Cu Chi Tunnels, Ben Duoc Tunnel, Vietnam

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Cu Chi Tunnel

Cu Chi tunnel was a strong base of Party Committee of Saigon, Cho Lon Gia Dinh Zone and Headquarters of SaiGon Cho Lon Gia Dinh Military Zone, preserved at Ben Duc and Ben Dinh about 70 km in the northwest of HCMC. The site today includes the Ben Duoc Temple of Martyr Memorial to show gratitude to the heroes and martyrs who sacrificed themselves to the cause of national liberation: The persistent and unconquerable people of Sai Gon - Cho Lon --Gia Dinh. The Ben Duoc Tunnel was the base of Party committee and headquarters of Sai Gon and was ranked as national relic under Decision No. 54NHQD on 4/29/79. It is a unique architectural structure a system of deeply underground tunnels with several floors and alleys and branches like a spider web more than 250 km long with places for dining, living, meeting and fighting. The tunnel system is testament to the strong will intelligence and pride of Cu chi people a symbol of revolutionary heroism of Vietnamese people

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