🏯 Beyond the Boardrooms: A Time Capsule in Tropical Paradise
While global leaders debate Asia's future at the Boao Forum 2026 (March 24-27), a quieter revolution in cultural storytelling is happening just kilometers away. CGTN takes us inside the Cai Family Residence – a 100-year-old architectural gem revealing Hainan's transformation from regional hub to global player.
🌴 More Than Palm Trees: The Overseas Chinese Connection
Walking through the residence's carved wooden corridors, visitors discover how generations of the Cai family bridged Hainan and Southeast Asia through:
🚢 From Junks to Jets: Hainan's Evolution Through One Family's Lens
As Boao Forum delegates discuss digital economies, the residence's newly digitized photo archive shows Hainan's journey:
"Great-grandfather sailed to Singapore in a wooden boat. Now my Zoom meetings connect five time zones before breakfast," says current family steward Cai Wen, 34.
The site's VR time-travel experience launches this week, coinciding with forum side events on "Preserving Heritage in Tech-Driven Asia."
