Ministry of Culture and Tourism Announces List of AI+Culture and Tourism Application Pilot Projects

On October 16, 2026, the General Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the list of "Artificial Intelligence + Culture and Tourism" application pilot projects. The list involves the departments of culture and tourism of Beijing, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Henan, Hunan, Xinjiang and other provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, as well as the National Museum of China, China Oriental Performing Arts Group Co., Ltd., and China Digital Culture Group Co., Ltd. The notice requires each recommending unit to strengthen supervision and management, and to guide and urge the undertaking units to advance various tasks as required. On the same day, another report stated that the pilot list comprises a total of 14 application pilots, covering 6 key directions: assisting in the creation and production of culture and art, improving the level of public cultural services, supporting the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, cultivating new formats of culture and tourism, improving tourism services and governance efficiency, and strengthening market regulation of culture and tourism.