Cu Chi Tunnel is one of the historical evidence of the Vietnam War that occurred around the 70's. The place where the Vietcong soldiers and guerrillas hiding Allied soldiers against America. Cu Chi Tunnel is within about 1 hour from Ho Chi Minh City. To go to this place you can buy a package tour through a travel agent or from the hotel where you stay, the price of half day package tour to Cu Chi Tunnel at around $ 16 per person includes transport, guide, and entrance tickets.
In a road to this place is not so much that is interesting, but the tour guide took us stop at the workshop making typical Vietnamese handicrafts are done by people who have a handicapped or disabled. According to our tour guide some of them are victims of the Vietnam war. After that the journey continues back toward the Cu Chi Tunnel, we will pass through a rubber plantation in Vietnam tour guide is one of the largest rubber producing countries in the world.
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| One of the exit of the underground tunnels that connect to each other |
Finally we arrived at Cu Chi Tunnel, we were directed to the location in advance through the ticket check point which is an underground tunnel and it is located under the street. After arriving at the site, our tour guide began to explain the function of these sites in this area.
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| One of the holes to get into the tunnel |
The tunnels were built are connected to each other and have a bunker for health care are exposed to attacks army guns, army cook for consumption, are also available for dining rooms, and meeting rooms. Tour guide also shows how the system fentilasi air to the tunnels that the Vietnamese army did not run out of oxygen while in the tunnel. And, also how to disguise the smoke from the kitchen into the airways with a pile of leaves every day to be replaced so as not to arouse suspicion for the Americans. According to our tour guide, the consumption of Vietnamese women cooking in the morning, so the smoke will be obscured and looked like a fog. Here you can also taste the boiled cassava mashed enjoyed with peanuts, this is one of consumption to the guerrillas during the war.
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| Officers showed how militants hide |
In Cu Chi Tunnel we will also see the manufacture of weapons bunkers, shoes or sandals for the soldiers, as well as some types of mines that are used to trap the American army. In addition, there are also some pitfalls that are made for American soldiers. Unimaginable how painful when exposed to these mines.
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| Trap with sharp iron at the bottom of the hole trap |
At this location you can also try shooting with real guns used during the Vietnam War. Not far from where this shot you can briefly see how the Vietnamese woman making rice paper, a kind of spring roll skin made of rice flour for the food of the Vietnamese guerrillas.
Visit to Cu Chi Tunnel lets you know how hard guerrillas fighting to liberate Vietnam from colonial America. So, if you do not complete it to Vietnam but did not visit the Cu Chi Tunnel.
source : Detik.com
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