Cu Chi Tunnels amazing maze underground

The desire of visiting one of the greatest works in Vietnam War always urges me. Cu Chi Tunnels is the place where I chose to discover during my holiday in Ho Chi Minh City. I had a chance to understand more about the hardest life in war of Vietnamese.

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The Vietnam War is always there in my mind, even before I decided to travel Vietnam. Like other visitors, I was captivated by the wonderful beauty of such destinations as Mui Ne beaches, I also have a dip in the cool water in Cat Ba Island, was traveling through the road from Hanoi to Lao border. However, the idea to visit one of the greatest works in the Vietnam War was always inspire me. I do not know how, but I was very interested in a war that it began and ended even before I was born.

With this attention, I traveled to Cu Chi Tunnels. Tunnels of this relic were built in 1940s as a camouflage protecting Vietnamese soldiers in the struggles against French colonists. Local people and soldiers together gradually extended the tunnels. They just used simple tools and bare hands to create the maze of tunnels. This work is particularly significant in the period of Vietnam War and the escalation of the United States in 1960s. Cu Chi Tunnels is not simply an underground tunnel system. It looks like a complicated maze existing under Cu Chi ground, or a town with a strong vitality. I believe that Chu Chi Tunnels is not just important for its role in Vietnam War, but it is also a great symbol of Vietnamese volition to live and to fight.

As being one of the unique Ho Chi Minh City attractions, Cu Chi Tunnels is about 70 km to the northwest of the city. I travelled to this place by bus, which is favored by most of tourists as its cheap price. With only US$4, I entered Cu Chi Tunnels. I was so astonished at the system of three floors with nooks and crannies like a cobweb. The first floor is able to against tanks and artillery. While, the second floor of five-meter depth can avoid small bombs. The last floor, the deepest one (from 8 to 10 meters), can withstand bombs with a large-scale destruction. In the tunnel, there are areas for living, meeting, and fighting with a total length of over 200 kilometers. Interestingly, there was no support of machines in constructing this tunnel, with simple tools as hoes and spades for exception. It is an important work of Vietnamese soldiers in 30-year fierce resistance to regain independence.

I spent most of time touring around the tunnel and taking pictures. However, I did not dare go further for the fear of meeting traps unexplored. Though I had no chance to visit everywhere in the tunnel, but the image of it is beyond my imagination. Only by moving down a short distance in this tunnel do I understand the reason for the victory of Vietnam, a small country that defeated a powerful country. Apart from visiting the tunnel, I also tasted local tapioca of the natives. This dish has been popular since the wartime. In addition, I had a chance to see documentary films about the tunnel. I collected a lot of interesting information about history, which helps to clarify my questions About Vietnam during the war. I was so happy, as finally I reached one of the most stunning defensive system in the world, witnessed an underground city still existing, and understand more about the patriotism of Vietnamese.