On October 22, as part of the event "2024 Silk Road Rediscovery Tour of Beijing: Explore a Modernized City of Opportunities", the Silk Road influencers visited the three major cultural landmarks—Beijing Library, Beijing Performing Arts Centre, and the Grand Canal Museum of Beijing—at Beijing Municipal Administrative Center (BMC), experiencing the new urban landscape featuring a blend of tradition and modernity.

A Silk Road influencer filming at Beijing Library

A Silk Road influencer interacting with virtual digital humans

Beijing Library is a brand new smart library. Adriana Delorenzo, partner, executive editor, and news commentator of Brazil's Revista Fórum, believed that in today’s digital era, it is precious to have such a spacious, comfortable, and multi-functional offline reading space. She also marveled at Beijing's meticulous planning in the cultural field. In the Metaverse Experience Hall, Thai influencer Thanaphat Khajornchaikul was impressed by his interactions with virtual avatars.

Silk Road influencers taking a group photo in front of Beijing Performing Arts Centre

A Silk Road influencer taking photos at Beijing Performing Arts Centre

At the Beijing Performing Arts Centre, Silk Road influencers visited the opera house, concert hall, and theater, exploring the latest outcomes integrating art and technology, such as immersive sound systems and VR. Pavel Surovy, a multi-media artist from Serbia and director of the Cultural Center Kisač, Novi-Sad said he found Chinese art inspiring and would incorporate Chinese elements into his artistic creations.

A Silk Road influencer admiring exhibited artifacts

At the Grand Canal Museum of Beijing, Silk Road influencers explored cultural relics and interactive smart facilities. Mukhammad Obidov, chief editor of the Uzbekistan National News Agency and chairman of the Journalists' Association of Fergana, expressed deep appreciation for the collections, and noted how the three cultural landmarks revealed to him a completely different Beijing.

(Source: CRI Online of China Media Group)