mainland-tv-drama

This repository is a curated list of highly rated mainland Chinese TV dramas from 2024 to 2026, written entirely in Chinese. The title translates to "Mainland TV Drama Viewing Guide." It organizes shows into three categories: period costume dramas, urban dramas, and reality-themed dramas.

The costume drama section includes Qing Yu Nian Season 2 (a period political drama starring Zhang Ruoyun and Li Qin, based on the novel by Mao Ni), Blossoms Shanghai (directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Hu Ge, originally aired at the end of 2023), and a few other well-known historical series. The urban drama section lists shows including Nothing But Thirty, a 2024 spy thriller called Thirty-Six Strategies, My Altay (described as a surprise high-rated hit from 2024), and Joy of Life Season 5. The reality-themed section covers the finale season of Great Rivers and Mountains, a critically praised series about rural poverty relief called Minning Town, and the 2023 anti-crime drama Knockout, which was one of the most-watched Chinese dramas of that year.

The README links to an external Chinese streaming site called Nunu Cinema, with direct search links for several of the listed shows. These are not hosted within the repository itself.

Like the companion film list from the same author, this repository contains no code. It is a plain text reference list maintained on GitHub, likely for personal use or sharing with Chinese-speaking TV viewers. The README is under 850 characters and does not explain the selection criteria or how recently the list was last updated.