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Best Chinese Costume Dramas
I'm currently on a Chinese historical/fantasy drama binge, and I'm new to this.
Help me find the best costume drama out there!! :D
Feel free to add. Do consider my top 3 tho and recommend based on them -- Love Like the Galaxy, Prisoner of Beauty, and Legend of the Female General!
AsianBingeWatcher Aug 20, 2026
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![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 -
![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 -
![Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1]()
Ling Bu Yi, the foster son of Emperor Wen and a talented & ruthless general of the Black Armour Army, was on a personal mission to uncover hidden truths about the past, ...more -
![Love in the Clouds]()
Ji Bo Zai, a warrior from Jixing Abyss with a criminal past, stuns the Six Realms by ending the seven-year reign of Ming Yi, who has competed for years at the prestigious ...more -
![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 -
![Blossom]()
After a tragic life filled with betrayal and injustice, noblewoman Dou Zhao unexpectedly wakes up years in the past, armed with the memories and regrets of her previous life—and a mysterious prophetic ...more -
![The Untamed]()
Wei Wu Xian and Lan Wang Ji, two talented disciples of respected clans, meet during cultivation training and accidentally discover a secret carefully hidden for many years. Taking on the legacy of ...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 -
![My Journey to You]()
The series tells the story of Yun Wei Shan, a spy longing for freedom, who infiltrates the Gong residence to complete a mission. In the eerie and treacherous Gong residence, she encounters ...more -
![Nirvana in Fire]()
In sixth-century China, the Emperor of Great Liang orders the unjust execution of his brother-in-law Marshal Lin Xie alongside the Lin family, his 70,000 army soldiers, and Crown Prince Qi. Secretly surviving ...more -
![A Dream within a Dream]()
What would you do if you accidentally found yourself inside the world of a script, playing the role of a tragic female lead used and discarded by the villainous male lead, even ...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 -
![Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2]()
After a series of twists and turns, Cheng Shao Shang and Ling Bu Yi are engaged to be married by Imperial consent and decree. However, they still have many hurdles to overcome. ...more -
![Love between Fairy and Devil]()
According to legend, Dongfang Qing Cang of the Moon Tribe became an emotionless monster to gain immense power, killing his father, seizing the title of Moon Supreme, and leading 100,000 Moon Tribe ...more -
![Flourished Peony]()
Set in the Tang Dynasty, the story follows He Wei Fang, a merchant's daughter skilled in cultivating rare peonies. With the help of Jiang Chang Yang, an official in Chang'an, she leaves ...more -
![Who Rules the World]()
Hei Feng Xi is handsome and elegant, while Bai Feng Xi is majestic and unrestrained. Opposites attract as both are unrivaled in skill and intellect. Caught in the warfare and chaos of ...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 -
![Legend of the Female General]()
To protect her family's noble title, He Yan, the eldest daughter of the He family, is forced to don a mask and pose as the family's eldest son, "He Ru Fei." As ...more -
![Love Game in Eastern Fantasy]()
The mischievous girl, Ling Miao Miao, accidentally enters the mission system of the novel Monster Hunting and becomes a villainous supporting character. To return to the real world, she must complete the ...more -
![How Dare You!?]()
Workplace rookie Wang Cui Hua unexpectedly finds herself inside the world of a novel, where she crosses paths with Zhang San, another transmigrator—this time, a hidden king who has been biding his ...more -
![Are You the One]()
The clever and decisive Liu Mian Tang, as the first lord of Yang Shan, led the people of Yang Shan to punish the wicked, promote goodness, and uphold justice. However, she suffered ...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 -
![In the Name of Blossom]()
He Wei Fang, the gifted proprietor of Chang’an’s thriving Fangyuan Garden, earns renown when she orchestrates a stunning peony display for foreign envoys. After uncovering the truth behind her mother’s death, she ...more -
![The Story of Pearl Girl]()
After escaping a brutal pearl farm, Duan Wu, a skilled diver, meets merchant Yan Zi Jing and noble Zhang Jin Ran. Joining Yan's caravan, she gets drawn into the glittering world of ...more -
