Synopsis 剧情简介
公元1840年鸦片战争以后，不堪忍受清朝残酷压榨和外国侵略的各地中国人民，纷纷起来英勇抗争。其中以洪香全为首的”天帝会”势力最大。其于1851年在广西金田村起义，定国号为”太平天国”。
义军起义后的两年就席卷长江，截断了清朝的漕运，攻下南京.太平天国定都于此改称天京。清朝启用汉族名家曾国藩编练的湘军以击太平天国，无奈前后湘军均大败。曾国藩自杀。太平天国同时也把略者打得一败再败，不敢见仗。然而偏安东南，孤军北伐，天京事变，使得太平天国大好形势骤然跌入谷底。
东王杨秀清日益骄纵，觊觎天王宝座，北王韦昌辉借力杀人;而洪秀全也私心颇重，使得北王杀骨干两万余人;翼王石达开被迫带兵分道扬镳，牺牲在大渡河畔.此后，虽然有陈玉成，李秀成的艰苦奋斗，但至终敌不住中外统治者疯狂进攻，1864年洪秀全病逝，太平天国也随之瓦解…..
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.
