Chinese Drama List – Best Popular C drama

  • His Chosen Favor

    #1

    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...
  • 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 Unclouded Soul

    #3

    Historical, Fantasy, Romance
    Tan Songyun, Neo Hou
    ★★★★☆☆
    7.5
    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...
  • Elegy of Zhaoli

    #4

    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...
  • To Kill a Songbird

    #5

    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...
  • Strange Chronicles of Tang: The Nine-Tiered Labyrinth

    #6

    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...
  • The Royal Highness of the Princess

    #7

    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...
  • A Vow in the Dark

    #8

    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...
  • Spring Night

    #9

    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

    #10

    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

    #11

    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....
  • Strange Chronicles of Tang

    #12

    Historical, Suspense, Thriller
    Yang Xuwen, Yang Zhigang
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    As the fourth season of the "Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty" series, it serves as a canonical continuation of the third season "Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 3: To Changan". The entire drama revolves around the core narrative thread of "a single brush pen, depicting all the eerie tales of the mortal world," unfolding mysterious case stories from the Tang Dynasty.
  • Phoenix's Homecoming

    #13

    Historical, Romance
    Jin Zixuan, Pan Yihong
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    Princess Regent Sheng Yunlin of the Chen Dynasty, who was falsely accused of treason and perished in a fire, is given a second chance at life. Reborn as the third daughter of the Sheng family, Yunfei, she meticulously plots her revenge for past grievances. In her carefully orchestrated game, the men entangled with her across two lifetimes—Grand Tutor Xie Fei, the mysterious younger...
  • The Vendetta of An

    #14

    Historical, Suspense, Political
    Cheng Yi, Liu Yijun, Wang Jingsong
    ★★★★☆☆
    7.6
    A phoenix youth, bearing the grudge of his family's annihilation, changes his name to Xie Huaian after enduring a catastrophic upheaval. For ten years, he remains in hiding, while the secret guard forces in Chang'an City have entrenched themselves deeply, and various factions vie for imperial power. Amidst the treacherous conflicts of the martial world and the covert struggles within...
  • The Architect

    #15

    Historical, Romance
    Liu Nian, Yu Xuanchen
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    On her wedding night, Shen Changning, the daughter of a shipping magnate, witnesses the massacre of her family and is thrown into the river. Miraculously reborn as "Xiyan," a dance girl in the mansion of the powerful Governor Pei Yu, she carries the deep-seated hatred of a blood feud. Using her beauty as bait and her wit as a shield, she plots meticulously, determined to uncover the...
  • Silent Tides

    #16

    Historical, War, Drama
    Ren Jialun, Lan Yingying
    ★★★★★
    10
    The story unfolds during the "isolated island" period in Macau between 1942 and 1945, amidst the turmoil of World War II. After the fall of Hong Kong in December 1941, Macau became a vital hub for the exchange of strategic materials and international intelligence, thrust into the spotlight. Although the Portuguese colonial government claimed neutrality, it allowed the Japanese spy agency...
  • Exchange Souls

    #17

    Historical, Fantasy, Drama
    He Changxi, Li Jiajie
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    The drama revolves around a body-swapping premise, telling the story of sworn enemies, divine constable Chen Yanzhi and bounty hunter Yue Ruhuan, who are forced to become husband and wife after accidentally swapping bodies, engaging in a gender-bent version of cat-and-mouse games.
  • Aligned Reverence

    #18

    Historical, Romance, Drama
    Sun Yiran, Deng Xiaoci
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    Su Jinyuan, an orphaned girl,  misplaced trust in villains, leading to a disastrous runaway marriage. Upon returning, she is shocked to discover her benefactor's family, the Xiaos, has been annihilated. To atone, her fate intertwines with Xie Yunyan, the Xiao family's adopted son. Together, they fight for survival against all odds, shattering societal constraints, exacting vengeance,...
  • Extraordinary

    #19

    Historical, Drama, Fantasy
    Fu Weilun, Yuan Yi
    ★★★★★
    10
    The drama follows modern screenwriter Shi Feifan, who accidentally time-travels to the fictional dynasty "Da Nan Dynasty" and becomes its namesake prodigal son. To protect his family, he maintains the facade of a wastrel while secretly using modern knowledge to amass wealth through silk speculation. He successively resolves the Qiang envoy crisis, rescues the eldest princess, and eliminates...
  • Treasure at Dawn

    #20

    Historical, Adventure, Suspense
    Li Hongyi, Su Xiaotong
    ★★★★★☆
    8.3
    The young Fu Sheng, naive to the ways of the world, was solely obsessed with medicine. His unconventional healing methods made the townspeople both adore and fear him. Fu Sheng was mistakenly accused of being the murderer behind the Hundred Physicians' deaths, and the clues left in his master's letter seemed to point to a mysterious "Heavenly Book". By coincidence, Wen Jue, the daughter...
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