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Twilight of a Nation

Twilight of a Nation

19881 Season45 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

NetworksTVB Jade

Top Cast

Ray Lui

Ray Lui

Barbara Chan

Barbara Chan

Jimmy Au Shui-Wai

Jimmy Au Shui-Wai

Felix Wong Yat-Wah

Felix Wong Yat-Wah

Carrie Choi

Carrie Choi

Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan

Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan

Sean Lau Ching-wan

Sean Lau Ching-wan

Sheren Tang Shui-Man

Sheren Tang Shui-Man

Joseph Lee Kwok-Lun

Joseph Lee Kwok-Lun

Chan Wing-Chun

Chan Wing-Chun

Themes & Keywords

palacecostume dramahistoryqing costume drama

About Twilight of a Nation

Twilight of a Nation is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 1988 exploring themes of palace, costume drama, history, qing costume drama. it stars Ray Lui, Barbara Chan, Jimmy Au Shui-Wai. 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.

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