30 September 2026 Weibo

Cultural : Mi Guxinkong (咪咕新空) posted on Weibo stating that its newly launched “AI Tour Companion” feature has connected to the “AI Private Channel” of the Qianlong Emperor, enabling a digitally embodied Qianlong avatar dressed in virtual imagery to serve as a digital guide, “accompanying” tourists as they tour Gulangyu Yuan Yuzhou (鼓浪屿元宇宙)’s Gugong Wenwu Guan (故宫文物馆). Users can interact and communicate with this virtual narration character modeled on the historical figure of the Qianlong Emperor. Cultural relics elements such as imperial seals have been incorporated into this immersive guided experience, demonstrating an attempt to digitize historical figures into virtual tour companion characters for application in cultural tourism and heritage site interpretation scenarios.