Taiping Tianguo is a Chinese 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 48-episodes long ...

there are scores which fail - like the Taiping rebellion, led by a man influenced by Christian missionaries, who declared a heavenly kingdom on the Yangtze. Originally, all Hong Xiuquan wanted was ...

The rebels have established a ‘Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace’ (or ‘Taiping’) at Nanjing. They have been visited by British diplomats, anxious to Only a selection of our reviews and articles are free ...

And, in March, 1853, Nanjing fell, 'and Hong was enthroned as the ruler of God's heavenly kingdom. PRESENTER:'So the Taiping had gained power. 'But what would they do with it? PRESENTER:'It's a ...