The Grand Hotel is one of Taipei’s landmarks and, I’m guessing, the only hotel in Taipei to have air-raid tunnels in the basement. This video from CNNGo explains that the escape routes were added in the hotel’s expansion in 1973 in case VIPs needed to escape in an emergency, more specifically due to an attack from mainland China.
And while that’s plenty interesting on its own, the real gem to come out of these tunnels is the video above, featuring a Chinese reporter who expected a tamer slide than what she got, as expressed in her unexpectedly cartoon-like shrieking. If you’re in need of a laugh, this should help.