Vinh Moc Tunnels

Vinh Moc Tunnels

Vinh Moc Tunnels and Vinh Linh Tunnel Village System are magnificent underground military structures, born during the resistance war against the US to save the country. With the slogan "militarize the entire population, fortification of the entire region" Vinh Linh's army and people have dug trenches, with many functions: headquarters, logistics warehouses, schools, hospitals, living areas. of each family..., arranged throughout the residential areas, along the roads, along the fields, and on the coast, connected by a network of trenches instead of roads on the ground. From the end of 1965 to 1968 (according to incomplete statistics), the entire Vinh Linh district had 114 tunnels with a total length of more than 40km, a trench system of more than 2,000km and hundreds of other tunnels, which became "tunnel village" - appeared for the first time in the history of the Vietnam War, expressing the will to "not move one inch, not leave one inch" to stay and fight to protect the homeland and keep blood vessels open to the front line. Vinh Moc Tunnels and Vinh Linh tunnel village system are distributed throughout 15 communes and towns of Vinh Linh district, Quang Tri province, including: 1. Vinh Moc Tunnel (Vinh Thach). Belongs to Vinh Moc village and Son Ha village, Vinh Thach commune. Includes 13 doors (6 doors open to the hill, 7 doors open to the sea). Along both sides of the tunnel, there are small niches enough for 2 to 4 people. In the basement there is also a hall (capacity of 50 to 60 people), a place for meetings, watching movies, performing arts... and a number of other works such as: bulletin board, maternity home, 3 water wells, toilet, surgery station, infirmary, cooking kitchen (Hoang Cam kitchen). In addition to the underground tunnel and tunnel system, Vinh Moc Tunnels also has above ground works such as trenches, artillery emplacements, breakwaters, exhibition houses... 2. Hien Dung tunnel system (Vinh Hoa). Located in Hien Dung village, Vinh Hoa commune, including 2 tunnels: The tunnel of the People's Armed Police Command in Vinh Linh area is about 1,540m long, including 18 up and down doors and 15 ventilation wells. The People's Armed Police Information Tunnel in Vinh Linh area has 8 up and down doors and 10 ventilation wells. 3. Huong Nam tunnel system, Troong Mon - Cua Hang, Rooc village and Hai Quan tunnels (Vinh Kim). Including Huong Nam Tunnel: belongs to Huong Nam village, Vinh Kim commune. Troong Mon tunnel system: located close to the coast of Vinh Kim commune. Cua Hang Tunnel: The tunnel axis runs East - West, with 2 doors. Rooc village tunnel: belongs to Rooc village Naval Tunnels: These tunnels are located close to each other within a radius of 50m including: Naval Tunnel 1, Naval Tunnel 2, Naval Tunnel 3, Naval Tunnel 4. 4. Mui Si tunnel system, tunnel 61 (Cua Tung town). Including Mui Si Tunnel: located on the coastal road from Cua Tung to Vinh Moc Tunnel, in Thach Ban neighborhood, Cua Tung town. Tunnel 61: located on the road leading to Ben village, An Hoa 2 neighborhood, Cua Tung town. 5. Naval Tunnels (Vinh Nam). Located on a hill in Nam Cuong village, Vinh Nam commune. Vinh Moc Tunnels and the Vinh Linh underground village system are historical evidence of strength, indomitable spirit, the unyielding will to hold on to the land to defend the village, the unique creativity of the people's war, and a shining symbol of revolutionary heroism, greatly contributing to the victory of the resistance war against America to save our nation. With particularly typical values, the historical relics of Vinh Moc Tunnels and Vinh Linh Tunnel Village System (Vinh Linh district, Quang Tri province) have been ranked as special national relics. Source: Department of Cultural Heritage

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