The Palace Museum, one of the greatest ancient wonders of China, is using modern technology to attract visitors.
Back in December 2015, a digital gallery (数字馆) at Duanmen opened in the Palace Museum. A film on the screen helps visitors learn about the museum in a short time. Then visitors can walk into a palace, seeing and touching many treasures through VR. They can even talk with ancient people with the help of AI.
In fact, digitalization of the museum started 20 years ago. In 2001, the museum first opened websites (网站)in Chinese and English. Visitors from all over the world can see the introduction and new notices online. In February2015, the museum offered an app to show its collection. The app introduces one treasure every day. In 2018, the museum developed a program me on WeChat. The programme advises visitors on the best route (路线)through the museum.
In 2020, because of the COVID-19 virus, the Palace Museum closed its door to the public on January 25. Then the museum turned to the Internet. As a result, on April 5and 6, it provided three live-streamed(直播的)tours. The three tours took different routes around the Palace Museum. Two researchers from the museum became tour guides, telling people secrets and stories about the place.
What's more, the Palace Museum has worked with Huawei to build a smart network of 5G throughout the museum. Huawei will also use Al to help with the protection of artworks.
