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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1901. Zhui Tao

Chinese Drama - 2012, 30 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1902. Shan Bei Han Zi

Chinese Drama - 2011, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - late Qing dynasty <-> early Republic of China .
1903. Zhong Guo Di

Chinese Drama - 2011, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1904. Elegance and Talent

Chinese Drama - 2011, 20 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1905. Dark War Before Dawn

Chinese Drama - 2011, 26 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1906. Mysterious Female Agent

Chinese Drama - 2011, 26 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1907. Hong Hai Er

Chinese Drama - 2006, 60 episodes

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
1908. Can Jian Zhen Jiang Hu

Chinese Drama - 2004, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
1909. A Famous Physician Song Lian Sheng

Chinese Drama - 2004, 31 episodes

IMPERIAL - late Ming <-> early Qing dynasties .
1910. The Legend of Li Ji

Chinese Drama - 2003, 36 episodes

ANCIENT - Jin state (vassal state of the Western Zhou dynasty during the Spring and Autumn period) .
1911. Magic Dragon Pearl

Chinese Drama - 2005, 34 episodes

IMPERIAL - Western Regions (possibly during the Han dynasty) .
1912. The Chinese Woman the Gunpoint of the Gestapo

Chinese Drama - 2002, 16 episodes

MODERN - Second World War (during the Republic of China) .
1913. Of Monks and Masters

Chinese Special - 2015, 10 episodes

IMPERIAL - during the end stage of the Northern Song dynasty .
1914. Emergence in Troubled Times

Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes

IMPERIAL - Cao Wei kingdom (from the Three Kingdoms period) <-> Western Jin dynasty .
1915. Gong Yin Yi Jiang Shui

Chinese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1916. In the War Brothers

Chinese Drama - 2016, 44 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1917. Dong Feng Po

Chinese Drama - 2016, 42 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1918. The Legend of Jiangnan

Chinese Drama - 2012, 32 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
1919. Bu Yi Zhi Xian Fan Ru Hua

Chinese Drama - 2003, 24 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
1920. True Qualities of Police

Chinese Drama - 1994, 10 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1921. Huangmei Drama Master Legendary

Chinese Drama - 2012, 25 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
1922. Catching the Wrong Bus

Chinese Drama - 2016, 38 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1923. Gu Wen Chang

Chinese Drama - 2020, 30 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1924. Lan Tong Hua Kai

Chinese Drama - 2019, 42 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1925. Da Zhai Yuan De Nv Ren

Chinese Drama - 2009, 39 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1926. Da Ran Fang Xu

Chinese Drama - 2016, 45 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1927. Tie Xue Jiang Jun

Chinese Drama - 2016, 32 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1928. Orange Code

Chinese Drama - 2015, 53 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1929. Guan Xi Wu Ji Dao

Chinese Drama - 2003, 20 episodes

ANCIENT - Loulan kingdom in the Western Regions (between the Warring States period and the establishment of the Qin or the Han dynasty) .
1930. The Soulmate

Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> Republic of China .
1931. The Canary in the Cage

Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes

MODERN - sometime during the Republic of China .
1932. The Ghost Town

Chinese Drama - 2024, 23 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1933. Shao Shuai Yu Wo You Qing Yuan

Chinese Drama - 2024, 106 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1934. Tao Hua Yuan Guai Tan

Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1935. Wo Zai Da Song Kai Jiu Ba

Chinese Drama - 2024, 14 episodes

IMPERIAL - sometime during the Song dynasty .
1936. Yellow Rose

Chinese Drama - 2024, 18 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1937. Yuan Yu Zhou: Hui Dao 1995

Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

MODERN - early 21st <-> final years of the 20th centuries (both from the PRC period) .
1938. The Song Dynasty

Chinese Drama - 2024, 27 episodes

IMPERIAL - sometime during the Song dynasty .
1939. Let Love Come Back

Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1940. Fen Nu Du She Ying Shi

Chinese Drama - 2023, 36 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1941. Xi Dan Chuan Qi

Chinese Drama - 2023, 33 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1942. Nan Zhao Wang

Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - Nanzhao kingdom (during the Tang dynasty period) .
1943. Wu Tong Yu

Chinese Drama - 2001, 28 episodes

MODERN - early Republic of China .
1944. Father of Forensic Medicine

Chinese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes

IMPERIAL - Southern Song dynasty .
1945. Phoenix in Jianghu

Chinese Drama - 2001, 42 episodes

IMPERIAL - sometime during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period .
1946. Tales of a Small Town

Chinese Drama - 2007, 34 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1947. That Mountain That Sea

