Twilight of a Nation | |
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Also known as | Taiping Heavenly Kingdom |
Traditional Chinese | 太平天國 |
Simplified Chinese | 太平天国 |
Jyutping | Taai3 Ping4 Tin1 Gwok3 |
Genre | Historical drama |
Starring | Ray Lui Felix Wong |
Opening theme | Tin Ha Yat Ka (永不遺憾) performed by Roman Tam |
Composer | Joseph Koo |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 45 |
Production | |
Producer | Siu Sang |
Production location | Hong Kong |
Running time | 45 minutes per episode[1] |
Production company | TVB |
Original release | |
Network | TVB Jade |
Release | 28 November 1988 |
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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.