Twilight of a Nation — Season 1, Episode 8: Episode 8
Drama, War & Politics • 45 min • 1 season, 45 episodes
Episode synopsis
Episode 8 CHUK SUN sets up a small fighting unit, led by SIU CHID KWAI, and plans to attack the Heavenly Father Society. CHUK SUN plans to punish an adulterer and an adulteress the traditional way. The two seek help from SUI CHUEN, who pleads for them. CHUK SUN refuses to listen, and orders CHIU KWAI to stop SUI CHUEN from interfering. WAN SHAN is injured, but SUEN KIU arrives in time to fight CHIU KWAI. She is defeated, but CHIU KWAI is taken by her good looks. SUI CHUEN flees and takes refuge at a follower's. Feeling that his followers have increased and the need for establishing a society to fight the enemies, SUI CHUEN formally sets up the Heavenly Father Society. CHIU KWAI is sent to capture SUI CHUEN, but bumps into SUEN KIU, who convinces shim to join the Society.… ...
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.