Chinese Republican Era refers to the period of Chinese history between 1912 and 1949 when the country was ruled by the Republic of China. The tag is often used to categorize Chinese dramas that are set during this time period, showcasing the political and social changes that took place.
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Arsenal Military Academy
#1
Action, Military, Romance
Bai Lu, Xu Kai, Toby Lee
Xie Xiang, a kind-hearted and righteous young woman who disguises herself as a man to enlist in a military academy in place of her brother. There, she crosses paths with Gu Yanzhen, a carefree and wealthy playboy, and Shen Junshan, a calm and composed strategist. Over time, they evolve from classmates to trusted comrades-in-arms. Under the strict and brutal training regime of the academy,...Fall in Love
#2
Historical, Romance, Political
Chen Xingxu, Zhang Jingyi, Lin Yanjun
In 1926, Mu Wanqing, who has been in Japan for ten years due to the breakup of her parents, returns home with her mother’s ashes for burial. In order to find out the truth about her brother’s death, which led to the breakup of her parents, she seeks shelter to her father. Tan Xuanlin, Shanghai city defender who rose to power in the mutiny, has been ostracized because of his humble...Killer And Healer
#3
Suspense, Thriller, Crime
Mao Zijun, Ian Yi
In troubled times, things are changing. Jiang Yuelou, the head of the Police Station, is both good and evil, making smugglers scared of criminals. While pursuing an opium case in Hong Kong, he meets Churan and Chen Yuzhi, and the three become close friends. Chen Yu Zhi discovers Jiang Yue Lou’s bipolar disorder, and Jiang Yue Lou goes from initially refusing treatment to befriending...My Roommate Is a Detective
#4
Suspense, Comedy, Thriller
Hu Yitian, Zhang Yunlong, Xiao Yan
After 14 years of the Republic of China, Lu Yao, a playboy who has returned from studying in England, was invited to be a detective consultant by Qiao Chusheng, a detective with extraordinary skills, due to his superb intelligence and reasoning ability. Afterward, they form a detective squad with a female reporter, Bai Youning, working together to solve seemingly treacherous murder...Maid's Revenge
#5
Romance, Drama
Chen Fangtong, Dai Gaozheng
After the ruin of her family, Dong Tingyao, a daughter of a wealthy family, becomes a maid and hibernates in a warlord's house in order to take revenge, and falls in love with Fang Tianyi, a bloodthirsty warlord.Snow Fall
#6
Fantasy, Romance, Historical
Vengo Gao, Ouyang Nana
In the midst of chaotic warfare, Shen Zhiheng, a renowned figure in Haidong City who remains steadfast in his principles and cares deeply for the people, becomes a target for assassination after rejecting an alliance with the Haidong Army. He is saved on a snowy night by Mi Lan, a blind girl, intertwining their destinies. To investigate Shen Zhiheng, the Haidong Army collaborates with...Battle of Changsha
#7
Military, War, Romance
Wallace Huo, Yang Zi
In October 1938, after the Japanese army had captured Wuhan, the city of Changsha was in danger. Faced with the sudden war, people in the city were on tenterhooks and many people fled with their families. Xue Junshan, the grandson-in-law of the Hu family in Chayuan Lane, with the cooperation of his family, tried every possible means to arrange a way out for Xiangxiang and Xiaoman,...Provoke
#8
Suspense, Thriller, Romance
Zhao Yiqin, Daisy Li
In the early 20th century Tang City, the top singer of Xin Xian Lin, Jiang Ying, carefully planned to marry wealthy merchant Du Jingchuang to complete her revenge plan. Du Jingchuang's son, Du Xunyu, suspected that Jiang Ying had ulterior motives, but almost revealed his own identity as a fake son. The stepmother and stepson who lived under the same roof were at odds with each other,...The Mystic Nine
#9
Adventure, Action, Suspense
William Chan, Lay Zhang, Zhao Liying
During the Republic of China, nine families guarded Changsha, known as the “Jiu Men Ti Du”. The nine families were so famous and powerful that almost all of the burial objects going out of Changsha must pass through one of them. In the autumn of 1933, a mysterious “ghost train” slowly drove into the Changsha Railway Station, the head of the nine families, “Zhang Da Fo Ye”...Psych-Hunter
#10
Suspense, Thriller, Crime
Neo Hou, Zhu Xudan, Liu Dongqin
