The living conditions in the bunkers are indeed harsh. “Some of them are afraid because they told their families that they have good jobs and are living in good apartments.”
“I met around 150 people, and only 50 gave me permissions ,” Faccilongo says. Finally, Faccilongo slipped by when guards were off-site for lunch.īut even after Faccilongo attained access, he found many residents wary, in some cases embarrassed, of being photographed. Dismayed, he submitted an official request with the local government, which was rejected.
It seemed everywhere Faccilongo went, a neighborhood security guard would turn him away, citing a law barring foreigners from entering such nuclear refuges. Although the bunkers are not hard to find-they are located in virtually all parts of the city-getting access proved to be difficult. RELATED: China's Dead Sea Transforms Into Rainbow - Here's Whyįascinated by the phenomenon, Italian photographer Antonio Faccilongo arrived in Beijing to document it in December 2015.
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