2024 Chongqing Fuling 816 Project

816 Project Ruins, located in Baitao Street, Fuling District, Chongqing City, adjacent to the Wujiang River and backed by the Wuling Mountains. Approved for construction by the Central Military Commission and Premier Zhou Enlai in 1966, the project took 8 years to dig the mountain and 9 years to install equipment, with a total investment of 746 million RMB. More than 60,000 people were involved in the construction, which went through four stages: rapid construction, slow construction, suspension, and conversion. The project was suspended in 1984 due to national strategic adjustments. In 2002, the National Defense Science and Technology Commission agreed to declassify the 816 Project. 🌟 Highlights: The 816 Project Ruins cave body factory is about 400 meters deep into the cave, with the thickest cover layer reaching 200 meters, and the cover layer thickness of the core part of the factory is all above 150 meters. The 816 cave body can prevent the impact of a 1 million ton equivalent hydrogen bomb explosion and a direct hit attack by a 1000 pound bomb, and can resist the destruction of an 8 magnitude earthquake. ❤ Recommended reason: The scenic area is well planned. Self-driving stops at the visitor center and takes a shuttle bus to the entrance of the scenic area. The electric car goes into the core viewing point of the scenic area. ✅ Must experience: Since the 816 Project was suspended, it has been sealed off and a lot of protective work has been done, including the repair and protection of the cave body and the compilation and sorting of historical materials and memoirs of the 816 Project. According to the overall planning and deployment of the development of the tourism industry in Fuling District, the protection and utilization of the 816 ruins have been planned and compiled four times, and investments have been made to manage the surrounding environment and the internal structure of the cave. Excavate the connotation of the third line spirit and actively integrate into the national big third line cultural circle.