Qing dynasty movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant qing dynasty movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, costume drama, historical drama, period drama, tense and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with qing dynasty, palace intrigue, power struggle, betrayal, political intrigue, chinese emperor, revenge, emperor, loyalty and martial arts plots mostly in Drama, History and Romance genres shot in China, Hong Kong, South Korea and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as qing dynasty: War and Beauty (2004), Story of Yanxi Palace (2018), Nothing Gold Can Stay (2017), Empresses In The Palace (2011), Scarlet Heart (2011), Love Story of Court Enemies (2020), Legend of Dragon Pearl (2017), Kangxi Dynasty (2001), The Fortress (2017), Qin Dynasty Epic (2020).
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List of qing dynasty movies
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Fifteen years after Qing Emperor Jiaqing was crowned the country appears to be in harmony. However, fights between the imperial concubines escalate. All the imperial concubines including the emperor's beloved Yu-Yue understand this and becomes ...
Style:
historical drama, costume drama, captivating, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
qing dynasty, palace intrigue, power struggle, political intrigue, mistress, power, intrigue, emperor, royal court, showdown, imperial japan, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The smart and witty Wei Yingluo enters the palace as a seamstress to find the truth behind her older sister’s death. Believing the imperial guard Fucha Fuheng to be her sister's killer, Yingluo purposely attracts the attention of his sister ...
Style:
costume drama, stylized, scenic, suspenseful, factual ...
Plot:
chinese emperor, qing dynasty, palace intrigue, chinese history, palace, strong female lead, chambermaid, rivalry, mistress, female protagonist, historical figure, ambitious woman ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
china
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Zhou Ying is sold to the powerful Shen family by her foster father, yet successfully escapes by sneaking into merchant Wu Ping’s palanquin. The Wu family agreed to take her in after witnessing her remarkable business acumen, and she ends up ...
Style:
costume drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological, family saga
Plot:
qing dynasty, asian history, business rivalry, merchant, business, widow, biopic, enemies to lovers, entrepreneurship, historical figure, entrepreneur, dynasty ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
shanghai
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story:
A determined Qing dynasty princess contends with palace intrigue and a vendetta against her family while navigating the treacherous terrain of romance.
Style:
suspense, tense, historical drama, costume drama, captivating ...
Plot:
qing dynasty, palace intrigue, intrigue, investigation, princess, revenge, female protagonist, kingdom, royal court, political intrigue, private investigation, power struggle ...
Time:
georgian era
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The Legend of Zhen Huan, also known as Hou Gong Zhen Huan Zhuan, is a Chinese television series based on the Internet novel of the same name. It first aired in China on 17 November 2011.
It was announced in 2013 that the drama will be exported to ...
Style:
costume drama, historical drama, captivating, tense, dorama ...
Plot:
chinese emperor, qing dynasty, chinese history, palace intrigue, empress, palace, royal court, affair, love triangle, asian history, monarchy, mistress ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, 17th century, 18th century
Place:
china, ancient china
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
Scarlet Heart, also known as Bubu Jingxin, is a Chinese television series based on the novel of the same Chinese title by Tong Hua. Filming for the series started on 6 December 2010 in Shanghai and ended on 22 March 2011. It first aired in China on ...
Style:
costume drama, exciting, sentimental, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
qing dynasty, chinese emperor, chinese history, brother brother relationship, palace intrigue, time travel, nobility, father son relationship, sister sister relationship, rivalry, royal family, political intrigue ...
Time:
17th century, 18th century
Place:
china, beijing china
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
The story is set in the Yuan year of the Yongzheng era. In the time of chaos, Yu Xing and her sister Cai Feng were separated. When Yu Xing knew that Cai Feng had entered the palace as a consort candidate, she decides to follow suit as a chef ...
Style:
historical drama, historical romance, costume drama, exciting, dramatic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
qing dynasty, female protagonist, love affair, love, brother sister relationship, dynasty, lifestyle, couples, royal family, eccentric family, relationships, male female relationship ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
china
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of the ill-fated romance between Zhu Yi Huan, the last princess of the Ming Dynasty and Kangxi, the young emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
Style:
historical drama, captivating, disturbing, tense, historical romance ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
qing dynasty, revenge, power struggle, chinese emperor, ming dynasty, showdown, fight, political intrigue, emperor, political unrest, empire, dynasty ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
TV show
Story:
The road to becoming an empress is paved with treachery. Ruyi is a consort who quickly learns to navigate the treacherous politics of the the royal court and move up the ranks.
