This is a collection of Chinese and Taiwanese dramas that are worth binge watching over Spring Break.

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C/T-Dramas to Binge Over Spring Break

Tencent TV

Can the pure love of 17-year-olds endure through all the challenges of adulthood?

Chen Xiao Xi (Shen Yue) and Jiang Chen (Hu Yi Tian) are high school friends and neighbors who grew up together. Xiao Xi is happy-go-lucky and doesn’t like to study much but she has a talent for drawing. Jiang Chen is popular for his good looks and high grades. Their friends include swimmer Wu Bo Song (Gao Zhi Ting), who will do anything for Xiao Xi, and Xiao Xi’s best friend, Lin Jing Xiao (Wang Zi Wei), the most beautiful girl in school.

How will the realities of life shape the friendships and love of these young adults?

“A Love So Beautiful” is a 2017 Chinese web drama series directed by Yang Long. It is based on the novel To Our Pure Little Beauty by Zhao Gang An.

A Love So Beautiful

Pure Love Team

SETTV, TTV

What do netizens know? Huo Tingen (Chris Wu) is a celebrated chef whose fine-dining restaurant is a destination for food lovers from all over the world. When Tingen stumbles upon comments on the Internet from people who can’t afford to eat at his high-priced restaurant, they blow his mind. Netizens claim that the culinary creations made by Wei Fenqing (Ivy Shao) at the night market are just as satisfying as Tingen’s Michelin-worthy food. Determined to debunk such preposterous claims, Tingen goes to the night market to find Fenqing and show her what true culinary talent really is. Whose cuisine will reign supreme? “The Perfect Match” is a 2017 Taiwanese drama series.

The Perfect Match

The Foodies Team ☕

Some matches are made in heaven. Chen Zhen (Tan Song Yun) sells makeup at a cosmetics counter. At a fashion event, she runs into Wang Yi (Zhang Dan Feng), a famous special effects makeup artist. Wang Yi sparks Chen Zhen’s interest in a career she never considered before.

While Wang Yi teaches Chen Zhen about the world of special effects makeup, can Chen Zhen help Wang Yi find his mother?

“Face Off” is a 2017 Chinese drama series. It is based on the comic “Please! Make Me Beautiful!” by San Fu Dong Man.

Face Off

The Masked Love Team

Sohu

Getting inside the head of a violent criminal is not easy. 

But Simon Bo (Wallace Huo), a brilliant criminal psychologist, has the ability to get into the minds of even the most mysterious and violent criminals. He’s a professor at The University of Maryland and works as an analyst and advisor on the police department’s most violent or difficult cases. 

With the help of his young assistant, Jenny Jian (Sandra Ma), Simon delves into the thoughts and intentions of the criminal mind. As the daughter of a veteran police investigator with a deep sense of justice, can Jenny help Simon open up emotionally as they work together to solve crimes? 

“Love Me, If You Dare” is a 2015 Chinese drama series directed by Zhang Kai Zhou. It is based on the novel Close Your Eyes, Stay Close to Me by Ding Mo.

Love Me If You Dare

Gone with the Shirt Team

Hunan TV 

Can memory loss help you to correct a past mistake? Li Wei Wei (Joe Chen) is a 30-year-old successful fashion designer. But a near-drowning makes her lose the memory of the past seven years of her life. In her current life, Wei Wei is surprised to learn that she had broken up with her boyfriend, Chen Yi Du (Wang Kai), and is now engaged to a man she does not remember, Qi Cheng (Kimi Qiao). Zhang Li Ao (Derek Chang), whom Wei Wei took in and raised to become a supermodel after his parents died when he was 17, tries to protect Wei Wei through this difficult time. Unable to believe her life choices, Wei Wei tries to find out what caused her to break up with Yi Du while Qi Cheng tries to win back his fiancée’s heart. Which man is Wei Wei’s one true love? “Stay With Me” is a 2016-2017 Chinese drama series directed by Ruan Wei Xin.

Stay With Me

TTV, SETTV

Twin sisters lead opposite lives.

Wu Ping An (Mini Tsai) is the tough-as-nails boss of the powerful Yi Qing Group, a mob organization. Her twin sister is the sweet Wu Ping Fan (also played by Mini Tsai), who lives a quiet, simple life overseas.

An unexpected accident puts Ping An in a coma, and their mother orders Ping Fan to return to Taiwan to secretly assume the life of Ping An for the sake of the organization.

Thrust into the dangerous crime world, Ping Fan grows to rely on the protection of Gu Le Jun (Weber Yang) and falls in love with him. But when Ping Fan learns Le Jun’s true identity, what will happen to her already crazy life?

“The Masked Lover” is a 2017 Taiwanese drama series.

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