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Page 8 THE BATTALION MONDAY. OCTOBER 27. 1980 China cities hide tunnels United Press International PE KING—They were built at the height of the Cold War to save China’s urban population from the devastation of a Soviet nuclear attack. For years, millions of shop assistants, garage mechanics and even old-age pensioners hacked at the earth with picks and shovels and even their bare hands. The result was the creation of vast underground tunnel complexes, virtual cities beneath cities. Now these complexes are being transformed into commer cial enterprises. Many of China’s major cities have tunnel complexes under neath their busy streets. The capital of Peking has the largest and has taken the lead in turning it into a money-earner with hotels, shops, restaurants and even theaters. In recent months, 58 shelters have been converted into hotels to provide an extra 6,000 beds for visitors in a capital hard pressed for accommodation. The Hilton it isn’t, but for the equivalent of $1 a night, guests receive a iron bed (six to a room), running water, toilets (Western or Asian style) and central heating — facilities not always available in many of Peking’s above-ground hostelries. Several underground restaurants have opened. Other kitch ens provide food for overhead factories. Miles of tunnels are leased as storage space for shops. And thousands of people crowd nightly into spacious meeting rooms converted into cinemas and theaters. The tunnel complexes are even becoming tourist attrac- “XVe can get 10,000people into the tunnels in five minutes in case of an airraid. And they can stay down here for several months. ” tions. Republican Vice Presidential candidate George Bush recently took time out from talks with Chinese officials to walk through the dank corridors. Western military experts always have doubted the tunnels could survive massive Soviet air strikes, but the Chinese are proud of them and to a visitor the vast network of interlocking passageways is impressive. High-ranking visitors in their luxurious guesthouses can scurry into the tunnels from hundreds of entrances in a matter of minutes as can tourists in the downtown Peking Hotel or workers in their local factories. The tunnel complex in the central Da Sha Lai district is typical of the citywide system. At the press of a button, an entire section of the concrete floor of the busy Da Sha Lai clothing shop rolls back to reveal a tunnel entrance. Shoppers gawk as a group of tourists pad down underground. “In this one area alone of around 200 yards there are 90 similar entrances,” says Gao Si Feng, the area air raid director who also doubles these days as a tourist guide. “We can get 10,000 people into the tunnels in five minutes in case of an air raid. And they can stay down here for several months or walk through a system of inter-connecting tunnels and reach the countryside outside Peking.” This section of tunnel is on three levels, divided by airtight doors and concealed stairways. The tunnels are equipped with electric light, fresh air generators, toilets, kitchens and even books. The walls inevitably are lined with the sayings of the late Mao Tse-tung: “Dig tunnels deep. Store grain everywhere.” It took thousands of shop assistants from the district 10 years to build this particular section. Many used their bare hands, others picks and shovels. “We didn’t know how to build tunnels,” Gao said. “We had a lot of accidents, but few fatal ones. But there were frequent cave-ins. It took 10 laborers one day to tunnel two feet. ” Another Mao quote reads: “Preparation is better than no preparation at all. 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