China's kung fu shrine¹ Shaolin Temple has embraced the 5G wireless² network to satiate visitors' growing data demands, the local government said Wednesday.

 

中国功夫圣地少林寺已开通5G无线网以满足游客日益增长的数据需求。

 

The government of Dengfeng, a central Chinese city where the monastery³ is located, said the speedy network was switched on Saturday to cover the temple's tourist areas, including its "pagoda⁴ forest" and the cableway, after seven 5G base stations in the area went into service.

 

It said the 5G network, with a peak download speed of 800M per second, aims to meet the high demands for video and image transmission at the Buddhist⁵ temple, which receives more than 3 million visitors every year.

 

Local officials said it is part of the city's plan to boost economy and tourism with the help of the 5G network.

 

The 1,500-year-old temple is among the first religious institutions in China to go digital. It built its first website in 1996 and has a huge following on Chinese social networks such as Weibo and WeChat.

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