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xingjiu8341/tv-drama-mainland

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TLDR

A hand-curated list of recommended Chinese mainland television dramas organized by genre, covering historical costume dramas, contemporary urban stories, mystery and spy series, and prestige long-form dramas. No code, just a watchlist with streaming links.

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    Content
      Historical dramas
      Contemporary dramas
      Mystery spy dramas
      Prestige long dramas
    Notable Titles
      Joy of Life S2
      My Altay
      Kuang Biao
      Minning Town
    Format
      Chinese language
      Genre sections
      Streaming links
    Audience
      Drama fans
      Chinese TV enthusiasts
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Browse Chinese mainland drama recommendations by genre to decide what to watch next.

USE CASE 2

Use the streaming links to find and watch each title on a Chinese streaming platform.

USE CASE 3

Discover acclaimed series across historical, contemporary, mystery, and prestige categories all in one reference list.

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In plain English

This repository contains no code. It is a short curated list of Chinese mainland television dramas, written in Chinese and organized by genre. There is nothing to install or run. The list is divided into four sections. The first covers costume and historical dramas, including Joy of Life Season 2 (2024), Dream of Splendor (2022), Wind Rises in Luoyang (2021), and The Qin Dynasty Epic detective series (2024). The second covers contemporary urban dramas, including Thirty-Nine, My Altay (2024, an 8-episode series that received strong reviews), Hutong Family (2024), and The Ordinary Song (2024). The third covers mystery and spy dramas, including Kuang Biao (2023), Hidden Corner (2020), and Silent Truth. The fourth covers longer prestige dramas, including a poverty alleviation story called Minning Town, an ideological epic called The Age of Awakening, and a reform-era series called Great River Great Sea 3. The README also links to a Chinese streaming site where each title can be searched and watched. This is essentially a personal or shared TV drama watchlist stored as a public GitHub repository.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Based on the dramas in xingjiu8341/tv-drama-mainland, suggest 5 more Chinese series I might enjoy if I liked My Altay, and explain what makes each one similar.
Prompt 2
I want to create a similar curated drama list on GitHub. Help me write a README that organizes series by genre with a brief description and a streaming link for each title.
Prompt 3
Using the mystery dramas in xingjiu8341/tv-drama-mainland like Kuang Biao and Hidden Corner, create a ranked list from most beginner-friendly to most complex for someone new to Chinese mystery dramas.
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