Vinh Moc Tunnels

Vịnh Mốc is a tunnel complex built during the Vietnam war. The tunnels were built by the villagers to shelter them from the intense bombings by the American forces.
The tunnels were quite extensive and are in remarkably good condition.
I was impressed by the scale and engineering thought that went into their construction. For example proper ventilation, protected from the weather and hidden from aerial surveillance.
Sanitation and bathing areas.
Lifelike sculpted figures simulate families and other scenes within the complex.
Black and white pictures are placed here and there, and in a museum depicting the life within. In the museum I got to read the Vietnamese perspective on the war. More about the tunnels can be read on Wikipedia and many other sources.
I was happy and interested enough to stay most of the day here. There was so much to take in and imagine what it would be like to be living in constant fear underground all this time. I was fortunate to choose a day with few tourists and arriving early to avoid any group that may invade my need to collect these quiet thoughts of reflection.
Outside the complex is a fishing port with its quaint rounded coracles and strongly arched open boats.
Farmland: life goes on.
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