Housing agent Jiang Shuo is the only survivor of the case of seven people who disappeared in Changshanzhou a year ago. The only clue about the case is hidden in Jiang Shu's lost memories. In order to find the truth about the case, Jiang Shuo, psychiatrist Qin Yiheng, and "weird cop" Yuan Muqing are drawn into a nightmare game to find the murderer "Six Fingers", in which Jiang Shuo's...Cruel Romance
#11
Romance, Historical
Huang Xiaoming, Joe Chen
In the 1930s, Rong Jinxiu, a young lady from a medical family, suffers a tragic family ruin to save her teacher Chen Sheng. With a gold pocket watch left by Chen Sheng, Jinxiu traveled to Shanghai to find her enemy. On the steamer to Shanghai, Jinxiu covered for Zuo Zhen, a famous figure in the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, and they pretended to be a couple to escape the murder. After...City of Streamer
#12
Romance, Suspense, Thriller
Jing Tian, Timmy Xu, Jing Chao
In the early twentieth century, Shanghai was under the rule of warlords and revolutionary thinking was on the rise. The Rong family was rich but unkind, committing many heinous crimes. In order to do justice, Feng Shizhen embarks on the road of revenge. She successfully goes undercover to the Rong family and becomes the tutor of Rong Jiashang. Then, a game that stirs up the fate of...War of Faith
#13
Historical, Political, War
Wang Yibo, Li Qin
In Shanghai in 1930, Wei Ruolai, an ordinary employee of the Central Bank of the Kuomintang, gradually earns the appreciation of senior advisor Shen Tunan due to his outstanding work ability. During this process, Wei Ruolai witnesses numerous instances of corruption and darkness within the Kuomintang's financial sector. Lost and depressed, Communist Party member Shen Jinzhen illuminates...Thousand Years For You
#14
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Ren Jialun, Li Qin
Yu Dengdeng is the young master of Qingquan Fortress. She met Lu Yan, who has mysterious power by chance. Then they start a love story with a thousand-year destiny.Detective L
#15
Suspense, Thriller, Crime
Bai Yu, You Jingru
In 1930s Shanghai, when people were asleep, bizarre cases were quietly unfolding in a corner of the city. A beautiful girl, Qin Xiaoman, who has just graduated from the police academy, arrives in the British Concession with the ambition of becoming an outstanding police detective. She lives in Shaliwen flat and becomes neighbors and colleagues with Luo Fei, a police detective who has...Lost in The Kunlun Mountains
#16
Action, Suspense, Adventure
Xu Kai, Zhong Chuxi
During the Republican of China period, Ding Yunqi, a gifted and kind-hearted man, stumbles upon the secret of Kunlun Mountain during the investigation of his father’s strange disappearance. Thus he was involved in the conspiracy plan of Luo Yunsong, a warlord who is trying to take possession of the treasure of Kunlun Mountain and sell cultural relics. During the investigation, Ding...Prodigy Healer
#17
Fantasy, Romance, Medical
Li Hongyi, Zhao Lusi
A young man of the Shenmu tribe, Mu Xingduan, who comes from a family of studying medicine for generations, saves Ye Yunsheng, the daughter of a medical family who mistakenly enters the territory. He travels with Ye Yunshang to the troubled world of the Republic of China to escape from the internal strife of the royal family but encounters a rare plague. Ye Xingchen saves the lives...Rookie Agent Rouge
#18
War, Romance, Political
Zhao Liying, Lu Yi, Tao Xinran
In 1937, the Japanese army launched a full-scale invasion of China, sparking strong patriotic sentiments among the Chinese people. Shanghai progressive young woman, Lan Yanzhi, and her university classmates took to the streets together, calling for a boycott of Japanese goods to support the frontline soldiers. However, due to a lecture activity, Yanzhi coincidentally became involved...Tientsin Mystic
#19
Historical, Suspense, Horror
Li Xian, Zhang Ming'en, Wang Zixuan
During the Republic of China period, the floods in Tianjin were frequent, and the river was full of strange and disorderly things. Guo Deyou, the captain of the five river corpse retrieval team of the police bureau, has been deeply taught by the master’s “Old River God”, and his skill of lighting a cigarette to identify injustice has comforted countless unjust souls. When the...Siege in Fog
#20
Family, Romance, Military
Elvis Han, Sun Yi
