Drone takes just 5 minutes to deliver food to tourists climbing the Great Wall

Chinese food delivery giant Meituan said its new drone service, announced last week, will deliver food, drinks and other goods such as medical supplies to customers at the Great Wall.

This is the capital city of Beijing's first drone delivery service, a technology that is rapidly developing across China. The industry has brought convenience to people living in both cities and hard-to-reach rural areas.

A drone is controlled from the roof of a hotel near the Badaling section of the Great Wall. Photo: VCG

The drone flight route over the Great Wall stretched from the rooftop of a nearby hotel to a watchtower south of Badaling, home to the most visited section of the Great Wall.

"Thanks to drones, we can deliver cooling items and emergency necessities to travelers in just five minutes instead of 50 minutes on foot," said Yan Yan, public relations director of Meituan's drone business.

According to Meituan, the drone can fly in moderate wind and rain conditions and can carry up to 2.3 kg per flight.

The drone delivery fee is just 4 yuan, equivalent to Meituan's regular delivery fee. The service will accept orders from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., after which the drones will be tasked with transporting the trash to recycling stations.

However, the drones still require human assistance. When an order is received, a Meituan employee will pick up the goods from a nearby store and take them to the hotel rooftop, where they will be weighed and packaged. The operator will then attach the package to the drone, which will autonomously fly to a watchtower where another employee will wait to pick up the goods.

The app user can then pick up their package from the staff at the watchtower.

Meituan completed its first drone delivery in the southern tech hub of Shenzhen in 2021. It now operates more than 30 drone delivery routes in multiple cities, handling more than 300,000 orders, including in the financial hub of Shanghai.

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