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Cu Chi Tunnels is an underground defense system in Cu Chi District. This system was dug by the Viet Minh resistance army and the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam during the Indochina War and the Vietnam War. So let’s follow Vietlook to visit and learn about this historical site.
The tunnels include an infirmary, many rooms, kitchens, warehouses, offices, and a system of underground tunnels, with ventilation systems in bushy locations.
Cu Chi Tunnels is located at the end of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, on the land of steel praising the resilient defense of the army and people here. During the 1968 Tet Offensive, the Liberation Army of South Vietnam departed from this tunnel system to attack Saigon.
After the war ended, Cu Chi Tunnels became a national historical site, and received the title of Labor Hero… currently the historical site is a destination attracting tourists to visit and learn about historical sites.
If you travel to Cu Chi tunnels in a large group, you will hear an explanation about the historical relic site that bears the mark of a time.
Above the tunnels, there are many minefields, nail holes, spike pits… arranged in continuous clusters to create a solid battlefield in the guerrilla warfare, called a fighting commune.
The tunnel system is located deep underground, can withstand the destruction of the largest bombs of the US army, air into the tunnels is taken through vents, the areas of the tunnels can be isolated when needed.
The tunnel under the tunnels is only enough for one person to bend over, the tunnels have 3 floors, from the top of the tunnel down and have many branches, some branches are connected, some branches flow into the Saigon River, the first floor is 3m from the ground to withstand artillery shells and the weight of tanks and armored vehicles.
The second floor is 5-8m above ground, which can withstand small bombs, and the third floor is 8-12m above ground, with ramps and hatch covers, which are discreetly camouflaged to look like termite mounds.
Between the tunnels there are ventilation holes, resting places, places to store weapons and food, wells, Hoang Cam kitchens, command bunkers, surgical bunkers, etc.
Currently, Cu Chi tunnels are only about 120km long, and are an indispensable tourist destination in the Ho Chi Minh City tour. Visitors can visit and listen to explanations about the tunnel relics, and especially enjoy the rustic dishes of the local people.
Cu Chi Tunnels are a traditional meeting place for all generations and the admiration of friends around the world. Currently, Cu Chi Tunnels are a destination chosen by domestic and foreign tourists as a stopover when they have the opportunity to travel to Ho Chi Minh City.
Every year, thousands of tourist groups of all ethnicities in the world visit Cu Chi Tunnels, many tourists are moved by this heroic land.
Currently, Cu Chi Tunnels have entered the history of the heroic struggle of the Vietnamese people as a legend and have become a famous place in the world.
With about 250 km of tunnels spreading like a spider web underground from trenches, mounds, fighting nests, eating, sleeping, meeting, living, military medical, food storage, water wells, Hoang Cam kitchen… it is a wonder of our ancestors’ fight against invaders, and a historical mark engraved in future generations.
