Chinese Dramas like A River Runs Through It
CPOP HOME collects the best Chinese dramas which the genres and plots are similar to A River Runs Through It.
Wait, My Youth
#1
Youth, School, Romance
Nicky Li, Zhao Yiqin, Li Geyang
Su Cancan, a young girl who loves literature, met her good friends during her adolescence, the lively and cheerful Xu Meili, the handsome and unrestrained Lan Tianye, the gentle and elegant Lin Jiaze, the beautiful and melancholy Tao Yating. In everyone’s growth, there are many little secrets, there are also many worries. The sweetness and sadness of life also left one after another...Meteor Garden 2018
#2
Youth, School, Romance
Shen Yue, Dylan Wang, Darren Chen
Dong Shancai was a girl with mediocre qualifications but optimistic and strong. With the dream of making her family’s home cooking business bigger and stronger, she strived to get into the nutrition department of her ideal university, Mingde College and started her dream journey. But unexpectedly, she offended the head of the school’s popular figure, the head of F4, Daoming Shi....When I Fly Towards You
#3
Youth, School, Romance
Zhou Yiran, Zhang Miaoyi
Sixteen-year-old high school girl Su Zaizai grew up in a good family environment and became a person who is not infatuated, does not blindly follow others, and has her own opinions. On the first day of high school, Su Zaizai, who showed disdain for her good friend's infatuation, was instantly proven wrong when she encountered the aloof and handsome Zhang Lurang. Su Zaizai fell in love...A Little Thing Called First Love
#4
Youth, Romance, School
Lai Guanlin, Zhao Jinmai
Xia Miaomiao, is an ordinary girl who is not attractive in class. She has dark skin, wears near-sighted glasses, which are as thick as the bottom of a wine bottle, and her grades are barely satisfactory, but she is lively and cheerful and likes to help people with their problems. When she met Liang Younian, who also liked to think about other people, Miao’s heart rippled for the first...When We Were Young
#5
Youth, School, Romance
Neo Hou, Wan Peng, Dai Luwa
In the summer of 1996, Yang Xi’s legs were injured by the shockwave of a laboratory explosion while chasing a car thief. She was unable to participate in the long-distance running race that would give her extra points in the entrance exam. After the start of the school year, Yang Xi found out that the “culprit” transferred to her class and took away the class president position...Binary Love
#6
Romance, School, Comedy
Sabrina Zhuang, Ren Youlun
The binary “1+1=10” just confirms the decade-long relationship between Zhou Linlin and Fang Yuke. In this binary love with Fang Yuke, Zhou Linlin becomes a permanent variable for Fang Yuke, the computer master, because of her spooky and cheerful personality. Zhou Linlin is a young girl who tends to go overboard on one or some subjects. She entered the best university in the country...Le Coup de Foudre
#7
Youth, Romance, School
Janice Wu, Zhang Yujian
Zhao Qiaoyi and Yan Mo are high school classmates. One is an academic loser, One is a straight-A student. They had a study abroad appointment on the eve of graduation. But this agreement was not completed because of a change in Qiao Yi’s family, and they disconnected after graduation. Four years later, they met again, and after a series of unexpected mistakes, Zhao Qiaoyi finally...Always Home
#8
Youth, Romance, School
Zhai Xiaowen, Zhou Keyu, Yang Xizi
In the summer of 2007, sixteen-year-old Chen Huan'er moves from her small hometown, Sishui, to the big city of Tianhe due to her mother's job transfer. There, she meets the football-loving boy Jing Qichi and the "top student" Song Cong. With her optimistic and cheerful attitude, Chen Huan'er adapts to her new environment, while facing various challenges such as Song Cong transferring...Hidden Love
#9
Urban, Romance, Youth
Zhao Lusi, Chen Zheyuan
During high school period, Sang Zhi is frequently asked by her teacher to meet with her parents. In order to solve the problem, Sang Zhi decides to ask her brother to take the blame. However, she fails, she has no choice but to turn to her brother's roommate Duan Jiaxu, who comes to play with her brother. As a result, Duan Jiaxu helps Sang Zhi to meet with her teacher at school, and...My Unicorn Girl
#10
Youth, School, Romance
Darren Chen, Chen Yao
Sang Tian is a lovely girl. On her 18th birthday, she made a wish to enter the skating team of her mother’s alma mater, Liu Ye University Sports Academy. However, she failed the skating entrance exam and was hired for the hockey team by accident. Since the hockey team does not recruit girls, she had to disguise herself as “Sang Tian” and dress up as a man. She thought her plan...Go Ahead
