Some (Most) of Viki's Best Dramas Based in 1912-1949.
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Republican-Era Dramas

TJTV

Her life of privilege and comfort was stolen from her.


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Rendong (Zhao Han Ying Zi) is the daughter of the famous doctor Gu Feng (Liu Xi Ming). When Gu Feng accidentally drowns, the family blames his death on their butler, Fang Cheng (Zong Feng Yan).


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Feeling betrayed by the family he has loyally served, Fang Cheng decides to switch his illegitimate daughter, Gu Qianwei (Liu Yu Xin), with Rendong. As a result, Rendong is raised under difficult circumstances by Fang Cheng’s mistress while Qianwei is raised by the Gu family in the lap of luxury.


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Despite her difficult upbringing, Rendong grows up and accidentally lands a job at Qingyuantang Pharmacy, which is owned by the Gu family. There, she meets Han Chong (Qian Yong Chen), who competes for her heart against Rendong’s longtime friend, Zhengding (Zhang Zhuo Wen).


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But when Fang Cheng and Qianwei learn Rendong’s true identity, they will stop at nothing to keep the secret buried with the Gu family. Can Rendong find her rightful place in life with the help of Han Chong and Zhengding?


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“Switch of Fate” is a 2016 Chinese drama series directed by Wang Wei Ting.

Switch of Fate

Gone with the Shirt Team

JSTV

Some lives are just destined for greatness. Set in 1930s Shanghai, Gu Yan Mei (Zhang Han) is the youngest of four Gu brothers who are working break into the film industry. He follows his third brother, Gu Ruo Xia (Kevin Tan), to Singapore to grow their film business. However, when war breaks out, the brothers decide to move their film production base to Hong Kong.

Yan Mei takes the reigns of the family business and grows it to become the leading film production company in Hong Kong, gaining fame as the “Czar of Asian Movies.” His illustrious life also is marked by his love for three women, Hu Bi Yu (Jia Qing), Mei Gui (Joe Chen) and Qu Meng (Song Yi), as well as his generous philanthropic contributions.

“The Legendary Tycoon” is a 2017 Chinese drama series. It is based on the life of Run Run Shaw, the Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist who founded Shaw Brothers Studio and is considered one of the most influential people in the Asian entertainment industry prior to his death in 2014.

The Legendary Tycoon

SZTV, JXNTV

In 1927, during the Early Republic of China times, a smart young woman wants to continue expanding her knowledge. &nbsp;This beautiful and elegantly-made drama focuses on her struggle and story within the Xuan family and events in China during this turbulent period in history.


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Shen Bi Yun (Zhang Meng) decides to put her personal happiness aside to marry into the wealthy Xuan family, which owns the ancient Book Converging Pavilion, a four-hundred-year-old library of rare volumes in Jiangnan. Her motives for joining the Xuan Family are many, and not entirely centered on the great library.


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The fourth son, Xuan Xiao Ji (Han Dong), takes pity on Bi Yun and tries to help her escape the family and its old-fashioned ancestral rules, but Bi Yun is determined to stay.


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Can Bi Yun withstand the internal struggle for power and money within the Xuan family in her quest to open up the family library to the people?


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“A Scholar Dream of Woman” is a critically-acclaimed&nbsp;2015-2016 Chinese drama series.

A Scholar Dream of Woman

Hunan TV

Can anyone crack the code? When an unknown Country X sends the dangerous spy known as “The Awakener” to infiltrate China using an advanced coded communication system known as “Purple Secret,” the government can’t seem to crack the code. Dang Zheng, deputy director of the government’s special decoding department called Unit 701, goes on a recruiting mission to find the brightest talents that can help the country fight back against the proliferating evil spy network. Autistic math genius Rong Jinzhen (Cheney Chen) is forced to give up his academic pursuits when he is recruited into Unit 701, working alongside the beautiful cryptographer Di Li (Ying Er). As Jinzhen embarks on his new dangerous mission to crack the “Purple Secret” code, he is only able escape from several dangerous situations with the help of Shen Yu Er (Ady An), a young woman who lives in a fishing village. Can Jinzhen and his fellow cryptographers survive their new espionage training and crack the code? “Decoded” is a 2016 Chinese drama series directed by Atkins.

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