Summer 2023 promises to be a remarkable season of Chinese School Garden romance films, with exciting new films considered the most anticipated works of the year. This selection of top 10 films not only offers sweet and deep love stories, but also portrays the life, friendship and trials of youth. From emotional stories in vibrant cities to sweet emotions in peaceful countryside, each film will take audiences on a colorful and emotional journey. With a combination of talented acting, beautiful visuals and exquisite scripts, the top 10 new Chinese School Garden romance films in summer 2023 promise to bring audiences moments of relaxation and unforgettable.
1 Promise in the Summer

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Promise in the Summer
- Status: Full 24/24 Vietsub
Duration: 8mins/episode
Episodes: 24 Episodes
Status: Movies in progress
Production year: 2023
Country: China
Genre: Psychological - Emotional
Cast: Ma Haodong, Liu Liu, Jian Zezheng, Huang Yunyun, Zhang Xintong
"Promise in the Summer" tells the story of the cold young master Han Sevenlu who suffers from a strange disease. Just contact with the opposite sex will be allergic, but immune to the hardworking Cinderella An Xia Xia. At the request of Han's mother, the nurtured love grew, and during the healing of Han Shilu, An Sixia also discovered the secret of this disease...
2 Gen Z

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Gen Z
Duration:40 episodes, 45 minutes/episode
Cast:Wu Gang, Zhao Luoxi, Luo Yizhou, Zhang Meng, Jiang San
Director:Han Xiaojun
Release Year:2023
Age restriction:13 years and older
Country: China
Genre: Drama, Family - School, Romance, Drama
Sun Tou is a beautiful and kind girl, but she is orphaned by her parents. She didn't care about the past and didn't think about the future. Once, when she spoke out about the injustice, Sun Tou got into trouble but was helped by Professor Ren Zheng.
After learning of Dau Tou's plight, Professor Ren decides to let her join his traditional medicine inheritance class, hoping that Dau Tou can start a new life. In the classroom, Tou Tou meets Ren Tianzhen, Professor Ren's son. The two dislike each other and have caused a lot of trouble. How will the story unfold? Let's watch the movie.
3 When I Fly Towards You

When I Fly Towards You
When I Fly Towards You
Directed by: Mao De Shu
Actors: Zhou Yi Ran, Zhang Miao Yi,
Genre: Drama, Family - School, Romance, Psychological
Country: China
Release year: 2022
Length: 24 Episodes
Age limit: 13 years old and up
When I Fly Towards You, In the early fall of 2012, a key high school in the city of Z opened an entrance exam for new students, To At At was admitted and entered the school. On the first day of school, Truong Luc Nhuong caught the attention of To Tai Ta, making her "Love at first sight".
Thanks to his sunshine-like warmth, To At Ati helped Truong Luc Nhuong get rid of his inferiority. And To Tai Ta, who always follows the crowd without knowing what her plan or goal is, under the influence of scholar Truong Luc Nhuong, she gradually understood how to make plans and goals for her life. . The story shows us the meaning of ignorance in youth and gradually moving towards a brighter, better future.
4 Youth in the Flames of War

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Youth in the Flames of War
- Duration: 45 minutes/episode
Episodes: 39 Episodes
Status: Movies in progress
Production year: 2023
Country: China
Genre: Adventure - Action, Psychological - Romance, Crime - War
Starring: Wang Hede, Zhou Dao, Hu Lianxing, Ye Suxin, Wang Wushi, Wang Jingtung
Youth in the Flames of War follows the Nationalist era of 1937 to 1946, Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Nankai University temporarily merged to form National Southwest Affiliated University. When the Sino-Japanese War broke out in 1937, young scholars and intellectuals stood up to fight through literacy. The enthusiastic young students did not manage the rain of bombs and bullets, hardships, and devoted themselves to helping people overcome difficult times.
5 Meeting You Is Luckiest Thing to Me

