Custome/Wuxia Chinese Dramas

Several years ago, the emperor secretly ordered the hero Li Hui to form a mountain stronghold consisting of bandits in order to keep the pugilist world under control. His daughter, Li Jin Rong, leads the stronghold after Li Hui's death and gives birth to Zhou Fei after marrying scholar Zhou Yi Tang. Zhou Fei's attempts at escaping have always ended in failure, though Li Jin Rong allows her daughter to go and experience the world outside after her 16th birthday. She meets Xie Yun again after he saves her from drowning during her first escape attempt, and they embark on an adventurous journey through Wulin together. 

 Adapted from the novel Bandits by Priest.

Leads are Zanilia Zhao of Princess Agents and Boss and Me with Wang Yi Bo of Gank Your Heart and The Untamed.

The beautiful  baroness, duchess, princess (She gets promoted a lot!) Ban Hua has skirted marital bliss three times. Her straight-shooting manner and explosive temper ensured that each relationship ended in disaster – for the potential grooms! Despite her awful reputation, she is quite well-meaning and thoughtful deep down.  Of late, her dreams have been forecasting danger around every corner,  She has interpreted them quickly in order to keep her family safe and to protect  those around her. Her life changes forever when she meets Count Rong  Xia, a young gentleman scholar whose family suffered a tragic fate. Rong Xia is on the hunt for answers regarding the past, namely the true identity of those responsible for his family’s demise, a secret long-kept from him. A friendship is formed, with Ban Hua determined to help Rong Xia learn the truth. As their alliance deepens, could this be a case of ´fourth time lucky’ for Ban Hua? 

~~ Adapted from the novel "Wo Jiu Shi Zhe Ban Nu Zi" by Yue Xia Die Ying.

Starring Gabrielle  Guan and Neo Hou with Li Chung Lin, Xia Nan and Zhao Shun Ran (ML from Unrequited Love 2019)

Xie Xiang joins the army in her brother's stead by pretending to be a man. She becomes classmates with the wealthy Gu Yan Zhen and the calm Shen Jun Shan. Through their rigorous training, the three form a bond to become comrades, all while Xie Xiang tries to keep her cover. After many incidents, Xie Xiang earns the respect of her peers and superiors. She also becomes the object of affections of the two men in her lives. The Japanese military stations more forces in the Northeast region causing the young heroes to engage in battle as they uncover a big conspiracy. 

Starring Bai Lu and Xu Kai (no need to explain who they are lol)

A story about food and romance follows Hua Xiao Mai as she falls in love with a bodyguard. Through her passion for the culinary arts, Hua Xiao Mai starts small and slowly makes her way up in the food business. She meets the cool-headed Meng Yu Huai who heads up a bodyguard agency and excels in martial arts. With his qualities, he is the definition of a true man. Meng Yu Huai and Hua Xiao Mai become quarrelsome lovers who are sweetly in love. 

~~ Adapted from the novel Shi Wei Ji by Xi He. 

Starring Tang Min and Yang Kai Cheng.

Queen of Qing Qiu, Bai Feng Jiu, is the only red nine-tailed fox in the world. One day, Feng Jiu is attacked by a savage beast while seeking cultivation in the mountains and is saved by the first emperor of Heaven, Dong Hua. Grateful and feeling indebted, Feng Jiu accompanies Dong Hua to vanquish the Demon Lord. As the two spend time together, Feng Jiu realizes her gratitude towards Dong Hua has slowly evolved into love. Unfortunately, Dong Hua has long forgotten what love is. Although the coldest hearts can melt with time, will countless lifetimes be sufficient to bring these two hearts together? 

 ~~ Adapted from the novel of the same name by Tangqi Gongzi.

Starring Dilraba Dilmurat and Vango Gao 

As the free-spirited youngest daughter of the Fox King, Nine-tailed Fox Bai Qian is brought to Kunlun Mountain as a disciple of the God of War, Mo Yuan. While studying there, a war breaks out that leads to Mo Yuan sacrificing his life to seal a demon lord. 

Seventy thousand years later, Bai Qian attempts to also sacrifice herself to re-seal the demon lord but is instead thrown to the mortal realm where she loses all her memories and divine power. Living alone on a remote mountain, Bai Qian saves Crown Prince Ye Hua of the Nine Heavens, who is actually her fiancé in Heaven and greatly resembles the late Mo Yuan. 

