Imagine ancient artifacts getting a tech-powered glow-up! 🏺💻 As China and Central Asian nations deepen ties through summits like this year’s Astana gathering, relics from the Silk Road era are stealing the spotlight – with a little help from AI. CGTN’s When Relics Speak series is like a time-travel TikTok for history buffs, using cutting-edge tech to resurrect stories buried for centuries.
From Kazakhstan’s blinged-out Golden Man armor to Turkmenistan’s mythical rhytons 🦁, AI animations reveal how these treasures crisscrossed deserts and mountains. A sphinx pendant found in Uzbekistan? That’s the work of a China-Uzbekistan archaeology collab! Even China’s iconic bronze horse statue gets a CGI gallop 🐎, proving ancient art still vibes with Gen Z.
But here’s the plot twist: The real magic isn’t just the tech. 🤖❤️ It’s the people-powered connections that kept Silk Road exchanges alive for 2,000+ years. Today’s Belt and Road partnerships are the modern caravan – building railways where camels once trod and coding apps where silk was traded.
As one expert put it: ‘These relics aren’t museum dust – they’re receipts from history’s greatest cultural group chat.’ 💬 With China and Central Asia doubling down on mutual development, who knows what new stories these artifacts will tell next? 📜✨
