In 1911, a single bomb explosion ended two thousand years of imperial Chinese rule
The accidental detonation of a homemade bomb in a secret laboratory sparked a nationwide revolution, bringing an abrupt end to two millennia of imperial rule and birth to the Republic of China.
On October 10, 1911, an accidental explosion in a revolutionary cellar in Wuchang changed the course of history. The blast alerted local police to a hidden cache of weapons and a secret list of anti-imperial conspirators. Fearing immediate execution, the soldiers involved launched a preemptive mutiny that quickly spread across the country.
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