Watch project for my on-hold Chinese costume dramas

I have a bunch of Chinese costume dramas on-hold (ideally I’d love to keep that list empty) that I think I need to finish (or decide to drop). What I’m going to do is commit to watching 1 episode per week (slow progress is better than no progress) and maybe I’ll get into some of them enough to do more than that. I’m indecisive, so I’ve made this list with the dramas in question and am asking people to help me out on deciding what order to watch them in (ultimately it doesn’t matter since I have to get to them all eventually). Edit: There's no point in voting on this list anymore. I'm down to the last two, so there's no more ordering to be done (I didn't end up doing it all quite in the order of the list anyway).

Dropped: Joy of Life, The Princess's Gambit, The Wind Blows from Longxi

Completed: Love and Redemption

Currently watching: The Longest Day in Chang'an

Still on-hold: Winter Begonia

xinya Jul 27, 2025

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1. Joy of Life

Chinese Drama - 2019, 46 episodes

8.9

2,389 points by 24 voters

Fan Xian, born in the Southern Qing empire with memories of the 21st century, is the illegitimate son of the Minister of Finance. Raised by his grandmother after his mother, inventor Ye ...more
2. Love and Redemption

Chinese Drama - 2020, 59 episodes

8.6

1,391 points by 14 voters

A thousand years since the battle between the demons and heavens took place, the souls of the Star of Mosha and the God of War are sent to the mortal realm to ...more
3. The Longest Day in Chang'an

Chinese Drama - 2019, 48 episodes

8.5

1,287 points by 13 voters

744 A.D., Chang’an, the cosmopolitan heart of the Tang Empire. The remnants of a vanquished Central Asian kingdom have infiltrated the world’s largest city for a planned attack during the Lantern Festival. ...more
4. The Wind Blows from Longxi

Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes

8.2

984 points by 10 voters

During the war between Wei and Shu, the Shu defeated the Wei using the crossbows they made. In order to attain this powerful weapon, the Wei sent numerous spies to steal and ...more
5. Winter Begonia

Chinese Drama - 2020, 49 episodes

8.5

887 points by 9 voters

A story that revolves around a Peking opera performer and a wealthy businessman who are brought together by their love for Peking opera. Set in the 1930's, it follows Shang Xi Rui, ...more
6. The Princess's Gambit

Chinese Drama - 2025, 36 episodes

7.8

492 points by 5 voters

Princess Jiang Tao Hua of Bei Yuan seeks freedom from Empress Lu’s control by proposing a political marriage to the state of Qi. But upon arriving, she’s attacked and falsely accused of ...more