Beijing Plan Promotes Digital-Intelligent Integration of Culture, Commerce, Tourism, Sports and Exh…

The Beijing municipal government recently issued the Digital Economy Development Plan for Beijing's 15th Five-Year Plan period, explicitly promoting digital-intelligent integration of culture, commerce, tourism, sports and exhibitions; digital collection and labeling of cultural resources; resource libraries including smart libraries, digital museums, digital art galleries and digital intangible-heritage archives; new formats such as 'beyond-venue' performances, immersive exhibitions and virtual-real integrated guided tours and shopping; and AI application in major sports events and training. A special column deploys the digital audiovisual 'beyond-venue' promotion project, proposing to upg…