Cu Chi Tunnels
Just 40km from Saigon, this area was never captured by the Americans during the war. The labyrinth of tunnels in the Cu Chi district was originally built during the first war of independence, against the French ("the French war"), and was extended for the war against the Americans ("the American war" as the Vietnamese know it, the "Vietnam war" to the rest of us).
This was a good old-fashioned trench combined with
tunnel entrance.
The mount in the foreground actually contains ventilation tubes. The
'hatch' under which the guide disappeared was flush with the forest
floor.
Unexploded bombs were re-cycled as booby traps
A burnt-out tank
Making rice paper in the traditional way, as demonstrated by Sinh in
traditional cycling robes
Lacquerwork Factory
The Road to Dalat
