Best Song Era Historical-Costume C-Drama
Rank the C-Drama you have seen set in the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD) which is most interesting, thrilling, etc? Feel free to add to the list...
Asianatica Mar 23, 2026
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![The Double]()
Xue Fang Fei, the daughter of a wealthy magistrate, loses everything after a major upheaval. She’s saved by Jiang Li, the daughter of the Secretariat Director, and takes on Jiang Li’s identity ...more -
![Love in the Clouds]()
Since childhood, Ming Yi had to disguise herself as a man and enter the Qingyun tournament as Crown Prince Ming Xian, bringing victory to Yaoguang Mountain for seven consecutive years. However, she ...more -
![Perfect Match]()
During the Northern Song Dynasty under Renzong, Mrs. Li, from a wealthy Luoyang family, moves to Bianjing with her daughters, each unique in personality, to reunite with her second daughter and resolve ...more -
![The Story of Ming Lan]()
Set in the Northern Song dynasty, the story follows Sheng Ming Lan, an unfavored concubine-born 6th daughter of an official. After losing her mother at a young age, Ming Lan is raised ...more -
![A Dream of Splendor]()
Zhao Pan Er, a clever teahouse owner in Qiantang, embarks on a journey to the Capital, Bian Jing, after discovering her fiancé left her for another woman. Along the way, she saves ...more -
![Pursuit of Jade]()
It follows Fan Chang Yu, a butcher’s daughter, and Xie Zheng, a fallen noble seeking revenge. Their fake marriage turns into true love, but war tears them apart. Determined, Fan Chang Yu ...more -
![Joy of Life]()
Fan Xian, born in the Southern Qing empire with memories of the 21st century, is the illegitimate son of the Minister of Finance. Raised by his grandmother after his mother, inventor Ye ...more -
![Love of the Divine Tree]()
Su Yi Shui, a talented young cultivator, had his destiny changed by his master, Mu Qing Ge, eighteen years ago. Mu Qing Ge, known as the "female demon", was also branded with ...more -
![Fated Hearts]()
When Jinxiu Kingdom is on the brink of defeat in the battle at Pingling, the female archer in red, Fu Yi Xiao, shoots an arrow at Susha's eldest prince, Feng Sui Ge, ...more -
![A Journey to Love]()
Female assassin Ren Ru Yi, the former left envoy of the Scarlet Guards, becomes a member of the Wu's State's escort delegation to save the King of Wu who has been taken ...more -
![Love and Redemption]()
A thousand years since the battle between the demons and heavens took place, the souls of the Star of Mosha and the God of War are sent to the mortal realm to ...more -
![Swords into Plowshares]()
Set during the turbulent Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the drama draws inspiration from a major historical turning point over a thousand years ago. Amid war, political collapse, and widespread suffering, ...more -
![The Legend of the Condor Heroes]()
It tells the story of the two sons of sworn brothers Guo Xiao Tian and Yang Tie Xin in the time of the Song and Lin Dynasties. As the brothers get killed, ...more -
![Serenade of Peaceful Joy]()
When Zhao Zhen discovers his biological mother is not the Empress Dowager Liu E, but her maid Li Lanhui, he arranges a marriage between his beloved daughter Princess Fukang and the Li ...more -
![Young Blood]()
A story that takes place during turbulent times when the Northern Song and Western Xia were at war. Six young individuals undergo training to become spies in order to defend their country. ...more -
![Riverside Code at Qingming Festival]()
During the Northern Song Dynasty, a bustling corner of Qu'er Alley in Bianliang City was home to the Zhao family, five individuals with wildly different personalities. Zhao Bu You, a low-ranking clerk, ...more -
![Judge of Song Dynasty]()
It is the story of Song Ci, the father of the world's forensic medicine, and the subject matter is selected from his book "The Collection". The basic set of laws, anatomy, phlegm, ...more -
![Renascence]()
In early 12th-century Da Chu, war looms as the Imperial court is rife with corruption. After the cruel Emperor kills Empress Yao Mo Xin, her vengeful spirit enters her younger sister, Yao ...more -
![The Legend of the Condor Heroes]()
When their husbands were killed by the Song army, two pregnant women found safe haven in foreign lands. Li Ping gave birth to Guo Jing, a sturdy but blockheaded young man who ...more -
![The Song Dynasty]()
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![The Song Inquisitor]()
