Chinese television drama

Chinese television dramas (simplified Chinese: 中国电视连续剧) or mainland Chinese television dramas (simplified Chinese: 中国大陆电视剧) are similar to television dramas in North America, but are often longer. China is the country that produces more television dramas. It made more than 15,000 episodes in 2014.[1] The most popular genre of dramas in China is fantasy romance, with 47 of the 50 most watched dramas in the country in 2016.[2] Chinese television dramas are popular and regularly broadcast on TV throughout Asia, particularly in Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Cambodia.[3][4][5][6][7]

Since the 1990s, historical serials have been the dominant genre on prime-time television. The trend climaxed in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with a large number of palace (also known as "Qing") dramas shown on television.[8]

Popular Chinese television dramas, such as Nirvana in Fire, The Journey of Flower, Eternal Love, The Princess Weiyoung, Just One Smile Is Very Alluring, The Legend of Zhen Huan, Scarlet Heart and more often garner billions of views among China's most popular video websites, iQiyi, Youku and QQ Video. Some dramas have been so popular and widely acclaimed that they were remade into different languages, as well as spinning off with a sequel.

A large number of series end all episodes in cliffhangers. CCTV-8 is a channel that airs TV series around the clock. Series are divided into several rough categories: historical (subdivided into historical fiction, nationalist-rallying, historical re-enactment and wuxia), police and politics, comedy, and a more modern family conflicts drama. The beginning of each episode is by prologued an opening theme music with credits and at the end there is some ending theme music, with more credits than the opening music.

The series of episodes runs on together to depict a series of events that happen one after another in relevance to the main plot of the drama. Like a novel, the drama contains characters, conflict, plot, climax, and resolution that intrigue the audience’s interest. The large number of episodes allows the plot to be carried in much more detail than in a short movie. A particular aspect of life such as high school, college, or work life of a person, or a specific job is shown with much greater details that allows the audience to acknowledge that particular area in detail. This gives the audience a better understanding of the characters and their perspectives as well as the entirety of the storyline.

Long-form Chinese television series vary in quality, although in recent years, observers have noted a sharp increase in production values and script quality in some series. Also, a number of Chinese television series used music from Hollywood movies as incidental music.

Dramas are generated with a specific genre like romance, comedy, horror, family drama, sports, or a mixture of these in the form of ancient, historical, Republican era or modern to highlight the theme and suits the audience’s interest. Chinese-language dramas are often classified by where they were produced, such as mainland dramas, Taiwanese dramas, Hong Kong dramas, and Singaporean dramas. Each differs in the style of filming and editing format. Most consist of romance, family and friends with the combination of pop cultural themes.

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References

  1. ↑ CNTV (June 12, 2015). "Chinese TV Producers Look to Foreign Markets". english.entgroup.cn. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ China Daily (April 14, 2017). "Spy Stories Get New Lease of Life on the Small Screen". english.entgroup.cn. EntGroup Inc. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ https://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15681/on-cambodian-tv--a-buffet-of-foreign-options-but-little-local-fare/
  4. ↑ http://www.jamco.or.jp/en/symposium/24/5/
  5. ↑ https://chinareportasean.com/2017/04/13/chinese-dramas-reach-thailand-china-thailand/
  6. ↑ http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2016-03/30/content_24175153.htm
  7. ↑ https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/sunday-life/2003/06/29/211845/lifestyle
  8. ↑ Zhu, Ying (2005). ""Yongzheng Dynasty" and Chinese Primetime Television Drama". Cinema Journal. 44 (4): 3–17. JSTOR 3661122.

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