Chinese Drama - 2022, 28 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1948. Legend of Magic Jade

Chinese Drama - 2020, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
1949. Legend of Magic Jade Season 2

Chinese Drama - 2023, 27 episodes

IMPERIAL - Song dynasty .
1950. The Big Case on the Mekong River

Chinese Drama - 2014, 34 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1951. Past Events of Mukam

Chinese Drama - 2009, 22 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1952. Feng Huo Qing Chun

Chinese Drama - 2014, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1953. Xue Lian Hua Sheng Kai Di Di Fang

Chinese Drama - 2023, 32 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1954. The Journey of Flower

Chinese Drama - 2015, 58 episodes

IMPERIAL - sometime during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period .
1955. The Journey of Flower 2015

Chinese Drama - 2015, 32 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period <-> People's Republic of China .
1956. The Last Concubine

Chinese Drama - 2004, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
1957. The Hided War

Chinese Drama - 0000, 32 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1958. Silent Honor

Chinese Drama - 2025, 39 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1959. Transition from Liping

Chinese Drama - 2016, 33 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1960. Gone with the Red Dust

Chinese Drama - 2017, 30 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1961. No Choice

Chinese Drama - 2012, 32 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
1962. My Love Hit The War

Chinese Drama - 2016, 46 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1963. One Thousand Teardrops

Chinese Drama - 2008, 36 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1964. Jue De Dao Feng

Chinese Drama - 2015, 36 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1965. Lei Feng

Chinese Drama - 2010, 22 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> Republic of China .
1966. Xue Lang Gu

Chinese Drama - 2012, 28 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1967. Glory Land

Chinese Drama - 2012, 36 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1968. Chinese Traditional Magic

Chinese Drama - 2012, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
1969. San Dao Yuan

Chinese Drama - 0000, 38 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1970. Chong Sheng

Chinese Drama - 2011, 37 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1971. New Way of the Dragon

Chinese Drama - 2015, 36 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1972. Heirs From Another Star

Chinese Drama - 2014, 10 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> People's Republic of China .
1973. Eleven Letters

Chinese Special - 2019, 11 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> Republic of China .
1974. The Last Emperor

Chinese Drama - 1988, 28 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
1975. Magical Space-Time

Chinese Drama - 2016, 24 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1976. The Longest Day in Chang'an Season 2

Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
1977. Di Ren Jie Zhi Bu Si Xiu Luo

Chinese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
1978. Journey to the West Afterstory

Chinese Drama - 2000, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - possibly Tang dynasty .
1979. Immortal Swordsman

Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes

IMPERIAL - final years of the Ming dynasty .
1980. Legend of Liu Long Ting

Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes

ANCIENT <-> MODERN - Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (from the legendary times of the Yu dynasty) <-> Republic of China .
1981. Xing Guang Ban Wo Xin

Chinese TV Show - 1996, 20 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1982. On the Nan Ni Wan Frontier

Chinese Drama - 2023, 45 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1983. Anti-Corruption Storm

Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1984. Wei Da De Chang Zheng

Chinese Drama - 0000, 55 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1985. Xi Bai Po De Hui Sheng

Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1986. Lost Identity

Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes

MODERN - Second Sino-Japanese War (from the Chinese Republican period) .
1987. Trident

Chinese Drama - 2020, 42 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1988. Tian Xia Tong Xin

Chinese Drama - 2024, 21 episodes

MODERN - end of the Republic of China <-> beginning of the People's Republic of China .
1989. In the Name of the Brother

Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
1990. The Guardians

Chinese Drama - 2025, 35 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1991. Yu Xue Rong Guang

Chinese Drama - 2025, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1992. Awakening

Chinese Drama - 2019, 47 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1993. China in the Classics

Chinese TV Show - 2021, 11 episodes

MODERN <-> ANCIENT <-> IMPERIAL - People's Republic of China <-> Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (from the Yu dynasty period) <-> Xia dynasty <-> .
1994. Beauty in North

Chinese Drama - 2009, 34 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1995. Chinese Partner

Chinese Drama - 2018, 38 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1996. Cool Storm

Chinese Drama - 2012, 35 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
1997. The Classic of Mountains and Seas

Chinese Drama - 2016, 46 episodes

PRIMORDIAL <-> ANCIENT - Creation by Pangu <-> Doingyi (Eastern Barbarians) and Nine Provinces tribes, and Qingqiu kingdom (all from the late period of the Yu dynasty) .
1998. Don't Disturb My Study

Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
1999. Flipped in My Youth

Chinese Drama - 2018, 55 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
2000. Hello Dear Ancestors

Chinese Drama - 2018, 24 episodes

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