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[Finished Airing] Ode to Gallantry

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Shi Qing and his wife have two sons. The younger son Shi Zhong Jian was killed by a vile woman who was obsessed with Shi Qing. Because of the loss of a child, the eldest son Shi Zhong Yu (Cai Yi Da) was raised coddled and spoiled by his mother. Left with no choice, Shi Qing sends his son away hoping that he will make a man out of himself under the tutelage of Lin Yun City. Three years later, it is said that the black iron tablets have resurfaced in Jianghu (aka martial arts world) and that whoever obtains said objects will be granted a wish. In comes stumbling a beggar who becomes the focus of the story and he forms an unlikely friendship with Shi Zhong Yu.
(Source: DramaPanda)
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[Finished Airing] White Deer Plain

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Set in the eponymous White Deer Village in Shaanxi Province where the two most important families – Bai (White) and Lu (Deer) – and their sons have always lived together in peace. But the turmoil leads to a fierce struggle for land ownership. A young woman new to the village soon finds herself caught between the two camps. The story of these two families is used as a metaphor for the fate of the Chinese people as first Chinese war lords are overrun by Japanese invaders, then civil war follows hot on the heels of the Second World War and finally the victorious Maoists begin waving their red flags.
(Source: Mydramalist)

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