Vietnam. Cuchi Tunnels
In the vicinity of the Vietnamese town of Ho Chi Minh City, there is a unique building of the twentieth century - the Cu Chi Tunnels. They were used as defensive structures during the Vietnam War. Thanks to these holes, the partisans could make unexpected attacks on enemies and disappear without a trace in the secret networks of the dungeon.
Today, the Cu Chi tunnels are an outstanding tourist attraction, allowing you to learn a lot of interesting things about the life of the Vietnamese partisans. Tourists, having gone on this excursion, find themselves in a large underground city, which served as a shelter for hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese during the war years.
The total length of underground manholes reaches two hundred kilometers, and the length is ten meters. Underground there used to be living quarters, kitchens, military headquarters, weapons workshops, hospitals, meeting rooms and warehouses.
The entrances to the tunnels were made very narrow so that only one thin Vietnamese could climb through the hole, and not large enemy soldiers. Today, some entrances have been widened to allow visitors to squeeze through. In some places, travelers have to crawl on all fours, but once inside, you can enjoy the spaciousness.
Outside, the wooden entrances of the tunnel were masked with earth, branches, in addition there were underwater entrances. Throughout the underground complex there are openings for air to enter. Some sections of Kucha were equipped with electric lighting.
As for the enemies who still managed to get into the tunnel, they had a hard time, the dungeon was full of traps in the form of stretch marks with grenades, pits with protruding stakes, rooms with snakes and scorpions.
Now some of the exhibits have been moved outside so that tourists who do not want to go down into the tunnel can see them. Among these exhibits there are weapons, various traps. There are also mannequins that demonstrate the process of making explosives and rice paper.