Hey there! Have you heard about the cool event that happened in Shenzhen, China? 🌟 A big forum called the “Forum on Building up China’s Cultural Strength 2025” started on Monday. Lots of famous people, experts, and smart scholars came together to talk about how amazing Chinese culture is and how technology like Artificial Intelligence (that’s AI for short) can make it even cooler! 😎
What’s So Special About Chinese Culture?
One of the speakers, Mr. Zhang Zhiqiang from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that Chinese civilization has been around for thousands of years without stopping! 😲 That’s like if your great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents started something, and it’s still going strong today. He thinks this is because people in China have always worked hard and kept inventing new things.
Mr. Zhang called this ongoing culture “a miracle of human civilization.” It gives people in China lots of confidence in their culture, which means they are proud of it and want to share it with the world! 🌍
Mixing Tech with Culture
Another speaker, Professor Shen Zhuanghai from Wuhan University, talked about how China is using technology to boost its culture. You know how we have “Internet Plus” and “AI Plus”? 🤖 These are ways to mix the internet and AI with other things, like culture, to make them better. For example, using apps or games to learn about history or traditions. Pretty neat, right?
But Professor Shen also said it’s important for everyone to learn about digital stuff, not just rely on the internet. That way, people can use technology to be even more creative and make new cultural things! 🎨🎭
AI Makes Old Things New Again!
Gao Wen, who is a super smart engineer, talked about how AI helps bring old cultural things back to life. Imagine going to a museum and the artifacts (that’s stuff like ancient pottery or paintings) can “talk” to you and tell you their stories! 🏺🗣️ AI can help do that by using special technology to read images and data.
He also mentioned things like digital libraries and virtual museums, where you can see and learn about things online without actually being there. This helps to save and share important cultural treasures so they don’t get lost. 📚💻
Sharing Chinese Culture with the World
Another cool thing is that AI can help share Chinese culture with people all over the globe! With smart translation tools, language isn’t a barrier anymore. AI can also recommend cultural content to people based on what they like. So kids in other countries can discover Chinese stories, music, and art! 🎶🖼️
Mr. Gao believes that all these efforts help people understand each other better, which is great for making friends around the world. 🌏🤝
AI and Art: A Perfect Team
But wait, there’s more! Gao Wen also said that art and culture can make AI even better. By teaching AI about creativity and beauty, we can make sure that it helps us in good ways and becomes a positive part of human civilization. 🎭🤖
What’s Next?
This forum is a big deal because it’s like a meeting where people share ideas on how to make culture awesome using technology. It started in 2023 and happens every year. There are lots of sub-forums too, where people can dive deeper into specific topics.
The goal is to keep making cultural innovations and help China’s culture grow and shine even brighter! ✨
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
