3500 people live in the underground town in Australia

In order to escape the heat above the ground, Australians dug the soil and built a suburban town.

Looking at this image, do you think it is a cave of mongoose or a species that lives underground?Is not.It is the image above of the town of Coober Pedy, Australia.(Photo: Getty Images / Lonely Planet Images).

Coober Pedy is one of the most extreme areas in the world, with a daytime temperature of up to 50 degrees Celsius but at night it can drop below 0 degrees C. To withstand the pan-like heat above People here have digged tunnels, built houses under the ground.(Photo: Getty Images / Lonely Planet Images).

In addition to housing, this town has museums, churches, art galleries, play areas, bars.They even have a rental hotel, serving travelers who want to experience underground life.(Photo: Getty Images / Lonely Planet Images).

The rooms are comfortably furnished, no different from the ground with clean beds, wardrobe, television, stove.The supply of water to the town comes from an underground source of 24km north of the town.(Photo: Getty Images / Look).

Coober Pedy is a mining site.According to many studies, about 150 million years ago, Coober Pedy was under the ocean, when ground water was pushed up, seawater receded into silica sand minerals.Over tens of millions of years, they turned into multicolored gems.(Photo: Getty Images).

In 1915, miners began making houses underground in order to escape the heat of summer and the cold desert night of winter.They gradually settled down, gave birth to children and created an underground town.Previous houses on the ground were abandoned.(Photo: Getty Images).

A small underground church, meeting the religious needs of the townspeople.(Photos: Getty Images / AWL Images RM).

The landscape on the surface is like a moon, but below it is crowded and bustling with about 3,500 people.(Photo: Getty Images / Lonely Planet Images).

Above the ground there is also a gas station or some small shops to serve tourists.(Photo: Reuters).

The entrance to the underground art gallery, where visitors can buy souvenirs and gems.(Photo: APP / Getty Images).

Every year, a small festival is also held in the late summer, the townspeople come together to sing, dance, parade and participate in activities on the ground.(Photo: AFP / Getty Images).

This town has also been used as a backdrop for films like strange planet monsters, Red Planet .(Photo: Getty Images).