Twilight of a Nation — Season 1, Episode 13: Episode 13
Drama, War & Politics • 44 min • 1 season, 45 episodes
Episode synopsis
Despite the death of WAI CHING, SUI CHUEN keeps his feelings to himself, and urges his followers on. In a dream, SUI CHUEN is hand-picked by the Heavenly Father to be the number one general, charged with eliminating evil forces. He therefore urges his followers to drive out the Manchu’s from China. On his way to taking up a new post, ZONE NING is besieged and killed by SUI CHUEN and followers. On seeing that the Society has grown in strength and is marching on to Guangxi, KAY PING sends Guangxi official CHENG CHO SUM to fight them. Unwilling to take up the responsibility, CHO SUM asks TSO CHUNG TONG to fake a report, saying that they have lost track the Society. Being an honest man, TSO tells the truth, which infuriates CHO SUM. SUI CHUEN escapes to Kam Tin, and sets up base there to recruh followers.
About Twilight of a Nation
Twilight of a Nation is a Hong Kong television series based on the events of the Taiping Rebellion and the rise and fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom during the late Qing Dynasty. The 45 episodes long series was produced by Siu Sang and was first aired on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in November 1988. It was broadcast again on TVB in 1996. The theme songs and insert songs in the series were performed by Roman Tam.