When Qin Sang was 7 years old, she saved 14-year-old Yi Lian Kai, the third son of Jiangzuo officer, Yi Jipei. Since then, Yi Liankai had been secretly attracted to her, but unfortunately, Qin Sang did not know about it. Ten years later, the Qin family was framed and the family was in decline. Qin Sang had to marry Yi Lian Kai, who was full of joy but found that Qin Sang was so “cold”...See You Again
#21
Romance, Fantasy, Suspense
Hu Yitian, Yukee Chen
In the 1930s, a movie star, Xiang Qinyu, was accidentally shot on the set and time-traveled to modern times. Then he started a sweet love with the less popular screenwriter Jin Ayin. At the same time, he was also looking for the truth about reincarnation and why he was killed.Love in Flames of War
#22
Romance, Drama
Shawn Dou, Chen Duling
During the warlord era, Lin Hangjing, a talented young girl, sought refuge with her father’s best friend, Marshal Xiao, because her father was framed and sent to jail. In spite of being under the roof, she was neither humble nor pert. Xiao Beichen, the domineering third son of the Xiao family, was attracted to her strength and independence from his initial bullying of her. Marshal...Circle Of Love
#23
Romance, Drama
Li Jiulin, Guan Chang
The love between Gu Meng and Xiao Hongye was destined to be a deadly trap. At that time, Gu Meng was the only daughter of the richest man and fell in love with the poor boy Xiao Hongye. However, on the day of their engagement, Xiao Hongye unexpectedly wiped out Gu's entire family, leaving only Gu Meng to escape. She then discovered that their two families were bitter enemies, and everything...Till Death Tear Us Apart
#24
Drama, Political
Jiang Zile, Yan Zidong
During the Republican era, Liu’s family was rich and famous in the area. Liu Yusheng was a young grandson of the family, graduated from university, and went abroad to have further education. However, after the death of his grandfather, he did not get any inheritance and had to work as a teacher in a good middle school. Instead of being pessimistic in the face of the current situation,...Granting You a Dreamlike Life
#25
Youth, Romance
Zhu Yilong
Lin Jing Yun, an internationally acclaimed young food critic, comes to Dongjiang to seek the cuisine and take the opportunity to start a journey to find her roots. At this time, the Lin family’s old house where her grandmother lived has long been transformed into a restaurant specializing in traditional Dongjiang cuisine, and Lin comes to taste it. In accordance with the restaurant’s...Stand by Me
#26
Suspense, Crime, Thriller
Deng Kai, Wang Zuyi
In 1936, Huang Weijie, a member of a patriotic organization, coincidentally encounters patriotic businessman Feng Guanyu during a mission. Surprisingly, they turn out to be childhood best friends who were separated due to a misunderstanding. Feng Guanyu forcefully makes Huang Weijie his bodyguard. Despite their ongoing conflicts, through numerous shared hardships, these two individuals...Back for You
#27
Action, Romance, Suspense
Wang Anyu, Angelababy
In the early Republic of China era, Ale is being hunted by a ruthless gang and finds himself on the brink of death. At that moment, he is saved by a mysterious woman, Luna, who appears out of nowhere. However, Luna is seriously injured and falls into a coma. When Ale tries to investigate her identity, he finds no record of her existence. Hoping to wake his savior, he begins reading...Miss Mystery
#28
Romance, Drama
Chen Shujun, Yang Yeming
Xue Tong, a wealthy heiress, witnessed her entire family tragically wiped out in her childhood. Eighteen years later, she assumed the identity of "Lin Bao'er" and returned to her hometown. After careful planning, she vowed to eliminate each person responsible for her family's murder!Dark Night and Dawn
#29
Suspense, Drama, Crime
Chen Zheyuan, Nie Yuan
In 1943, a shocking explosion case in Shanghai brought together Lu Zhengyang, an underground Communist Party member, and Lin Shaobai, a former police officer. Both men demonstrated their unique skills during this initial encounter. Six years later, after the liberation of Shanghai, Lu Zhengyang became a key figure in the city’s public security bureau’s anti-espionage unit. Faced...Youth in the Flames of War
#30
Youth, Military, War
Dylan Wang, Zhou Ye
The history of the Southwest Associated University (SWAU), a temporary merger of Tsinghua University, Peking University and Nankai University in Kunming from 1937 to 1946, recreates the cultural resistance and self-improvement of young scholars and intellectuals during the war period, and shows the perseverance and responsibility of young scholars to carry out the great mission of national...Demon Girl