The two start falling in love, not knowing the true identity of the other person and their love tribulation that involves them meeting in three different lives and three worlds. 

~~ Adapted from the novel "Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" (三生三世十里桃花) by Tang Qi Gong Zi (唐七公子).  

Starring Yang Mi and Mark Chao

Don’t all mountain bandits love money? For a chest full of gold, Chang Le agrees to marry a duplicitous prince, marking the start of a beautiful romance. Chang Le is no longer free and untameable, having become the fake bride of Crown Prince Li Che. Once settled in the palace, she routinely faces humiliation. Despite this uncomfortable situation, she adapts like a feral cat showing its true stripes. Li Che who has planned out every step meticulously, slowly  finds himself attracted by Chang Le's liveliness. Despite wearing  masks to hide their true intentions, they manage to find comfort in each other.

 ~~ Adapted the novel of the same name by Shui Sheng.

Starring Eleanor Lee and Zhao Yi Qin. 

The daughter of an impoverished family, Xue Wen Xi knows all about hardship. Willing to do whatever it takes to help take care of her beloved family, Wen Xi has gone to extreme lengths to make ends meet. Which is why, when an opportunity to take work as a writer presented itself, she willingly took the job; even though doing so meant she had to disguise herself as a boy. The ruse seemed innocent enough, until the day the Prime Minister’s son, Feng Cheng Jun walked into her life.  Impressed by Wen Xi’s work, Feng Cheng Jun sets a plan in motion that leaves Wen Xi no choice but to enroll in the esteemed Yun Shang Academy. As a school that only accepts male students, Wen Xi has no choice but to continue disguising herself as a boy. Taking her brother’s name, Wen Xi, now Wen Bin, spends every moment of her life terrified of having her secret revealed.  

Despite her fears, Wen Xi thrives in her scholastic environment. Using her wit, kindness, and charms, Wen Xi earns the respect and friendship of a trio of fellow scholars who, together, become known as the “Yun Shang Quartet”. With faithful friends by her side, and a newfound love growing in her heart, Wen Xi finds the strength to face the hardships that inevitably come her way. But will this newfound strength crumble, once her darkest secrets are revealed?

Starring Ju Jing Yi and Song Wei Long .

Adopted as an orphan, Fu Yao served as a slave for the Xuan Yuan sect in the Taiyuan Kingdom. After a series of tragedies, she journeyed across the lands searching to lift the curse that blighted her life. Along the way, she meets the Crown Prince of Tianquan, Zhang Sun Wu Ji, and falls in love with him. Together, they tackle political issues in the five kingdoms and unearth secrets regarding her birth. 

~~ Adapted from the novel "Empress Fuyao" (扶摇皇后) by Tian Xia Gui Yuan.

Starring Yang Mi and Ethan Juan 

The story follows a lady doctor called Han Yun Xi, who marries into the royal family and gets caught in the political machinations in the palace whilst she falls into a romance with her husband. The story takes place during a chaotic time when the land has split into three kingdoms; Tian Ning, Western Zhou, and Northern Li. The Emperor of Tian Ning is cunning and distrustful and fears his own subordinate Long Feiye. 

To dampen his spirits, the King arranges for Long Feiye to be married to an "ugly" woman named Han Yun Xi. Han Yun Xi is a kind and talented woman who comes from a medical family and is adept with poisons. She is also forced into obeying the decree of the king and becomes a royal consort in name only. However, circumstances allow her to show off her skills time and again, winning the admiration of Long Feiye. At the same time, she also forms a friendship with Gu Qi Shao, Master of Yao Gui Valley. 

~~ Adapted from the novel "Poison Genius Consort" by Jie Mo.  

Starring Ju Jing Yi and Zhang Zhe Han

It is the sixth century CE and the Qi Kingdom, in what is now Eastern China, is a land at war. The young teenage prince Xiao Yan Zhi, a prodigal young military talent, is sent to ward off a force of invaders. Although he makes a valiant effort, his army is ultimately ambushed and defeated in a decisive battle. An opportunist foe at the imperial court takes advantage of the situation, forcing Pei Yan Zhi to step down as head of the army – and manages to get a young subservient candidate to take the throne. 

