Step into a time machine where history meets holograms! The Hunan Museum's latest exhibition is turning heads by using VR, 3D reconstructions, and interactive displays to decode the 2,000-year-old Mawangdui tombs—a UNESCO-worthy site from China's Han Dynasty.
Visitors can now 'walk' through digitally recreated burial chambers adorned with cosmic silk paintings that ancient elites believed would guide them to immortality. The tech also highlights groundbreaking medical knowledge from the era, including preserved herbs and early acupuncture tools.
'We're using TikTok-era tools to tell Stone Age stories,' said curator Li Wei, pointing to augmented reality filters that animate tomb artifacts. The star attraction? Lady Xin Zhui's impeccably preserved mummy, now paired with AI projections imagining her life.
Perfect for history buffs and tech lovers alike, this exhibit bridges millennia—proving that even emoji-loving Gen Z can geek out over ancient cosmology.
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Technology breathes new life into story of renowned Han Dynasty tombs
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