![Story of Kunning Palace]()
Jiang Xue Ning’s obsession with becoming empress strains her friendship with Yan Lin and leads to the arrest of Official Zhang Zhe. After a brief reign, guilt takes hold as rebels, led ...more -
![Back from the Brink]()
Betrayed and dismembered by his lover, the ancient dragon Tian Yao is reborn, seeking to reclaim his sealed body parts. He meets Yan Hui, who unknowingly holds his heart protection scale, the ...more -
![New Life Begins]()
Because of a marriage selection, girls from all over the world gather in Xin Chuan. Yin Zheng, one of the six young masters of Xin Chuan, who keeps a low profile, and ...more -
![Blossoms in Adversity]()
After a sudden tragedy strikes the Hua family, the men are forced into exile, leaving the women and children struggling to survive. Hua Zhi, the young lady of the family, steps up ...more -
![The Rise of Ning]()
Despite being the first-born daughter of an official, Luo Yi Ning grew up being mistreated by her father's concubine. With help from Luo Shen Yuan, Yi Ning's estranged half-brother, she moves back ...more -
![The Romance of Tiger and Rose]()
Having finally sold her TV series script, aspiring screenwriter Chen Xiao Qian soon falls under the scrutiny of the male lead, who refuses to act out the role. Vowing to make her ...more -
![Eternal Love]()
The Nine-tailed Fox Bai Qian, the youngest daughter of the Fox King, is brought to Kunlun Mountain to become a disciple of the God of War, Mo Yuan. While studying there, a ...more -
![Si Jin]()
Jiang Si, reborn after being killed by her lover Yu Jin, is determined to change her fate. She breaks off her engagement, outsmarts her cruel aunt, opens a perfumery, and investigates mysterious ...more -
![A Splendid Match]()
Due to a fortune-teller's prediction that she is a jinx to her father's career, Gu Jin Zhao, the eldest daughter of the Gu family, has been fostered in her grandparents' home since ...more -
![The First Jasmine]()
Eldest daughter Ye Li marries the disabled Prince Mo Xiu Yao, while her sister Ye Ying weds Prince Mo Jing Li the same day. A descendant of Lishan, Ye Li secretly seeks ...more -
![Dominion and Devotion]()
As the Great Ning Dynasty falls into turmoil, Pei Shen Zhi manipulates the late emperor’s edict to place Ning Jin Yi on the throne as a puppet ruler. Though she appears obedient, ...more -
![Unveil: Jadewind]()
During the Lantern Festival, Princess Ning Yuan dies mysteriously at the night banquet. Li Pei Yi, Princess of Fuchang County, and Xiao Huai Jin, deputy director of the Astronomical Bureau, are ordered ...more -
![Fangs of Fortune]()
During the Zhenyuan era, the accidental death of the Bai Ze goddess, who governed the realms of humans and demons, causes the disappearance of the Bai Ze Order, leading to chaos from ...more -
![Till the End of the Moon]()
In an era when demons have dominion over cultivators and mortals, the cultivator elders believe it is imperative to send someone back in time to discover the origin of the demon lord ...more -
![Story of Yanxi Palace]()
In 18th century Beijing, during the 6th year of Qianlong Emperor's reign, Wei Ying Luo enters the Forbidden City as an embroiderer to investigate the truth behind her older sister's rape and ...more -
![Scent of Time]()
Hua Qian, once devastated by her unrequited love for Zhong Ye Lan, caused her family’s downfall. After a life-changing experience, she wakes up on her wedding night with Zhong Ye Lan and ...more -
![Legend of the Magnate]()
In the late Qing Dynasty, a passionate young man named Gu Ping Yuan came from a family of small merchants. He wanted to study and pursue an official career to shine, but ...more -
![The Last Immortal]()
In a world of magic, Feng Yin, a female spirit searching for her scattered immortal essence, is joined by Gu Jin, the son of the "true god," whose powers are sealed. Once ...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 -
![A Female Student Arrives at the Imperial College]()
44. A Female Student Arrives at the Imperial College
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes285 points by 3 votersSang Qi, the only daughter of the Grand Marshal, aspires to fulfill her deceased brother's dream of studying at the Imperial College. Despite facing numerous hurdles, with persistence and determination, she becomes ...more -
![The Long Ballad]()
In the year 626 C.E., the Tang Dynasty faces upheaval following the successful Xuanwu Gate Incident, a coup orchestrated by a cunning prince. During the chaos, Li Chang Ge's family is slaughtered, ...more -