Pei Yan Zhi feels he was betrayed. He vows to get to the bottom of the intrigue and goes undercover to investigate, pretending to be a commoner to help him work undetected. On his quest for the truth, he meets a remarkably smart and resourceful young female detective named Su Ci. Together, they form a close bond. They team up with two other quick-witted young sleuths and make a joint bid to discover the scale of the scheming that has undermined the Imperial Palace.

Starring Sebrina Chen and Zhang Ling He. 

During the Song Dynasty, Ye Zhao cross dresses to become a general of outstanding ability, receiving a top rank of general. The Empress Dowager constantly worries about Ye Zhao holding too much power and took the opportunity to betroth Ye Zhao to one of the Emperor's nephews, the no-good Prince of Nanping, Zhao Yujin, who possesses remarkable beauty but is pampered, lazy and spends his time on "useless" artistic pursuits. Thus, the story of the real battle of who will take power in this new household begins. ~~ Adapted from a novel "General Above I am Below" (将军在上我在下) by Ju Hua San Li.  

Starring Sandra Ma and Peter Sheng

A story that follows a princess with amnesia who meets a prince that did not want to marry her and how they find a place for themselves despite the complications of the time. 

Crown Princess Rong Le of Western Qi wakes up from a coma with no memories but she becomes suspicious of her real identity due to traces from the past. To form a political alliance with Northern Lin, Rong Le is ordered to marry Prince Wu You who refuses her at the door. 

With the marriage falling through, Rong Le assumes the identity of a tea house owner and a new name as Man Yao. She begins secretly searching for invaluable books left behind by the Qin Family that are said to bring greatness to a nation. Her path leads her to Wu You who falls for her without knowing that she is the princess he rejected. Yet it may already be too late for him to learn the truth because she is on new orders to marry General Fu Chou of Northern Lin.

Starring Sophie Zhang and Aarif Rahman 

Set in the early 12th century, war threatens to erupt across the land of Da Chu, and the Imperial court is filled with corruption and intrigue. The cruel Emperor and his corrupt cronies plot to kill the Empress Yao Mo Xin – and are successful in their malicious efforts. 

Meanwhile, other vindictive parties chase down Yao Mo Wan, the Empress’s younger sister. In the night full of mystery, the dead queen’s spirit enters the body of her younger sister, intent on taking revenge on people who wronged and poisoned her to death. 

The Empress in Yao Mo Wan's body, enters the Imperial Court, bent on seeking vengeance. She also meets (and falls for) Ye Jun Qing, a young Da Chu prince. 

As she discovers the scale of the corruption at court, she decides to do her best to see that Ye Jun Qing deposes the evil Emperor. She uses the best tools at her disposal: her wits and natural intelligence to help her beloved in getting the throne. 

~~ Adapted from the graphic novel “The Cry of the Phoenix that Reached Ninth Heaven.”  

Starring Chen Zhe Yuan and Li Mo Zhi.

New adaptation of the classic folktale that tells the love story between an immortal and a human. 

Spirits have walked unnoticed through the mortal world since the dawn of time. Parts of this world, yet separate, these immortal beings are regarded as nothing but legend by the humans around them. But what happens when these two worlds collide? Provoked by the actions of a seemingly sly human, an ancient snake spirit takes on a human form, in order to prove him a fraud. 

Convinced she’s doing the world a favor, Bai Su Zhen challenges Xu Xuan to a contest of skill but what starts as a heated rivalry soon turns to a burning passion. Faced with opposition from every side, Bai Su Zhen and Xu Xuan’s love is put to the test time and time again in this newest retelling of a classic folktale.

Starring Ju Jing Yi and Alan Yu 

While attempting to take her predecessor’s Wanjun Sword, Lu Zhao Yao is ambushed by the ten immortal sects and dies. She mistakenly believes Li Chen Lan, who is her best ally, is related to the incident after he is revealed to be the demon king’s son. 

Five years later, Li Chen Lan has taken over the position of the Wanlu sect leader, and Zhao Yao decides to exact revenge. She who is now a spirit,  possesses the body of Qin Zhi Yan, a female disciple of the Immortal Sect, and with the help of the newly gained body, she becomes the direct disciple of Mo Qing aka  Li Chen Lan with the aim of killing him. But things don’t go as she planned, when she slowly starts to fall in love with him instead. 

