Historical C-Drama Chronology sorted by Historical Periods
PRIMITIVE
Paleolithic【旧石器时代】
Mesolithic【中石器时代】
Neolithic【新石器时代】
Ages 【时代】[Stone, Bronze]
ANCIENT
Yu【虞朝】[3 Sovereigns and 5 Emperors]
Xia【夏朝】
Shang【商朝】
Zhou【周朝】[Western Zhou, Gonghe*, Eastern Zhou]
Spring and Autumn【春秋时代】[5 Hegemons]
Warring States【战国时代】[Qin, Zhao, Yan, Wei, Qi, Han, Chu]
IMPERIAL
Qin【秦朝】[18 Kingdoms, Chu-Han Contention*]
Han【汉朝】[Western Han, Xin*, Eastern Han]
Three Kingdoms【三国】[Cao Wei, Shu Han, Eastern Wu, Yan]
Jin【晋朝】[2 Jins (Western, Eastern)]
Sixteen Kingdoms【十六国】[5 Liangs (Former, Later, Northern, Southern, Western), 4 Yans (Former, Later, Northern, Southern), 3 Qins (Former, Later, Western), 2 Zhaos (Former, Later), Cheng Han , Xia, Zhai Wei]
Northern and Southern Dynasties【南北朝】[3 Northerns (Wei, Zhou, Qi), 2 Weis (Eastern, Western)/Liu Song, 3 Southerns (Qi, Liang, Chen), Western Liang]
Sui【隋朝】
Tang【唐朝】[Wu Zhou*]
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms【五代十国】[5 Laters (Liang, Tang, Jin, Han, Zhou)/Yang Wu, Wuyue, Min, Ma Chu, 2 Shus (Former, Later), Jingnan, Southern Tang, 2 Hans (Southern, Northern)]
Liao【辽朝】[Later Liao]
Song【宋朝】[2 Songs (Northern, Southern)]
Jin【金朝】
Western Xia【西夏】
Western Liao【西辽】
Yuan【元朝】[Chen Han, Northern Yuan]
Ming【明朝】[Southern Ming, Shun*, Later Jin]
Qing【清朝】
MODERN
Republic of China【中华民国】
People's Republic of China (PRC)【中华人民共和国】
* Interregna
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1901. Legendary Fighter - Yang's Heroine
Chinese Drama - 2001, 40 episodes
IMPERIAL - Northern Song dynasty .
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1902. The Prelude of Lotus Lantern
Chinese Drama - 2009, 46 episodes
IMPERIAL - possibly Tang dynasty .
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1903. Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud
Chinese Drama - 2017, 58 episodes
IMPERIAL - Yaohan, Xiaoyue, and Cangwu political regimes (from the Three Kingdoms period) .
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1904. Shi Gang's Hero is Tiandong
Chinese Drama - 2015, 48 episodes
PRIMORDIAL <-> ANCIENT <-> IMPERIAL - Creation out of Primordial Chaos <-> Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (from the Yu dynasty period) <-> Tang dynasty .
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1905. The Emperor Through to the Modern 2
Chinese Drama - 2016, 50 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Tang dynasty <-> People's Republic of China .
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1906. New Spring of Plum Blossoms
Chinese Drama - 2010, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1907. God of Medicine
Chinese Drama - 2010, 30 episodes
IMPERIAL - sometime during the Northern Song dynasty .
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1908. Shen Yi Da Dao Gong
Chinese Drama - 2014, 35 episodes
IMPERIAL - Northern Song dynasty .
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1909. For A Word
Chinese Drama - 2015, 36 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1910. The Blood Chit
Chinese Drama - 2015, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1911. The Legendary Restaurateur
Chinese Drama - 2015, 44 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1912. Bloodbath Island
Chinese Drama - 2013, 43 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1913. Zhui Tao
Chinese Drama - 2012, 30 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1914. Shan Bei Han Zi
Chinese Drama - 2011, 30 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - late Qing dynasty <-> early Republic of China .
