Underground City (Beijing)

The Underground City (Chinese: 地下城; pinyin: Dìxià Chéng; Wade–Giles: Ti⁴-hsia⁴ Chʻêng²) is a Cold War era bomb shelter consisting of a network of tunnels located beneath Beijing, China. It has also been referred to as the Underground Great Wall since it was built for the purpose of military defense. The complex was constructed from 1969 to 1979 in anticipation of a nuclear war with the Soviet Union, as Sino-Soviet relations worsened^[1]^[2] and was officially reopened in 2000.^[3] Visitors were allowed to tour portions of the complex,^[3] which has been described as "dark, damp, and genuinely eerie".^[4] Underground City has been closed for renovation since at least February 2008.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Jiang, Steven. "Beijing Journal: An underground 'parallel universe' Archived 2020-12-04 at the Wayback Machine". Cable News Network (2008-02-01). Retrieved on 2008-07-14.
^ Wang, Zhiyong. "Beijing's Underground City Archived 2020-12-04 at the Wayback Machine". China Internet Information Center (2005-04-15). Retrieved on 2008-07-14.
^ ^a ^b "Underground City Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine". Beijing China Tourist Information and Travel Guide. Retrieved on 2008-07-14.
^ "Dixia Cheng Archived 2023-02-06 at the Wayback Machine". The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-07-14.The Chinese government also considered it as a possible refuge in case of a war with the west, including America over the Taiwanese question.

[CNN1-1] Jiang, Steven. "Beijing Journal: An underground 'parallel universe' Archived 2020-12-04 at the Wayback Machine". Cable News Network (2008-02-01). Retrieved on 2008-07-14.

[China.org.cn-2] Wang, Zhiyong. "Beijing's Underground City Archived 2020-12-04 at the Wayback Machine". China Internet Information Center (2005-04-15). Retrieved on 2008-07-14.

[Beijingchina.ca-3] "Underground City Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine". Beijing China Tourist Information and Travel Guide. Retrieved on 2008-07-14.

[New_York_Times-4] "Dixia Cheng Archived 2023-02-06 at the Wayback Machine". The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-07-14.The Chinese government also considered it as a possible refuge in case of a war with the west, including America over the Taiwanese question.

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