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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701. Archrivals

Chinese Drama - 2009, 45 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
702. Ling Paolou

Chinese Drama - 2013, 30 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
703. Paladins in Troubled Times

Chinese Drama - 2008, 32 episodes

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
704. Horizon True Heart

Chinese Drama - 2010, 38 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
705. Happy Mother-In-Law, Pretty Daughter-In-Law

Chinese Drama - 2010, 33 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
706. The Golden Hairpin

Chinese Drama - 0000, 60 episodes

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
707. Hot Mom Qiao Da

Chinese Drama - 2013, 34 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming <-> Qing dynasties .
708. Bao San Gu Wai Zhuan

Chinese Drama - 2010, 34 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
709. The Eight Charts

Chinese Drama - 2006, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL - towards the end of the Three Kingdoms period .
710. A Dream of Splendor

Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL - Northern Song dynasty .
711. Tian Si Chuan

Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
712. Legacy

Chinese Drama - 2022, 45 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
713. Red Dust

Chinese Drama - 2013, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
714. Da Tang Nu Jiang Fan Lihua

Chinese Drama - 2012, 36 episodes

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
715. Primacy Teahouse

Chinese Drama - 2006, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
716. Dongfang You Dahai

Chinese Drama - 2017, 35 episodes

IMPERIAL - towards the end of the Qing dynasty .
717. Will of Steel

Chinese Drama - 2016, 68 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
718. Huahong Huahuo

Chinese Drama - 2014, 45 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
719. Deng Xiao Ping at History's Crossroads

Chinese Drama - 2014, 48 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
720. Hero

Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
721. Er Shu

Chinese Drama - 2013, 38 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
722. A Hundred Years of Life

Chinese Drama - 2008, 42 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
723. Jing Cheng Si Shao

Chinese Drama - 2001, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
724. The Tale of the Romantic Swordsman

Chinese Drama - 2004, 41 episodes

IMPERIAL - Song dynasty .
725. Legendary Li Cui Lian

Chinese Drama - 2000, 22 episodes

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
726. Legendary Li Cui Lian Season 2

Chinese Drama - 2001, 20 episodes

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
727. Han Xue Bao Ma

Chinese Drama - 2005, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
728. The Cavalry

Chinese Drama - 2012, 30 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
729. Sword Chaos

Chinese Drama - 2016, 21 episodes

ANCIENT - sometime between the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States periods .
730. The Mantis Killer

Chinese Drama - 2011, 32 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
731. Tianxia Di Yi Yan

Chinese Drama - 2006, 32 episodes

IMPERIAL - Song dynasty .
732. Chinese Classics: Ancient Wonders

Chinese Drama - 2003, 39 episodes

IMPERIAL - Northern Song, Ming, Yuan, Qing, Han, and other dynasties .
733. Imperial Guards

Chinese Drama - 2002, 30 episodes

ANCIENT - towards the end of the Warring States period .
734. The Patriotic Knights

Chinese Drama - 2006, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
735. Yun Hai Yu Gong Yuan

Chinese Drama - 0000

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
736. The Heroic Duo

Chinese Drama - 2004, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
737. Shi Da Qi Yuan

Chinese Drama - 2008, 36 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
738. Qing Chun Zhui Meng Ren

Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
739. Cold Autumn

Chinese Drama - 2006, 24 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
740. Tears of a Bride

Chinese Drama - 2011, 27 episodes

MODERN - sometime during the Republic of China .
741. Myth of Sword

Chinese Drama - 2018, 56 episodes

IMPERIAL - possibly* Song dynasty .
* Since there's no formal indication of that, this possibility is based on the aesthetics and clothing, which are generally associated with Song dramas.
742. Di Xia Di Shang

Chinese Drama - 2009, 40 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
743. Love in a Fallen City

Chinese Drama - 2009, 34 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
744. Double Thorn

Chinese Drama - 2016, 42 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
745. Guardians of the Ancient Oath

Chinese Drama - 2020, 45 episodes

IMPERIAL - sometime among the turmoils of the Three Kingdoms period, the Jin dynasty, the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern Dynasties periods .
746. The Proof of Memories

Chinese Drama - 2004, 29 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> Republic of China .
747. Beauties in Jiang Hu

Chinese Drama - 2004, 32 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
748. Brocade Odyssey

Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
749. War of Desire

Chinese Drama - 2011, 50 episodes

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
750. Da Sheng Kui

Chinese Drama - 2013, 100 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
751. Yong Bu Ditou

Chinese Drama - 2015, 46 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
752. The Legend of He Xian Gu

Chinese Drama - 2025, 70 episodes

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
753. Ying Huan Zhi Zhi

Chinese Drama - 0000, 42 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
754. Happy Mitan

Chinese Drama - 2016, 44 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
755. The Last Ranker

Chinese Drama - 2016, 44 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
756. Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

Chinese Drama - 2018, 39 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
757. Allure Snow