After becoming Empress, Ruyi still must survive the many conspiracies ...
Style:
costume drama, factual, tense, touching, captivating
Plot:
qing dynasty, empress, chinese emperor, heir, harem, rise and fall, death, intrigue, love triangle, conspiracy, husband wife relationship, betrayal ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
ancient china
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
TV show
Story:
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.
Style:
historical drama, suspense, captivating, disturbing, dramatic ...
Plot:
chinese emperor, power struggle, qing dynasty, royalty, chinese history, palace intrigue, battles, historical event, empire, kingdom, fight for supremacy, fight ...
Time:
regency period, 18th century
Place:
china
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Ming dinasty to gain China, becomes the first ruler of the Qing dinasty and demands from King In-jo of Joseon to bow before him; but he refuses, being ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, period drama, interesting
Plot:
qing dynasty, medieval, siege, fortress, fight, korean history, joseon dynasty, invasion, battles, castle, king, conspiracy ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
korea
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
It follows the Qin State during the late stages of the Warring States era. Ying Zheng, Lu Bu Wei, Li Si, Wang Jian, and many formidable politicians work together to unite the six states under one rule.
Style:
tense, historical drama, epic, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
power struggle, political intrigue, politics, palace intrigue, rise to power, political unrest, qing dynasty, government, state affairs, ambition, betrayal, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
ancient china
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Genre: Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Can a hero with no combat abilities still save the empire? Wei Xiao Bao (Han Dong) is the most unlikely hero as the sly but witty son of a prostitute during the early Qing Dynasty. As he makes his way from the brothel where he was born in Yangzhou ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, historical drama, twisted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
qing dynasty, wuxia, martial arts, emperor, save the day, empire, lifestyle, scheming, anti hero, class struggle, secret society, political satire ...
Place:
ancient china, beijing china
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
In the fifteenth year of his reign, Emperor Kang Xi (Luo Jin) was forced to overcome the greatest challenge of his young life when his empire was nearly washed away by the raging current of the Yellow River. Having recently experienced a bout of ...
Style:
serious, historical drama, period piece, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
qing dynasty, disaster, flood, fight, chinese emperor, society, emperor, empire, genius, bureaucracy, resilience, engineering ...
Place:
china
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong
TV show
Story:
"The Confidant" depicts how a group of eunuchs survive in the weakening Qing empire, and closely traces imperial eunuch Li Lianying's early life from the first day he entered the imperial palace to become one of the most powerful ...
Style:
historical drama, suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
qing dynasty, palace intrigue, intrigue, empress, eunuch, power struggle, political unrest, historical figure, relationships, political intrigue, royalty, ruler ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
china
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
An epic tale of love, betrayal and scandal set in 1722 during the Qing Dynasty and told from inside the Imperial Harem - the story of one emperor and his countless women. In a world filled with treachery and corruption, who will truly win the ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, tense, historical romance ...
Plot:
qing dynasty, female rivalry, palace intrigue, intrigue, asian history, monarchy, harem, chinese emperor, betrayal, power struggle, manipulation, mistress ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
china
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, exciting, stylized ...
Plot:
martial arts, chinese history, kung fu, qing dynasty, medieval, asian history, politics, empress, fight, sword fight, revolution, patriotism ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, ancient china, east asia, asia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
It is an autobiography of Qi Junzao, the legendary politician, writer, calligraphist, from the age 17 to 70. It depicted his politicals fights in the late Qing dynasty as the politician for three generations of Qing Emperors. Qi Junzao dared to ...
Style:
serious, period piece, dramatic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
qing dynasty, teacher, moral dilemma, biopic, power struggle, corruption, emperor, dynasty, teacher student relationship, teaching, life, empire ...
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Genre: Action
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Book and Sword, Gratitude and Revenge is a television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Book and the Sword. The series was first broadcast on CTV in Taiwan in 2002.
Style:
costume drama, psychological, thrilling, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
medieval, qing dynasty, power struggle, conspiracy, palace intrigue, martial arts, wuxia, swordplay, political intrigue, intrigue, dynasty, emperor ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
china
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
This Chinese period drama series follows the fortunes of a prominent merchant family engaged in Traditional Chinese Medicine during the waning years of the Ching dynasty. The affairs of this family of doctors/pharmacists (which in those days were ...
