Immerse yourself in the world of spellbinding stories with the best Chinese dramas of 2023. Our curated list is packed with critically acclaimed series that are making waves internationally. Find your next obsession with our Chinese drama recommendations for the year!

BEST CHINESE DRAMAS of 2023

As kids, Song Yan (Yang Yang) and Xu Qin (Wang Chu Ran) were childhood best friends who fell in love before their families put a stop to the budding relationship. Forced apart, he grows up to be a fire chief while she becomes an emergency room doctor. Now as adults, they are unexpectedly reunited due to their respective jobs – and forced to work together to save lives. With their complicated history, their renewed relationship gets off to a rough start. But as they begin to spend more time together, they start to grow close again. Will the flames of love ignite this time, or will their reunion end in another unhappy goodbye? This 2023 Chinese romance-themed drama was adapted from a novel by Jiu Yue Xi and directed by Li Mu Ge.

Fireworks of My Heart

Flames of Love

Growing up, Ling Chao (Jun) was aware that his mother loved his neighbor Xiao Tu (Zhang Miao Yi) more than she loved him. Desperate to prove that sons are better than daughters, Ling Chao was determined to be the best at everything – always competing with XIao Tu. Over the years, Ling Chao's competitive feelings have continued... but have they also unexpectedly turned into something more? When Xiao Tu expresses an interest in Yin Zi Han (Xiong Ao Bo), Ling Chao is overwhelmed by jealousy. Will Ling Chao find a way to tell XIao Tu how he feels before she drifts out of his life forever? Adapted from the novel “Once We Come Across Love” by Yi Jin, this 2023 Chinese romance drama was directed by Gong Yu Shi.

Exclusive Fairytale

Exclusive Sweethearts

It’s love at first sight when a sudden rain storm brings Zhang Lu Rang (Zhou Yi Ran) into Su Zai Zai’s (Zhang Miao Yi) life. Instantly smitten with the dashing young man, Zai Zai is thrilled to learn that Lu Rang is her new classmate. Though Zai Zai may be fond of Lu Rang, his cold exterior makes it difficult for her to get close. Can Zai Zai’s unwavering cheer and optimism melt Lu Rang’s cold exterior, allowing a beautiful relationship to blossom between them? Based on the novel “She’s a Little Crazy” by Zhu Yi, this 2023 Chinese drama was directed by Mao De Shu.

When I Fly Towards You

✨Spread Your Wings & Fly✨

Hunan TV, Mango TV

Xu Hong Dou (Liu Yi Fei) is a woman who has worked in the hotel industry for most of her adult life. She is every inch the big-city woman, but her life hits a sudden bump in the road. Her best female friend has died, sending her life into a tailspin. Her work starts to suffer. And rather than continue to soldier on in the city, she decides to take a break from the high-paced urban lifestyle in a remote village. She heads out to the village of Yun Miao, near Dali, in Yunnan Province – in search of peace and quiet.

She soon discovers that life in an agricultural village is not quite as idyllic as she had imagined – navigating fields full of animal droppings and mud isn’t something she is used to! But she soon finds a sort of equilibrium. And she meets a group of fellow big-city types who have also decided to flee the big city in search of a more tranquil way of life. One of these individuals is named Xie Zhi Yao (Li Xian). Yun Miao is his hometown. And he has quit a well-paid job to start a tourism business that showcases Yun Miao. Xu Hong Dou soon realizes that she can put her own hotel industry knowledge to good use by helping him. But as they begin to work together, Cupid appears determined to bring them together! Could they find love in this quiet little village?

“Meet Yourself” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was directed by Ding Zi Guang.

Meet Yourself

The Windy Team

Years ago, misunderstanding and misfortune drove young lovers Min Hui (Wang Yu Wen) and Xin Qi (Wang Zi Qi) to part on bad terms. In their time apart, Min Hui has become a tech hotshot, while Xin Qi made a name for himself in the business world. When “fate” reunites them at a business event, they begin to talk, and Xin Qi learns that Min Hui has been hiding a very big secret… Will they resolve past mistakes – and maybe rekindle their romance? This 2023 Chinese drama series was based on a novel by Shi Ding Rou and directed by Ding Ying Zhou.

The Love You Give Me

OMG I suddenly have a SON

When Princess Jiu Yao (Yang Zi) was young, she spent her days dreaming of marrying her best friend, Prince Qiang Xuan (Zhang Wan Yi). But when fate stripped her title, stole her identity, and wiped away her royal past, Jiu Yao had no choice but to try to build a life far away from the place she once called home. Masquerading as a man, Jiu Yao seeks a simple life but when she meets future clan leader Tu Shan Jing (Deng Wei) and the demon Xiang Liu (Tan Jian Ci), life gets complicated once again. Caught between a man, a demon, and the long-lost prince who has spent years tracking her down, does love or tragedy await this lost princess? This 2023 Chinese fantasy romance drama series was directed by Qin Zhen and Yang Huan.

