Among the Tourist Attractions in Ho Chi Minh City, the Cu Chi Tunnels, Ho Chi Minh City is one of the most lovely and historical structures in the city. The Cu Chi Tunnels symbolizes Vietnam's continuous flight against its foreign enemies. Cu Chi Tunnels, Ho Chi Minh City covers about 200 kilometers, including under what was once a US air base.
Every year, large number of tourists and travelers come to see this Cu Chi Tunnels, Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. The tunnels are a symbol of Vietnamese ingenuity, loyalty, hard work and determination. The tunnels were originally constructed to fight against the French armies in the 1940s. Their purpose was to provide the peasant Vietnamese army with a means of communication between villages while remaining hiding from the foreign attacks.
In the year 1960, the Viet Cong repaired and added to the tunnels to fight against the South Vietnamese and American forces. Although the tunnels were mainly designed with a fighting position in mind, the Cu Chi Tunnels contained a wide array of chambers including field hospitals, meeting rooms and even private offices and sleeping quarters for the senior officers.
To repel attacks and infiltration, the Cu Chi Tunnels in the historic Ho Chi Minh City contained many elaborate booby traps including concealed pits with bamboo spikes at the base, mines and crossbows which would be triggered by the trip wires. As tourists visit the tunnels, the guides will point out some of these traps.
Before you enter the Cu Chi Tunnels, Ho Chi Minh City, you will get to see a special screening of a film with some amazing footage about the tunnels. There is an English speaking guide to narrate the history and significance of the tunnels to you. You will only visit some of the tunnels which have been preserved in a state, so as to provide you a picture of how the tunnels were during the war at that time. It is even possible to fire an AK - 47 for $1 US per bullet. The firing range closes at 4.30 pm, while the tunnels close at 5 pm.
The Cu Chi Tunnels, Ho Chi Minh City truly represents the courage and will of the Vietnamese people at that time of the war.
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