As a big country with a history of more than 5,000 years, costume dramas have always been popular with film and television producers and fans.
All kinds of themes are emerging in an endless stream, ancient costume + martial arts, ancient costume + history, ancient costume + mythology, ancient costume + palace fighting.....
The following are 10 classic costume dramas that I personally feel that have the highest douban rating and the best reputation in the past 30 years, and have won awards.
TOP1
Ming Dynasty 1566
Douban score / number of people: 9.7 / 140,000 +
Starring: Chen Baoguo, Huang Zhizhong, Wang Qingxiang, Ni Dahong, etc
A historical costume drama, taking the 45 years of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty as the historical background, portrays the images of a number of historical figures familiar to the audience, such as Jiajing, Hai Rui, yan Song, etc. with heavy ink and ink.
The social problems and contradictions revealed by this drama - the confrontation between the rich and the poor and the traditional issues of clean officials and corrupt officials - have directly approached today's society and triggered people's in-depth thinking about the contradictions in today's society.
In 2007, he won the third prize of the China TV Drama Feitian Award for Outstanding Feature-length TV Series.
TOP2
Dream
Douban score / number of people: 9.7 / 160,000 +
Starring: Chen Xiaoxu, Ouyang Fenqiang, Zhang Li, Deng Jie, Gao Hongliang, Guo Xiaozhen, etc
A love costume drama, the screenwriter is loyal to the original and dares to play; the actors and gods are both shaped and unforgettable. The shape is eclectic and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people; the classics do not need to be debated, and they are timeless.
Won the 7th China TV Drama Feitian Awards TV Series Grand Prize, the 5th China Television Golden Eagle Awards Best TV Series.
TOP3
Tales of wulin
Douban score/ number of people: 9.6 / 380,000 +
Starring: Yan Ni, Sha Yi, Yao Chen, Yu Entai, Jiang Chao, Wang Shasha, etc
A costume sitcom that tells the story of Tong Xiangyu, the female treasurer of the "Tongfu Inn" in the "Seven Heroes Town" in the "Seven Heroes Town" in the Guanzhong area town of the Ming Dynasty (about the Wanli Period), and the story of several of her guys.
Tradition and modernity, East and West, humor and warmth, irony of martial arts and the promotion of chivalrous spirit are all wonderfully mixed together, mixed with Internet language, popular songs, advertising paragraphs, variety shows, current affairs news, etc.
In 2006, it won the 3rd ANNUAL AWARD OF THE TV DRAMA FESTIVAL, AND IN 2007, IT WON THE 26TH CHINA TV DRAMA FEITIAN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERIES TV SERIES.
TOP4
Langya List
Douban score / number of people: 9.4 / 550,000 +
Starring: Hu Ge, Liu Tao, Wang Kai, Chen Long, Huang Weide, Jin Dong, etc
Adapted from the web novel of the same name, it tells the story of mei Changsu, the "talented son of the Qilin", who has a unique crown, with a sick and weak body to break through the fog, and a series of struggles carried out by Zhibo and Treacherous, for Zhaoxue's many years of unjust cases and support for the new jun.
Whether it is external forms of expression such as costumes, props, and etiquette, or the ideological connotation and temperament of the characters in the play, they all contain a strong "Chinese style".
The 30th China TV Drama Feitian Awards Outstanding TV Series; the 2015 National Drama Festival Annual Top Ten Influential TV Series; the 6th Macao International Television Festival Outstanding TV Series; the 12th Sino-US Film Festival Golden Angel Award for Best Chinese TV Series; the 19th Huading Awards China Top 100 TV Dramas First Place.
TOP5
Biography of Zhen Huan
Douban score / number of people: 9.2 / 390,000 +
Starring: Sun Li, Chen Jianbin, Cai Shaofen, Liu Xuehua, Li Tianzhu, Jiang Xin, Li Dongxue, Tao Xinran, etc
A qing-costume palace fighting drama, adapted from the novel "The Biography of Zhen Huan in the Harem", tells the story of the heroine Zhen Huan from a young girl who does not understand the world to a generation of empresses who are good at seeking power.
In addition to satisfying the curiosity of the court and women's scheming, this film also creates a sense of historical desolation of cruel slaughter, coupled with director Zheng Xiaolong's consistent realist style, which has achieved an unforgettable work of depth.
