Twilight of a Nation — Season 1, Episode 44: Episode 44
Drama, War & Politics • 46 min • 1 season, 45 episodes
Episode synopsis
Kept under the eyes of YIP LING, SUI CHUEN pretends to-be seriously ill, and sends for KWAI FOOK, who is instructed to send a secret message to SUI SHING for the toppling of YIP LING. On learning that CHIU SHAO is killed by SUI SHING, YIP LING charges SUI SHING of treason. SUI CHUEN exposes her conspiracy, and kills her. KWOK FANG sends Xiang and Hui soldiers to attack An Wag. The morale of the Taipings, however, is boosted by SUI CHUEN's comeback. KWCK FANG sends MIU PUI LAM, a former Taiping, to collect information. When attacking Chengdu, SUEN KIU and TAK HOI receive news that the capital needs help, and commence on a return trip. On the way, they get into a .quarrel with the Mius, and, are trapped there. HUNG CHEUNG attacks SUEN KIU. A massive battlefront emerges; finally SUEN KIU and TAK HOI die on the battlefront.
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.