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1915. Zhong Guo Di
Chinese Drama - 2011, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1916. Elegance and Talent
Chinese Drama - 2011, 20 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1917. Dark War Before Dawn
Chinese Drama - 2011, 26 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
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1918. Mysterious Female Agent
Chinese Drama - 2011, 26 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1919. Hong Hai Er
Chinese Drama - 2006, 60 episodes
IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
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1920. Can Jian Zhen Jiang Hu
Chinese Drama - 2004, 30 episodes
IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
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1921. A Famous Physician Song Lian-Sheng
Chinese Drama - 2004, 31 episodes
IMPERIAL - late Ming <-> early Qing dynasties .
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1922. The Legend of Li Ji
Chinese Drama - 2003, 36 episodes
ANCIENT - Jin state (vassal state of the Western Zhou dynasty during the Spring and Autumn period) .
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1923. Magic Dragon Pearl
Chinese Drama - 2005, 34 episodes
IMPERIAL - Western Regions (possibly during the Han dynasty) .
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1924. The Chinese Woman the Gunpoint of the Gestapo
Chinese Drama - 2002, 16 episodes
MODERN - Second World War (during the Republic of China) .
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1925. Of Monks and Masters
Chinese Special - 2015, 10 episodes
IMPERIAL - during the end stage of the Northern Song dynasty .
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1926. Emergence in Troubled Times
Chinese Drama - 2025, 35 episodes
IMPERIAL - Cao Wei kingdom (from the Three Kingdoms period) <-> Western Jin dynasty .
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1927. Gong Yin Yi Jiang Shui
Chinese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1928. In the War Brothers
Chinese Drama - 2016, 44 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1929. Dong Feng Po
Chinese Drama - 2016, 42 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1930. The Legend of Jiangnan
Chinese Drama - 2012, 32 episodes
IMPERIAL - Ming dynasty .
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1931. Bu Yi Zhi Xian Fan Ru Hua
Chinese Drama - 2003, 24 episodes
IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
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1932. True Qualities of Police
Chinese Drama - 1994, 10 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1933. Huangmei Drama Master Legendary
Chinese Drama - 2012, 25 episodes
IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
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1934. Catching the Wrong Bus
Chinese Drama - 2016, 38 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1935. Gu Wen Chang
Chinese Drama - 2020, 30 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
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1936. Lan Tong Hua Kai
Chinese Drama - 2019, 42 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1937. Da Zhai Yuan De Nv Ren
Chinese Drama - 2009, 39 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1938. Da Ran Fang Xu
Chinese Drama - 2016, 45 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1939. Tie Xue Jiang Jun
Chinese Drama - 2016, 32 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1940. Orange Code
Chinese Drama - 2015, 53 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1941. Guan Xi Wu Ji Dao
Chinese Drama - 2003, 20 episodes
ANCIENT - Loulan kingdom in the Western Regions (between the Warring States period and the establishment of the Qin or the Han dynasty) .
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1942. Twins Detective
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> Republic of China .
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1943. The Canary in the Cage
Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes
MODERN - sometime during the Republic of China .
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1944. The Lost Brides
Chinese Drama - 2024, 23 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1945. Shao Shuai Yu Wo You Qing Yuan
Chinese Drama - 2024, 106 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1946. Tao Hua Yuan Guai Tan
Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1947. Wo Zai Da Song Kai Jiu Ba
Chinese Drama - 2024, 14 episodes
IMPERIAL - sometime during the Song dynasty .
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1948. Yellow Rose
Chinese Drama - 2024, 18 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1949. Yuan Yu Zhou: Hui Dao 1995
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - early 21st <-> final years of the 20th centuries (both from the PRC period) .
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1950. The Song Dynasty
Chinese Drama - 2024, 27 episodes
IMPERIAL - sometime during the Song dynasty .
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1951. Let Love Come Back
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
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1952. Fen Nu Du She Ying Shi
Chinese Drama - 2023, 36 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1953. Xi Dan Chuan Qi
Chinese Drama - 2023, 33 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1954. Nan Zhao Wang
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
IMPERIAL - Nanzhao kingdom (during the Tang dynasty period) .
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1955. Wu Tong Yu
Chinese Drama - 2001, 28 episodes
MODERN - early Republic of China .
