Palace of Desire, also known as Da Ming Gong Ci, is a Chinese television series based on the life story of Princess Taiping, a daughter of China's only female emperor Wu Zetian. Directed by Li Shaohong and Zeng Nianping, the series starred Chen Hong, Zhou Xun, Gui Yalei and Winston Chao in the leading roles. It was first broadcast on CCTV-8 in mainland China on March 30, 2000.
In 1916, Chu Shaohua marries Chen Dashun, the eldest son of the Chen family’s pharmacy, to save her brother. With integrity and sharp business skills, she earns the respect of Chen’s father and becomes the manager. After the sudden deaths of Chen’s father and Dashun, the pharmacy passes to Chen Ershun, who squanders the family fortune, driving it to ruin. Through hardship, Chu Shaohua establishes Huashun Pharmacy to support the family. Just as she plans to start a new life with her first love, Xia Chu, Chen Ershun and his mother block her path. When bandits raid the Chen household, Chu loses her daughter and, devastated, leaves for Shanghai. There, her outstanding performance at Yongxin Department Store draws the attention of business talent Wen Zhiqiu, who invites her to co-found a new venture. Step by step, she rises to become a bold and trustworthy woman entrepreneur.
In a time of turmoil, Xu Xiao rises as King of Northern Liang, defeating threats from steppe kingdoms and southern uprisings. His heir, Xu Fengnian, a free-spirited warrior, has spent years mastering his skills while forming alliances, including with the skilled swordswoman Nangong Pushe. Among the royal household is Jiang Ni, a princess from a rival kingdom who may harbor hidden motives. As Xu Fengnian ascends the throne, doubts arise about his ability to uphold his father’s legacy. When a critical campaign looms, the fate of the realm hangs in the balance.
The Jade Emperor punishes his sister and her children for forbidden love, leading Yang Jian to gain powerful skills. Together with his sister, he battles divine wrath to rescue their mother and save the mortal world from destruction.
In the 1990s, orphan Zhang Xiaoman grows up in the industrial city of Tiexicheng, earning the title “Son of Tiexicheng” for his loyalty and integrity. Alongside the steady Xia Lei and the brave Yan Xiaodan, he experiences a passionate youth. As economic changes force them to leave their hometown to search for new opportunities, they eventually return, weaving a touching story of unwavering loyalty and finding their way back home.
In 1938, as war engulfs Changsha, the Hu family struggles to protect their twins. Amid loss and destruction, Xiangxiang faces love, tragedy, and duty, while the people of Hunan unite to resist the Japanese invasion.
Years after a personal and professional setback, tax investigator Zheng Hao is assigned to expose a major tax evasion network in Xindong. As his former fiancée, Liang Jinqiu, returns from abroad and their old friend, Professor Zhao Mingda, faces a family crisis, they become entangled in a dangerous fight against corruption and deception hidden beneath the city’s facade.
Set in Qingdao from the 1990s to the early 2000s, the drama follows the ups and downs of Chen Yiduo, Bi Laifu, and their friends during the decade. It depicts the inspirational story of a group of young people in the 90s who grow up and struggle in their youth and pursue a better life amidst the changes of the times.
A father and son represent two generations of policemen as they risk their lives in the war against drugs.
What happens when a time blip brings an all-purpose, ultra-tech mobile phone from 2060 and Journey to the West characters from ancient China to 2006? Loopy adventures abound in the new Mainland drama Magic Mobile Phone starring swordsman regular Vincent Jiao Enjun (The Tearful Sword) in his first modern drama. Trading in his sword for a superhero cape, Jiao has to save earth from being destroyed by the Bull Demon in this CGI-laden roly-poly mix of fantasy, adventure, sci-fi, and comedy. Joining in the good-natured silliness is Shu Chang (Lotus Lantern) and Li Bin (Shanghai Dream)
Kangxi Dynasty is a 2001 Chinese television series based on the novel Kangxi Da Di by Eryue He. The series is a prequel to the 1997 television series Yongzheng Dynasty, and was followed by Qianlong Dynasty in 2002.
Story of two doctors, cold and arrogant Bai Shu and "fox beauty" Xiao Yan; who work in the emergency rescue department, saving lives and creating miracles.
The Drive of Life is a 2007 grand production drama by TVB and CCTV as a joint production. It was specially filmed to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong back to China from Britain during the period of 1997-2007. The theme of the series revolves around the automobile industry in China. Told in flashback from 1994, the ups and downs and transformations that Hong Kong has been experiencing before and after the transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong is used as a narrative device. The series was filmed in Hong Kong, Beijing, Ningbo and Vancouver from early October 2006 until May 2007. The automobiles featured in the series are from Geely Automobile, as a fictional brand name "Hua-Zhe". This film ties with TVB drama "War and Beauty" for the record of having the most "Best Actress" winners, where Jessica Hsuan, Charmaine Sheh, Sheren Tang and Myolie Wu won their respective "Best Actress" awards in 1999, 2006, 2009/2010, and 2011.
The series follows the lives of three brothers as they struggle through the turbulent political period before the war. They become part of the first-generation immigrant entrepreneurial path in Qingdao. The story began in 1904 when the Jinan Railway opened and ends with the outbreak of war in 1937.
When a modern-day youth is accidentally transported to the Qin Dynasty, his family races against time and mysterious forces to find him, uncover a legendary treasure, and heal old wounds in a thrilling adventure across time.
Bugs was a British television drama series which ran for four series from April 1995 to August 1999. The programme, a mixture of action/adventure and science-fiction, involved a team of specialist independent crime-fighting technology experts, who faced a variety of threats based around computers and other modern technology. It was originally broadcast on Saturday evenings on BBC One, and was produced for the BBC by the independent production company Carnival Films.
Set in 1928, it tells the story of Wei Ruolai and his determination to courageously pursue his strong aspirations in serving his country. He regarded Shen Tunan, a senior adviser, as his mentor when he was a low-level employee at a financial institution. Through the excellence of his memory and data analysis ability, Wei Ruolai has been favored by Shen Tunan. However, his line of work made him witness the blatant corruption and darkness in the financial field unleashed by the Kuomintang with his own eyes.
After his wife’s death, retired professor Shen Zhuoran reluctantly returns to dating. He meets four very different women: a compassionate nurse, a brilliant but ill scientist, a strong-willed union leader, and a woman who reminds him of his late wife. Through these encounters, he faces love, loss, and personal growth, ultimately transforming his perspective on life and deeply affecting his family.
A mysterious mathematical formula accidentally took Lin Chaoqi to a parallel world when she was 13 years old. In this strange adventure, with the previous years of accumulated experience in the Olympiad competition Lin Chaoqi with a buff suddenly found that those who had let down the time, abandoned beliefs, unfinished dreams, missed ties, and even her father's incurable disease, as she enters this alternate universe, everything can be made up for. Even those who have the worst possible starting point, there is still infinite possibilities.
