Twilight of a Nation — Season 1, Episode 31: Episode 31
Drama, War & Politics • 44 min • 1 season, 45 episodes
Episode synopsis
SUI CHING disobeys orders, and travels east to capture the city of Nanking. Worried that SUI CHING will lose, SUI CHUEN is forced to save him, but is nearly killed by an arrow. Finally, they defeat the Chings. SUI CHUEN meets YAT KONG again, and they join forces to attack the city. Nanking falls, and becomes the capital of the Taipings. Seeing that KWOK FANG has not succeeded in exterminating the Taipings, YIK SHAN takes the opportunity to badmouth the former in front of HAM FLING. HAM FLING therefore orders KAY SIN and HONG WING to attack the Taipings. Fearful that he will lose the trust of HAM FLING, KWOK FANG orders his student LEE HUNG CHEUNG to meet with CHUNG YUEN and TSO CHUNG TONG to fight the Taipings. When watching an opera, SUI CHUEN meets YIP LING, and is attracted by her beauty.… ...
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.