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 in 19th-century China. The 45-episode 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 songs in the series were sung by Roman Tam.
Synopsis The story begins in the late Qing dynasty when the government is plagued by corruption and foreign powers threaten to carve up China. Hong Xiuquan, born in an extremely poor Hakka family, participates in the imperial examination, hoping to pass and become a government official in order to provide for his family. He fails in each attempt and suffers from a nervous breakdown. Hong joins the Heaven and Earth Society later. One day, he has a revelation dream to spread Christianity and claims that he is the brother of Jesus Christ, and has been empowered by God to destroy the "demons" (the Qing forces). After rallying a group of supporters, Hong founds the God Worshipping Society to spread his religious ideas. He has another dream again, in which he is bestowed with a "Demon-Slaying Sword". After that, he leads his followers to start the a rebellion against the Qing government and establish the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
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Production The series was filmed in the CCTV Nanhai Studio in Foshan, Guangdong.
See also The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (TV series)
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