Lost You Forever

A Lady and Her 4 Gentlemen

As daughters of powerful families, Du Bing Yan (Bai Bing Ke) and Li Yu Hu (Tian Xi Wei) are expected to fulfill their duties by marrying into equally powerful families. Thus, when it’s announced that Bing Yan is to marry the sickly Qi Tian Lei (Ao Rui Peng) and Yu Hu is to marry the ferocious Yuan Bu Qu (Zhao Shun Ran), the two women have no choice but to oblige. Set to marry on the same day, a mix of fire, chaos, and a twist of fate set the brides on entirely different paths as their journeys to their weddings bring them face-to-face with each other’s groom. Will chaos plague this quartet of would-be lovers or will Cupid’s arrow strike true in the end? Adapted from the novel of the same name by Xi Juan, this 2023 Chinese drama was directed by Cheng Feng.

Wrong Carriage Right Groom

👴Shushu de Mei Nü-men💃 

Youku

While botanist Fu Yun Shen (Cheng Yi) is on the hunt for a plant with extraordinary medicinal properties, he meets Zhu Jiu (Zhang Yu Xi), a doctor on a humanitarian mission in a developing country. A misunderstanding means they get off on the wrong foot. But over time, they begin to feel the pull of attraction. When a discovery about the true nature of his assignment and a car crash leaves Fu Yun Shen injured and jaded, he thinks his relationship with Zhu Jiu is doomed…

However, fate isn’t done with this pair yet: A year later, Zhu Jiu and Fu Yun Shen meet again, in very different circumstances. They once again feel the tug of romance, and resolve to try to make love work the second time around. But as they rekindle their relationship, Zhu Jiu makes startling – and unsettling – discoveries about the death of her parents. Will these revelations derail romance for the young couple? Or can the power of love conquer all?

This drama was based on a novel by Qi Wei.

“South Wind Knows” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was directed by Leon Li and Liu Hong Yuan.

South Wind Knows

How to Cultivate a Botanist

Xiang Yuan (Wu Qian) is given the difficult task of saving the Xi’an branch of her family's company from financial ruin. But when she starts the job, she is unexpectedly reunited with her childhood crush Xu Yan Shi (Vin Zhang), a budding navigation engineer. Meeting him again as an adult is awkward, considering the nature of her former one-sided adoration. But the duo tentatively starts to form an unexpected friendship. Can they help each other in their respective missions – and will they find love in the process? This 2023 Chinese romance drama was based on a novel by Er Dong Tu Zi and directed by Tien Jen Huang.

Here We Meet Again

🪐 My Orbit is You Team 💛

Mango TV

Though a successful businessman, Song Hao Yu (Xie Bin Bin) is utterly hopeless when it comes to raising his son, Song Xing Chen (Zhang Yan Bo). In desperate need of help, this single father will do almost anything to better his relationship with his son, including proposing a marriage of convenience with Qi Si Le (Zheng Qiu Hong). A single mother in desperate need of a miracle, Si Le agrees to Hao Yu’s proposal, as doing so will provide her with the funds she needs for her daughter’s life-saving operation. Joining their single-parent families, Hao Yu and Si Le have no idea they’ve just started down that path that may ultimately lead them to love. This 2023 Chinese drama series was directed by Li Jie.

Please Be My Family

Welcome to the Family

The Demon Lord (Luo Yun Xi) is an unstoppable being set to unleash unspeakable chaos and destruction on the world. But things were not always so: Centuries ago, he was a mortal prince.
A brave young woman named Li Su Su (Bai Lu) agrees to travel back in time to become the prince’s wife – and destroy him before he can amass all of his evil powers. But when they meet, romance blooms and complicates matters for both parties. Could the power of love overcome violence – and help save the world from evil? This 2023 Chinese drama series was directed by Kuk Kok Leung and Wang Hai Qi.

Till the End of the Moon

🐉 Dragon in a Clam 🐚

Tencent

Lin Shuang (Zhang Xiao Fei) was once a woman with the world at her feet: She was a top student at a prestigious university. She married what she thought was the man of her dreams. But soon after her wedding, she became pregnant and was forced to become a full-time mother. However, her “perfect” husband turned out to be anything but… Soon, she found herself divorced and facing a legal battle to win custody of her daughter.

Now, she returns to the world of work, hopeful of raising the funds she needs to win the legal struggle. And it is here that she runs into her former classmate Gu Xu (Huang Xiao Ming). He has become a business whizz, and has a crush on her. With his help, and some assistance from her friend Jiang Xi (Jenny Zhang), Lin Shuang attempts to get her chaotic life back on track!

“Alliance” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was directed by Teng Hua Tao and Wang Wei.

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