CHAIRMAN MAO’S UNDERGROUND CITY

In 1969, Chairman Mao commanded the construction of a second Beijing beneath the surface of the original city, designed to accommodate all six million of its then inhabitants so that if nuclear war did kick off, folk would still have somewhere to hang out and play Mah Jong while the rest of us burnt to death in a shower of atomic rain. War never came, but the city is still there.

…And some people are actually living there.

Click here to check out more pictures and an explanation of what the fuck’s going on down there.

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    Very interesting, I enjoy...good urban exploration story. This could

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