Free Wifi to be Available in Scenic Spots of Dunhuang

The First Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo (SRICE) will be held in September, 2016. On the occasion, Dunhuang will speed up its construction of smart scenic areas, and free wifi will be available in municipal scenic areas such as Yumen Pass and Yang Pass this year.

The end of 2014 witnessed the coverage of free wifi in the Scenic Area of Dunhuang Singing Sand Mountain and Crescent Spring. This year, the network will be upgraded. Exit bandwidth will be increased from 200MB to 1G, thus making it possible for as many as 10,000 people to be online at the same time.

Apart from free wifi, electric fences, network traffic monitoring systems and intelligent broadcasting systems have also been included in the construction of smart scenic areas. Last year, among 1.31 million tourists to the Scenic Area of Dunhuang Singing Sand Mountain and Crescent Spring a newly-built smart scenic spot, 15% bought tickets via the network.