Villagers in Wenchuan, the epicenter of the 8.0 magnitude earthquake that hit southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12, surf the Internet in a tent on Monday, June 2, 2008. [Photo: newssc.org]

Cao Zongyong, a resident of Guojielou, a village in devastated Wenchuan County, opened an Internet cafe in a tent this week, Web site newssc.org reported.

The shabby cafe was warmly welcome by local residents for providing with a connection to the outside world.

Telecommunication in the region has been unstable since the May 12 earthquake.

(CRI English June 3, 2008)