The 26th China Television Golden Eagle Award for Outstanding TV Series, the 1st China Film and Television Golden Bull Award for Best TV Series, the 3rd Macao International Television Festival Best TV Series Award, and the 2012 Top Ten TV Dramas ranked first.
TOP6
Kangxi Dynasty
Douban score / number of people: 9.2 / 120,000 +
Starring: Chen Daoming, Si Qinggaowa, Xue Zhongrui, Gao Lancun, Ru Ping, Li Jianqun, Liao Jingsheng, etc
The play began when the Shunzhi Emperor mourned the death of his beloved concubine Dong E, until the death of Kangxi in the 61st year of his reign.
The plot is magnificent, the characters are portrayed profoundly, there are battlefields full of wolf smoke, there are unfathomable courts, there are official scenes of intrigue, and there are also sincere emotional lives.
This is the first time that the legendary life of the Kangxi Emperor in the early Qing Dynasty is portrayed in a strong and colorful way from the perspective of a canonical drama.
In 2011, it won the "100 Excellent TV Dramas" award in the 20th Year of China's TV Drama Industry, and the 20th China Television Golden Eagle Award for Outstanding TV Series.
TOP7
Yongzheng Dynasty
Douban score / number of people: 9.2 / 60,000 +
Starring: Tang Guoqiang, Jiao Huang, Wang Yichun, Du Yulu, Xu Zuming, Du Zhiguo, Zhao Yi, Li Ying, etc
Adapted from February River's novel "Yongzheng Emperor", it tells the story of yongzheng emperor's life's stormy experience.
With its magnificent historical background, thrilling political upsurge, and the appropriate and distracted performance of each character in the play, this drama has an important position on the Chinese television screen that is difficult to reach.
The 17th China Television Golden Eagle Award for Outstanding Long-form Series, the 19th Feitian Awards for Long-form Tv Series First Prize.
TOP8
Daming Palace words
Douban score / number of people: 9.1 / 100,000 +
Starring: Chen Hong, Gui Yalei, Zhao Wenxuan, Zhou Xun, etc
A historical costume TV series, with Wu Zetian and Princess Taiping, the contradictory struggle between mother and daughter in their lives, as the main line, telling a story full of legend and full of life strength.
The play uses a lot of literary and ancient languages, which is a dramatic language, with a lot of embellishments and philosophies. Some people may sound unaccustomed, but it has its own characteristics.
The 18th China Television Golden Eagle Awards Excellence Award in the Long-form TV Series Category; the 21st National Television Drama Feitian Awards Outstanding Art Award.
TOP9
Legend of the Paladin Sword
Douban score / number of people: 9.0 / 220,000 +
Starring: Hu Ge, Liu Yifei, An Yixuan, Liu Pinyan, Peng Yuyan, etc
A costumed fairy fantasy TV series, which tells the story of the love and hatred between Li Xiaoyao, the second shopkeeper of the fishing village, and Zhao Ling'er, a descendant of Nuwa, and Lin Yueru, the eldest lady of Lin Jiabao, and others, and joined forces to eliminate the Moon Worship Sect and save Cangsheng.
In addition to handsome men and beautiful women, the show also moves closer to the style of video games, such as inheriting two major features of the game: beautiful graphics and touching storyline.
2005 Network Entertainment • Heroes Club TOM Online Glory Festival is the most admired TV series by netizens; Sina 2005 Network Festival Annual TV Series.
TOP10
Tianlong Eight
Douban score / number of people: 9.0 / 120,000 +
Starring: Huang Rihua, Chen Haomin, Fan Shaohuang, Li Ruotong, etc
A costume martial arts drama, with the legendary experiences of Qiao Feng, Duan Yu and Xuan Zhu as the main line, interweaving the three people's touching and deep love affairs with Aju, Wang Yuyan and Menggu, thus laying out an imposing picture of the rivers and lakes.
In jin yong martial arts dramas, "Tianlong Babu" is recognized as the most difficult work to shoot, the martial arts drama in the play is intense and intense, and the martial arts style design has its own characteristics, capturing the essence of different martial arts.
In 2004, it won the 22nd China Television Golden Eagle Award for Outstanding Works in Long-form TV Series, the Best Costume TV Series in the First TV Series List, and the Most Attractive TV Series Award at the Golden South Awards.