![Oh! My Emperor Season 2]()
Huangdao Country and Ophiuchus had always been at odds. Therefore, the revelation of Luo Fei Fei's link to Ophiucus quickly puts a target on her back. Her star sign has the three ...more -
![Oh! My Emperor]()
Luo Fei Fei, a 21st-century doctor, was unexpectedly transported to the mysterious ancient nation of Huang Dao, the kingdom of the Zodiac. By chance, it happened to be the monarch rotation system ...more -
![When Destiny Brings the Demon]()
Modern-day office drone Zou Yan accidentally stumbles into the world of cultivation and wakes up as Liao Ting Yan, a disciple of the Qinggutian Sect. She's soon selected to serve the reclusive ...more -
![The Longest Day in Chang'an]()
744 A.D., Chang’an, the cosmopolitan heart of the Tang Empire. The remnants of a vanquished Central Asian kingdom have infiltrated the world’s largest city for a planned attack during the Lantern Festival. ...more -
![My Sassy Princess]()
Liu Ling is a young member of the royal family who has been granted the auspicious title of Princess Chang Le by the Emperor – who has a soft spot for her ...more -
![Blossoms of Power]()
The sole survivor of a bloodshed, Gu Qing Zhi awakens under a new identity — Shen Xi He, the Princess of the Northwest. Once a proud and spirited rose of the frontier, ...more -
![Eternal Love of Dream]()
Queen Bai Feng Jiu, the only red nine-tailed fox in the world, is saved by the first emperor of Heaven, Dong Hua, after an attack by a savage beast. Grateful, she joins ...more -
![Yummy Yummy Yummy]()
The story follows the Shen family, who accidentally arrive in Yong'an City and encounter Lin Yan, a royal official. This chance meeting leads them on an extraordinary journey filled with culinary delights, ...more -
![Kill to Love]()
While war reshapes the kingdom and blood marks every rise to power, an assassin and a prince meet beneath a sky heavy with everything they couldn't escape. Duan Zi Ang was raised ...more -
![An Ancient Love Song]()
Professor Shen Bu Yan accidentally travels to the ancient era of Acacia, where he becomes obsessed with finding the ancient secret of this era. With the help of the warm girl, Lu ...more -
![Zhan Zhao Adventures]()
Zhan Zhao, now a fourth-rank imperial guard, receives evidence from an old friend about an unsolved case and sets out on a quest to uncover the truth. He encounters attacks from various ...more -
![Legend of Fei]()
Zhou Fei, granddaughter of a national hero turned bandit, is raised in a secret fort tasked with guarding the world from supernatural threats. Frustrated by its decline and longing for freedom, she ...more -
![A League of Nobleman]()
Zhang Ping, an impoverished orphan from a rural area, moves to Beijing to take the civil service exam but ends up selling noodles on the street. Despite his unsophisticated manners, he is ...more -
![Royal Rumours]()
Ji Yuan Su is the ice-cold Crown Prince of a powerful kingdom whose safety and prosperity owes much to the loyalty of the Hua clan. The Hua clan stuck by the kingdom's ...more -
![Love in the Desert]()
In a desert where three cities vie for power, Princess Huang Beishuang of a fallen clan is chosen as an envoy for a peace marriage to Yunpei City. Along her journey, she ...more -
![The Long River]()
After a huge flood during the 15th year of his reign, the young Emperor Kang Xi conducts civil service examinations to recruit talented individuals to solve the problems plaguing the Yellow River, ...more -
![Romance of a Twin Flower]()
Ji Man is a young woman from Haifang. She is cheerful and has a keen head for business. She is traveling to Beijing to pursue her dreams when she is involved in ...more -
![Fight for Love]()
Following her father’s death in battle and given a mysterious warning from her injured brother, Chu Yu vows to uncover the truth of her family's fate. In the guise of the eldest ...more -
![Ever Night]()
After his family is massacred by a ruthless general, young Ning Que survives in the wild, honing his wits and combat skills. He rescues a baby girl from a pile of corpses, ...more -
![Key to the Phoenix Heart]()
During the rebellion of the powerful feudal lord of Daye, the realm descends into chaos, and warlords rise across the land. Xiao Wu Yi, the cold and ruthless Grand General of the ...more -
![The Blossoming Love]()
In ancient times, Emperor Zhao Ming made the ultimate sacrifice to protect humanity, setting in motion a cycle of reincarnation that spanned thousands of lifetimes. In the present day, Zhao Ming is ...more -
![The Longest Promise]()
