Top 10 Best Chinese Xianxia Dramas 2023

Chinese dramas in 2023 can described as blossoming, and many good dramas have been produced on various themes. Especially the popularity of Chinese costume dramas is a strong guarantee for ratings.

The competition among Chinese xianxia dramas is also fierce. Let’s take a look at the most popular costume xianxia dramas. How many of them have you followed?

Top 10 Best Chinese Xianxia Dramas 2023 List

1. Lost You Forever

Lost You Forever Chinese drama is adapted from the long novel by the writer Tong Hua. It is created using the ancient book “山海经Shān Hǎi Jīng” as its source material, is a fantasy xianxia drama with typical Chinese local characteristics. It presents a mythical story about love, friendship, family affection, loyalty, betrayal, sacrifice, choice and destiny.

In the ancient times, humans, immortals, and monsters lived together, and the three kingdoms of Xiyan, Chenrong, and Haoling stood in power. Ji Jiuyao (Xiao Yao), the daughter of king of Haoling, who was living in the Dahuang, experienced a hundred years of suffering, not only lost her identity, but also lost her appearance. She settled down in Qingshui Town and became Wen Xiaoliu, who had no place to go, no one to rely on, and no way to protect herself.

Xiao Yao longs for love. However, due to a strange combination of circumstances, the people she loves hurt her the most. Everyone loves Xiao Yao, and everyone uses Xiao Yao.

The emotional entanglement between four men and one woman has become one of the biggest highlights of the drama. Xiao Yao, played by Yang Zi, a great heroine who still has a kind heart after suffering, is deeply rooted in people’s hearts.

The plot is full of the majesty of a mythical epic, the painting style is full of oriental aesthetic elements, and the unconstrained special effects are even more breathtaking.

2. The Longest Promise

Fate, changed as early as the day it was spied on.

The Longest Promise Chinese drama is adapted from Cang Yue’s novel “朱颜Zhū Yán”. The story revolves around the battle between the Kong Sang, the Mermaid and the Ice Tribe.

It is one of the most popular Chinese xianxia dramas in 2023.

One of the biggest attractions of the drama is the costume of the male protagonist Xiao Zhan. His extraordinary and otherworldly temperament has captured the hearts of many female viewers.

In addition, the scene design, special effects, and soundtrack of The Longest Promise also have an oriental fantasy charm. The production effects are shocking, and the xianxia world created is like stepping into the wonderland of Eastern mythology.

3. The Starry Love

The queen of the Human Race has given birth to a pair of sisters, one good and one evil. The elder sister Qing Kui is gentle and kind-hearted, respected by the human race, and will be married to the Divine Race. The younger sister Ye Tan is smart and cunning, but suffers bullying, and and will be married to the demon world.

When the two worlds of gods and demons welcomE their bride, the sisters’ bridal sedan chairs are accidentally exchanged. Ye Tan and the god Xuan Shang becomes a happy couple, while Qing Kui becomes a pawn of the princes Chao Feng for the throne in the demon world. The two couples make countless jokes, but also each other’s love grows gradually.

At this time, the crisis of extinction is coming, the identity of the sisters is related to the survival of the four worlds. The four people are facing a huge test between caring for the life of the world and sticking to love.

Since its launch, The Starry Love Chiense drama popularity has been rising, and the data is impressive.

In terms of reputation, it also relies on its hilarious style, sweet-sadistic plot, and novel characters to inject new vitality into the Chinese costume drama, create a new sense of mythological love story, and dazzle the viewers.

The element of light comedy is an important reason for attracting attention. The media commented that it “opens up a differentiated route for the market outside of the cliché. The drama has contributed many hilarious and famous scenes. The characters’ hilarious characters and unexpected plot present the viewers with a very joyful mythical love story.

4. Back From The Brink

It tells the story of Yan Hui (played by Zhou Ye), a young immortal cultivator who was expelled from her Xuan Sect because she was too rebellious. She originally wanted to live a lazy life of “eating and waiting for death, waiting for money to fall from the sky”, but she was tricked and abducted by the rumored “Evil Dragon” Tian Yao(played by Hou Minghao), and was forced to help him unlock the body seal. The two fell in love with each other after experiencing life and death, and finally fought against the ultimate devil together.

The cartoon and animation elements added to the Chinese costume drama Back From The Brink give this work a novel vitality, and opens up the visual pattern of xianxia dramas.

The plot setting is innovative, with both the male and female protagonists are losers, and the character’s behavior conforms to the logic of “normal people”. Compared with ordinary xianxia dramas, it is refreshing and unconventional.

Although it cannot be called a big production, the plot is compact and does not fall into the cliché, the characters in the drama are vivid and substantial, and various laughter elements are constantly present. It is a typical funny drama to watch while eating alone.

5. Love You Seven Times

Love You Seven Times is based on Chinese mythology and interprets the eternal theme of love through the seven reincarnations and bonds of Xiang Yun and Chu Kong.

It incorporates many symbolic elements symbolizing traditional Chinese culture into the seven stories, conveying the beautiful meaning of perfection.

