[SupChina] A 17th-century mushroom cloud: The Wanggongchang explosion

<p>On May 30, 1626, an imperial armory just west of the Forbidden City exploded with a force rivaling that of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It remains one of the deadliest non-military explosions in history.</p><p>Read the article by James Carter: <a href="https://supchina.com/2022/06/01/a-17th-century-mushroom-cloud-the-wanggongchang-explosion/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://supchina.com/2022/06/01/a-17th-century-mushroom-cloud-the-wanggongchang-explosion/</a></p><p>Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet.</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>