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Entrance to Underground City, BeijingSource: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dixia_Cheng_entrance.JPG
Author: West-rested
Underground City, as its name suggests, is a labyrinth of tunnels under Beijing, China. The tunnels were dug in the 1960's, at the height of the Sino-Soviet rift, as a means of defence and protection. In this subterranean world space was alloted for hospitals and stockpile of food. However, thankfully, the Underground City was never used.
The tunnels were said to have been dug by hand. There is a rumour that one of the tunnels stretch from the Communist Party Headquarters to the Western Hills. The distance is 12 km. It was dug to enable party leaders a quick exit in the event of a catastrophe.
Today the Underground City remains as a disused maze under Beijing. Tours are now organised for visitors to have a glimpse of the dank tunnels. It is not advisable to wander there on your own.
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Author: West-rested
Underground City, as its name suggests, is a labyrinth of tunnels under Beijing, China. The tunnels were dug in the 1960's, at the height of the Sino-Soviet rift, as a means of defence and protection. In this subterranean world space was alloted for hospitals and stockpile of food. However, thankfully, the Underground City was never used.
The tunnels were said to have been dug by hand. There is a rumour that one of the tunnels stretch from the Communist Party Headquarters to the Western Hills. The distance is 12 km. It was dug to enable party leaders a quick exit in the event of a catastrophe.
Today the Underground City remains as a disused maze under Beijing. Tours are now organised for visitors to have a glimpse of the dank tunnels. It is not advisable to wander there on your own.
How to reach the Underground City
The easiest access to the Underground City is at Xi Damo Hutong, the alley to the southeast of Qian Men. Take the Metro to the Qian Men station. Once again, it's best to join a tour to visit these tunnels.
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Dear visitor, thank you so much for reading this page. My name is Timothy Tye and my hobby is to find out about places, write about them and share the information with you on this website. I have been writing this site since 5 January 2003. Originally (from 2003 until 2009, the site was called AsiaExplorers. I changed the name to Penang Travel Tips in 2009, even though I describe more than just Penang but everywhere I go (I often need to tell people that "Penang Travel Tips" is not just information about Penang, but information written in Penang), especially places in Malaysia and Singapore, and in all the years since 2003, I have described over 20,000 places.
While I try my best to provide you information as accurate as I can get it to be, I do apologize for any errors and for outdated information which I am unaware. Nevertheless, I hope that what I have described here will be useful to you.
To get to know me better, do follow me on Facebook!
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