Cu Chi – The Tunnel District of Ho Chi Minh City

Where is the best district in Ho Chi Minh City to slow down from the fast pace of city life? Cu Chi—a rural district in the southern region of Ho Chi Minh city—is the perfect choice. Cu Chi makes Ho Chi Minh city’s atmosphere and lifestyle more interesting and diverse.

In Cu Chi, visitors can meet the original inhabitants of Ho Chi Minh City. The people of Cu Chi have dwelt in this land relatively unchanged since the city’s establishment. Due to the agrarian nature of this area, there haven’t been many opportunities for workers from other provinces to move in, earn their living, and build new communities in the Cu Chi district. Besides that, Cu Chi did not lose as many residents to immigration after the Vietnam-American war, as did the more central regions of Ho Chi Minh City.

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“A district of heroes”—this is the first phrase that comes to mind when many Vietnamese people think about Cu Chi district. During the Vietnam-American war, the people of Cu Chi fought bravely to gain independence for their country. Cu Chi district was the location of an important base, where Vietnamese soldiers carried out strategic offensives and military campaigns to defeat the American soldiers and the South Vietnamese military. To facilitate this, the Cu Chi people and soldiers dug a long, complicated system of underground tunnels where people could safely dwell, carry out daily life, and launch military activities. One portion of the Cu Chi Tunnels has been preserved and still remains an impressive symbol of the Cu Chi district.

The boiled cassava, rice paper, beef dishes, and durian sugar cane juice in Cu Chi district are the most delicious in all of southern Vietnam. These unique foods may help you enjoy an authentic and delicious portion of Vietnamese cuisine.