In October, 1949, as the Chinese Civil War drew to a close, the nationalist soldiers retreated to a tiny island known as Kinmen (or Quemoy) less than two kilometers from the southeastern coast of China, and more than 300 kilometers from Taiwan. The People’s Liberation Army was never able to capture the island over for the communists. Today, the secrets of how the nationalists kept control of the island can be found buried throughout the island, in the form of landmines, dead soldiers and underground tunnels. I’m Andrew Ryan, and in today’s Ear to the Ground we’re going on a subterranean walk.