What was Cai Yuanpei doing before he became the president of Peking University? From the former Qing Hanlin to the bomb for the revolution

Cai Yuanpei is best known for his experience at the helm of Peking University. He advocated inclusiveness at Peking University, making Peking University the base camp of the new cultural movement.

What was Cai Yuanpei doing before he became president of Peking University? From the Qing Dynasty to the construction of bombs for the revolution, Cai Yuanpei's experience before becoming the president of Peking University is even more magical.

When Cai Yuanpei was in the Qing Dynasty, he was a jinshi at the age of 25 and taught the Hanlin Academy editing at the age of 27. Thinking that Fan Jin was so happy to go crazy in his fifties, Cai Yuanpei's experience seemed to have a bright future at the time. The Qing Dynasty prime ministers were all from Hanlin, like Liu Yong, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, etc. all became prime ministers from Hanlin.

But Cai Yuanpei easily gave up these meritorious names.

Cai Yuanpei later formed the Guangfu Society, determined to overthrow Qing rule. Cai Yuanpei was the main leader and backbone of the GuangfuHui, he was mainly responsible for the development of bombs, used to assassinate Qing officials, Chen Duxiu also helped Cai Yuanpei develop bombs. In addition, Cai Yuanpei also trained patriotic female students to participate in assassination operations.

However, although Cai Yuanpei made some achievements in the development of bombs, he seemed to recognize the limitations and side effects of the revolutionary means of assassination, so his main experience later was devoted to education.