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- StarsMi YangMark You-Ting ChaoWeiguang GaoTwo deities Ye Hua and Bai Qian meet and fall in love. Their love story transcends time and has become a legend.
- StarsMi YangEthan JuanKei GambitMeng Fu Yao, a woman born from a divine lotus petal. She journeys towards the heavens in search of a secret order and to reveal a conspiracy originating from the heavens. In the process, she falls in love with the crown prince.
- CreatorXian DianStarsZi YangAllen DengYunxi LuoHidden away by her mother, the Floral Goddess, the naïve Jinmi is drawn to Xufeng, the Heavenly Emperor's son. Yet forces conspire against them.
- StarsDilraba DilmuratVin ZhangTong YangA sad love triangle in the ancient imperial palace.
- StarsLi SunKei GambitJianbin ChenA young woman born in Eight Banners' family marries the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. After surviving through many murderous scandals and betrayals, she prevails as the most powerful woman in the Emperor's harem, the Empress dowager.
- StarsZanilia ZhaoKenny LinShawn DouThe growing process of an ancient Chinese female warrior.
- StarsDilraba DilmuratVic ChouBohan JinBased on the same novel by Ming Xiaoxi, the story focuses on a lively and passionate heiress to a big estate, Ru Ge, and her entangled love with three men in her life. One enters a life of immortality just for the chance of meeting her again, yet he's cursed with an unrequited love forever (Xue). Another is a gentle, loving, crippled man who eventually loses most of his senses (Yu). Lastly is an arrogant man who was her first love and the one who broke her heart (Feng).
- StarsAriel LinVin ZhangTiara HuangThe story revolves around a young wanderer with an extraordinary business sense and the masked hero who saves her which ultimately results in them falling in love.
- StarsZanilia ZhaoWallace HuoKei GambitIt is a love story between a master and his disciple. The main character Hua Qiangu is an unlucky orphan who's looking for a chance to learn magic and martial arts to survive after her parents died. Appreciating her hard working nature and kind heart, and predicting her tragic destiny, she enters Chang Liu, an immortal sect, to seek peace and solutions. Bai Zihua, the sect leader of Chang Liu, takes her as his only disciple. Qian Gu falls in love with her teacher but doesn't reveal her true feelings until the end. Eventually, the truth has been revealed that she was born as Nü Wa's descendant and has access to godly power.She summoned the Demon God to save her master and the God transferred all his power into her body afterwards, therefore, making her the new ruler of the demons. Although Zihua tries to protect her and change her fate, Qiangu is constantly tortured by the machinations of those who wish to see her dead.
- StarsZanilia ZhaoShuzhen ZhaoShaofeng FengAn unfavoured child of a rich family, Ming Lan studies and works hard, and falls in love with the son of a high official. Through cunning schemes, they both rise in position and work to obtain justice from those that have wronged them.
- StarsSophie ZhangAarif LeeChao JingRong Le, a princess of the royal family of the Xiqi Kingdom who wakes up one day to find that she has lost her memory. She is ordered to marry Zong Zheng Wu You, seventh prince of the neighboring Beilin Kingdom, though her husband-to-be refuses to let her inside his manor. Unable to return home, Rong Le settles down in Beilin and opens a teahouse under the alias of Manyao. It is rumored that the Qin family has misplaced an extraordinary tome that will supposedly usher in a time of prosperity for all the kingdoms, and Manyao embarks on a journey to find the book. Manyao and Wu You meet and fall in love without realizing each other's true identity, though they are forced to separate when Rong Le's brother Rong Qi orders her to marry the powerful General Fu Chou.
- StarsJinyan WuYuan NieEnshang LiuA young girl searches for the truth about her older sister's death by becoming a seamstress in the Emperor's harem.
- StarsXun ZhouWallace HuoMa ChengChronicle the marriage of the Qing China emperor Qianlong and the step empress Ru Yi, lady Ulanara.
- StarsShiShi LiuEddie PengGe HuYu Jin was raised within the desert tribes of Xiong Nu, was forced to flee to Chinese capital Chang'an where she got caught into palace politics due to her romantic involvement to important men.
- StarsCe WangWallace ChungAngelababyClever strategist Bai Ping Ting and prince-general Chu Bei Jie of rival kingdoms find themselves torn between loyalty to the country and their passionate love for each other.
