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Twilight of a Nation (Chinese: 太平天國 Tai Ping Tin Gwok, also known as Taiping Heavenly Kingdom)note  is a Hong Kong television drama series starring Ray Lui as Hong Xiuquan, Felix Wong as Yang Xiuqing, and Man-Yee "Barbara" Chan as Hong Xuanjiao. Set during the late Qing Dynasty era, this series loosely follows the life of Hong Xiuquan, a young Hakka scholar who wants to pass the Imperial Examination so that he can lift his family out of poverty, but fails… which leads to him having a mental breakdown. While rendered sick and comatose by his anxiety, Hong dreams about being in Heaven, and meeting God. Upon meeting him, Hong receives a startling revelation: he is God's Second Son, and the younger brother of Jesus Christ. Furthermore, God instructs Hong to purge China of its idols and demons. After Hong awakens from his coma, he believes that the God whom he read about in a Christian booklet, Good Words to Admonish the Agenote  was the same one in his visions. With his eyes opened, Hong converts to Christianity; he becomes committed to spreading his newfound faith by destroying the symbols of China's old faiths, and converting people. Eventually, he gains a substantial following, and forms his own cult known as the Society of God Worshippersnote . The rising prominence of the God Worshippers among the peasants stokes the ire of the local Qing authorities, who try to shut down the religious sect. Hong and his followers manage to defeat the force sent to crush his cult. Invigorated by his victories, Hong declares that he shall liberate China from the Qing; this leads to what would be known as one of the bloodiest conflicts in human history, the Taiping Rebellionnote ...


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