Chinese Drama List – Best Popular C drama

  • Shadow Detective

    #21

    Historical, Suspense
    Wang Xingyue, Wu Jiayi
    ★★★★☆☆
    7
    In the early 1930s, a mysterious death in a female university student’s dormitory shocks Shanghai. During the investigation, Central Patrol Bureau detective Guan Cen meets Lu Yizhen, a college student passionate about detective novels. Their encounter leads to the uncovering of a seventeen-year-old cold case involving the abduction of a young girl. Two years later, Lu Yizhen applies...
  • Realm's Night Rain Dreamlike

    #22

    Historical, Wuxia, Drama
    Yan Zixian, Min Xinghan
    ★★★★★☆
    9
    Jiang Hu, once the leader of the "Bu Liang Ren" (a group of righteous outlaws), caused the loyal General Hu to be wrongfully accused due to his failure to escort the key witness Han Yang, leading to the suffering of his fellow Bu Liang Ren members. Years later, the Lu family admired his martial skills, and he devoted himself to repaying their kindness. Afterward, he wandered alone,...
  • Legend of the Magnate

    #23

    Historical, Business, Drama
    Chen Xiao, Sun Qian
    ★★★★★
    10
    The drama is set in the late Xianfeng era of the Qing Dynasty. It tells the story of scholar Gu Pingyuan, who is framed during the imperial examinations and exiled. Starting from escaping with a private salt merchant caravan, he embarks on a business journey, establishing himself through banking, building wealth in the tea trade, and founding his enterprise in the salt industry. Through...
  • The Palace Gambit

    #24

    Historical, Romance, Drama
    Aaron Deng, Jade Cheng
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    The sisters were presented to the imperial palace. The elder sister possessed breathtaking beauty, while the younger was clever and endearing. They had hoped for a peaceful life but repeatedly faced deadly schemes, with no way out. Joining forces, their combined brilliance won the emperor's favor in just a few months. Yet at the peak of their glory, the elder sister, pregnant with the...
  • Top Scholar, Your Wife's at It Again!

    #25

    Historical, Romance, Drama
    Gao Minrui, Guo Yuxin
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    The drama revolves around the mismatched marriage between a feisty woman from Muyun County and the newly crowned top scholar, depicting the emotional clashes and life conflicts sparked by their unexpected union.
  • Fated in the Martial World

    #26

    Historical, Wuxia, Drama
    Wu Chongxuan, Guan Chang, Chen Fangtong
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    The martial arts world was thrown into turmoil over the invincible treasure manual. Bai Jing, leader of the Phantom Palace, maintained neutrality with the manual but was betrayed by her husband Chai Yuguan. After using her to eliminate the Jiuzhou King Shen Tianjun, Chai Yuguan allied with five major sects to besiege the Phantom Palace, resulting in Bai Jing's tragic death. Young Bai...
  • Gorgeous Dream

    #27

    Historical, Romance, Drama
    Zeng Youzhen, Cui Yuxin
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    Shen Wanqing was accused of being unclean after four years in prison, and the Liu family killed her to gain fame. After changing her face and being reborn, she became a merchant girl named Lan Mengyan. To seek revenge, she married into the Liu family and captured the hearts of the father and son of the Liu family. Lan Mengyan put herself in danger to make the Liu family pay the price,...
  • Dragon King's Decree

    #28

    Historical, Fantasy, Romance
    Daisy Li, Ye Shengjia
    ★★★★☆☆
    7
    The story follows Feng Zhilou, the disregarded seventh daughter of the Feng family, whose Nine-Yin constitution brands her as worthless and subjects her to constant familial ostracism. While gathering herbs, she rescues the mysterious and severely wounded Chu Moshang. After his recovery, she seeks his help to escape an arranged marriage with Jia Yu.
  • Flying up without Disturb

    #29

    Historical, Fantasy, Romance
    Li Hongyi, Lu Tingyu
    ★★★★☆☆
    7.7
    Konghou, a neglected princess from a fallen kingdom in the mortal realm, accidentally stumbles into the world of cultivation through a twist of fate. There, she experiences what it's like to be universally adored, as everyone from her master and senior brothers to neighboring sects dotes on her. In an effort to toughen herself and gain real experience, she voluntarily leaves this comfortable...
  • Love & Crown

    #30

    Historical, Romance
    Ren Jialun, Peng Xiaoran
    ★★★★★☆
    8.2
    Ling Cangcang, a chivalrous heroine known for her fierce sense of justice and extraordinary martial arts, founds the Fenglai Pavilion, a sect dedicated to helping the oppressed. Xiao Huan, the young emperor of the Nanqi Dynasty, is deeply committed to the welfare of his people. However, the Grand Chancellor, in collusion with powerful factions from the martial world, has seized control...
  • Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty â…¢: To Changan

