Tunnel 88

The Tunnel 88 (Chinese: 八八坑道; pinyin: Bābā Kēngdào) is a tunnel in Nangan Township, Lienchiang County, Taiwan.[1]

Tunnel 88
Overview
Official name八八坑道
LocationNangan, Lienchiang, Taiwan
Coordinates26°9′37.1″N 119°57′11.7″E
Operation
Opened1974
Technical
Length264 meters

History
President Tsai Ing-wen visiting Tunnel 88

The tunnel was dug and enlarged by the Republic of China Armed Forces in 1974 to accommodate tanks in the aftermath of Second Taiwan Strait Crisis with the People's Liberation Army in 1958. It took them 10 years to fully finish the work. It was then named Tunnel 88 to commemorate the 88th birthday of Chiang Kai-shek in 1975, the year he died. The tunnel was then later used by Chunghwa Telecom for apparatus room. In 1992, it was handed over to Matsu Distillery. Currently the tunnel is used to store jugs of Kaoliang liquor.[2]

Architecture

At the front entrance of the tunnel, there are rows of wine jug stacks.[3]

Geology

The tunnel is a granite rock type with 264 meters long.[4] The front side faces the sea and the back side faces the former Nangan military airport. The temperature inside the tunnel is 15-20°C.[2]

See also

References
  1. Pan, Jason (27 January 2017). "KMT criticizes labor law, cites price increases". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. "Tunnel 88". Matsu National Scenic Area Administration. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. "Tunnel 88". roundTAIWANround. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. "Matsu takes aim at military tourism market". Taiwan Today. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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