Xianxia Genre's Best Chinese Drama

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In a world where magic and martial arts collide, Chu Xuan Ji (Crystal Yuan), a young woman deprived of her six senses, meets Li Ze Palace's star disciple, Yu Si Feng (Cheng Yi), during a tournament. As they forge a strong friendship, they begin to develop deeper feelings that challenge strict rules against romance. Unfortunately, Xuan Ji gets injured, forcing them apart. Compounding their troubles, Si Feng is cursed to wear a mask that can only be removed by true love. Four years later, fate brings them back together, revealing their intertwined destinies may hold the key to overcoming both past and present obstacles. Can their love conquer the trials ahead and unlock the secrets that bind them? This 2020 Chinese drama, adapted from the novel “The Glass Maiden” by Shi Si Lang, was co-directed by Yin Tao and Mai Guan Zhi.

Love and Redemption

Destined ❤ Love Team

After recovering the Four-Leafed Lotus, a powerful treasure, from a demon thief, the Sovereign Lord protector of the heavenly realm Ying Yuan (Cheng Yi) was shocked as Lotus transformed into two sisters: Yan Dan (Yang Zi) and Zhi Xi (Zoey Meng). Yan Dan fell for Ying Yuan, but fate kept them apart. Now, hundreds of years later, they reunite in the mortal realm, where Ying Yuan, now named Tang Zhou, is a demon hunter on the hunt for powerful ancient artifacts. He runs into Yan Dan, accompanied by her close male friend Yu Mo (Zhang Rui), and the trio joins forces to continue the quest. Unfortunately, neither Yan Dan nor Tang Zhou recall their shared history! As Yan Dan and Tang Zhou spend more time together, will they remember their past lives – and love?

Immortal Samsara

  Turtle-Flipping Deity Team

Tencent

Phoenix goddess Feng Yin (Zhao Lu Si) faces an identity problem: she's either the incarnation of a powerful deity or a lowly spirit who has displeased the most powerful god of all. Accompanied by Gu Jin (Wang An Yu), the son of a true god, Feng Yin embarks on a daunting journey to collect the pieces of her immortal essence – completely unaware of the destiny that awaits them. This 2023 Chinese drama series was directed by Chan Ka Lam and Li Cai.

The Last Immortal

💥🍥 TEAM 7️⃣ 🍥💥

JSTV

Jin Mi (Yang Zi), a frost flower fairy born to the Flower Deity and Water Immortal, is raised in isolation in the Flower Realm, protected by a magical pill that suppresses her emotions and prevents love. Her quiet life changes when she rescues Xu Feng (Deng Lun), the Fire Immortal, who takes her to the Heavenly Realm at her request. There, she becomes entangled in celestial politics and the growing rivalry between Xu Feng and his half-brother, Run Yu (Luo Yun Xi), the Night Immortal. As Jin Mi's suppressed emotions awaken and her bond with Xu Feng deepens, she finds herself caught in a dangerous love triangle that will shape the fate of the realms. This 2018 Chinese fantasy romance, directed by Chu Rui Bin, is based on the novel Heavy Sweetness, Ash-like Frost by Dian Xian.

Ashes of Love

Gone with the Shirt Team 

As the maidservant of Xia Hou Xue (Yang Zhi Ying), Liu Ying (Zhu Xu Dan) lives a simple life. But when she accidentally rescues Yu Chi Long Yan (Dylan Wang), a thousand-year-old dragon king, her life gets complicated. Wishing to repay Ying’s kindness, Long Yan offers to marry her but she refuses him, asking instead that he keep Hou Xue safe for three lifetimes. Unable to deny her request, Long Yan agrees and quietly waits for her through each life. Will Long Yan and Liu Ying finally have a chance to live happily after in their fourth lifetime together? Adapted from the game of the same name by Cheng Guang Games, this 2021 series was directed by Min Guo Hui.

Miss the Dragon

The Dragon🐉

Ji Yun He (Dilraba Dilmurat) has the incredible ability to tame demons. Unfortunately, instead of putting her talents to good use by traveling to places where demons run amok, strict imperial laws forbid her from leaving the borders of Demon Valley. But adventure comes to her in the form of Chang Yi (Ren Jia Lun), a merman forced to come to the valley by a cruel princess. The princess demands Yun He to use her powers to give Chang Yi the ability to speak human words and grow human legs, and subsequently pledge his undying loyalty to her. Yun He soon begins to pity the merman, and even starts to fall for him. She yearns to grant him freedom, but could attempting to do so spell disaster for Yun He? This 2022 Chinese drama series was based on a novel by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang and was directed by Chu Yui Bun.

