Chinese Drama List – Best Popular C drama

  • Forever Young

    #1

    Life, Drama
    Wallace Huo, Tian Yu, Zhang Xueying
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    Ma Ding, the vice president of a listed company, suddenly learns he has a brain tumor. With no family of his own, he prepares to face death calmly, yet feels a lingering emotional bond from the past—he grew up with three sworn brothers in a Beijing alleyway. Just before high school graduation, an incident tore the four of them apart... Wanting to resolve old grievances and reclaim...
  • Glory

    #2

    Historical, Romance
    Neo Hou, Gulnazar
    ★★★★★☆
    8.7
    Lu Jianglai, a brilliant young scholar who achieves the prestigious title of zhuangyuan (top imperial examination graduate) and is appointed as the magistrate of Chun'an County. He quickly gains fame for solving a series of puzzling cases but is soon dragged into an old, unresolved murder involving a wife's death. This scandal causes his swift fall from grace, transforming him from...
  • The Truth Within

    #3

    Suspense, Crime
    Luo Yunxi, Cya Liu, Jiang Qilin
    ★★★★☆☆
    7.5
    Qi Sizhe lost his girlfriend, Yu Fei, in a car accident, but he sensed there was more to the incident than met the eye. To uncover the truth, Qi Sizhe joined the Hecheng City Public Security Bureau as a forensic investigator, only to find himself drawn into a series of bizarre and unresolved cases. Throughout the investigation, he worked alongside Zhu Qingyue and Han Feng, meticulously...
  • His Chosen Favor

    #4

    Historical, Romance, Fantasy
    Fang Jin, Leo Zhou
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    Graduate Lu Zhen'er unexpectedly time-travels into the body of a "funeral concubine" destined for burial and discovers that the puppet emperor, Xiao Wenjing, is actually from the same era and hometown as her. Faced with a perilous and seemingly predetermined fate, she refuses to surrender and vows to defy destiny—only to find that Xiao Wenjing is the very one who has been scripting...
  • Elegy of Zhaoli

    #5

    Historical, Romance, Drama
    Fu Yaning, Lu Dongxu
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    Jiang Li, the daughter of the current Grand Tutor, secretly engaged in business behind her father's back and encountered a handsome man named A Zhao during this time. However, an imperial decree from the Empress Dowager bound her to the current Grand General as his betrothed. For Jiang Li, this marriage was merely a strategy to reclaim her mother's ancestral property and break free...
  • The Unclouded Soul

    #6

    Historical, Fantasy, Romance
    Tan Songyun, Neo Hou
    ★★★★☆☆
    7.2
    Driven by desire, both humans and demons have sought the divine Jade Elixir Spring, leading to centuries of relentless conflict among various factions. Xiao Yao, a carefree and quick-witted young girl, unexpectedly embarks on a fantastical journey through the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, turning the demon world upside down. Hong Ye, the revered King of Ten Thousand Demons, who is...
  • Light of Dawn

    #7

    Suspense, Thriller
    Zhang Ruoyun, Ma Sichun, Wang Jingchun
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    Orphan Gao Feng is obsessed with finding his birth parents, while wealthy heiress Wu Feifei navigates various crises within her family enterprise. The two initially lead completely unrelated lives. One day, a car accident leads to the discovery of a skeleton buried for years—a skeleton that seems connected to the mystery of Gao Feng's origins while also hiding a secret Wu Feifei's...
  • Strange Chronicles of Tang: The Nine-Tiered Labyrinth

    #8

    Historical, Fantasy, Suspense
    Yang Zhigang, Guo Jianan
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    The drama centers on the core mystery of the "Nine-Tiered Labyrinth Blood Case", following Su Wuming, a county captain of Wannian County, as he investigates a series of murders orchestrated by Han Tang. Su Wuming and Du Chong, the chief judge of the original case, are drugged and taken into a bizarre underground palace replicating the Nine-Tiered Labyrinth, where they fall into a trap...
  • To Kill a Songbird

    #9

    Historical, Suspense
    Fang Xiaodong, Zhao Xixi
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    At the age of thirteen, Li Fuya, who suffered the tragedy of her family's downfall, returns to Huachang County to avenge her unjustly executed brother. During this time, she meets Lu Yanchong, the seemingly dissolute and incompetent county magistrate. As Lu Yanchong's true identity and motives gradually come to light, the two evolve from mutual suspicion to close collaboration, working...
  • More than I Can Say

    #10

    Romance, Drama
    Chen Xijun, Jiang Zhinan
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    Peking opera apprentice Chen Zhiyi forms a bond with Ruan Suiqing, the son of a renowned local newspaper publisher, through their shared love of traditional theater. After enduring the decline of her opera troupe and the death of her beloved, the cruelty of fate and the turbulence of the era force Chen to struggle and transform. Eventually awakening to her true self, she joins Ruan...
  • The Royal Highness of the Princess

