(Baonghean.vn) - Located in the Cu Chi tunnel system, Ben Duoc tunnel is the base of the Party Committee and the Saigon - Cho Lon - Gia Dinh Military Region Command, ranked as a national monument. This is a unique architectural work, a tunnel system located deep underground, with many floors and many nooks and crannies like a spider web, 250 km long.
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Ben Duoc Tunnels. During the 1968 Tet Offensive, the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam used this tunnel system to attack Saigon. |
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Tourists explore the secret hatch to the underground tunnel. |
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And find out the tunnel vents. |
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Tourists visit the spike traps protecting the tunnels. |
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Tourists learn about the weapon making of the army and people of Cu Chi. |
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The tunnels had places to live, meet and fight. Visitors experienced rice milling in the tunnels. |
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Hoang Cam Kitchen. The Hoang Cam Kitchen was created during the Hoa Binh campaign (1951-1952) and was very popular during the Dien Bien Phu campaign. This is a type of field kitchen, which has the function of diluting the smoke emitted from the kitchen when cooking to avoid being detected by aircraft from above. The kitchen is named after its creator, a cook named Hoang Cam. He was the former squad leader of the medical team leader of the 8th Medical Team, Division 308, Vietnam People's Army. |
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Later inVietnam WarMale, due to the active activities ofNo forcen AmericaHoang Cam kitchen is widely applied and required in units.ArmyVietnamese peopleandArmyn Liberation of South Vietnamwhen marchingfighting on the battlefields. In the picture:The kitchen's smoke vents avoid detection by enemy aircraft. |
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National defense sports shooting range. The sound of gunfire takes visitors back to a painful but heroic period of history. |
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Tourists take photos with the burned remains of an American tank in the tunnel area. |
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Enjoy cassava - the food of Cu Chi people during the resistance war, now an attractive specialty. |
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Every year, over 1 million domestic and foreign tourists come to visit the tunnels; to learn more about the resilience, intelligence, and pride of the Vietnamese people. |
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