    #31

    Historical, Suspense, Thriller
    Yang Xuwen, Yang Zhigang
    ★★★★☆☆
    7
    In the early golden age of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an became a "chessboard" for various factions. The Tang Mystery team led by Lu Lingfeng and Su Wuming( whether by choice or circumstance) threw themselves into the game, stirring the tides of power under the "encouragement" of the emperor and princess. Within the walls of Chang'an, where "poetry and peril" coexisted, they once again...
  • Returning Pearl

    #32

    Historical, Fantasy, Romance
    Hu Lianxin, Luo Yizhou
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    Lin Suisui accidentally transmigrated into the already distorted plot of the original "Princess Pearl" story. She realizes that the only way to escape is to "set things right" by restoring the original plot. However, her plans are complicated when the cold-faced Prince Jing Yuan unexpectedly appears and entangles himself with her. Amid a series of unforeseen consequences caused by the...
  • A Mission of the Heart

    #33

    Historical, Romance, Suspense
    Ji Meihan, Meng En
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    The strange-strength girl Huang Yu, who worked as a handyman at Xiafeng Tower, accidentally stumbled into the Jinyiwei's secret investigation and execution site for a stolen silver case, becoming a suspect of Commander Lu Zhan. Although she was eventually cleared of false accusations, her supernatural abilities led Lu Zhan to coerce and recruit her into the Northern Administrative Bureau...
  • Food for LUCKING

    #34

    Historical, Romance, Suspense
    Gong Zhengye, Zheng Chuchen
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    The drama tells the story of Tian Jinjin, who lost her family at a young age and was adopted and raised by Mrs. Tian from Lehuo Mountain Villa. Fu Mingyang is a young general who was demoted to a small position due to his refusal to marry. During this time, he investigates the loss of official silver and meets Tian Jinjin at a post station. By chance, the two of them investigate together...
  • Mountain Deity

    #35

    Historical, Fantasy, Suspense
    Huang Junjie, Ding Xiaoying
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    The growth and revenge journey of the ginseng-gathering teenager Jin Shisan. Jin Shisan is clever, resourceful, and exceptionally talented, mastering the skills of mountain ginseng harvesting. He shares a deep bond with his adoptive father, Jin Buhuan. However, their peaceful life is shattered when Jin Buhuan is brutally murdered, prompting Jin Shisan to embark on a path of vengeance....
  • Rise of Her Lady Physician

    #36

    Historical, Medical, Drama
    Hong Xiao, Yang Ze
    ★★★★★
    10
    Due to a wrongful conviction, Rong Zelan stormed into the imperial palace alone, vowing to carve a path in the male-dominated Imperial Medical Academy. Facing the scorn and ridicule of male physicians, she wielded her medical skills as a blade, defying the odds; By curing the crown prince, saving the empress dowager, and quelling a plague, she earned merits that saved the people, becoming...
  • Fight For Love

    #37

    Romance, Historical
    Victoria Song, Ding Yuxi
    ★★★★☆☆
    7.3
    Chu Yu’s father dies in battle, and her severely injured elder brother reveals to her that there is much more to the situation than it seems. Determined to uncover the truth, Chu Yu vows to investigate. Meanwhile, the Wei family suffers a devastating defeat in a battle, leaving only the youngest son, Wei Yun, alive. Chu Yu marries into the Wei family, assuming the identity of her...
  • Life Like

    #38

    Romance, Historical
    Li Ruotian, Zhao Andi
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    Disguised as the top courtesan of a famed nightclub, assassin Zhen Xu crosses paths by chance with Zhou Musheng, a member of the North City Chamber of Commerce on a secret mission. What begins as mutual deception soon turns into genuine affection. Facing deadly threats together, they ultimately unite to expose the Chamber’s crimes.
  • Moonlit Order

    #39

    Historical, Romance, Comedy
    Hani Kyzy, Huang Junjie
    ★★★★★☆
    9.5
    The head of the secret agency, the Snowy Garment Guards, Feng Zuoren, was ordered by Emperor Jia to infiltrate the Dingyuan Marquis residence to find the crown prince of the previous dynasty, intending to eliminate him and prevent any future troubles. However, in the process, Feng Zuoren discovered that behind Emperor Jia, someone was orchestrating an even greater conspiracy.
  • Ferry of Souls

    #40

    Historical, Fantasy, Romance
    Lu Yanqi, Li Jiulin
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    The Enigmatic Monster Inn hidden within the bustling metropolis lies a mysterious inn for monsters, accessible only to those fate deems worthy. Shangguan Fiye, a monster hunter, became trapped in this inn a millennium ago, cursed with immortality by the vengeful spirits of the monsters he had slain. To break the curse, he is forced to bring back the inn's former master, Dongfang Zhaobai,...
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