Over a million live in subterranean Cold War tunnels in China

China’s rat tribe: Over a million people still live in subterranean tunnels underneath Beijing 50 years after Chairman Mao told them to ‘dig deep’ to survive the Cold War Low income workers known as the ‘Rat Tribe’ now occupy the tunnels which cover an area of 30 square miles Construction of the underground city, dubbed ‘The … Read more

Over a million live in subterranean Cold War tunnels in China

China’s rat tribe: Over a million people live in subterranean tunnels 50 years after Chairman Mao told them to ‘dig deep’ to survive cold war Low income workers known as the ‘Rat Tribe’ now occupy the tunnels which cover an area of 30 square miles Construction of the underground city, dubbed ‘The Dungeon’, began in 1969 … Read more