Beijing migrants or Rat Tribes live in underground bunkers built by Mao

#undergroundbunkers #beijing #bombshelter The migrants in Beijing are known as Rat Tribe and they had moved into the city with dreams of making it big but, for these countryside-bred people, life in Beijing is not cheap. Hence, they have literally gone underground. They number nearly one million and have set up home in the underground bunkers that had been built by Mao as revealed in dailymail.co.uk dated 2 February 2015.
The bunkers had been built in 1969 under Chairman Mao's rule during the Cold War because there were fears of an imminent Soviet attack. Cities were accordingly ordered to prepare safety measures and that led to approximately 20,000 bomb shelters being dug.
Subsequently, after the death of Mao, and taking over by Deng Xiaoping, the defensive tactics were sidelined and resulted in the creation of innumerable underground bunkers. It turned out to be a labyrinth of caves.
These bunkers are located near the deserts of the north east and is a welcome environment for all seasons: cool in summer, warm in winter. Of course, while most of the people who live there want to move on to bigger and better things above the ground, the vast majority appears to be content as well as grateful.