The 5th International Symposium on Cultural Heritage Conservation and Digitization (CHCD) kicks off in Tsinghua University, China's most prestigious institution for higher learning, on Sept 13.

Themed "Re-member: Heritage-Driven Economy", the event attracted over 300 honored guests from 24 countries and regions to share their ideas on the new concepts, technologies and forms of cultural heritages as well as the development opportunities brought by new industry models.

National Technical University of Athens, Tsinghua University, and Tsinghua Holdings' Habitat Development Group signed the "Sino-Hellenic Collaboration on the Digitization of Cultural Heritages" project during the forum, hoping to giving a boost to cultural heritage technological information sharing and cultural exchanges between two countries.

The Sino-Hellenic Collaboration Signing Ceremony opens a new page in the restoration of cultural relics.

Immersive shows bring cultural heritages to life

A cultural heritages digitization exhibition showcases the trends and achievements in the digital cultural heritage industry. Over 30 enterprises and institutes displayed their creative projects redefining cultural heritages with digital technologies, including Glasgow School of Art, Italy's Promoter SRL, and Beijing's Palace Museum.

The best practice award of digitalized cultural heritage went to Digitalized Yuanmingyuan Co Ltd under Tsinghua Holdings' Habitat Development Group this year for its digital restoration of Yuanmingyuan, or the Old Summer Palace, based on its restoration research, and its well designed and developed Yuanmingyuan digital shows and cultural products.

Digitalized Yuanmingyuan brought the premiere of an E-Max immersive interactive show named "Renascence of Haiyantang", which brought Haiyantang, the largest European-style garden in Yuanmingyuan alive with water pouring out from the mouths of 12 zodiac sculptures.

The show brings Haiyantang, the largest European-style garden in Yuanmingyuan alive with water pouring out from the mouths of 12 zodiac sculptures. 

The show presented the process of how 2,106 stone blocks in the remains of the building were returned to their previous locations before the garden's destruction in the mid-19th century, which was projected onto a curved wall, allowing viewers to experience the magnificence of the historic architectural masterpiece.

The process of how 2,106 stone blocks in the remains of the building were returned to their previous locations before the garden's destruction in the mid-19th century was projected onto a curved wall, allowing viewers to experience the magnificence of the historic architectural masterpiece.

Visitors interact with the immersive show named "Renascence of Haiyantang" on Sept 13

The seven-minute digital recreation of cultural relics is going to tour around China and the next stop will be Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province at the end of September.