    #11

    Historical, Romance
    Han Muyan
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    A minor thirty-sixth-tier actress, An Ran, accidentally time-travels into a script while visiting a film set. To return to the modern era, the dramatic An Ran decides to "play the fool while secretly outsmarting others," only to become entangled in Yuwen Rui’s revenge plot while trying to save a doomed minor character. On the surface, they appear to be a loyal sidekick and a scheming...
  • Rouge Tears

    #12

    Suspense, Romance
    Daisy Li, Liu Xuwei
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    Ye Zhiqiu, a young woman who disguises herself as the Fifth Concubine of the Zhou family to enter the Zhou mansion and uncover the truth behind her sister's death. Together with Zhou Yimo, the eldest son of the Zhou family who carries secrets of his own, they unravel the hidden mysteries of the Zhou household. Amidst the flames of vengeance fueled by a blood-stained wedding dress,...
  • Money Honey Brainy

    #13

    Urban, Romance, Drama
    Sun Yining, Cheng Yufeng
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    The "part-time queen" Xin Tong, who never turns down a job, accepts a task from her best friend to sabotage a blind date, only to find the suitor is Wen Pei'an, heir to the Sihai Group. Forced into marriage by his parents, Wen Pei'an hires Xin Tong as his contractual girlfriend. The two engage in hilarious battles of wits with a love surveillance agent sent by his father, embarking...
  • Shine on Me

    #14

    Romance, Urban
    Song Weilong, Zhao Jinmai
    ★★★★★☆
    8.2
    The lively, cheerful, and energetic college student Nie Xiguang embarks on her journey from campus to the workplace, experiencing a genuine and detailed process of personal growth. During university, she has a bittersweet crush on the talented and aloof genius, Zhuang Xu. After entering the workforce, she crosses paths with Lin Yusen, a workplace elite who transitioned from being a...
  • The Miracles

    #15

    Urban, Business
    Bai Yu, Hu Ge, Lei Jiayin
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    In Shenzhen, at a 24-hour bookstore, Lu Da, frustrated by job-hunting setbacks, rekindles his fighting spirit amid late-night books and the aroma of coffee, ultimately unlocking the door to opportunity. In a Huaqiangbei commercial building, opera performer Sister Fan sheds her stage robes to become the "Queen of Building Hopping," carving out a new path in the world of electronics....
  • A Vow in the Dark

    #16

    Historical, Romance, Fantasy
    Ling Meishi, Huang Youtian
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    This drama is set against the backdrop of a chaotic war between immortals and demons. Jin Li, who was an immortal princess in her past life and is now a carp spirit in this life, accidentally releases the imprisoned Demon Lord Jie Chuan, triggering turmoil across the three realms...
  • Manbo Destiny

    #17

    Romance, Comedy
    Bie Thassapak Hsu, Yuan Yizhan
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    Chinese girl Guan Mengmeng accidentally gets involved in a conspiracy while expanding cross-border e-commerce business in Mambo Country, where she encounters and enters into a contractual marriage with the country's crown prince, Song Pai. With her wit and strategies, Guan Mengmeng helps Song Pai overcome numerous obstacles to secure his position as crown prince. In return, to improve...
  • Spring Night

    #18

    Historical, Romance, Drama
    Yang Ze, Ma Qiuyuan
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    The orphan Mai Tian from the Shen family accidentally saves the severely injured and amnesiac Crown Prince Jinchuan. To evade an imperial decree, she seizes the opportunity to enter into a sham marriage with him. Unexpectedly, their contractual marriage blossoms into genuine affection. In the end, the two join forces to expose the massive corruption in the imperial examinations and...
  • The Glory of Queen

    #19

    Historical, Romance, Comedy
    Jin Zixuan, Li Yuhao
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    In the Yuezun Country where women dominate and men are subordinate, Pei Jingheng, the eldest grandson of the prestigious Pei family known for incense heritage, was forced to grow up disguised as a girl. By chance, he encounters Su Zhiyao, the lone survivor of the annihilated Su clan who lost her memory in childhood. Starting with conflict, their acquaintance gradually awakens Su Zhiyao’s...
  • The Ultimate Vow, Unknown to You

    #20

    Historical, Romance
    Xu Xiaonuo, Guo Xingye
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    Shen Qingru, whose family is tragically wiped out. Believing it to be the doing of Yuwen Que, she vows revenge. She marries into the general's mansion, only to be imprisoned in the palace, where she and Yuwen Que torment each other amid a tangled web of love and hatred. Eventually, the truth comes to light—Yuwen Que sacrifices himself to protect her, leading to their reconciliation....
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