Southport, Merseyside, UK. 20th August, 2015. 'Gunpowder Barrels' Plants & garden display by HM Prison Kirkham, reused scottish whisky casks_a feature made by inmates for Britain’s biggest independent flower show which celebrates with a carnival-like celebration of all things Chinese. Oriental themed events, entertainment, food and floral marquees will all inspired by Chinese culture and design.
Gunpowder was supposed to be a potion for unlimited life and ended up being a potion for death that is still used today. Ancient Chinese alchemists were trying to find a potion for immortality and they ended up making gunpowder. When the Chinese found out that it exploded they used it for fire works. After a few hundred years they started using it in war. They first used it at the beginning of a war to try to scare people off before they fought them. The Chinese finally realized that if you explode gunpowder near people they might die so they started using it in war as a kind of explosive.
Size: 3600px × 2400px
Location: Southport, Merseyside, UK
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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