Great article! I personally love Chinese historical dramas more than the modern ones.
My Top 10 Chinese Dramas:
1. Winter Begonia 2. The Untamed 3. Nirvana in Fire 4. Hikaru no Go 5. Story of Yanxi Palace 6. Go Ahead 7. Word of Honor 8. Joy of Life 9. Arsenal Military Academy 10. Lovely Us
I love slice of life and slow paced series but this drama is so slow for other reasons. I feel the actors are dragging their scenes by "moving" and talking too slow. Maybe it's the way the drama is edited but it takes so much time to get through just one scene. The interactions between the characters feel unnatural because of all that. So much could get done in one episode if there weren't so many "filler" scenes and "empty" interactions.
Found family will always be my favorite trope. Btw, I love the fact that basically every single drama you've mentioned (except for Vincenzo since I haven't watched it) is one of my favorites!!!
My Top 10 Chinese Dramas:
1. Winter Begonia
2. The Untamed
3. Nirvana in Fire
4. Hikaru no Go
5. Story of Yanxi Palace
6. Go Ahead
7. Word of Honor
8. Joy of Life
9. Arsenal Military Academy
10. Lovely Us