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Meeting You Is Luckiest Thing to Me
- Director: Rong-hui Chen
Starring: Lu Duc Xiao, Ngo Tuan Dinh, Lu Tuan Kiet, Tieu Vu, Dong Zifan,...
Episodes: 25 episodes
Duration: 45 minutes/ episode
Status: Complete
Genre: Drama, Family - School, Romance, Drama
Country: China
The drama revolves around the lovely girl Lin Xi (played by Lu Xuxiao). For an unspeakable reason, she wants to befriend the cold, arrogant boy Ngo Tuan Dinh. At first, Quan Chen hated Lin Xi, but in the end, he fell first. So, he decided to pursue his classmate Lin Xi. In addition to the lovely "fluffy chicken love story" of the two main characters, the film also deals with adolescent difficulties, education, relationships with teachers and friends,...
6 My Honey

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My Honey
- Status: Full 24/24 vietsub
Duration: 45 minutes/episode
Episodes: 24 Episodes
Status: Complete
Country: China
Genre: Psychological - Emotional
Cast: Kim Ziham, Chen Hanwei, Zhang Jingyun, Zhang Hao Liem, Liu Jiahan
My Honey tells the story of the stingy good student Su Ziying with the name "bodhisattva who works part-time" as a part-time model who stumbles upon the cold-faced oil painting god Ye Juncheng who studied under him for a course. The two stay together to help each other cure a "strange disease" and haunt childhood, then gradually fall into a love spiral, starting a fateful "love triangle".
7 Miss Captain

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Miss Captain
- Status: Full 24/24 Vietsub
Director: Hou Hanwei
Duration: 6 minutes/episode
Episodes: 24 Episodes
Status: Complete
Country: China
Genre: Psychological - Emotional
Starring: Vuong Quan Hao, Phan Nguyet Dong
Miss Captain tells the story of basketball genius Chung Dai Hai who suddenly becomes female after an unexpected accident. However, he didn't give up on his dream and accidentally joined the basketball team as a cheerleader. She had to deal with her "best friend" Lu Xingqi at the same time, and she had to deal with the supervision of Ye Chen, the doctor's person, to hide her identity, which caused a lot of tearful jokes. However, in reality, Chung Dai Hai is a woman with gender identity disorder, so she still thinks of herself as male.
8 Road Home

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Road Home
- Genre: Modern romance, romance, romance
Director: Du Thuy Hoa
Writer: Mo Bao Fei Bao
Starring: Dam Tung Yun, Bach Nhien Province,...
Episodes: 30 episodes
Duration: 45 minutes/episode
Airdate: 13/03/2023
Channel: Hunan Radio, iQIYI, MangoTV
The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Mo Bao Fei Bao, telling the story of the reunion after 10 years of the young couple Ma Quy Xiao and the special police officer EOD Lo Chen. The two are each other's first love. After graduating from university, Lu went abroad to train and became a special police officer. At the same time, Gui Xiao's family suffers from an incident that causes their love to fade away and end.
9 The Science of Falling in Love

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The Science of Falling in Love
- Status: Full 24/24
Duration: 45 minutes/episode
Episodes: 24 Episodes
Status: Complete
Country: China
Genre: Psychological - Emotional
Starring: Wu Jiayi, Liu Yisheng, Chen Hao Lam
The Science of Falling in Love is the story of Southeast University of Science and Technology, a famous engineering school in the country, the ratio of men to women is 7:1, yet biology student To Trinh Trinh has never been able to escape. Until one day, a series of strange, romantic, and magical encounters between Su Trinh Trinh and the "god of scientific research" Xiao Yuhe took place. Due to impulsivity, Trinh Trinh went to Vu Ha and confessed, "I like you." Unexpectedly, she was brought into the brain and intelligence laboratory, for testing, using scientific methods such as brain science, neuromedicine and psychology to verify her "feelings" for him. However, in a supposedly sweet love experiment, Trinh Trinh discovers that Wu Ha is full of "malice"...
10 Never Grow Old

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Never Grow Old
- Status: Full 24/24 vietsub
Director: Cao Xixi
Duration: 45 minutes/episode
Episodes: 24 Episodes
Status: Complete
Country: China
Categories: Psychology - Romance, Family - School
Starring: Guo Tuan Than, Ren Min, Sun Yiham
Never Grow Old tells about the 90s, a time when social media did not creep into life, revolving around interesting stories of young people in Xiao Cat neighborhood. They laughed together, overcame difficulties together, spent their beautiful but short youth together, and then quietly grew up to find their own path.