Lake Laogai
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The Dai Li |
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- For the episode, see "Lake Laogai (Episode)"
Lake Laogai is a small body of water located within the Outer Wall of Ba Sing Se.
[edit] History
Hidden beneath the waters of Lake Laogai is an underground facility operated by the Dai Li agents and run by the cultural minister Long Feng. It consists of many chambers and tunnels which hold prison cells and Dai Li and Joo Dee training facilities. These cells also hold equipment used to brainwash people conspiring to destroy the cultural heritage of Ba Sing Se. As it is absolutely forbidden to mention the war against the Fire Nation within the walls, those that do are usually arrested and re-educated using the brainwashing technique used on Jet. It was presumed to be destroyed in "The Earth King".
[edit] Trivia
- The term Laogai is an abbreviation for Laodong Gaizao, 勞動改造, which means "reform through labor," and refers to the use of prison labor in the People's Republic of China. [6] The Laogai were a series of work camps where opponents of Chairman Mao were sent.