The Blue Whisper

☙Careless Whisper❧

The Lord Devil of the Moon Tribe, Dongfang Qingcang (Dylan Wang) is an emotionless monster who once wreaked chaos in the realm of gods, leading his demon army to victory. Thousands of years later, Orchid (Esther Yu), a fairy, accidentally frees the cursed and imprisoned Lord Devil. Qingcang plans to sacrifice Orchid to regain his powers and conquer the world again. However, a magical mishap causes them to swap bodies: the formidable Lord Devil is now trapped in Orchid's delicate form, while she inherits his super strength. As they seek to reverse the spell, they must keep their secret to survive. This drama is adapted from the novel of the same name by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang.

Love Between Fairy and Devil

When Princess Jiu Yao (Yang Zi) was young, she spent her days dreaming of marrying her best friend, Prince Qiang Xuan (Zhang Wan Yi). But when fate stripped her title, stole her identity, and wiped away her royal past, Jiu Yao had no choice but to try to build a life far away from the place she once called home. Masquerading as a man, Jiu Yao seeks a simple life but when she meets future clan leader Tu Shan Jing (Deng Wei) and the demon Xiang Liu (Tan Jian Ci), life gets complicated once again. Caught between a man, a demon, and the long-lost prince who has spent years tracking her down, does love or tragedy await this lost princess? This 2023 Chinese fantasy romance drama series was directed by Qin Zhen and Yang Huan.

Lost You Forever

A Lady and Her 4 Gentlemen

When Princess Jiu Yao’s (Yang Zi) royal past was wiped away, she had no choice but to build a life far from home, masquerading as a man. Living a simple life, fate introduces her to future clan leader Tu Shan Jing (Deng Wei) and the demon Xiang Liu (Tan Jian Ci). Torn between these two and Prince Xi Yan Cang Xuan (Zhang Wan Yi), who has been searching for her, Jiu Yao must choose her path. After helping Cang Xuan secure the throne, Jiu Yao wishes to live a secluded life with Xiang Liu, but Cang Xuan has other plans. Can he let her go after years of searching? Directed by Yang Huan and Zoe Qin, this 2024 sequel to the Chinese fantasy romance series “Lost You Forever” delves into love, duty, and destiny.

Lost You Forever 2

⁉️Lost 4ever without u💘

The Demon Lord (Luo Yun Xi) is an unstoppable being set to unleash unspeakable chaos and destruction on the world. But things were not always so: Centuries ago, he was a mortal prince.
A brave young woman named Li Su Su (Bai Lu) agrees to travel back in time to become the prince’s wife – and destroy him before he can amass all of his evil powers. But when they meet, romance blooms and complicates matters for both parties. Could the power of love overcome violence – and help save the world from evil? This 2023 Chinese drama series was directed by Kuk Kok Leung and Wang Hai Qi.

Till the End of the Moon

🐉 Dragon in a Clam 🐚

Born into the demon world, ShenLi (Zhao Li Ying) grew in power, her skill on the battlefield eventually earning her the title of General Bi Cang. Pressured into a political marriage against her will, the general chose to fight for her freedom rather than accept the match. Sustaining injuries, ShenLi reverts to her original form and falls into the human world as a phoenix where she is picked up by a mortal vendor and sold as a plucked chicken at a local human market to Xing Zhi (Lin Geng Xin).

A ruthless warrior who single-handedly brought an end to the god and demon wars millennia ago, Xing Zhi finds himself unable to pass by the plucked demon chicken he sees caged at the human market. With that single purchase, Xing Zhi inadvertently links his fate with that of ShenLi. What will become of the demon and the warrior who rescues her?

This drama is adapted from the novel of the same name by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang.

The Legend of ShenLi

The God and the Phoenix Team

Bumbling mortal Wei Zhi (Ju Jing Yi) aspires to graduate from the elite Egret Academy to win her family's approval. Despite being deemed a jinx by many, her determination never wavers. Her studies lead her to encounter Yan Yue (Fiction Guo), the sun deity, who discovers that she is the only one capable of breaking through his impenetrable aura. As a bond forms between them, they uncover a shared past: Wei Zhi is the reincarnation of a powerful phoenix spirit, a chaotic force Yan Yue is duty-bound to destroy. Can love overcome the destiny that pits them against each other, or is heartbreak inevitable? This 2023 Chinese drama series was based on a novel by Lin Jia Cheng and was directed by Hu Yi Juan.

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