This drama was highly anticipated before airing, but the word of mouth was polarized after airing. Some viewers feel that the plot is a bit cliched, lacking depth and novelty, and the performances are stiff. However, some viewers find out that the cycle of seven generations of love is actually a cyclical process, different choices will have different results, but none of them will escape the fateful circle, so interested viewers may wish to dig a little deeper.

In short, this drama has some shortcomings, but overall it is still full of fun and touching.

6. The Last Immortal

They are fellow apprentices who are in love with each other, they are the guardians of the world, they are quarrelsome lovers, so what if they are gods, humans or monsters? One word of “love”, no one can escape.

The Last Immortal tells the story of Gu Jin, the son of the god, and A Yin, the Shui Ning God Beast, who work together to save the people of the three realms.

The drama introduces many mythological elements into character setting and costume design, showing a fantasy world full of mythical and fairy beast elements.

7. Till The End of The Moon

In order to save the world, the heroine Li Susu takes the form of Ye Xiwu, the youngest daughter of the Ye family, and dedicates herself to preventing Tantai Jin from becoming the demon god. In this process, the relationship between Li Susu, the dawn of righteousness, and Tantai Jin, a born evil creature, is as dramatic and emotionally entangled as the magical plot.

Till The End of The Moon has a novel storyline. Not only did it remain popular when it first aired, but it also received a lot of positive reviews. Although the drama is not very rigorous in terms of plot adaptation logic, resulting in some controversy in word-of-mouth, the drama still improves the post-production level of Xianxia dramas with its cool special effects.

The use of various Chinese god elements in the drama is extremely beautiful, especially when the bodies of the twelve gods fall and return to the world, what are transformed into ice and snow on the mountain tops, pebbles in the streams, and weeping willows on the banks. . . Not only is it full of beauty, but it also perfectly interprets the Chinese divinity.

Both the architecture and the costumes of the characters in Till The End of The Moon show a mysterious Chinese aesthetic style. “Dunhuang style” is a major feature of the drama, which combines solemnity, elegance, and ethereal agility without any sense of contradiction.

The most stunning thing is the wedding look of Ming Ye and Sang Jiu. The scene of the two slowly walking into the hall hand in hand is simply a visual feast.

8. My Journey to You

The marriage selection ceremony of the Gong sect is approaching, and the assassin Yun Weishan (played by Yu Shuxin) takes this opportunity to sneak into the sect to explore information. Unexpectedly, the master of the Gong sect and the original heir, Gong Huanyu, are suddenly killed by an assassin. The fourth princes, Gong Ziyu (played by Zhang Linghe), who has always been rejected, becomes the master of the sect.

Due to changes, Yun Weishan can only re-target the new master Gong Ziyu. After some planning, she becomes Gong Ziyu’s bride as she wishes. Who knows that there will be more dangerous challenges later, and the only one she can take advantage of is Gong Ziyu, who seems to be uneducated and has no skills and is forced to become the Gong master.

The drama excels with visual enjoyment, and the overall picture presented is beautiful. The director is very good at capturing the the characters. Every character in the drama is beautifully photographed, and the actors are all good-looking. Even the supporting roles are memorable. After the play is broadcast, some supporting roles are even more outstanding than the protagonists. The skill in creating atmosphere is particularly strong, and a lot of effort has been put into the props and scenes.

In addition, director Guo Jingming’s own topic discussions and value discussions can occupy most of the hot searches. During the broadcast of My Journey to You, the term “Guo Jingming aesthetic” quickly became popular, beautiful costumes and actors…

However, the confusing plot, mysterious photography, pretentious lines, and collapsed characters also make the audience feel cheated.

But that’s precisely why viewers love and hate it at the same time and can’t stop watching.

9. Snow Eagle Lord

Dongbo Xueying, a young man with ancient bloodline, meest and falls in love with Yu Jingqiu, a woman who is a descendant of the God Clan. The two overcame obstacles along the way and eventually become a generation of the strong.

The fantasy elements and rich world outlook have amazed many viewers. The adventures in the plot provide viewers with a rich imagination. The martial arts action is exciting and clean, and the special effects also create an animation effect.

The drama is adapted from the novel of the same name, and there is also anime in front, so the remake of the script faces great challenges.

Although the male protagonist’s growth and longing for his family resonate with the audience, the quality of the plot is sometimes good or bad. The most important thing is that this drama has been greatly adapted from the original work, which is unacceptable to many fans of the original.

10. Beauty of Resilience

The seemingly ordinary girl, Wei Zhi, is actually the first phoenix since the creation of the world. In order to find her own destiny, she goes through a difficult journey, and it takes her three lifetimes to achieve nirvana.

Yan Yue, the sun god, seals his magic power and descend to the mortal world to reincarnate in order to break the catastrophe of love, but meets Wei Zhi, the person of his destiny.

Beauty of Resilience deeply explores the themes of fate and freedom, perseverance and growth, love and responsibility through the intertwining of love and fate between Wei Zhi and Yan Yue. At the same time, the drama shows the choices and sacrifices, loyalty and betrayal, life, death and eternity of the cultivators.