#11
Youth, Family, Life
Tan Songyun, Song Weilong, Zhang Xincheng
Three children who are not related by blood and have suffered different traumas in their original families are brought together by coincidence to become brother and sister. The elder brother Ling Xiao, the second brother He Ziqiu, and the younger sister Li Jianjian are raised by two fathers Li Haichao and Ling Heping. They support each other and grow up together. After graduating from...Exclusive Fairy Tale
#12
Youth, Romance, Comedy
JUN, Zhang Miaoyi
Sensitive, independent, and top student Ling Chao and cute but scatterbrained underachiever Xiao Tu have known each other since birth. Growing up together as childhood sweethearts, they experience a love-hate relationship, and their feelings for each other are gradually deep. With the help and support of their parents and friends, they finally sweetly fall in love.All I Want for Love Is You
#13
Youth, Romance, School
Lu Zhaohua, Liu Yuhan
As graduation from senior high school was approaching, in order to continue to be a classmate with her Mr. Charming, Zuo An, Gu Xiaoman takes out the spirit of practicing Sanda to study hard. With hard work and exclusive advice from the genius Zuo An, Gu Xiaoman achieved the strongest comeback and succeeded in getting into the same university as Zuo An, making great progress towards...A Love So Beautiful
#14
Youth, School, Romance
Hu Yitian, Shen Yue
Chen Xiaoxi, a cute and lively girl, has been chasing after Jiang Chen, the boy next door since she was a student. However, in the face of Chen Xiaoxi’s strong pursuit, the arrogant and cool Jiang Chen was not moved by it. After graduating from college, Jiang Chen and Chen Xiaoxi embarked on their respective career paths, turning from students to doctors and painters respectively....Reopen My Journals
#15
Youth, Urban, Family
Li Yunrui, Huang Yangtiantian, Ni Hongjie
15-year-old "good girl" Qian Jiayue enters a prestigious high school and faces various academic challenges. Her confession to her neighbor and top student, Xiao Han, ends in failure. Her clever yet trouble-prone younger "brother," Maotou, adds to the chaos. Along the way, Qian Jiayue befriends the bold and spirited Chen Mo, and the two girls grow through their friendship. Meanwhile,...Love is Sweet
#16
Romance, Business, Comedy
Luo Yunxi, Bai Lu
Jiang Jun, a girl with a severe allergy to tears, has a double master’s degree in economics and psychology. The privileged and spoiled environment given by her parents has created her spontaneous and idealistic personality. After graduation, she worked in a charity organization, pursuing her dream life. Unexpectedly, her father’s unexpected death put her at a crossroads in her...Our Secret
#17
Youth, School, Romance
Chen Zheyuan, Rainbow Xu
Zhou Siyue, the "Mr. Perfect" teenager, was truly the "kid everyone else's parents wished they had." He was a campus star, frequently representing the school in math Olympiads, and a warm-hearted young man who actively tutored his deskmate, Ding Xian. His smooth-sailing life suddenly hit a snag when his father was framed and hospitalized. He began to scramble to make ends meet, even...Skate Into Love
#18
Youth, Romance, Sport
Janice Wu, Zhang Xincheng
In primary school, the timid Li Yubing has been bullied by his tablemate Tang Xue. However, they have an ice dream in common. When they reunite at the University, Li Yubing has become the “ice boy” of the ice hockey team, while Tang Xue is a confused student. Li Yibing sets a trap to make Tang Xue his assistant. During this revenge, Li Yubing gradually discovers the advantages of...Accidentally in Love
#19
Romance, School, Youth
Guo Junchen, Sun Yining
Chen Qingqing is a girl from a wealthy family. She hid her true identity and escaped from the family marriage arrangement. She came to Yun Cheng to seek her true love with her grandfather’s counsel: “If someone is willing to like you when you are poor and ugly, then it is true love”. She accidentally became a tablemate with the idol singer Situ Feng and attracted Situ Feng’s...Forever Love
#20
Youth, School, Romance
Wang Anyu, Xiang Hanzhi
Xia Linxi is a bright and talented student who is the best in the school, and Jiang Zhenghan is a computer master who learned programming on his own and makes a living from it. The first time they meet, Xia Linxi is ordered to catch Jiang Zhenghan, a truant student. With a little skill, she forces the unruly boy to follow her lead. However, Jiang Zhenghan subsequently becomes Xia Linxi’s...
