Cultural, tourism integration via museum craze
China DailyVisitors are seen in front of the memorial of the first National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Shanghai, East China, Feb 10, 2024. And since the strict security needed to protect these relics prevents many from viewing them, China's cultural relic protection departments have built digital museums which have 3D digital archiving and cloud exhibitions, allowing not only people to admire them but also developing a new mode of cultural heritage dissemination. The digitalization of cultural resources and the construction of digital museums facilitate the creative transformation of traditional Chinese culture and development of the tourism and digital cultural industries. A large number of digital presentation projects of cultural relics have been developed, such as the "Digital Palace Museum" and "Digital Hall of Treasures" by the Palace Museum, the "Digital Dunhuang" and "Digital Cave of Scriptures" by the Dunhuang Academy, "Cloud Tour of the Great Wall" jointly developed by Tencent and other institutions, the "Tang Dynasty Palace Night Banquet" and the stunning underwater dance "Prayer" presented by the Henan Museum, as well as the "Zhou, Qin, Han, Tang" digital cultural spectrum course launched by the Shaanxi History Museum. Museums across the country are using digital technology to exhibit various cultural relics and heritage online, arranging for professionals to conduct museum tours through livestreaming, providing virtual immersive museum experiences.