During the National Day holiday, we’ve seen many museums and historical sites introducing innovative visiting programs designed to provide a more engaging and immersive cultural exploration experience.
**Creative Innovations in Cultural Heritage Exhibits Enhanced by Technology**
At the Luoyang Museum, some visitors have been spotted wearing AR glasses while they explore the exhibits. Staff members explained that when guests don the glasses, they can focus on specific artifacts that trigger visual effects and provide audio descriptions related to those items.
Meanwhile, at the Sui-Tang Grand Canal Cultural Museum, visitors can experience standing at the “bow of a ship,” engaging with the “thousand-year-old canal” through a captivating play of light and shadow enabled by modern technology. Interactive touch screens allow guests to delve into a “Tang Dynasty product map” that details various grain types and their distribution across different regions.
Zhao Xiaojun, the Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Luoyang Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau, emphasized that the fusion of “creativity and technology” is key to unlocking new avenues for preserving ancient cultural heritage. Through tech-driven initiatives, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and audiovisual expressions, visitors can enjoy a fully immersive touring experience.
**A Growing Trend in Jiangsu: Night Tours in Multiple Museums**
As “cultural heritage tourism” continues to soar in popularity during the holiday, numerous sought-after museums are experiencing high demand for tickets. In Jiangsu, several museums have extended their hours and introduced night tours to accommodate this interest.
At the China Grand Canal Museum in Yangzhou, visitors can enjoy a variety of lively performances showcasing non-material cultural heritage and participate in stamp collection activities during nighttime hours. Additionally, the educational spaces have expanded to include four more sessions.
One particularly popular offering is “Canal Mysteries,” which blends an educational showcase with an escape room experience, drawing in a younger audience eager for immersive role-playing.
Over at the Nanjing Museum, guests can sip fragrant tea and listen to traditional opera in the charming old tea house. In the Republic of China Pavilion, they have the chance to create scented sachets and make rubbings of seals, creating a vibrant atmosphere that combines the allure of ancient artifacts with dynamic performances.
These night tour initiatives stretch across various museum venues, inviting attendees to fully embrace this innovative enhancement in cultural experiences.
