Hello everyone, I am new here. I would like to find a drama to watch hopefully you could assist me in choosing. I am studying Chinese at the moment and would love to watch some lovely series too.
Thank you in advance. Help will be much appreciated. :) I have watched several Chinese Dramas(I have watched numerous chinese films though!) already and here are my remarks:
1) Step into the Past - Well, it was brilliant. Slightly extended, but still, as a Historian I found it great. I had to skip some episodes though because of it's length.
2) Scarlet Heart - It was fine but not the best. And also, I did not like ending.
3) Love Sweeps through the Ages - It was remake of Korean Drama "Queen In Hyun's Man" which was much better than this Chinese one. The girl, the boy, both of them were better in the Korean one. So did not like it much. But at least I saw Wang Mang in a movie. :) One of my favourite Chinese emperors!
So based on these I would like to add some requirements:
1. Would be nice if it is historical but not an absolute requirement.
2. Would be nice if there are no jerks and main characters show some intelligence(applies to women) and care(applies to men) for others.
3. No womanizers! Main character should not be a womanizer or an emperor/prince with concubines. And I prefer girl to be chaste as well.
4. Not too much sci-fi, only thing I like is time-travel. I prefer not seeing something with magic and ghosts.
5. Lovely Romance but also some other plot. Most of Romance plots are very slow. It is nice to have some action as well.
6. Intelligence from main characters is more than welcome, not just lovely hugs. :)
P.S. For example I recently heard of "Sound of Desert" and wanted to watch it. But people write her Xiognu upbringing simply disappears to have an impact and even though the premise is brilliant, it just degenerates into overextended series of "romance" without much story or action.
陆贞传奇（lu zhen chuan qi Female Prime Minister）http://t.vego.tv/player.html?id=1064 This drama tell the story of lu zhen who was the only female prime minister in beiqi dynasty。Of course it`s just a drama.
金玉良缘（Jin Yu Liang Yuan Perfect Couple）http://t.vego.tv/player.html?id=1420 acting by Tangyan and Huojianhua。It`s a romantic comedy tv drama。
金玉良缘（Jin Yu Liang Yuan Perfect Couple）http://t.vego.tv/player.html?id=1420 acting by Tangyan and Huojianhua。It`s a romantic comedy tv drama。
Ailsa - Thank you for the reply. Either others did not want to be helpful or just think it's impossible to find Chinese Series without womanizers and concubines. "Female Prime Minister" seems like it has main actor - emperor with lot of concubines. I won't say in which, but there was a Chinese Drama where guy marries two women at the same time and I never felt anything bad about it. There was no womanizing or concubinage there so I was pretty satisfied.
Well, mostly the romance was just a subplot, but here my suggestion:
Battle of Changsha
Legend of Zhen Huan
Three Kingdoms 2010 (based on the wisely popular Romance of Three Kingdoms, the more faithful-to-the-book vers would be the 1994 released version. I myself haven't read the books so I enjoyed this version pretty well)
The Young Warriors of Yang Clan
Or if you're in the mood for something where romance is the focus of the story:
Palace: The Lock Heart Jade (similar to Scarlet Heart, but more lighthearted)
Prince of Lan Ling (kinda dumb female lead, though)
Princess Pearl (it has been a long time but I don't recall the female lead to be smart lol)
Introduction of the Princess
Mu
As far as I know the male lead in Female Prime Minister was a one-woman man, alas I haven't finished it, but I'm pretty sure at least he won't love another woman even though he eventually has concubine/s. I'm not very literate in Chinese history so I have no idea whether this drama is based on real historical event or not.Anyway I don't think the other forum members know that many of chinese dramas, the particular genre isn't really popular here perhaps because the lack of english subtitle. Maybe they're taking a peek at your thread trying to look for recommendation as well, lol. I myself was just looking around chinese drama forum every now and there trying to make my chance to recommend Battle of Changsa, that drama was so painfully underrated. Know its existence, people! Watch it already!
Battle of Changsha
Legend of Zhen Huan
Three Kingdoms 2010 (based on the wisely popular Romance of Three Kingdoms, the more faithful-to-the-book vers would be the 1994 released version. I myself haven't read the books so I enjoyed this version pretty well)
The Young Warriors of Yang Clan
Or if you're in the mood for something where romance is the focus of the story:
Palace: The Lock Heart Jade (similar to Scarlet Heart, but more lighthearted)
Prince of Lan Ling (kinda dumb female lead, though)
Princess Pearl (it has been a long time but I don't recall the female lead to be smart lol)
Introduction of the Princess
Mu
As far as I know the male lead in Female Prime Minister was a one-woman man, alas I haven't finished it, but I'm pretty sure at least he won't love another woman even though he eventually has concubine/s. I'm not very literate in Chinese history so I have no idea whether this drama is based on real historical event or not.Anyway I don't think the other forum members know that many of chinese dramas, the particular genre isn't really popular here perhaps because the lack of english subtitle. Maybe they're taking a peek at your thread trying to look for recommendation as well, lol. I myself was just looking around chinese drama forum every now and there trying to make my chance to recommend Battle of Changsa, that drama was so painfully underrated. Know its existence, people! Watch it already!
maybe you will like this one Wuxin：The monster killer
http://t.vego.tv/player.html?id=1463
Mei Ren Xin Ji
http://t.vego.tv/player.html?id=1470
hope you will like
http://t.vego.tv/player.html?id=1463
Mei Ren Xin Ji
http://t.vego.tv/player.html?id=1470
hope you will like
Maybe you can try this new drama Nirvana in Fire
http://t.vego.tv/album/albumList?channelId=4
http://t.vego.tv/album/albumList?channelId=4
