Chinese Dramas like The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty
CPOP HOME collects the best Chinese dramas which the genres and plots are similar to The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty.
Love Me If You Dare
#1
Urban, Suspense, Romance
Wallace Huo, Ma Sichun
A mysterious criminal psychologist, Bo Jinyan, recruited a senior student, Jian Yao, as a translator and life assistant. On the one hand, he taught Jian Yao with his high intelligence and professional knowledge and trained her to be a detective assistant. They worked together to solve difficult murder cases such as the serial disappearance of teenagers. On the other hand, Bo Jinyan...My Roommate Is a Detective
#2
Suspense, Comedy, Thriller
Hu Yitian, Zhang Yunlong, Xiao Yan
After 14 years of the Republic of China, Lu Yao, a playboy who has returned from studying in England, was invited to be a detective consultant by Qiao Chusheng, a detective with extraordinary skills, due to his superb intelligence and reasoning ability. Afterward, they form a detective squad with a female reporter, Bai Youning, working together to solve seemingly treacherous murder...The Imperial Coroner
#3
Historical, Romance, Suspense
Su Xiaotong, Wang Ziqi
In the late Tang Dynasty, Chu Chu, a young girl from a family of coroner in the southwest mountains, comes to Chang’an alone to realize her dream of becoming a coroner and takes the coroner examination. Xiao Jinyu recruits Chu Chu as a partner to uncover the mystery of the case. The mystery of Chu Chu’s background breaks the balance of power in the capital, and a power struggle...Guardian
#4
Suspense, Fantasy, Thriller
Bai Yu, Zhu Yilong
Ten thousand years ago, in order to seize the survival resources of the planet “Hai Xing”, the extremists among the “Di Xing Ren” attacked the whole planet, triggering a prehistoric war between the “Di Xing Ren” and the “Hai Xing Ren”. In order to fight against the “Di Xing Ren” who have supernatural powers, the “Hai Xing Ren” built four sacred weapons. Under...The Untamed
#5
Historical, Wuxia, Fantasy
Xiao Zhan, Wang Yibo
Sixteen years ago, the world was divided into five, Gusu Lan, Yunmeng Jiang, Qinghe Nie, Qishan Wen, and Lanling Jin, who ruled the world together. The Wen Family was dominant, and the other four families suffered from it. Among the youths, Wei Wuxian, the son of a deceased member of the Jiang family, has a cheerful personality. He met and became friends with Lan Wangji, a disciple...Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty II To the West
#6
Historical, Thriller, Suspense
Yang Xuwen, Yang Zhigang
In the year 712 AD, Emperor Ruizong of Tang changed the era name to Yanhe. The Tang Dynasty remained prosperous, but beneath the flourishing surface, crises loomed, and a storm was brewing. Various forces took the opportunity to stir, leading to a surge in strange cases among the populace. What mysterious and eerie puzzles will Lu Lingfeng, the Assistant Minister of the Dali Temple,...Under the Power
#7
Historical, Suspense, Romance
Ren Jialun, Tan Songyun
Yuan Jinxia, a gifted female constable of Liushan Yamen, was in a feud with each other with the ruthless Imperial Guard, Lu Yi because of a case. Jinxia thought she would never meet him again in her life, but things went athwart. The court money to repair the river disappeared, Jinxia was ordered to go to Yangzhou to assist Lu Yi to investigate the case and retrieve the lost official...White Cat Legend
#8
Historical, Suspense, Comedy
Ding Yuxi, Zhou Qi
In the Tang Dynasty, during the reign of Wu Zetian, the Da Li Si was in charge of the most important cases in the country. At a night banquet at the Tang Palace, Li Bing is appointed as the Young Master of the Da Li Si by the empress. Under the leadership of Li Bing, Chen Shi, Wang Qi, Ali Baba, Cui Bei and Sun Bao are able to clear the "fog" of the divine capital, fighting against...S.C.I
#9
Suspense, Drama
Gao Hanyu, Ji Xiaobing
The brave and wise leader of the special crime investigation team, Bai Yutong, grew up together with the meticulous psychologist Dr. Zhan Yao. They are good friends. As the subsequent episodes escalate, the relationship also turns from a friendship as brothers to a friendship of life and death. The noble and charming Bai Qingtang fell in love with forensic scientist Gongsun Zhe at first...Word of Honor
