Underground Tunnels -- The Masterpiece Left Behind The Wars

    After the brief introducing of Kinmen, now we can dig deep into the island Kinmen.

(The picture of the map of tunnel)

    Just as I have mentioned in the previous article, Kinmen is the hometown of the wars. There were several famous and important wars that happened in the history of Kinmen. If there were not the underground tunnels, maybe Kinmen would be a deadful island now. Why? Because the underground tunnels kept the soldiers and the citizens away from the air attack. Their enemies used bombs and missiles as their primary weapon. In order to decrease the damage of air attack, all the soldiers and citizens in Kinmen started to build the underground tunnels. Well, some people may ask if the tunnels were not stable enough, the damage could only be much more serious. Fortunately, some of the rock under the ground in Kinmen is granite which is really strong, stable and less damaged. But, there comes to a point. The granite is so strong and stable that increases the difficulty of building the underground tunnels. At that time, many citizens and soldiers died of building the underground tunnels. The major cause is they have to use bombs to explode the granite, and that is really dangerous.

(The picture of Jincheng Tunnel)

(The picture of Chongling Tunnel)

   

    In addition to the tunnels for the military purpose, there are other tunnels for the ship and transmit the necessities, like Jhaishan Tunnel. In order to maintain people's living in Kinmen during the war session, they can just transmit the necessities by ship. Furthermore, they started to build the tunnel for shipping and the purpose is to keep those ships away from being attacked.

(The picture of Jhaishan Tunnel)

    Thanks to all those tunnels in Kinmen, people can live happily and peacefully now. If there were not those tunnels, people in Kinmen and both in Taiwan may not be saved from the attack during the war sessions. Underground tunnels are not only sightseeing spots for people in Kinmen but also the great historical sites that let this island keep alive.