Chu Chi tunnels or Cu Chi tunnels – Which one is right name?
1. Chu Chi or Cu Chi tunnel? It may sounds similar by visitors but Vietnamese says “ Cu Chi” 2. Why it namesCu Chi? The name of the District Cu Chi which located 40 km in the North – west of HCM City. In Nguyen Dynasty Cu Chi belong to Binh Duong district, Tan Binh, Phien An. In 1836, Cu Chi became part of Binh Duong District, Gia Dinh Province. In 1956 Cu Chi became a new district of Binh Duong. In 1963, South Vietnam setup Hai Nghia province and half of Cu Chi remain the same name and belong to Hai Nghia Province. The other half belong to Phu Hoa, Binh Duong province. After 1975. These two parts rejoins and became Cu Chi District of HCM City. Cu Chi is local name of plan “Strychnos” (Vietnamese called Mã Tiền) which growing wildly here, and people use its seed as local remedy. >>> Apply Visa to Vietnam <<< 3. Cu Chi tunnels
It was designed and dug with simple tools and bare hands during the French occupation in the 1940s, and further expanded during the Vietnam War in the 1960s to provide refuge and a defensive advantage over the American soldiers. Despite all the bombings in their town, the Cu Chi people were able to continue their lives beneath the soil, where they slept, ate, planned attacks, healed their sick, and taught their young. Some even wed and gave birth underground, but over 10,000 lost their lives here. There are two different tunnel sites open to travellers NOT one, operated by the same organization and with similar experiences in each (a 15-minute scratchy B&W propaganda film, tunnel tour, displays of booby traps, tasting of tapioca): Ben Dinh & Ben Duoc • Ben Duoc (VietnameseBến Dược)
Closer to HCM City BUT
Touristy with so many visitors • Ben Dinh (VietnameseBến Đình)
Slow-paced level of tourists with no queue BUT
Less things to see, the tour takes shorter time. Here is a part of Cu Chi tunnels design.
4. Where is Cu Chi tunnels from HCM City?
5. Some Old images Cu Chi from 1965 -1967.
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