#10
Historical, Friendship, Wuxia
Zhang Zhehan, Gong Jun, Zhou Ye
Zhou Zishu, the leader of the organization named Tianchuang, quits the organization at the cost of his life in order to be free and meets Wen Kexing, the master of Ghost Valley, who is determined to destroy the world. With a conspiracy, two confidants, five pieces of treasure puzzles, 20 years of grudges, and a thousand years of Jianghu's dream, their fate was tied together.Marry Me
#11
Historical, Romance, Suspense
Xing Zhaolin, Xiao Yan
When her master, Shi Boyin, is framed and died, Ju Mu'er's life changes drastically. She also loses her eyesight and goes into the life of Long Yue, the richest man in the capital. When she is determined to avenge for her master's death, she finds herself involved in one case after another. While investigating the case, she is forced by a married man to marry her. However, as they spend...Tientsin Mystic
#12
Historical, Suspense, Horror
Li Xian, Zhang Ming'en, Wang Zixuan
During the Republic of China period, the floods in Tianjin were frequent, and the river was full of strange and disorderly things. Guo Deyou, the captain of the five river corpse retrieval team of the police bureau, has been deeply taught by the master’s “Old River God”, and his skill of lighting a cigarette to identify injustice has comforted countless unjust souls. When the...Young Blood
#13
Historical, Youth, Suspense
Zhang Xincheng, Zhou Yutong, Wang Youshuo
During the Qingli period, the Northern Song Dynasty, in order to avoid war and maintain peace and stability among various ethnic groups, trained young spies under the name of the "Secret Court ". After a rigorous selection and vetting process, six youths - the intelligent Yuan Zhongxin, the beautiful and clever Zhao Jian, the never-killing Xiaojing, the never-lying Wang Kuan, the unsociable...Justice In the Dark
#14
Crime, Suspense, Thriller
Zhang Xincheng, Fu Xinbo
Luo Wenzhou is the head of the Yancheng City Public Security Bureau. He has a good appearance and dressed casually, giving an impression of youthfulness. However, his temperament is completely at odds with his style. He is a mature and sophisticated police officer with a strong sense of insight and reasoning. Although Luo Wenzhou is young and promising, he lives a loose life. He befriends...Medical Examiner Dr. Qin
#15
Suspense, Crime, Thriller
Zhang Ruoyun, Jiao Junyan, Li Xian
Lin Tao, the chief of the criminal police in Longfan City, has been an old friend of Qin Ming, the head of the Forensic Medicine Section, for many years. Qin Ming’s assistant resigned because he could not stand Qin Ming’s eccentric temper. Li Dabao of the Trace Inspection Section was assigned to join the working group. In the beginning, Qin Ming distrusts Dabao for she is a girl,...The Double
#16
Historical, Romance, Drama
Wu Jinyan, Wang Xingyue, Chen Xinhai
Xue Li, the daughter of a well-off and content county magistrate, loses everything after a major upheaval. Saved by her benefactor, Jiang Ruoyu, the daughter of the Minister of Rites, she returns to the capital city in Jiang Ruoyu's identity. With the help of people like Xiao Heng, the Duke of Suguo, she overcomes numerous challenges, continually fights against injustice, and ultimately...Love Like White Jade
#17
Historical, Romance, Suspense
Wan Peng, Zhang Yao
The gold medal maid of Langya Pavilion, Shui Wuxia (played by Wan Peng), is hired by the Jiang family to assist the young master, Jiang Baiyu (Zhang Yao), in learning literature and martial arts, and to become an official. The proud and arrogant Shui Wuxia and the fop Jiang Baiyu are incompatible. Furthermore, they both have secrets that are not known to anyone. Shui Wuxia is looking...Under the Microscope
#18
Historical, Suspense, Thriller
Zhang Ruoyun, Wang Yang, Qi Wei
Shuai Jiamo, a man obsessed with mathematics, stumbles upon a historical problem in Jinhua County. His attempts to rectify the mistake are frequently blocked and lead to a game between various interest groups.Detective Samoyeds
#19
Historical, Suspense, Thriller
Xu Haiqiao, Ju Jingyi, Li He