#31
Fantasy, Romance
Zhang Zhehan, Li Yitong
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Beijing and in a massacre, Nie Rufeng’s family encountered a life-threatening situation. In this situation, Nie Rufeng’s wife, Ying Die, chased Nie Rufeng and his daughter away to face the enemy alone. Fifteen years later, Nie Rufeng’s eldest daughter, Nie Qingcheng, befriended Mingxia who came from a wealthy...The Justice
#32
Romance, Business, Drama
Zhang Xincheng, Cai Wenjing
In the 1920s and 1930s Shanghai, Cheng Yizhi, who comes from a humble background, befriends a banker, Wu Zhifu, and his daughter, Lizi, by chance. Since then, it was like being illuminated by a little light, igniting the ideal within him. He quit the store and entered the money industry, growing rapidly and becoming the most trusted person of the owner of the money shop, Mr. Huang....The Disguiser
#33
War, Action, Suspense
Hu Ge, Jin Dong, Liu Mintao
During the anti-Japanese war, Mingtai, a young man from a wealthy family, was on his way to study at the University of Hong Kong. He was kidnapped by Wang Tianfeng, a senior officer of the National Military Council Research and Statistics, and taken to the training course, where he underwent a tough training program and became a good agent of the National Military Council Research...THE REBEL
#34
Political, War, Crime
Zhu Yilong, Tong Yao, Wang Zhiwen
In 1936, a young Renaissance Society cadre training class participant, Lin Nansheng, was taken to Shanghai by Chen Moqun, the Shanghai district chief of the Renaissance Society. Chen Moqun got a contact site of the Shanghai underground from a traitor and analyzed that Zhu Yizhen, a student of HJU, was the liaison of the Shanghai Committee of the Communist Party. Chen Moqun asks Lin...Bride's Revenge
#35
Romance, Drama
Wei Tianhao, Qu Mengru, Dai Gaozheng
Ye Qinglan, the daughter of the Ye family, is framed by the former young master of the Mu family and becomes an unwilling bride, and takes a series of revenge.Twelve Legends
#36
Romance, Fantasy
Gulnazar, Jasper Liu, Gu Jiacheng
During the Republican era, the famous seal expert Jin Xingjian (played by Liu Yihao), who was originally transformed from Nvwa’s mending stone in ancient times, has been cultivating to be a human being and coming to earth for thousands of years. He is in love with Yeming (played by Gulnazar), and in order to help her survive the thunderstorm, he starts a fantasy journey to find the...Checkmate
#37
Suspense, Drama, Thriller
Hu Yitian, Zhang Yunlong, Zhang Xinyu
A young lawyer in Beiping, Situ Yan, was dismissed from his job for sticking to the law and came to Harbin to become a detective. In a series of cases, he befriended his straightforward friend Luo Shaochuan and got to know Zhou Mowan, who dares to love and hate. Together they revealed the conspiracy.Shooting Stars
#38
War, Suspense, Drama
Li Xian, Ren Min, Zhou You
During the war, Shao Yi, who came from a family of senior Kuomintang officials, was about to join the navy and realise his dream of becoming a ship's captain. But an unexpected trip to Shanghai changed Shao Yi's life forever. He changes his name to Xia Jicheng and becomes a junior police officer in a rundown police station. It is here that Xia Jicheng meets two of the most important...Sparrow
#39
Suspense, Political, Romance
Li Yifeng, Zhou Dongyu
In March 1940, Wang Jingwei Reorganized National Government was established. The Japanese army invaded China, tracking down and arresting in Shanghai for anti-Japanese fighters. The Wang Jingwei Reorganized National Government set up a “Special Operations Division” headed by Bi Zhongliang, a former Kuomintang officer, to support the enemy. Chen Shen, a member of the Chinese Communist...My Everlasting Bride
#40
Romance, Drama
Ke Ying, Cavan Wen
Miss Shen Qingxia, the young lady of the Shen family, was suddenly murdered the day before her marriage alliance with the warlord Nie family. Filled with shame and anger, she passed away. Shen family's maidservant, Xiaodie, in order to avenge this injustice, disguises herself as a wealthy young lady and marries Nie Zhen, the young marshal of the Nie family. This is the story of her...The Eight
#41
Suspense, Adventure, Fantasy
Ou Hao, Tan Songyun, Wang Zixuan