Meanwhile, Jiang Wu, an ambitious youth, wants to kill Li Chen Lan and become the sect leader. He is interested in Zhi Yan. What will happen when their lives are intervened? Will Zhao Yao be able to regain her body back and become the sect leader again? What is the fate of Qin Zhi Yan, whose body Zhao Yao possessed? The story of love and hate begins...

Starring Bai Lu and Xu Kai. 

Childhood friends Jing Ci and Feng Mian Wan went on their separate ways due to hatred. They met again after each had assumed a new identity and joined hands to solve crimes in order to keep the people safe. 

 ~~ Adapted from the novel by Jiyue Jiaojiao

Starring Yukee Chen and Alan Yu 

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 script successful, she starts re-writing. While napping, she is transported into her own story, becoming the Third Princess Chen Qian Qian, a side character, killed off in the third episode by the male lead, Prince Han Shuo. Armed with the knowledge of her own script, Xiao Qian is determined to stay alive and find her way back home. 

Starring Zhao Lu Si and Ryan Ding

In the final years of the reign of Jiajing Emperor during the Ming Dynasty, Lu Yi of the Jin Yi Wei is commissioned to investigate the disappearance of funds that have been set aside for river repairs in Yangzhou. He is assisted by Yuan Jin Xia of the Liushanmen. The two accidentally become involved in a conspiracy. 

The talented female constable Yuan Jin Xia gets into a disagreement with the hot-tempered Jin Yi Wei Lu Yi over a case that they are both involved in. Jin Xia thought that she'd never encounter Lu Yi again in this lifetime, yet fate has its way of bringing two people back together. Government funds have been stolen and Jin Xia receives orders to assist Lu Yi in his investigation. 

~~  Adapted from a novel of the same name by Lan Se Shi.  

Starring Seven Tan and Allen Ren,

Having lost his mother at a very young age, Tang San grew up relying on his father just as much as his father relied upon him. Meticulous and mature for his age, with extraordinary talent and wit, he was sent to Nuoding Academy, at the age of sixteen, to begin pursuing his dream of becoming a great soul master. There, under the tutelage of Yu Xiao Gang, he befriends an orphan by the name of Gu Xiao Wu, and together they begin the long and difficult journey of cultivation.  As time passes, the two friends draw ever closer, eventually swearing to look out for each other as siblings for life. 

As their power and connection grow, Yu Xiao Gang realizes they need more guidance than he can provide. Sending the pair to the Shrek Academy, Tang San and Xiao Wu join five other prodigies from various academies, in their journey of cultivation. Strong in their power, the seven students become known throughout the land as the “Shrek Seven Devils”. With their fame ever-growing, the talents of the Seven are eventually noticed by a few very prominent nobles who invite them to continue their cultivation at the esteemed Tian Dou Royal Academy.  

Not long after accepting the invitation, the Seven Devils find themselves caught up in an imperial struggle for power, between the first and fourth princes. At the same time, Tang San uncovers a long-hidden secret about his mother’s death. Suddenly facing battles on many fronts, Tang San finds himself forced to fight, not only to protect those he loves, but to bring honor to his sect, save his country, and complete his quest to become the greatest soul master of all time. 

 ~~ Adapted from the novel "Dou Luo Da Lu" by Tang Jia San Shao.

Starring Xhao Zhan and Betty Wu 

Shen Zhao Er is the daughter of the palace appointed doctor. She grew up with Ji Heng the son of an official of the king. In an incident of the poisoning concerning a royal consort, Zhao Er's father Doctor Shen was framed for murder which resulted in the whole family being executed. The plot of this murder was actually premeditated and carried by a good friend of Zhao Er's father who apparently betrayed him. 

Due to this plot, Zhao Er's family died in vain, however during the course of execution Zhao Er was saved and she survived. She learns medicine diligently so that she can enter the Ji official family home to investigate the plot behind the execution of her family.  When Zhao Er finally made it into the Ji official family manor under the disguise name Tian Qi as the doctor of Ji heng's fiancee, a series of twisted murders and conspiracies unfold before her very eyes which tested both her wit and knowledge in order to save herself and the ones she loved. 

~~ Adapted from the web novel Your Majesty, Please Calm Down written by Jiu Xiao Qi.

Starring Sun Qian and Huang Jun Jie