My FAVORITE CHINESE Historical Dramas!

Slice of Life and currently my favorite historical drama of all time. #HEA I've watched this all the way through several times and still find new reasons to love it each time! 

probably one of my favorite costume dramas! ?

Classic!  If you love great FLs., political intrigue, harem shenanigans and so on... this one is for you. My only gripe is the last 2-4 episodes. I skip them every time and feel like they could have been entirely left off and the drama wrapped up just before the unnecessary "time skip" ?

1930s. Spies. Not my usual thing and not much romance at ALL, which is usually a turn-off for me, but this show breaks all my rules and I LOVE IT SO MUCH. I've rewatched this one several times already and I still keep coming back. 

can already tell that pt1 and pt 2 of this drama will be a FAV of mine for a LONG TIME! :)

VERY good drama!!

really love this one. Some of the ending parts make me a bit salty, but I still love it. I lurve NiNi though, so...

loved this so much except didn't love the last few episodes as much as I would have liked to.

Fabulous historical drama. #Tragedy

fabulous chemistry and so well done. I've rewatched this one twice now.

This is one of the most kick ass historical dramas I've ever seen with one of the best written FL's ever. That one revenge episode alone was worth watching this entire drama. She was BADASS! However... I didn't love the turn it took in the end and HATE that it ended on the biggest cliffhanger of all cliffhangers with no new season in sight. 

#CliffhangerFromHell #StillWatchedItTwiceThough

I... umm ... rewatch this one a LOT. I have no idea why. I can't look away from this drama for some weird reason.

one of the ONLY romcoms you'll see on my FAV historicals list. This one is SOOOO worthy of a watch & 10 stars! ^_^

Not my usual style but it's so beautifully done, I can't help but love it. Romance is nearly nonexistent. 

beautifully done. This one was a pleasant surprise for me.

enjoyed this one.. 2nd time I watched, not quite as enjoyable/re-watchable though 

I love this one for some reason. I re-watch episodes often and ADORE the FL's wardrobe!

Also not my usual style, especially with the "romance" part in this drama, but beautifully done. #HEA

FABULOUS drama... kind of hinky & open to interpretation ending though. #YoureWarned

lost count how many times I've watched this drama!!

because ML ??? and great drama!

CLASSIC. I have lottttts to say about the last third of this drama though and would love to have an in depth chat with others one day about all my issues. LOL

CLASSIC. Fabulous characters, story, villains, romance, and more. A MUST watch.

underrated drama! 

love/hate relationship with this one!

This one. Makes the list but you must be warned... the muther effin drama... it is HARD to get past all the angst, the FL being treated SO bad for 99% of the drama and the ML's friggin crying... but I still liked it? Something's wrong with me. Legit.

but whyyyyyyyy ??? :(

this one I enjoyed even though I sort of dislike the "FL can't feel/etc because she's been cursed/sealed/whatever" plot device where she runs around making naive mistakes as a result. Like in "Ashes of Love". 

looooove this one. amazing story, acting, and even though the ending is a little "meh" for me... I still consider this one at the top of my "re-watchable" list!!!

Wonderful drama. Just don't put your hopes in a happy (romantic) ending. Good ending. Just not great for the "romance". :)

A classic. Lots of amazing actors & actresses who play their parts SO very well. While this could have been about 20 episodes shorter, I don't think I'd actually call this drama "drawn out" at all. Never ever was I bored or wanted to skip scenes. EPIC storytelling. Worth the watch.

iQIYI subs on the first few episodes are sooooo bad. (BUT got a bit better in later episodes!) Just assume all the names are translated weird and you can do some guessing once the show gets going. It's not too bad after 12 or so episodes. Either that or I just got use to it. lol. I actually REALLY liked this drama. I wish it had better sub titles somewhere. It's a hidden gem for SURE.

avoided watching this slowly unfolding tragedy for a loooong time because I had an inkling of what I'd be getting into. I was right to put it off. This drama is a tragedy and filled with very very few "light" moments, if really, ANY. BUT this drama is a masterpiece & a must watch. 

Adorable + fabulous chemistry between characters. Be SURE to watch the "special" ending if you need your HEA though....  SPECIAL ENDING

super cute. love ALL the characters. LOTS of kisses & skinship. Awesome surprise!

it's been a while since I've added to this list, but this drama deserves it! #tragedy warning though. 

absolutely LOVED this Xianxia!

cute and fluffy. FL is great. ML is okay. Everyone loves the 2ML but I found him unbearable, tbh. ^_^ Lots of "real" kisses after about ep 25? But take note that the "romance" doesn't even really begin until 21+ episodes in on this drama. 

I watched this because I'm a HUGE fan of the FL.. and the drama is good!!

soooo many mixed feelings on this drama!!!

CLASSIC drama!!! 

hidden GEM of a drama! ML is seriously a GREAT actor!

meh 

love/hate relationship with this one too! still love some parts and HATE others lol

this drama had some obvious issues, but I enjoyed it for what it was ^_^

really loved this one a lot!! Have to say I did NOT love the way the emperor's love life panned out though YUCK for his horrible behavior being glossed over here..

yikes... watched and was okay but this drama is NOT rewatchable ever...

classic!! 

enjoyed this one a lot even though the comedy nearly made me cringe a bit too much

such great acting and potential... fell short for me though

light, fluffy, super short! 12 @ 15min episodes

cute, fun watch... super short too! 

TRAGEDY... not a bad watch though... just gets super tedious by the end

only adding this because pt1 is on here... #TRAGEDY

cute.... not my normal cup of tea but nice break from all the tragic storylines I'm usually attracted to ?

Not going to lie... I love the last 30% of this drama more than the first 70%!!! I like it once everything goes to shit! 

I really enjoyed this.. beautiful people, costumes, and decent storyline... but tbh I was kind of "over it" by episode 30. Definitely too drawn out and last 10 episodes lost focus on the leads, romance, etc... the story became singularly focused and didn't blend revenge, drama, romance, etc all together like it had in the earlier episodes. 

cute/decent but not something I'd re-watch

currently on hold

this one surprised me... such great characters, acting, and LOVED the plot too... really looking forward to Season 2!