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neihandianying/short-drama-binge

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TLDR

A curated reference list of highly rated Chinese short-form dramas from 2025-2026, grouped into modern romance, historical costume, and urban workplace categories, with links to the Nunu Cinema streaming aggregator.

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    Categories
      Modern romance
      Historical costume
      Urban workplace
    Sources
      Douyin
      Kuaishou
      Hongguo
    Format
      1 to 3 min episodes
      60 to 120 eps per series
    Audience
      Chinese drama fans
      Micro-drama viewers
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Browse a curated list of top-rated Chinese micro-dramas organized by genre

USE CASE 2

Find streaming links for modern romance or historical costume short dramas on Nunu Cinema

USE CASE 3

Use as a starting point for discovering Chinese short-form content originally from Douyin or Kuaishou

USE CASE 4

Use the Markdown structure as a template for your own GitHub-hosted curated drama watchlist

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In plain English

This repository is a curated list of recommended Chinese short-form dramas, known in Chinese as short dramas or micro-dramas. The format is distinctive: each episode runs one to three minutes, and a full series typically spans 60 to 120 episodes. The list was assembled around 2025 and 2026, focusing on highly rated titles. The recommendations are grouped into three categories. The first covers modern romance dramas, including titles about flash marriages and billionaire storylines. The second covers historical costume dramas set in ancient Chinese settings. The third covers urban and workplace stories with career and social-climbing themes. The README points viewers toward a third-party streaming site called Nunu Cinema, which aggregates these titles and links to search pages for specific dramas. It also notes that the original content comes from Chinese short-video platforms including Douyin (the Chinese version of TikTok), Kuaishou, and Hongguo. There is no code in this repository. It is purely a reference list, similar to a personal watchlist or a community-curated index. Anyone looking for Chinese short-form drama recommendations, particularly in the romance and costume-drama genres, would find it useful as a starting point.

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Prompt 1
I want to build a GitHub-hosted curated list of shows like short-drama-binge. Help me structure a Markdown file with sections for different genres and streaming links.
Prompt 2
Based on the short-drama-binge format, help me add a new section for comedy micro-dramas with the title, episode count, and a one-line description for each entry.
Prompt 3
What makes Chinese micro-dramas different from regular dramas? Explain the episode length and series format described in the short-drama-binge README.
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