drama - 2001, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
1853. The Divine Doctor

Chinese Drama - 2015, 50 episodes

ANCIENT - Zheng vassal state (from the Warring States period) .
1854. Huo Hong Nian Hua

Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1855. Rage of Love

Chinese Drama - 2013, 35 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1856. The North Wind Blows

Chinese Drama - 2009, 36 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1857. Spring Goes, Spring Comes

Chinese Drama - 2008, 45 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1858. Every Moment that I Think of You

Chinese Drama - 2021, 2 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1859. First Love Again

Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1860. Legend of the Heavenly Stones

Chinese Drama - 2005, 34 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Ming dynasty <-> People's Republic of China .
1861. Choose the Right Path

Chinese Drama - 2015, 45 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1862. The Stand-in

Chinese Drama - 2014, 60 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
1863. Double Guns

Chinese Drama - 2017, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1864. Fat Man of Sport

Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - Northern Song and Liao dynasties .
1865. Judge Dee's Mystery Season 2

Chinese Drama - 0000

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
1866. Perfect Match

Chinese Drama - 2025, 36 episodes

IMPERIAL - Northern Song dynasty .
1867. Snowflower

Chinese Drama - 2003, 45 episodes

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
1868. Burning Flames

Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes

ANCIENT - Shang <-> Zhou dynasties, and Xin and Bai states* .
* Xin and Bai are fictional states.
1869. Gun Fire

Chinese Drama - 2014, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1870. Red Waist Drum

Chinese Drama - 2019, 45 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1871. Life and Death on the Way Back

Chinese Drama - 2011, 32 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1872. My War 3

Chinese Drama - 2015, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1873. Xiang Qi Mi Ren

Chinese Drama - 2010, 23 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1874. Shui Yue Dong Tian

Chinese Drama - 2004, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - final years of the Qin <-> early years of the Jin dynasties .
1875. The Fairy Lake

Chinese Drama - 2012, 40 episodes

PRIMORDIAL <-> PRECAMBRIAN <-> IMPERIAL - Creation by the Jade Emperor <-> Homo emergence <-> Western Han dynasty .
1876. The Empire Warrior

Chinese Drama - 2013, 38 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
1877. Half for the People, Half for Beauties

Chinese Drama - 2015, 48 episodes

IMPERIAL - Eastern Han dynasty <-> Three Kingdoms period .
1878. Happy Magistrate

Chinese Drama - 2014, 33 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
1879. Happy Magistrate Season 2

Chinese Drama - 2016, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
1880. Iron Pear

Chinese Drama - 2010, 43 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1881. Incisive Great Teacher

Chinese Drama - 2014, 44 episodes

IMPERIAL - Wuzhou dynasty (from the Tang dynasty period) .
1882. Mermaid Legend

Chinese Drama - 2013, 36 episodes

IMPERIAL - Northern Song dynasty .
1883. Five Disciples of Master Wong

Chinese Drama - 2006, 37 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
1884. Chuan Qi Huan Xiang Yin Shang

Chinese Drama - 2006, 42 episodes

ANCIENT - towards the end of the Shang dynasty .
1885. The Miracle Healer Couple

Chinese Drama - 2004, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL - Western Han dynasty .
1886. Legendary Fighter - Yang's Heroine

Chinese Drama - 2001, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL - Northern Song dynasty .
1887. The Prelude of Lotus Lantern

Chinese Drama - 2009, 46 episodes

IMPERIAL - possibly Tang dynasty .
1888. Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud

Chinese Drama - 2017, 58 episodes

IMPERIAL - Yaohan, Xiaoyue, and Cangwu political regimes (from the Three Kingdoms period) .
1889. 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 .
1890. The Emperor Through to the Modern 2

Chinese Drama - 2016, 50 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Tang dynasty <-> People's Republic of China .
1891. New Spring of Plum Blossoms

Chinese Drama - 2010, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1892. God of Medicine

Chinese Drama - 2010, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - sometime during the Northern Song dynasty .
1893. Shen Yi Da Dao Gong

Chinese Drama - 2014, 35 episodes

IMPERIAL - Northern Song dynasty .
1894. For A Word

Chinese Drama - 2015, 36 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1895. The Blood Chit

Chinese Drama - 2015, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1896. The Legendary Restaurateur

Chinese Drama - 2015, 44 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1897. Bloodbath Island

Chinese Drama - 2013, 43 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1898. Zhui Tao

Chinese Drama - 2012, 30 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1899. Shan Bei Han Zi

Chinese Drama - 2011, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - late Qing dynasty <-> early Republic of China .
1900. Zhong Guo Di

Chinese Drama - 2011, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .