Due to historical reasons, there are many tunnels in Xiamen, so what are the more famous tunnels?

Xiamen is not only a coastal city, but also a mountainous city.

The historical, geographical and historical reasons of Xiamen's multi-tunnels;

From the late 1960s to the early 1980s, Xiamen was once the frontier of coastal defense. In order to protect Xiamen people from war and air strikes, many air-raid shelters, mainly pits and tunnels, have been built in the city.

Geographical reasons:

According to statistics, there are 382 mountains in Xiamen! In order to facilitate traffic, many cave tunnels have been opened, and there are more than 60 highway tunnels in operation, including 18 tunnels on the island alone, so Xiamen is also called tunnel museum.

There are many highway tunnels and some charming pedestrian tunnels in Xiamen, each with its own characteristics.

The eight most famous pedestrian tunnels in Xiamen (four in Xiamen Island and four in Gulangyu Island) 1 and the Furong Tunnel in Xiamen University.

Known as "the most literary tunnel in China" by Xiamen University, Furong Tunnel is one of the main attractions of Xiamen University and the longest graffiti tunnel in China, attracting countless young artists and tourists.

Lotus Tunnel is full of artistic and creative graffiti, which is colorful, changeable, abstract and meticulous. It is these graffiti that turn an ordinary stone tunnel into a literary tunnel.

Furong Tunnel starts from the Furong Garden student canteen of Xiamen University headquarters in the west, passes through Shishan along the way, and reaches the entrance of Xiamen University student apartment in the east, with a total length of 1.0 1 km, mainly for pedestrians and non-motor vehicles.

2. Hongshan Tunnel

Hongshan tunnel was built in 1956, which was once the extension line of yingtan-Xiamen railway, with a length of 697 meters. The tunnel has been rebuilt and is now part of the railway park. This is a just journey to show Xiamen's nearly 60-year history.

There are large 3D reliefs at both ends of the tunnel:

The relief at the northern end of the tunnel (near the west gate of the Botanical Garden) describes the situation when the yingtan-Xiamen Railway was built in 1950s.

The relief at the southern end of the tunnel (near Siming South Road) depicts the departure of China Railway High-speed Railway from Xiamen.

The tunnel also includes the introduction of the main tourist attractions in Xiamen, the bougainvillea in Xiamen, the impression of Xiamen and the history of China's railway development. This tunnel is like a museum with the passage of time.

3. Hongshan pedestrian tunnel

Hongshan pedestrian tunnel was originally an air-raid shelter under Hongshan Mountain. 20 13 After more than three months' renovation, this 200-meter-long tunnel has become a popular science corridor for civil air defense in Xiamen.

The roof of the tunnel is painted like the sky, and there are publicity columns on both sides of the corridor, such as the knowledge of air raid weapons, popular science knowledge of civil defense, and the situation of civil defense. Even if the world is safe, it will be dangerous to forget the war. It is better to be unguarded for a hundred years.

4. Ren Mei Mountain Passage

Meiren Mountain Passage is located in Siming District, Xiamen, with a total length of 208 meters, a width of 5 meters and a height of 4 meters. Communication between the north and the south, with Hexiang West on one side and Xiahe Road on the other, is a convenient passage for densely populated areas on both sides.

Although the entrance to Mount Ren Mei is ugly, there is a different world inside. There are barbershops, fruit shops and even snack bars.

In summer, the Ren Mei Mountain Passage always keeps cool, and residents often chat, drink tea and eat with small benches in caves, so the Ren Mei Mountain Passage is always very popular.

5. Fenced caves

Pen Cave, also known as "air-raid shelter", is a tunnel connecting Longtou Road with Neicuo 'ao and adjacent to Sanyitang. The deep tunnel was once covered with all kinds of graffiti, most of which were left by tourists in the past, and its scale was slightly smaller than that of Furong Tunnel.

Bidong Tunnel is very short and can be completed in less than five minutes. It's cool in the tunnel, and sometimes you can see street performers singing in stalls.

When you walk out of the enclosure cave, you will see a staircase. After going up, I will walk a short distance to Bishan Park.

6. Longshan Cave

The Dragon Cave on Gulangyu Island in Xiamen turned out to be a bomb shelter. It is the longest tunnel on Gulangyu Island, more than 400 meters long. The entrance of the cave is between piano wharf and sanqiutian wharf, near sanqiutian wharf.

Passing through the cave will make you feel that you have discovered a paradise in the past, but the lights in the cave are not very bright, and you will have the illusion of being lost in time.

7. Drum hole

Gulangyu Cave is located in the southwest seaside of Gulangyu Island, and the tunnel is not long, which is the shortest of the three tunnel caves in Gulangyu Island. This is a wind fossil cave that has been penetrated by waves for thousands of years.

It is said that every spring tide, the wind and waves are very strong, and the waves beat against the caves and make a lot of noise. "Gulang" got its name from this.

After artificial transformation, Gulangyu Cave has become a scenic spot and sidewalk on Gulangyu Island. Lighting is added in the cave, and tourists and sightseeing bus on the island can walk freely through it.

8. Hero Mountain bomb shelter

Hero Mountain air-raid shelter is located at No.5 Gusheng Road, Gulangyu Island, and it is also the Gulangyu Shell Museum. It is a refuge for Gulangyu residents in wartime. Now it has been transformed into another new scenic spot on the island (tickets are required).

It is understood that there are more than 6,800 kinds of rare shells in the museum, from the United States, Australia, Southeast Asia and other countries and regions, covering Asia, Europe, South America, North America and the North and South poles, including sea, fresh water and land.

Some old tunnels have been rebuilt and reborn. In the special era and historical background, every tunnel in Xiamen has its own special mission.

In the 20th century, the function of air-raid shelter derailed from urban construction. However, Xiamen has planned to transform and utilize these tunnels according to local conditions, upgrade some air-raid shelters into cultural tourism projects, and the old tunnels have been reborn.