CCTV News: The Spring Festival holiday is getting closer and some tourist attractions have launched creative projects to attract tourists. In Kaifeng, Henan, a scenic spot uses virtual reality, artificial intelligence and other technological means to bring immersive experience to tourists.
Kaifeng, Henan: Technology empowers tourists immersively experience history
In the Qingming Shanghe Park Experience Hall in Kaifeng, accompanied by a melodious sound of piano, the door of time and space opened, and tourists seemed to have boarded the time train and traveled to the Song Dynasty. In the venue, a literati in ancient costume is playing the guqin and chanting poems. Next to it is the four elegances of the Song Dynasty - to order tea, burn incense, hang paintings, and arrange flowers. Visitors can feel the charm and culture of the Song Dynasty up close.

In the painting and calligraphy scene, a black and white line "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" slowly unfolds. Various colors are fragmented from the beginning and gradually rendered into the whole picture. Through virtual characters, holographic projection and other technologies, new experiences such as fantasy and beauty are brought to the audience in a limited space.

Some tourists sighed and felt that they had become a character in the Qingming River Map, and they could talk to the ancients inside. The whole experience was very good.
It is understood that the performance is open to all visitors to the park for free. During the holidays, nearly 200,000 tourists have been received so far.
Harbin, Heilongjiang: "Ice and Snow Liaoning Ship" ignites ice and snow tour
Recently, the ice sculpture landscape "Ice and Snow Liaoning Ship" unveiled on the ice surface of Songhua River, Harbin, Heilongjiang, attracting many tourists to check in and visit.

"I think it's really shocking, very shocking."
"I feel quite grand."
"I think it's quite meaningful to take care of the kids."

The "Ice and Snow Liaoning Ship" is based on my country's first aircraft carrier, Liaoning Ship, as a prototype. It is 72 meters long, 15 meters wide, and 13 meters high. The total ice volume is 350 tons. It is located in Daowai District, Harbin, and is set up on the ice of Songhua River. The shoreline of this park is 4.67 kilometers long and the ice area is 1.45 million square meters. It is open for public welfare free tickets. Visitors can enjoy the "Ice and Snow Liaoning Ship" when entering the park. Two best viewing angles and check-in points are also set up on the site to bring tourists a different ice-appreciation experience.
Kashgar, Xinjiang: The Spring Festival is approaching, and lanterns are hung in the ancient city of Millennium.
As the Spring Festival is approaching, lanterns are hung in the ancient city of Kashgar, Xinjiang, and colorful lanterns are lit, allowing tourists from all over the world to feel the strong New Year atmosphere.

In Kashgar Ancient City, the scenic area staff hung lanterns on both sides of the street, and hung shaped lights, colorful light strips, etc. on some sections of the road, showing the people a colorful Kashgar Ancient City.
A tourist from Hunan said, "There are many people coming to the Spring Festival, and the lanterns are hung up. He specially chose a set of ethnic clothing with Xinjiang characteristics to walk around Kashgar Ancient City."

People visit the ancient city, enjoy lanterns, and taste delicious food. The number of tourists continues to rise, which has also made local restaurants, drinks and snacks, special handicrafts, cultural and creative stores and other businesses flourish.
Ayihumal Wulain, a merchant in the ancient city of Kashgar, Xinjiang, introduced that lanterns were hung in Kashgar before the Spring Festival, and the arrangement was very beautiful, and the tourists came were so lively. At the same time, the goods were fully prepared for the festival.