Chinese Drama - 2012, 50 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
758. The Heiress

Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes

10

IMPERIAL - Chen* and Northern (or Western) Wei** dynasties (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) and Chu*** state (vassal state of the Zhou dynasty) .
* There are also aspects from the Chen state (vassal state of the Western Zhou dynasty), as well as elements from short-lived dynastic states (Sixteen Kingdoms) and long-lived dynasties (Han, Tang).
** A single character pins it on the Northern Wei dynasty, but it did not exist anymore at the Chen period, so it could be its contemporaneous stage, the Western Wei dynasty.
*** Chu is the same state in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, but it did not exist anymore during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
759. Now for Action

Chinese Drama - 0000, 36 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> Republic of China .
760. Princess of Lanling King: Special - Yong Suo Version

Chinese Special - 2016, 1 episode

IMPERIAL - Northern Zhou and Northern Qi dynasties (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) .
761. Princess of Lanling King: Special - Gong Suo Version

Chinese Special - 2016, 1 episode

IMPERIAL - Northern Zhou and Northern Qi dynasties (from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period) .
762. The Nation Under the Foot

Chinese Drama - 2001, 30 episodes

MODERN <-> IMPERIAL - People's Republic of China <-> Song dynasty .
763. Huo Yuanjia: The Rise of a Kung-fu Master

Chinese Drama - 2017, 45 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
764. Shi Li Xiang Da Jiu Fang

Chinese Drama - 2015, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
765. Extremely Urgent

Chinese Drama - 2015, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
766. Red Sakura Sword

Chinese Drama - 2014, 32 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
767. The Life of Magu

Chinese Drama - 2014, 26 episodes

IMPERIAL - Eastern Jin dynasty .
768. Tiger Kung Fu of Wulin

Chinese Drama - 2013, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
769. Chu Supremacy

Chinese Drama - 2012, 51 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qin dynasty <-> Chu-Han Contention <-> Han dynasty .
770. Thorn in the Flesh

Chinese Drama - 2012, 36 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
771. Shanghai, Shanghai

Chinese Drama - 2010, 31 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
772. A Legend of Shaolin Kung Fu Season 2

Chinese Drama - 2009, 46 episodes

IMPERIAL - during the final years of the Sui dynasty .
773. The Nameless Time Traveler

Chinese Special - 2022, 18 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Tang dynasty <-> Republic of China .
774. Me and My Three Sisters

Chinese Drama - 2021, 38 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
775. Indanthrene

Chinese Drama - 2010, 24 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
776. An Ancient Village and the Women

Chinese Drama - 2011, 26 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
777. Little Zhuge the Sleeping Dragon

Chinese Drama - 2001, 30 episodes

IMPERIAL - Eastern Han dynasty <-> Three Kingdoms period .
778. Nu Hai Xiongxin - Wrath of the Sea

Chinese Drama - 2010, 36 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
779. Grandma's Dumpling Restaurant

Chinese Drama - 2018, 40 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
780. Family Portrait

Chinese Drama - 2010, 30 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
781. The Abyss of 100 Flowers

Chinese Drama - 2011, 37 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
782. Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty II To the West

Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
783. Traveling Tiger Mountain

Chinese Drama - 2009, 35 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
784. Diao Mang Gong Zhu Xiao Yao Wang

Chinese Drama - 2002, 29 episodes

IMPERIAL - sometime during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period .
785. Third Young Master's Sword

Chinese Drama - 2001, 34 episodes

IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
786. Wu Yue Huai Hua Xiang

Chinese Drama - 2004, 32 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
787. Team Dragon Descendant

Chinese Drama - 2019, 30 episodes

ANCIENT - Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (from the Yu dynasty) <-> Xia <-> Shang <-> Zhou dynasties <-> Spring and Autumn <-> Warring States periods .
788. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1

Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes

10

IMPERIAL - Eastern Han dynasty .
789. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2

Chinese Drama - 2022, 29 episodes

10

IMPERIAL - Eastern Han dynasty .
790. Thousand Years for You

Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
791. Imperial Physician Huangfu

Chinese Drama - 2018, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL - Cao Wei kingdom (from the Three Kingdoms period) <-> Jin dynasty .
792. Forging Knife

Chinese Drama - 2016, 36 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
793. Border Fire Love

Chinese Drama - 2013, 36 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
794. Da Li Princess

Chinese Drama - 2009, 31 episodes

IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
795. Cold Night

Chinese Drama - 2009, 36 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .
796. How Much Sorrow Do You Have

Chinese Drama - 2007, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL - Later Han dynasty and Southern Tang kingdom (from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period) <-> Northern Song dynasty .
797. Windmill

Chinese Drama - 2011, 38 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
798. Mother

Chinese Drama - 1998, 24 episodes

MODERN - People's Republic of China .
799. Once Upon a Time in Tsingtao

Chinese Drama - 2015, 40 episodes

IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
800. Lost in the Kunlun Mountains

Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes

MODERN - Republic of China .