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Technologies bring China’s cultural relics back to life
China has integrated scientific and technological innovations with its cultural relics, restoring the glamour of these treasures and bringing them back to life.
An H5 page, a mobile function commonly used to promote events, of Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, has been developed, which provides users with an immersive experience of the ancient Shu civilization. The H5 page includes special features, such as the sounds of the forests and the changing sunlight of the archaeological site, enabling users to experience the fun of archaeology.
This is made possible thanks to real-time rendering, according to Lu Yun, a senior expert of Alibaba Cloud, a top cloud service provider in China, and head of the H5 project team. “Real-time rendering can be used to build an online version of the vast number of archaeological sites and cultural relics to give the audience a better experience,” Lu added.
Likewise, smartphone users can easily enjoy the magnificent views of different sections of the Great Wall of China, as it stretches across many parts of the country, via a mini-program on WeChat, which offers a virtual tour of this wonder of the world.
Cui Xiaochun, vice president of Tencent interactive entertainment and head of the R&D team of the program, introduced that, though the digitalization of the Great Wall was proposed many years ago, the practice was confined to a very basic level, such as collecting and displaying images and three-dimensional models, and lacked more convenient and attractive digital experiences.
“With the support of photo-scan modeling technology, the team measured the Xifeng Pass of the Great Wall, in north China’s Hebei Province, with an accuracy of millimeter. After processing over 50,000 pieces of materials with real-time rendering, the team finally produced a hyper-real mode with over 1 billion facets,” said Cui.
Apart from offering an immersive experience of the Great Wall, the applet also includes interactive sections containing knowledge on the process of restoring the Great Wall, such as building techniques, cleaning and reinforcing of this masterpiece of construction of ancient China, Cui added.
Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, northwest China’s Gansu Province, is among the first cultural institutions to start a digitization project in China. Since the 1980s, it has accumulated the data of over 280 caves, which has not only restored the glamour of Mogao Grottoes for good, but has also been widely applied to the studies of Dunhuang, archaeology and art of Mogao Grottoes, among other areas.
“The digital versions, which can be preserved permanently and replicated, meet the demands of preserving cultural relics,” said Liu Yuzhu, head of the China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation. Liu added that the digital versions can be obtained immediately, which also facilitates the spread and promotion of the cultural relics.
An applet of Mogao Grottoes was launched by the Dunhuang Academy and Tencent in February 2020, when Mogao Grottoes temporarily closed due to the sudden outbreak of COVID-19. So far, 50 million users have used the applet, which is 19 times the number of in-person visitors Mogao Grottoes receives annually.
New technologies are expected to solve some long-standing problems of archaeology. For instance, broken pieces of cultural relics unearthed at archaeological sites, which usually come in large quantities, need to be identified and assembled. As it is difficult to finish the work efficiently and precisely using manpower alone, it will be a huge breakthrough of archaeology if digitalization can be applied to the work, said Zhao Hao, an associate professor at Peking University and head of the excavation of the No.8 pit at Sanxingdui Ruins site.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to maintain the status quo in a dispute over the party’s candidates emerging from the Benue State APC primaries for the 2027 general election.
The order was made on Thursday by Justice Inyang Ekwo during proceedings in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1429/2026, filed by Engr. Sesugh Akaagba and other aggrieved APC candidates from Benue State against the APC and INEC.
The plaintiffs had, through an ex parte motion filed on July 5, 2026, sought six interim reliefs, including an order restraining the APC from substituting its validly nominated candidates in Benue State through its June 29, 2026 correspondence, or any subsequent communication, to INEC, pending determination of the substantive suit.
They also sought an order compelling the APC to immediately transmit to INEC the names of candidates validly nominated during the primaries monitored by the electoral commission.
When the matter first came up on July 8, 2026, the court declined to grant the interim application immediately, directing both APC and INEC to appear and respond before any decision was taken. The matter was adjourned to July 16.
At Thursday’s proceedings, counsel representing the APC and INEC were present in court, while the plaintiffs were represented by Mohammed Ndarani, SAN, alongside his legal team.
In his ruling, Justice Ekwo held that since issues had been joined by the parties particularly with INEC now before the court, the defendants were required by law to preserve the subject matter of the litigation pending determination of the substantive suit.
When counsel to the plaintiffs urged the court to caution APC and INEC against taking any further action that could affect the disputed list of candidates, the judge responded that it was “not a matter of advice but of law,” stressing that the defendants were bound to maintain the status quo.
The court consequently restrained APC and INEC from taking any action capable of altering the disputed list of candidates pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
The defendants did not object to the restraining order.
At the commencement of proceedings, the court noted that all parties had voluntarily submitted to its jurisdiction by duly filing and exchanging their respective processes.
It held that there was no procedural or jurisdictional impediment to the expeditious determination of the substantive action, and directed that the matter be heard without further delay.
In furtherance of the objective of preserving the res and safeguarding the efficacy of the judicial process, the court ordered all parties to maintain the status quo pending the hearing and final determination of the substantive suit, restraining any act or omission capable of prejudicing the rights of the parties or rendering the proceedings nugatory.
The court further directed that INEC be served forthwith with the originating and all consequential processes.
The effect of the subsisting order is that INEC is restrained from tampering with the existing list of candidates pending final determination of the suit, and from receiving, recognising, or acting upon any purported substituted list of National Assembly candidates from Benue State submitted by the APC.
The matter was adjourned to July 21, 2026, for hearing of the substantive suit.
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and former First Lady Patience Ibifaka Jonathan recently celebrated a significant family milestone as they attended the graduation ceremony of their son, Ariara Goodluck Jonathan, at Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom.
The proud parents joined family members and well-wishers to witness Ariara receive his degree, marking the successful completion of his academic programme. The occasion was filled with joy as the Jonathan family commemorated the achievement, highlighting the importance they place on education and personal development.
The graduation ceremony attracted warm congratulatory messages from friends, associates, and admirers, who wished the graduate continued success in his future endeavours.
The Following names joined the political family of Sen. Dr. George Akume today after leaving the sinking Alia ship .
Under the leadership of Barr. Emmanuel Jime .
The are ;
Chief Nelson Alapa
Douglas pepe SAN senatorial Aspirant zone A,
Engr Peter Ashiekaa
QS Clement Beetseh
Former commissioners
Joy Luga
Ann itodo
Barr martins Shaagee
Miss Dorcas
Prof Usar Joseh
Prof Cephas Tushima
Chief Patrick Idoko
Hon Patience Akor
Hon Fred Idoko
Hon Lawrence Ekpo Onoja Jnr
Hon Andrew Abah
Hon Agbo Innocent Ikwumonu
Hon Simon Omachoko
Hon David Egboja
Dr John Garba
Among together,
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