Twilight of a Nation — Season 1, Episode 27: Episode 27
Drama, War & Politics • 44 min • 1 season, 45 episodes
Episode synopsis
Grievous, SUEN KIU seeks to assassinate the enemy, but faints on top of a hill, which causes a miscarriage. In order to divert the attention of the enemy, TAK HOI asks SUI CHING and CHEUNG FAI to leave for Yick Yeung first, and SUEN KIU and SUI CHUEN to follow when she recovers. On the way through Bak Shui town, TAK HOI meets HON PO PING, a singer in a restaurant, who is harassed by a womanizer. PO YING handles the womanizer with wit and skills, which wins TAK HOI's admiration. Tracked down and pursued by KWOK FANG's follower CHUNG TONG, TAK HOI is saved by PO YING's uncle, who is subsequently killed by the Ching. TAK HOI takes care of PO PING by adopting her as his Goddaughter. Pursued, TAK HOI and PO PING bump into CHAN YUK SHING, an orphan, who offers them shelter. TAK HOI declines.
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.