Twilight of a Nation — Season 1, Episode 22: Episode 22
Drama, War & Politics • 44 min • 1 season, 45 episodes
Episode synopsis
On arrival, LAI CHUNG and daughter go inside the city walls to collect intelligence, but are uncovered and pursued by the enemy. Luckily, LEE SUI SHING saves them. SUI SHING's father was summoned by the courts to manufacture. bullets and cannons. Having turned it down, Lee's father is put into prison without a formal charge, and died there. SUI SHING has therefore only hatred for the Ching, and agrees to join the Taiping after learning about LAI CHUNG's identity. From SUI SHING, SUI CHUEN learns that the Ching soldiers lack military supplies, and stages a quick, successful attack. SUI SHING is decorated as a general by SUI CHUEN, but is enlisted by SUI CHING. On learning that HONG WING's attempts fall through, HAM FLING asks KWOK FANG to assemble troops to fight the Taipings.… ...
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.