WIC Cultural Heritage Digitalization Case Collection released

On September 17, during the 2025 WIC Cultural Heritage Digitalization Forum, the World Internet Conference Cultural Heritage Digitalization Case Collection (2025) was released. Since the launch of this case collection initiative, nearly 200 application cases from around the world have been received. After multiple rounds of rigorous evaluation, 40 cases from 12 countries and regions were finally selected.

Cultural Heritage Protection

(24 Cases)

1.Comprehensive Risk Monitoring and Early Warning Platform for Grotto Temple Clusters Based on IoT and Big Data Technology

Applicant Institution: Dunhuang Academy

Participating Institution: Tianjin University; Zhejiang University; Wuhan Qiyun High-Tech Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.

2.Tanyuan Plan 2024 – Cultivating Demonstrations of Digital Technology Collaborative Innovation Applications in the Cultural Heritage Sector

Applicant Institution: China Cultural Heritage Information and Consulting Center (Data Center of National Cultural Heritage Administration)

Participating Institution: Tencent SSV Digital Culture Lab; Tencent Research Institute; China Alliance of Social Value Investment (Shenzhen）

3.AI-Based Digitalization and Virtual Restoration Technology Case for the Terracotta Army

Applicant Institution: Northwest University

Participating Institution: Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum

4.3D Modeling of Micro-Trace Reliefs and Automatic Understanding, Cataloging, and Retrieval of Decorative Patterns at Longmen Grottoes

Applicant Institution: Longmen Grottoes Academy

Participating Institution: Tencent Tanyuan Plan;Wuhan University

5.Digital "Gene Bank" for Cultural Heritage: Zhejiang University's High-Fidelity Acquisition, Intelligent Processing, and Activation Application System

Applicant Institution: Cultural heritage institute Zhejiang university

Participating Institution: Dunhuang Academy; Yungang Research Institute; Longmen Grottoes Research Institute, etc.

6."Liangzhu 5000+" Intelligent Digital/AI-Powered Application

Applicant Institution: Hangzhou Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City World Heritage Monitoring and Management Center

Participating Institution: Hangzhou Yuhang Big Data Operation Co., Ltd.

7.Great Wall Heritage Value Mining and Multi-Scenario Interpretation Solution Based on Digital Intelligence Technology

Applicant Institution: Tianjin University

8.Natural Muon Imaging Technology Empowers the Protection of the Yungang Grottoes

Applicant Institution: Yungang Academy

Participating Institution: Tencent Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.; Lanzhou University

9.Digital Platform for Ancient Ceramic Gene Bank Based on Big Data

Applicant Institution: Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Institute

10.WIPCO: Gyeongbokgung Palace 3D Digitization Project

Applicant Institution: WIPCO (Korean Digital Technology Company)

11.Zhangyuan Shikumen Architectural Complex Digital Twin and Multi-Modal Interactive Platform

Applicant Institution: International Research Center for Architectural Heritage Conservation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

12.Recording Work for Representative Inheritors of National-Level Intangible Cultural Heritage

Applicant Institution: National Library of China

13.The Royal Dresden Porcelain Collection Platform

Applicant Institution: Porzellansammlung, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD）

Participating Institution: Robotron GmbH, TBO INTERACTIVE GmbH & Co. KG

14.Digital Collection and Documentation of Buddhist Temple Ruins in Xinjiang Based on Drone Oblique Photogrammetry Modeling

Applicant Institution: Fudan University Research Center for Land and Cultural Resources

Participating Institution: Zhongkan Huatong Archaeology Technology Co., Ltd.；Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Bureau of Cultural Heritage

15.AI-Powered Public Service Platform for Dialect Protection

Applicant Institution: FLYTEK Co., Ltd.

Participating Institution: Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum; SHENLOUZHI STUDIO

16.Digital Scanning for the Protection of Ancient City Heritage

Applicant Institution: Office of Shaoxing Historical and Cultural City Protection

17.AMD × Yongle Palace: AI Empowers Cultural Relic Digitization, Revitalizing Millennia-Old Murals

Applicant Institution:Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)

Participating Institution: Yongle Palace Mural Conservation Research Institute; Shengshu Technology; BOE Technology

18.Integrating the Book and the Pavilion: A Public Welfare Digital Heritage Project

Applicant Institution: Ant Group CO., Ltd.