In the early years of the Republic of China, the Jianghu artists, represented by grandfather Ba Xian, were determined to keep the secret of a thousand-year-old treasure, but they were struggling to make a living, hoping to change their lives and live like ordinary people. However, the warlords, led by Fang Yuanji, were interested in the secret of the treasure and persecuted them by...Deep Lurk
#42
War, Suspense, Thriller
Cheng Yi, Ying Er
During the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army, aiming to secure control over Changsha, activated "Black Butler," a strategic agent who had been covertly stationed in China for 15 years, to execute a long-planned deception strategy. Yun Muzhi, a member of the Chinese Communist underground, was killed while investigating "Black Butler." Yun Hongshen, unaware of his father's true identity,...Mr. & Mrs. Chen
#43
Suspense, Romance, Crime
Guan Xiaotong, Elvis Han
In 1940 Shanghai, Chen Jiaping, an underground member of the Chinese Communist Party codenamed "Mei Hua Si", is on a mission when he runs into his former fiancée Zuo Shuangtao at a critical moment when he is almost exposed. At this time, Zuo Shuangtao is already a spy of the Kuomintang military system and is looking for a way out of her predicament after a failed assassination mission....Shuttle Love Millennium
#44
Romance, Fantasy
Wei Daxun, Janice Man, Puff Kuo
A bullet is discharged, and two lives of destiny are shifted. The playboy Sun Qilong returned to the old Shanghai of 1936, the legendary chef Zhang Zhigang came to 2016, they carried each other’s identities and exchanged fates, traveling through 80 years. The secret of the family heirloom, the entanglement of love and hate, all the mysteries are waiting to be answered. And it is sure...A Love Never Lost
#45
Action, Drama, War
Li Xian, Jessie Li, Wei Daxun
After the Gengzi misfortune, the land of China was full of devastation, and young people with aspirations rose to save their country. Liangxiang, Yang Kaizhi, Li Renjun became the first group of progressive youths to study in the Japanese cadet school, and met the revolutionary exiles Yu Tianbai and Qiu Hong on the cruise ship, from then on the five people’s fates were closely linked....Please Give Me a Pair of Wings
#46
Suspense, Thriller, Romance
Ju Jingyi, Aaron Yan, Han Dong
In the 1920s, police chief Lin Aodong is shot dead and his adopted daughter, Lin Jiuge, is imprisoned after being falsely identified as the murderer. Jiuge struggles to survive in prison, navigating the various forces in the prison and fighting against the " behind the scenes " forces from outside the prison. Since Jiuge's imprisonment, police officer Long Tianyu has been investigating...Sadistic Love
#47
Romance
Dai Gaozheng, Guan Yue, Hu Yiyao
He lianzheng, who deeply loves his stepsister He Anran but witnesses her father imprisoning his mother, leading to her death. Five years later, Helian Zheng returns as a warlord, capturing his stepfather and forcibly marrying his stepsister to avenge his mother. Mo Yutang, who relied on Helian Zheng in childhood, became crippled because of him. Years later, they reunite, but behind...Roses & Guns
#48
Romance
Dai Yanni, Dai Gaozheng
When the iron-willed young marshal falls for a captivating female spy with a penchant for fishing, their forbidden love conceals a long-buried old case. Will it lead to an ultimate showdown, or will they join forces for revenge? A seductive yet perilous romance is about to unfold...The Great Craftsman
#49
Romance, Drama, Business
Wallace Huo, Yang Mi
In the early 1920s, when the warlords were ruling the country and people were living in poverty, the family of a young man, Shen Qinan, is suddenly struck by an unexpected disaster. His father was killed in a smuggling conspiracy, his mother died during her escape, and the four siblings are separated after a treacherous escape to Shanghai. Years later, the four siblings reunited after...Autumn Cicada
#50
War, Military, Suspense
Ren Jialun, Li Man
In the winter of 1941, Hong Kong fell to the Japanese and the Chinese Communist Party's underground organisation in Hong Kong was severely damaged. A member of the Communist Party, Ye Chong, codenamed "Autumn Cicada", is sent on a "top-secret mission" to the Japanese military headquarters in Hong Kong. The cunning Japanese army has cut off all means of communication of the organization,...
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