Twilight of a Nation — Season 1, Episode 15: Episode 15
Drama, War & Politics • 43 min • 1 season, 45 episodes
Episode synopsis
TAK HOI saves LAI CHUNG and his daughter, which greatly moves LAI CHUNG. The latter agrees to join the Heaven and Earth Society. CHO SUM orders KAI SUI to force the villagers to pay up. KAI SUI's men disguise as rebels, and set fire to CHO SUM's opium store. CHO SUM launches an attack on Kam Tin, but is killed by SUI CHUEN. SUI CHUEN discovers that it is all KAI SUI's trick. He captures KAI SUI, and lets the villagers take their money back. KWOK CHUEN is pushed off a cliff during the fighting, and is seriously injured. SHUK KUEN saves him, and helps him to escape. Despite his concern for the country, DAO GUAN is sick and has to rely on dishonest, namely KAY SIN and YIK SHAN, who do nothing but aggravate the situation. Realizing that the rebellion in Guangxi is serious, DAO GUAN, replaces KAY YING with LAM CHEK CHUI.
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.