In the Southern Song Dynasty, judicial officer Song Ci finds himself unexpectedly allied with theater performers Zhao Zhi Ting, Wang Ling, and dancer He Wen Ning. Despite their contrasting backgrounds, the four ...more -
![The Plough Department of Song Dynasty]()
The Plough (Big Dipper) Department is a special investigation institution that works for the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty. Tai Sui and his partners work together to break odd cases and ...more -
![Palace of Devotion]()
Orphaned as a child, Liu E travels to the capital Kaifeng, and later catches the eye of Zhao Heng. Though she was a concubine, Liu E was perceptive to state affairs, and ...more -
![A Dream like the True Love]()
It tells the story of Wen Su, who came to investigate the flood and accidentally rescued Chen Bao Yin, a rural girl who was sacrificed to the river god because of her ...more -
![The Lady in Butcher's House]()
Although Xu Qing Jia was orphaned at a young age, he studied hard and became the best in class talent. He marries Hu Jiao, the daughter of a butcher's family. Hu Jiao ...more -
![Judge of Song Dynasty Season 2]()
The drama tells the story of a murder that was caused by a flash flood and caused confusion. Song Emperor asked Song Ci Guan to be reinstated and solve the case, but ...more -
![The Legend Of The Song Dynasty: Zhao Kuang Yin]()
27. The Legend Of The Song Dynasty: Zhao Kuang Yin
Chinese Drama - 2015, 48 episodes261 points by 3 voters -
![The Prisoner of Beauty]()
Xiao Qiao, a clever girl from the Qiao family, marries Wei Shao, the sharp and kind master of the Wei family, as part of a family alliance. With bad blood between their ...more -
![The Four]()
A drama adapted from the popular martial arts novel written by Wen Rui An about the four great constables, "Heartless", "Metal Hand", "Life Chaser" and "Cold Blood". Hardhearted and smart Mo Ching ...more -
![Justice Bao]()
With compassionate heart and careful investigation, Justice Bao clears the wrongly accused and punishes the evil doers. (Source: Dramawiki) -
![Your Highness]()
The main protagonist is Qin Zhan, an avid player of a popular online game called New Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (it's both an actual game in China and a well-loved classic wuxia). Qin ...more -
![Under the Power]()
Lu Yi is a cold, ruthless and authoritative high-ranking officer of the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei (also known as the Brocaded Guards for their elaborately embroidered uniforms). The Jinyiwei are part of the ...more -
![The Princess's Gambit]()
Princess Jiang Tao Hua of Zhao seeks freedom from Empress Lu’s control by proposing a political marriage to the state of Wei. But upon arriving, she’s attacked and falsely accused of an ...more -
![Oh My General]()
During the Song Dynasty, Ye Zhao dressed to become a general of outstanding ability, receiving the top rank of general. The Empress Dowager constantly worries about Ye Zhao holding too much power ...more -
![A Change of Destiny]()
Yip Yeung is interested in knowing the future with the use of diagrams, "tui bei tu", passed on from the past. These diagrams have the ability to predict future events so that ...more -
![The Yang's Saga]()
Hong Kong miniseries based on a series of novels and plays titled Generals of the Yang Clan. The series is a grand production, starring the all of the Top Actors and Actresses ...more -
![The Great Dunhuang]()
A three-part epic tells of the rise, fall, and rebirth of the great civilization Dunhuang through the act of hiding treasures, hunting for treasures, and protecting treasures during three key periods in ...more -
![The Patriot Yue Fei]()
Yue Fei rose from lowly ranks to become a famous military commander who led the defense of Southern Song against northern Jin invaders before being wrongfully put to death by his own ...more -
![Always and Ever]()
Inspector Yuen Kam Cheong of the Criminal Intelligence Bureau accidentally kills his girlfriend, Yeung Jik Suet during a criminal chase. Devastated and filled with guilt by her death, Yuen’s soul travels back ...more -
![Eight Thousand Li of Cloud and Moon]()
The southern Song Dynasty was troubled by internal corruption, thieves in the south, and invaders in the north. Military marshal Zhao Gou recruited young heroes to fight against the Jurchens from the ...more -
![Zhen Ming Tian Zi]()
This two-part, Minnan-dialect Taiwanese drama is a fictionalized depiction of two founding emperors of China. The Legend of Zhu Yuan Zhang (Ep. 1-78): Zhu Chong Ba is prophesied to become the next ...more
