Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Eastward rolls the Yangtze, heroes washed away by time.

Created by Wang Fulin

On CCTV-1

An expansive 84-episode historical epic that blends legend and politics across the fall of the Han dynasty, treating warfare and statecraft as the primary human drama.

Adapted from the classical 14th century novel of the same title by Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms is part historical, part legend, and part mythical – romanticises and dramatises the lives of feudal lords and their retainers, who tried to replace the dwindling Han dynasty or restore it. The focus is mainly on the three power blocs that emerged from the remnants of the Han dynasty, and would eventually form the three states of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu.