From the twenty-fifth year of the Daoguang reign (1845) to the third year of the Xianfeng reign (1853). The Taiping Rebellion erupted in Guangxi, and the lifeblood of the entire empire was choking, changing course, and breaking apart.
The survival of the Jingkou Gang of Zhenjiang drives the story. Through the fate of a single underworld brotherhood, it reflects the grand, tragic end of a thousand years of grain transport by canal. This is more than a tale of underworld feuds: it is a solemn funeral for tradition as it confronts the shock of modernity.