In 626 A.D., the capital city of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an, is suddenly full of suspicious cases, and people are scared. The Da Li Si sets up an investigation team to investigate these seemingly bizarre events, with members including Sha Mo Duo Luo, Shangguan Zisu, Li Zhi, Huang Sanpao, Gongsun Siniang, and Tan Shuangye. In a series of treacherous cases, the investigation team restores...Granting You a Dreamlike Life
#20
Youth, Romance
Zhu Yilong
Lin Jing Yun, an internationally acclaimed young food critic, comes to Dongjiang to seek the cuisine and take the opportunity to start a journey to find her roots. At this time, the Lin family’s old house where her grandmother lived has long been transformed into a restaurant specializing in traditional Dongjiang cuisine, and Lin comes to taste it. In accordance with the restaurant’s...Love is More Than a Word
#21
Historical, Suspense
Jiang Zile, Yan Zidong
Danyang County is the retreat of two of the most famous litigators in the world, Mr. Lin Zhengyong, and Mr. Yi Chui, and has been attracting excellent litigators from all over the world to gather here. Tao Mo, a playboy, was interested in the post of county official in Danyang County, so he spent 5,000 taels of silver to donate to the land of the great drought, in exchange for the county...Luoyang
#22
Historical, Suspense, Romance
Huang Xuan, Wang Yibo, Victoria Song
Gao Bingzhu, a deputy captor who lives in Luoyang is involved in a case by mistake and becomes a suspect. While trying to prove his innocence, he meets Baili Hongyi. Baili Hongyi is trying to find out the truth about his father’s murder. Then they team up to investigate. The guardian, Si Yue comes from an aristocratic family. To find out the informing letter related to the case, she...The Eternal Love 3
#23
Historical, Romance, Crime
Xing Zhaolin, Liang Jie, Alen Fang
After Mo Liancheng ascended to the throne, he and Qu Xiaotan continued to live happily in Dongyue. However, the soul pearl had a disturbance, resulting in time and space being disrupted again, and Qu Xiaotan traveled to another world, at which time she found that Mo Liancheng had lost all memories of his previous life. In order to regain the memory loss of her lover, Qu Xiaotan would...I've Fallen For You
#24
Historical, Suspense, Romance
Esther Yu, Liu Yichang
Zhao Cuo is a playboy with a domineering personality. He met a female coroner Tian Sanqi by mistake and married her after a series of ludicrous stories. But soon after the marriage, he was involved in an unsolved case. It led Tian Sanqi and others to start a story of uncovering the conspiracy and solving the mystery.When a Snail Falls in Love
#25
Romance, Suspense, Crime
Wang Kai, Wang Ziwen
Ji Bai and Xu Xu are seemingly indifferent masters and disciples, but they are comrades in arms who depend on each other for life and death and lovers who admire each other. Ji Bai is a veteran detective who is calm and cool, while Xu Xu is a talented newcomer in criminal psychology research. After they solved a big case together, Ji Bai fell in love with this simple and wise disciple,...The Eternal Love
#26
Historical, Romance, Comedy
Liang Jie, Xing Zhaolin
A magical power changed the second daughter of the Qu family of the Dongyue Kingdom. The second daughter of the Qu family, Qu Tan’er, who attempted suicide for the Grand Prince, has changed her temperament from then on, sometimes gentle and introverted, sometimes savage and bold. With a “dual personality”, Qu Tang’er had to marry the eighth prince Mo Liancheng by order of the...King is Not Easy
#27
Historical, Romance, Comedy
Bai Lu, Zhang Yijie
Da Xi is a bratty and pretty girl, her greatest wish is to marry a handsome man. So when she fell in love with the court guard, Shao Yong at first sight, she gave up everything to enter the palace as a court lady. But she coincidentally swapped her soul with the king, Ji Man. Identity change brought embarrassing things constantly. The “king” cooking personally for the palace, kissing...Stand By Me
#28
Historical, Romance, Suspense
Cheng Yi, Zhang Yuxi, Xuan Lu
During the years of Emperor Wenzong at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the eunuchs were in power. The Emperor and Wang Ya, Li Xun, and Zheng Zhu set up the “Gan Lu scheme” in an attempt to kill the eunuch Qiu Shiliang. The younger sister is adopted by the Ziyi bureau and renamed Yu Bing’er, while the older sister is determined to take revenge and renamed Yanzhi. She becomes Qiu Shiliang’s...