Technologies play vital role in archaeological activities at Liangzhu site
Updated: April 25, 2025 10:07Xinhua
Guests attending the Third UNESCO High-Level Forum for Museums view exhibits of the Liangzhu Museum with AR glasses in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on April 23, 2025. The Third UNESCO High-Level Forum for Museums is scheduled from April 23 to 25 in Hangzhou, gathering experts from more than 60 countries and regions to discuss the experience and practices of how museums play a role in cultural heritage protection and how to utilize new technologies. The Liangzhu site represents the 5,000-year history of the Chinese civilization. In 2019, the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. In recent years, technologies have played a vital role in archaeological activities at the Liangzhu site, and they are helping better present the charms of this world heritage site to visitors. [Photo/Xinhua]
Guests attending the Third UNESCO High-Level Forum for Museums visit the Liangzhu Museum in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on April 23, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Guests attending the Third UNESCO High-Level Forum for Museums visit the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City Park in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on April 23, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Tourists visit the Liangzhu Museum under the guidance of a docent in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on April 23, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Guests attending the Third UNESCO High-Level Forum for Museums visit the Liangzhu Museum in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on April 23, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Researchers conduct experiments on "grass-wrapped mud", a construction technique of the water conservancy system of the Liangzhu Ancient City, at a testing center of the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on April 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A researcher takes soil samples from the southern city wall of the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on April 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A researcher uses a drone to capture the layout of the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on April 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A researcher conducts pH tests on soil samples at a testing center of the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on April 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on April 23, 2025 shows a scene of the Third UNESCO High-Level Forum for Museums held in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on April 23, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A researcher takes soil samples from the southern city wall of the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on April 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Guests attending the Third UNESCO High-Level Forum for Museums visit the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City Park in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on April 23, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A guest attending the Third UNESCO High-Level Forum for Museums visits the Liangzhu Museum in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on April 23, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Researchers conduct a physical disease control experiment at a testing center of the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on April 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Staff members monitor the real-time status of the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City with digital and intelligent applications in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on April 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