Participating Institution: Zhejiang Library

19.Big Data Governance Platform for Ancient Books and Literature Based on Artificial Intelligence

Applicant Institution: Ningbo Tianyige Museum

Participating Institution: Wuhan Digital Culture Technology Co., Ltd.

20.World Ancient Civilizations Image Database

Applicant Institution: World Arthistory Institute (WAI), Shanghai International Studies University

Participating Institution: Image Lab, Peking University; Xinwei New Dimension Imagination Digital Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

21. Yingxian Wooden Pagoda — Digital Twin Solution Based on Multimodal AI and 3D Vision

Applicant Institution: Lenovo Group

Participating Institution: Tsinghua University

22. Digital Memories: Digital-Intelligent Protection and Inheritance of Guangdong's Urban and Rural Historical Culture

Applicant Institution: Guangzhou Okay Information Technology Co., Ltd.

23. Digital Practices in Exhibition of Silk Road Treasures at Poly MGM Museum, Macau SAR

Applicant Institution: Poly MGM Museum; Poly Culture Communication Co., Ltd.; School of New Media Art and Design, Beihang University

24. Deauville

Applicant Institution: NOOVAE (France)

Exhibition and Utilization

（11 Cases）

1.The Digital Library Cave

Applicant Institution: Dunhuang Academy

2."Virtual Central Axis" (International Edition)

Applicant Institution: Tencent Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

Participating Institution: Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Heritage; Beijing Central Axis Cultural Heritage Application Office

3.Poetic Jiangnan-An Immersive Heritage of Chinese Literati Painting

Applicant Institution: Shanghai Museum

Participating Institution: Shanghai Motion Magic Digital Entertainment Inc.

4.Silk Road Online Museum (SROM)

Applicant Institution: China National Silk Museum

Participating Institution: The British Museum; The National Museum of Denmark; The State Historical Museum of Russia; Dunhuang Academy, etc.

5.Digital Luoyang: Digital Reconstruction of Northern Wei Luoyang Based on Immersive Multi-Dimensional Experience and Academic Co-Creation

Applicant Institution: Harvard FAS CAMLab

Participating Institution: Han-Wei Luoyang Ancient City Site Museum; Institute of Interactive Media, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University

6.The Art of Life - Mawangdui Han Dynasty Culture Immersive Digital Exhibition

Applicant Institution: Hunan Museum

Participating Institution: Harvard FAS CAMLab; China Digital Library

7.Interactive Display and Dissemination of the "I am Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria" Special Exhibition

Applicant Institution: Suzhou Museum

Participating Institution: The British Museum

8.Digital Service Matrix of the First National Congress of the CPC

Applicant Institution: The Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China

Participating Institution: China Unicom (Shanghai) Industrial Internet Co., Ltd.

9.Canal Wonderland: A Large-Scale Immersive VR Odyssey

Applicant Institution: China Grand Canal Museum

10.Civilization in Archaeology — A Digital Art Exhibition Exploring the Origins of Chinese Civilization

Applicant Institution: YangBo Digital Media Technology Co., Ltd.

11.ORA Sphere Applied for Cultural Heritage Digitization

Applicant Institution: Atmosphère (France)

Archaeological Research

（5 Cases）

1.Promoting Collaboration in Archaeology of Mediterranean Civilizations: China-Tunisia Joint Archaeological Excavation Project at the Ben Arous Forest Archaeological Site, Tunisia

Applicant Institution: National Centre for Archaeology (NCA), National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA), China

Participating Institution: National Heritage Institute - Tunisian; Tsinghua Heritage Institution for Digitization, Ltd.(THID); ICOMOS International Conservation Center-Xi'an (IICC-X)

2.Digital Whale Fall – The Archaeological Excavation of the Nanhai No. 1 Shipwreck

Applicant Institution: Guangdong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

Participating Institution: Guangzhou Okay Information Technology Co., Ltd.

3.The Application of Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Enhancing Cultural Heritage Value and Safety Protection: An RUME Project Case Study

Applicant Institution: RUME Cultural Management Co., Ltd.

4.The 3D Digital Restoration of the Marquis Yi of Zeng's Zun and Basin

Applicant Institution: Hubei Provincial Museum

Participating Institution: The Palace Museum

5. 3D Modeling Technology Contributes to Sino-Kenya Joint Paleolithic Archaeology Project

Applicant Institution: Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology

Participating Institution: National Museums of Kenya

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