BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua)– A 2,000-km trip from Beijing to China’s northern border in Inner Mongolia ended up being less tiring for tourist Lu Jian throughout the National Day vacation, as sophisticated driver-assistance functions and clever navigation alleviated the journey.
“Smart travel allowed us to cover more ground,” stated the 45-year-old Beijing-based engineer on a household journey throughout the week-long vacation beginning on Oct. 1, among China’s peak durations for travel.
From wise driver-assistance systems and wearable robotics to AI travel guides, innovative innovations powered wise travel and tourist across the country throughout the vacation.
At mountainous beautiful websites such as the Huangyaguan Great Wall in northern China’s Tianjin Municipality and Wuyi Mountain in eastern Fujian Province, wearable robotic exoskeletons have actually become a brand-new travel help. Visitors can scan QR codes at self-service stations to lease the gadgets.
“During the peak holiday season, rental rates neared full capacity,” stated Zhang Hua, primary marketing officer of Shanghai-based ULS Robotics. The company kept in mind that regular usage by customers of differing ages and body sizes yielded important real-world information to improve AI gait algorithms, wearable hardware, and security systems.
In eastern China’s Shandong Province, the Mount Tai beautiful location taped more than 4,000 exoskeleton-assisted climbs up throughout the vacation, with visitors aged 50 and above accounting for about 60 percent of users, according to the Taishan Cultural Tourism Group (TCTG).
Established collectively by TCTG and the Shenzhen-based Kenqing Technology, the 1.8-kg exoskeleton twists around the user’s waist and thighs. Powered by AI, it senses the user’s rate and motion, then offers synchronized help to minimize tiredness and joint stress.
“The robot made the climb much easier and helped me fulfill my dream of visiting Mount Tai,” stated Sui Yonghui, a 69-year-old traveler.
TCTG and tech huge iFlytek likewise established a miniprogram called “Mount Tai Tour Companion” on social networks platform WeChat. The AI-powered service provides schedule preparation, real-time Q&A and descriptions of regional history and culture.
“Tourists can simply take a photo of a scenic spot, and our AI companion could identify it and tell its story,” stated Wang Houzhe, chairman and basic supervisor of Tai’an Taishan Smart Cultural Tourism Technology Group, which is connected with TCTG.
Innovation likewise supported metropolitan governance in the middle of huge crowds throughout the vacation.
On Oct. 1, Shanghai’s renowned Bund hosted more than 500,000 visitors. A smart large-crowd forecast representative, incorporated with drones and big-data analytics, assisted keep track of on-site conditions and guide visitor circulations, stated Zhang Xiyao, an officer with the drone operations and security management group of the Huangpu branch of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau.
At 2 significant occasions on Fuxing Island in Shanghai’s Yangpu District– a music celebration and a popular culture event– authorities drones geared up with speakers and lighting were released to assist guide visitors in and out of the locations efficiently.
Such implementations line up with China’s push to use emerging innovations in tourist. In July 2026, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism launched a five-year strategy, highlighting wise tourist and requiring broader application of brand-new innovations and reinforced research study and advancement in the sector.
Market observers stated the prevalent usage of advanced innovations throughout the National Day vacation reveals that development is significantly satisfying individuals’s everyday requirements, making travel easier, more secure and less demanding.
“With driving so much easier now, we’re thinking of heading all the way to southern China next time,” stated the traveler Lu. ■
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