Twilight of a Nation — Season 1, Episode 17: Episode 17
Drama, War & Politics • 45 min • 1 season, 45 episodes
Episode synopsis
On the way to taking up the post, CHEK CHUI died. Filled with grief, Emperor DAO GUAN falls sick. Realizing that their father's sickness is due to his concern for national affairs, Prince YIK TAM and Prince YIK SIK recommend steps to settle internal strife first before turning to external threats, but fear the interference of YIK SHAN and KAY SIN. At an invitational football match between the Hans and the Manchus, the Hans score first, which infuriates the Manchus to play rough. With the referee's ha lp, the Manchus win the match. YIK TAM intervenes and announces the Hans victorious. To appease the Manchus, YIK SIK announces that it is a draw. A rift between the brothers is fast becoming apparent. YIK SHAN and KAY SIN try to appease YIK TAM in case the Emperor will pick the latter as the successor.… ...
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.