Twilight of a Nation (1988)

Original title

太平天國

Genre

drama television series, historical drama

Country

Hong Kong

Length

1 season, 45 episodes

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series follows the Taiping Rebellion and the rise and fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in late Qing dynasty China. It depicts the political struggles, battles, and human cost of that turbulent period.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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