Twilight of a Nation — Season 1, Episode 5: Episode 5
Drama, War & Politics • 44 min • 1 season, 45 episodes
Episode synopsis
After the signing of the Nanking Treaty, the opium ban is lifted. KAY PING openly tradesin opium, which arouses the opposition of the Society. Members decide to assassinate himand KAY SIN on their way south, but fail. While on the sick bed, SUI CHUEN reads the Book, and falls into a coma for exhausting himself. In his dreams, hs is summoned by the Heavenly Father, and takes himself for the Son of God, with a mission to eradicate the evil. Thinking that he has over-stretched himself, WAN SHAN does not take it seriously. On recovering, SUI CHUEN is persuaded to join the Society by TAI KONG to fight the Ching. On the grounds that all races are equal, SUI CHUEN declhles. CHEUNG CHIU suspects that WAN SHAN and SUI CHUEN are spying for the Ching, Disillusioned, WAN SHAN loses confidence in the Society, and leaves with SUI CHUEN.
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.