3000 Whys of Blue Cat and 闲人马大姐 represent the pinnacle of Beijing Television’s programming, launching in 1999 and 2000. Our curated list, current as of May 2025, showcases over 20 of Beijing Television’s highest-rated series. Boasting a rich catalog, Beijing Television features more than 20 shows, with broadcasting dates ranging from 1999 to 2019.
3000 Whys of Blue Cat is the first large-scale Chinese animated series in mainland China with an emphasis on science. The series is produced by "Beijing Sunchime Happy Culture Company". The show remains one of the longest running children's cartoon series in the world. It is most commonly referred to as "Blue Cat". An English version was made for the first episode titled "The Adventures of the Blue Cat" and was made as a pilot for a series titled "Lucky's Adventures" but due to lack of intrerests, the series was canceled. The show uses a combination of 2D animation and CGI.
In 1948, as China's civil war reaches a critical point and the Kuomintang's economy collapses, Communist agent Fang Meng'ao goes undercover as an Air Force colonel. Assigned to investigate corruption—led by his own father—and later to help transport national assets to Taiwan, he becomes entangled in a complex power struggle. Caught between duty, family, and political shifts, Fang plays a pivotal role in a covert mission tied to the peaceful liberation of Beijing.
Weakened by illness but strong in mind, Mei Changsu enters court politics to seek justice for a tragedy long forgotten.
The story of Song Yunhui, Lei Dongbao, and Yang Xun as they take part in China’s economic reform from the 1980s to the 1990s.
Six very different but equally determined and dedicated police officers comprise a group specializing in serious criminal cases involving homicide, mafia activity, terrorism, drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, and robbery.
Set in 1947, we follow the relationship between three people - a shop owner, his wife and a young woman who is determined to cure her father's illness.
A delicate and insightful tale about love, career, and the meaning of life, Jade Guan-Yin details the difficult love life between a man and a woman who met at a Taekwondo training center. As their affair deepens, the man gradually becomes aware of her troubled relationships with men. Now the must comes to term with accepting her past and relying on time to cure the scars that still linger in her.
Mi Yue, a princess from Chu, is sent to Qin as a concubine. She loses her first love and becomes entangled in royal power struggles. After being exiled with her son, she returns during a time of chaos to try to defeat her rival and secure the throne for her child.
Xia Donghai returns to China with his son to reunite with his daughter and marries Liu Mei, a nurse with her own son. The blended family navigates different parenting styles and the mischievous behavior of their children, leading to both humorous and challenging situations.
Renhe Hospital nurse Zhang Shumei is forced to resign after being suspected of accidentally killing a patient. Zhang Shumei’s 4 year old daughter is abducted, and she herself dies in a car accident a couple of years later. 30 years later, Zhang Shumei’s son Zhuang Shu returns to the hospital as a surgeon who is intent on unraveling the secret behind his family’s misfortune.
The life of an intelligent and kind woman who becomes a concubine of the inner court whose love for the people enables her to do great things for the country.