Cu Chi Tunnel in Saigon in Vietnam

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Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam is a defending system underground in Cu Chi District, 70 km South of Saigon in Vietnam. Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam was dug during resistance wars of Vietnamese against French and American. Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam had medical clinics, kitchen, store rooms, working rooms and the link ways underground. Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam was about 200 km long with ventilation system. Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam was built in the “Steel Land” at the end of Ho Chi Minh Trail from North to South of Vietnam. Vietnamese communists used Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam to attack Saigon during the lunar New Year 1968.   

Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam is the name used for different tunnel systems, built during 1946 to 1948 by Vietnamese in their resistance wars against French and American in Vietnam. At first, Vietnamese guerrillas and local people in Tan Phu Trung and Phuoc Vinh An villages in Cu Chi Districts built small and simple tunnels to hide weapons, documents, food. Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam was created for Vietnamese communists to avoid attacks from French. Each village built the tunnel for themselves and afterward, due to the needs of transport among those villages, they linked those tunnels together and made them become complicated tunnel system in Cu Chi district and people call it Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam. Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam was enlarged to many other villages in the north of Cu Chi District and Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam was designed for soldiers, people for living and fighting.  

From 1961 to 1965, the main path of Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam was finished. It is called the “spine” of Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam. All small tunnel systems in Cu Chi were joined to the main path of Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam. On the surface of Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam, a lot of tunnels used for fighting, arrows tunnels and landmines were set up to prevent enemies coming in Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam. Till the year 1965, about 200 km of Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam were built. Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam had three levels. The first level of Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam is 3 meter underground. The second level of Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam is 6 meter underground and the third level of Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam is 12 meter underground. Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam became the place for living, hiding and fighting against American.  

Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam was built in the land of mixture between clay and stone therefore Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam was very strong and not easy to collapse. The air came into Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam through the ventilation systems. Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam was deep underground and would be safe from bombs of American. Different parts of Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam can disjoined when any part of Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam had trouble like flood, air poison.  

American had used many different ways to destroy Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam but was failed. They selected soldiers in small size to go inside Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam but those were fell into traps or killed by Vietnamese communists. American pumped water in Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam but the soil in Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam absorbed all the water and this was not successful. American also sprayed poison smoke or used snipping dogs to find out the entrance to Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam as well but all were failed.  

Today, Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam becomes great travelling destination for travellers in Saigon in Vietnam. Visitors in Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam can see a lot of different types of traps and weapons created by Vietnamese to fight against French and American to protect their country. Travellers also can see different types of entrance to Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam as well fake entrance to Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam. Visitors also can see the kitchen in Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam was designed in special way to keep smoke stay under ground. Travellers also can see the meeting rooms, clinic room as well making weapon area in Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam. Travellers to Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam also can try AK 47, the most popular guns used by Vietnamese soldiers. Travellers also can visit the place where rice noodle and rice wine are made in Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam. the most exciting and interesting part of the trip to Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam is go underground to explore the tunnel system in Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam to understand more about the life of Vietnamese under Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam. Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam is absolutely one of the greatest attractions for any travellers while travelling to Saigon in Vietnam.  

Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam opens from 7.30 am to 16.30 pm every day. Travellers can visit Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam all year around.

Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam is 70 km from Saigon. The best way to get to Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam is by bus or taxi. Some travellers get to Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam by motorbikes or bicycles.

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