大湾区文化数字研究院GBA Culture Digital Institute

Greater Bay Area Culture Digital Institute

Digital Works

Cultural carriers + Digital technology + Application scenarios — bringing cultural resources to life

Digital Museums & Exhibition Halls

Supporting VR tours, online visits, and interactive experiences

VR · Online Visit

Lingnan Culture Digital Museum

Panoramic presentation of Cantonese, Hakka, and Teochew cultural highlights, with VR tours and online intangible heritage skill simulation.

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Immersive · Interactive

HK-Macao Culture Digital Exhibition Hall

Immersive display of Hong Kong pop culture and Macao's East-West fusion, linking local cultural institutions.

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VR Restoration · Education

Red Culture Digital Exhibition Hall

VR restoration of the Boca Tigris, 1911 Revolution, and other historical scenes — a digital platform for red cultural heritage.

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Cultural Resource Digital Library

GBA cultural resource database — intangible heritage, folk traditions, architecture, literature, music

Multi-dimensional Search

Search by cultural system, region, and type

Free Public Access

Basic resources freely open to the public

Premium Downloads

HD resources and exclusive content on demand

Continuous Updates

Regular addition of new digital achievements

Digital Tools & Products

Professional digital solutions for the cultural industry

Cultural IP Digital Design Tool

An integrated platform for IP design, generation, and copyright management based on the four cultural systems.

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Intangible Heritage Digital Inheritance Platform

Combining video tutorials, AR interaction, and skill archives to transcend geographic limits for heritage transmission.

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Folk Culture Livestreaming Tool

A livestreaming operation and digital recording tool designed for dragon boats, flower markets, and other folk events.

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Research Reports

Partial free preview; full version with paid access

2024Free Preview

GBA Cultural Digitalization Development Report

Comprehensive overview of GBA cultural digitalization status, trends, and policy directions.

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2024Paid Access

Cultural IP Development & Incubation Report

Focused on GBA cultural IP excavation, development, licensing, and commercialization pathways.

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Intangible Heritage Digital Preservation Practice Report

Systematic summary of typical cases and experiences in GBA intangible heritage digital preservation.

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Core Research Directions

Driven by the National Cultural Digitalization Strategy — four research pillars in synergy

1. Cultural Big Data System & Standardization Research

The 'Foundation' of the Digital Strategy

  • Cultural Data Identification & Correlation Technology: Linking fragmented GBA cultural resources through a unified identification system to break data silos.
  • Cultural Data Rights Confirmation & Value Assessment: Researching digital copyright protection, technical rights confirmation, and the logic of value generation for cultural data assets.
  • Industry Standard Development: Leading or participating in setting industry standards for GBA digital cultural artworks and digitalized courses.

2. 'AI+' Cultural Productivity Research

Responding to the national 'AI empowering new industrialization' initiative

  • Vertical Domain Large Model Application: Developing multimodal large models specifically for GBA culture and cultural heritage, supporting automated data annotation and creative content generation.
  • 'Living Inheritance' in Digital Context: Researching how to use digital technology to 'reconstruct context', resolving the contradiction between technical tools and cultural values in heritage transmission.
  • AIGC-assisted Artistic Design: Exploring deep integration of AI in Cantonese embroidery pattern design, Cantonese opera script assistance, and digital human teacher guidance scenarios.

3. New Digital Cultural Consumption Scenarios & Experience Research

Focusing on demand-side, driving cultural industry toward intelligent and immersive transformation

  • Immersive Cultural Tourism Integration Technology: Tackling the full-chain technical engine of 'construction-integration-interaction-presentation-evaluation'.
  • Digital-Physical Fusion Consumption Scenarios: Researching the multi-dimensional fusion of 'cultural tourism + esports + e-commerce + cultural creative' to create new GBA cultural creative landmarks.

Four Extended Research Pillars

Cultural Asset Creation · Industry-Education Integration · Lingnan Preservation · Cultural Inclusion

Cultural Resource Digitalization & Asset Platform

  • Data Collection & Processing: Building an integrated GBA cultural data system, utilizing cultural survey results for HD collection and cleaning.
  • Cultural Asset Key Laboratory: Focusing on cultural data annotation and digital artwork certification, transforming cultural resources into 'digital capital'.

Deep Industry-Education Integration & Talent Ecosystem

  • Regional Industry-Education Consortium: Leveraging multi-stakeholder synergy to apply for a national-level industry-education consortium.
  • Digital Teaching Reform: Co-building AIGC training platforms and developing digital textbook series to cultivate composite cultural industry talent.

Lingnan & Maritime Silk Road Culture Digital Preservation

  • Lingnan Cultural Digital Library: Systematically protecting the three major cultural systems of Cantonese, Hakka, and Teochew through digital means.
  • Maritime Silk Road Cultural Tourism Fusion: Researching digital presentation of GBA coastal historical culture to promote regional cultural exchange and tourism integration.

Cultural Inclusion & Social Service Scenarios

  • Silver Economy Digitalization: Developing 'Silver Learning' digital courses to promote digital transformation of elderly education.
  • Smart Cultural Heritage & Community Empowerment: Introducing digital results into communities and schools through online platforms to achieve universal sharing.