Twilight of a Nation — Season 1, Episode 34: Episode 34
Drama, War & Politics • 44 min • 1 season, 45 episodes
Episode synopsis
KWOK FANG decides to send his army to fight against the Taipings KWOK CHUEN tries to persuade SHUK KUEN to leave and follow him as the Chings are approaching. SUI CHUEN mistakenly thinks that the two have an affair and orders the imprisonment of KWOK CHUEN. YIP LING releases KWOK CHUEN from the prison and makes SUI CHUEN to believe that it's SHUK KUEN's intrigue. SHUK KUEN is dismissed from the palace. YIP LING offers to take care of KWAI FOOK, and SUI CHUEN finally takes YIP LING as his wife. After his escape, KWOK CHUEN dwells among the common people and finds that the Taipings have been treating people badly. He decides to rush back and helps KWOK FANG to destroy SUI CHUEN. KWOK FANG's soldiers are marching near Nanking on SUI CHUEN'S wedding day. SUI CHING takes control and orders YAT KONG and SUI SHING to lead the army. Ching loses the war completely and CHUNG YUEN commits suicide.
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.