From the Kong Sang Continent comes the tumultuous love affair between Princess Zhu Yan of the Chi Yi Tribe and the Royal Prince Shi Ying. The framing of the queen results in ...more -
![Coroner's Diary]()
The story follows Shen Wan, the daughter of Shen Yi, a high-ranking official of the Supreme Court, whose entire family is massacred after being implicated in the Prince of Jin case. Shen ...more -
![The Rise of Phoenixes]()
Feng Zhi Wei is the unfavored daughter of the Qiu Family, who has to flee due to unfortunate circumstances. Owing a favour to the 6th prince Ning Yi, Zhi Wei cross-dresses as ...more -
![Meet You at the Blossom]()
Jin Xiao Bao, the son of the wealthiest man in the Jiangnan region, falls in love with icy, white-clothed beauty Huai En due to an unexpected meeting. This young woman he sees ...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 -
![Joy of Life Season 2]()
Fan Xian, the illegitimate son of the finance minister found love with Lin Wan Er, the daughter of the Princess Royal. They wanted to live peaceful lives, but a scheming prince plotted ...more -
![Rebirth]()
At the Battle of Ice Lake, Zhuge Yue and Chu Qiao fall into the frozen lake. Chu Qiao is rescued by Yan Xun and learns that Zhuge Yue is dead. She seizes ...more -
![Destined]()
Liu Yu Ru is the only legitimate daughter of a former cloth merchant living a stoic life with her mother in a household where they're mistreated despite their status. Due to a ...more -
![The Legend of Shen Li]()
Born into the immortal realm, Shen Li, a powerful general, rejects a forced political marriage in favor of fighting for her freedom. Injured, she reverts to her phoenix form and falls into ...more -
![The Eternal Love]()
Mo Lian Cheng, the 8th prince of Dongyue, is forced to marry Qu Tan Er, who loves his elder brother, Mo Yi Huai. Before the wedding, Qu Tan Er attempts suicide but ...more -
![One and Only]()
Zhou Sheng Chen, raised by his brother the Emperor, becomes a loyal and skilled general. Cui Shi Yi, betrothed to the Crown Prince since birth, loses her voice and sees her former ...more -
![The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty]()
In 15th-century China, senior official Tang Fan and guardsman Sui Zhou investigate the apparent suicide of a landlord renting to Tang. Their search uncovers a deeper conspiracy involving a larger criminal plot ...more -
![The Eternal Love Season 2]()
Qu Tan Er crosses paths with the black-bellied prince once again, and their love story takes a new direction. Mo Lian Cheng, the only one who remembers their past, patiently tries to ...more -
![Love in Between]()
Zuo Qing Ci, a Marquis's son posing as a physician, seeks the elusive Mountain River Painting scroll for the Imperial Courts. He encounters Fei Kou Er, a mysterious bandit with a hidden ...more -
![The Eternal Love Season 3]()
Oh no, Qu Tan Er has time-travelled again! This time, she has come to a world where gender roles have been reversed, and men are treated as unequal to women. Mo Lian ...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 -
![Guardians of the Dafeng]()
Yang Ling, a modern office worker, is transported to the Da Feng Dynasty, where he becomes Xu Qi An, a "copper gong" night watchman. Using his modern knowledge and reasoning, he solves ...more -
![Legend of Zang Hai]()
Zang Hai was originally the son of the Imperial Astronomer. However, when he was young, he witnessed the murder of his entire family. Deciding on the path of revenge, Zang Hai withdrew ...more -
![Warm on a Cold Night]()
Su Jiu Er is a young, talented, and personable female constable with a keen investigatory mind. She hails from the Qian Kingdom, meaning she is in possession of a rabbit-like spirit – ...more -
![Word of Honor]()
In order to leave the assassin organization The Window of Heaven, the leader Zhou Zi Shu performs an obligatory departure technique, leaving him with three years left to live. He disguises his ...more -
![The Imperial Coroner]()
Young girl Chu Chu came from a family of coroners. She meets Prince Xiao Jin Yu, a dignified prince in charge of criminal lawsuit who appeared weak and sickly. Prince Xiao lacks ...more -
![Generation to Generation]()
Cai Zhao, a spirited girl fated to become a "witch," is forced to join the revered Qingque Sect, where she meets the withdrawn and paranoid Chang Ning, a survivor of a family ...more -
![Sword Snow Stride]()
Xu Xiao is the King of China’s Northern Liang in an era of great upheaval. Steppe kingdoms have materialized with deadly intent, as rebellious uprisings threatened to destabilize the Southern realm. Against ...more
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