- StarsShiShi LiuWallace HuoQing HeSet in the Ming Dynasty under the rule of Emperor Zhu Qi Zhen, Tan Yun Xian comes from a long line of medicine practitioners, her family having served as court physicians for several generations. However, the practice for female physicians came to a halt when many were framed for abusing the form. Yet, Yun Xian is determined to learn medicine and so she does in secrecy, except things become difficult when her paths cross with the Emperor himself.
- StarsKei GambitShiShi LiuNicky WuAfter a car accident plunges a woman into the dreamy Chinese past that gave the whole life in the Beijing imperial palace after that she returns to her life in the modern world.
- StarsLi SunTao LiuChuyue ChenA drama about Mi Yue, the outstanding female politician in Chinese history, who made a great contribution to the unification of China two thousand years ago.
- StarsBingbing FanBaoping ShenHuichun WangHarem inner life and female rivalry story based on events of life of Wu Zetian; the only female Emperor in the Chinese history.
- CreatorMarberioniusStarsJianci TanXuan DongUvin WangAn alternative history version of one of the Three kingdoms era plots focusing on the rivalry between the last Han emperor and Cao family.
- StarsXuan HuangShawn DouFangsheng LuThe series is set in the fictional world of Novoland and tells the story of loyalty, friendship, enmity, struggles and romance between the young descendants during the twilight years of the Duan Dynasty.
- StarsHawick Hau-Wai LauShuang ZhengVin ZhangOn one side is the bloody sea enmity, on the other hand, the infatuated lover, Lin Biao can not choose, the pro-brother Changqing, who has been lurking in the palace, appeared at this time to recognize each other and forced Lin to take revenge for the family. Love or affection, hatred or forgiveness, KangXi and Lin Lang entangled a raging heart of love.
- StarsKenny LinIm Yoon-ahDongdong GuoThe story is about the life of general Zhao ZiLong. It narrates how he always steps forward bravely especially in crucial and dangerous times. It also narrates how he defeated Cao Cao, saving the country of Shu. Zhao ZiLong (Lin Gengxin) was born in the warring states era. Since he way young, he already felt the importance of being loyal to one's country and he wanted to become a great person. He was full of ambition and is an upright and honest man. Alongside with this, he is also very talented in using the spear, helping him become one of the greatest on the battlefield. These earned him the respect of the majority and unfortunately, the hate and jealousy of others. XiaHou QingYi (Im Yoona), the daughter of XiaHou Jie, went to seek refuge at ChangShan and there, she met Zhao ZiLong. They both admire each other but this admiration brought forth the jealousy and hatred of Yuan Huai and XiaHou En. As Zhao ZiLong continuously improves his talents and skills, he accidentally learns about the rivalry of his family and the XiaHou family. In between his family and his love, Zhao ZiLong thoroughly understood what it means to love and to hate. He found the righteous leader, Liu Bei, and since then, he held his spear to rule over the battlefield.
- StarsZi YangJunjie QinChang ShuA girl from imperial family of Ming Dynasty is trained to take vengeance on emperor Kang Xi of Qing Dynasty.
- StarsKei GambitTian JingJialun RenThe series is about the ups and downs in the life of Shen Zhen Zhu, a exceptional beauty living during the most turbulent periods of the Tang dynasty.
- StarsRuby LinHong YuanJiahang LiIt was a time of great turmoil in 1st-century imperial China. Liu Xiu (Hong Yuan) and his brother Liu Yan (Fengyan Zong) are peasant brothers but realize their higher calling to lead the rebel forces who want to overthrow the oppressive Xin Empire and restore the Han Dynasty.
- DirectorPo-jui ChangStarsDouglas BonnerXiaoling HuChia-Hsiu Li
- StarsZhaolin XingJie LiangRuichang WangWhen two sides of the same woman fall in love with two different princes, can either find true love?
- StarsTu-Te-Ha-MengXuwen YangYitong LiThe story is set during the Jin-Song Wars. Two women escaped while pregnant when their husbands were killed. Their sons grew up separately. Guo Jing is honest, loyal and righteous, but slow-witted. Yang Kang is clever, but scheming and treacherous. They eventually meet each other and their respective lovers, Huang Rong and Mu Nianci. The main plot follows Guo Jing and Huang Rong's adventures and their encounters with the Five Greats.