In this month, a variety of TV drama materials emerge on the small screen, including romance story, historical play, costume drama and urban drama, all targeted at different groups of TV viewers.
Now, lets' take a look at five most-watched TV dramas. If you have time, do not miss them!
1. Nothing Gold Can Stay
Nothing Gold Can Stay is a 2017 Chinese television series directed by Ding Hei and starring Sun Li and Chen Xiao.
The drama tells a positive story of a woman called Zhou Ying who transforms from an innocent girl into a powerful and successful business woman.
The female role is played by Chinese TV drama queen Sun Li. Following the great success of Empresses in the Palace, The Legend of Miyue, she again challenges the role of a legendary woman.
The series is airing on Dragon TV and Jiangsu TV starting August 30, 2017.2. Shall I Compare You to a Spring Day
Shall I Compare You to a Spring Day is a 2017 Chinese television series based on the novel Beijing, Beijing by Feng Tang.
Starring Zhang Yishan and Zhou Dongyu, the series is a coming-of-age story about young love and brotherhood among a group of youths, who lived during the revolutionary times of Beijing.
It premiered on Youku on July 21, 2017, and airs one episode every day from Monday to Friday.
3. The King's Woman
The King's Woman is a 2017 Chinese television series starring Dilraba Dilmurat and Zhang Binbin.
It is adapted from the novel The Legend of Qin: Li Ji Story.
Gong Sunli is the grand-daughter and disciple of military commander Gong Sun Yu. Jing Ke and Gong Sunli are childhood lovers and were forced to escape when Qin troops attacked.
However, Gong's wall-shattering beauty catches the interest of the Qin Emperor, Ying Zheng, and she's captured and sent to his palace.
It's then that she discovers she's pregnant with Jing Ke's child. Ying Zheng treats him as if he's his own child. The tragic day arrives when Jing Ke tries to assassinate Ying Zheng…
The series is airing on Zhejiang TV every Monday to Wednesday, starting August 14, 2017.
4. WuXin: The Monster Killer
WuXin: The Monster Killer represents one of the most successful online TV dramas in China.
The web series is based on Ni Luo's novel of the same title.
Produced by Chinese web streaming company Sohu TV, it stars Elvis Han and its 20 episodes first aired on July 6, 2015 via Sohu TV web streaming site.
Now, the second season has retuned in 2017 and tells some fantasy stories between Wuxin and mysterious monsters, evils and souls.
5. Love Actually
It is a 2017 Chinese television series starring Tong Dawei, Joe Chen and Wang Yibo.
This is a story about modern youths and how they deal with the success and failure of life, self-growth and transformation; and their pursuit of love.
The female lead An Qinghuan is a career-oriented woman who only focuses on two things: her career and getting ahead in life.
Ding Renjian is an IT engineer who is carefree and unconcerned about the future, choosing to deal with life situations as they come.
When they meet each other, they could not be more diametrically opposed. As they struggle together in the hustle and bustle of Beijing, they realize they have more in common than they once thought.
The series is airing on Hunan TV channel starting August 15, 2017.
Source: China Daily By Zhang Xingjian