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1956. Father of Forensic Medicine
Chinese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
IMPERIAL - Southern Song dynasty .
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1957. Phoenix in Jianghu
Chinese Drama - 2001, 42 episodes
IMPERIAL - sometime during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period .
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1958. Tales of a Small Town
Chinese Drama - 2007, 34 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1959. Na Shan Na Hai
Chinese Drama - 2022, 28 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1960. Legend of Magic Jade
Chinese Drama - 2020, 30 episodes
IMPERIAL - Qing dynasty .
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1961. Legend of Magic Jade Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2023, 27 episodes
IMPERIAL - Song dynasty .
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1962. The Big Case on the Mekong River
Chinese Drama - 2014, 34 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1963. Past Events of Mukam
Chinese Drama - 2009, 22 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
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1964. Feng Huo Qing Chun
Chinese Drama - 2014, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1965. Xue Lian Hua Sheng Kai Di Di Fang
Chinese Drama - 2023, 32 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1966. The Journey of Flower
Chinese Drama - 2015, 58 episodes
IMPERIAL - sometime during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period .
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1967. The Journey of Flower 2015
Chinese Drama - 2015, 32 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period <-> People's Republic of China .
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1968. The Last Concubine
Chinese Drama - 2004, 40 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
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1969. The Hided War
Chinese Drama - 0000, 32 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1970. Shen Hai 1950
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
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1971. Transition from Liping
Chinese Drama - 2016, 33 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1972. Gone with the Red Dust
Chinese Drama - 2017, 30 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1973. No Choice
Chinese Drama - 2012, 32 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
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1974. My Love Hit The War
Chinese Drama - 2016, 46 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1975. One Thousand Teardrops
Chinese Drama - 2008, 36 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1976. Jue De Dao Feng
Chinese Drama - 2015, 36 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1977. Lei Feng
Chinese Drama - 2010, 22 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> Republic of China .
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1978. Xue Lang Gu
Chinese Drama - 2012, 28 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
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1979. Glory Lane
Chinese Drama - 2012, 36 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1980. Chinese Traditional Magic
Chinese Drama - 2012, 40 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
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1981. Three Roads Plateau
Chinese Drama - 0000, 38 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1982. Chong Sheng
Chinese Drama - 2011, 37 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
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1983. New Way of the Dragon
Chinese Drama - 2015, 36 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1984. Heirs From Another Star
Chinese Drama - 2014, 10 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> People's Republic of China .
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1985. Eleven Letters
Chinese Special - 2019, 11 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China <-> Republic of China .
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1986. The Last Emperor
Chinese Drama - 1988, 28 episodes
IMPERIAL <-> MODERN - Qing dynasty <-> Republic of China .
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1987. Magical Space-Time
Chinese Drama - 2016, 24 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1988. The Longest Day In Changan II
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
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1989. Di Ren Jie Zhi Bu Si Xiu Luo
Chinese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
IMPERIAL - Tang dynasty .
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1990. Journey to the West
Chinese Drama - 2000, 30 episodes
IMPERIAL - possibly Tang dynasty .
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1991. Jian Shuang Han
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
IMPERIAL - final years of the Ming dynasty .
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1992. Legend of Liu Long Ting
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
ANCIENT <-> MODERN - Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (from the legendary times of the Yu dynasty) <-> Republic of China .
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1993. Xing Guang Ban Wo Xin
Chinese TV Show - 1996, 20 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1994. On the Nan Ni Wan Frontier
Chinese Drama - 2023, 45 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1995. Anti-Corruption Storm
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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1996. Wei Da De Chang Zheng
Chinese Drama - 0000
MODERN - Republic of China .
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1997. Xi Bai Po De Hui Sheng
Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
MODERN - Republic of China <-> People's Republic of China .
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1998. The Lost
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
MODERN - Second Sino-Japanese War (from the Chinese Republican period) .
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1999. Trident
Chinese Drama - 2020, 42 episodes
MODERN - People's Republic of China .
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2000. Tian Xia Tong Xin
Chinese Drama - 2024, 21 episodes
MODERN - end of the Republic of China <-> beginning of the People's Republic of China .