Style:
historical drama, family saga, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
qing dynasty, family business, rise and fall, social problems, life is a bitch, pharmacist, society, pharmaceutical company, social relations, family problems, family life, family relations ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
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Story:
Based off the very popular CGI animation series Qin's Moon, comes an adaptation from Tangren.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, epic, action packed, dark ...
Plot:
martial arts, political intrigue, wuxia, chinese emperor, destiny, coming of age, fight, showdown, politics, emperor, heroes, power struggle ...
Place:
ancient china
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: China, Haiti, Hong Kong, Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
During the Manchurian-ruled Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yong Zheng established a secret assassination squad known as the Guillotines to eliminate all who opposed him. Once heavily favored by the Emperor, the Guillotines are deemed expendable once Emperor ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, captivating
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
qing dynasty, wuxia, hitman, political unrest, danger, assassination, military, soldier, flying guillotine, save the day, martial arts, fight club ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
china, ancient china, hong kong, asia
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Genre: Action
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Li Wu comes from a lowly background but due to a misunderstanding, becomes a member of the Imperial Secret Police known as the Embroidered Uniform Guards. On the outside, he appears to be selfish and well-spoken, but deep down he’s honest and ...
Style:
political thriller, historical drama, thrilling, captivating, period piece ...
Plot:
palace intrigue, investigation, martial arts, secret police, political intrigue, qing dynasty, undercover cop, spy, spy mission, empire, intrigue, covert operation ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Huang Fei Hong is a martial arts master and a legendary hero in his time.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, entertaining, humorous ...
Plot:
martial arts, legendary hero, qing dynasty, kung fu, martial artist, master warrior, militant, mixed martial artist, master, heroes, male protagonist, honor ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in Eastern China in the mid-19th century Qing Dynasty, "Rosy Business" tells a story of the mercantile Chiang family and the ambition and jealousy surrounding the issue of who will inherit the family business when Chiang Kiu dies. The ...
Style:
tense, dramatic, historical drama, family saga, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family business, qing dynasty, harem, dysfunctional family, intrigue, strong female lead, female protagonist, ambition, power struggle, business rivalry, ambitious, family relations ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
china
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: China, Taiwan
TV show
Style:
historical romance, costume drama, sentimental, rom com, light hearted ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
qing dynasty, friendship, love and romance, female friendship, mistaken identity, loyalty, palace intrigue, heroine, rivalry, coming of age
Time:
18th century
Place:
beijing china
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Sze Sai-lun becomes the new magistrate of Kong-do County. After a series of unresolved cases, the townspeople begin to see him as pathetic and useless. While Sai-lun was searching for evidence by a hillside, he accidentally injures himself, dropping ...
Style:
sincere, disturbing, captivating, humorous, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, qing dynasty, magic, magical object, magical, murder investigation, judge, framed for murder, false accusation of murder, new job, magical power, accused of murder ...
Place:
ancient china
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Genre: Comedy, History
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The Bronze Teeth Iron Eloquent
Style:
historical drama, period piece, serious, educational, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
qing dynasty, female scholar, chinese history, justice, thoughtful, palace intrigue, bureaucracy, loyalty, political intrigue, politics, palace, investigation ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
china
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Take two directors (Cheng Kang, who made the popular true crime thriller "The Criminals", and Hua Shan, who helmed the superheroes "Super Inframan"), a cast of the best and best-loved martial arts actors, then respected kung fu ...
Style:
brutal, action thriller, tense, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
martial arts, flying guillotine, kung fu, assassin, palace intrigue, qing dynasty, tyranny, wuxia, revenge, violence, hand to hand combat, dictatorship ...
Place:
ancient china, china
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Director Chang Cheh begins his Shaolin Cycle with this solid kung fu actioner about a band of fighting Ming Dynasty loyalists branded as enemies of the state and driven underground following the burning of the Shaolin Temple by Qing Dynasty ...
Style:
action packed, intense, suspense, cult classic, grindhouse ...
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, shaolin, wuxia, qing dynasty, rescue mission, hand to hand combat, escape, trick, ming dynasty, choreography, betrayal ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
ancient china
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