Fujian Province is actively integrating AI-powered digital humans across government services, healthcare, tourism, education, media, and cultural sectors. From virtual assistants in hospitals to digital guides in museums, these AI avatars enhance public services and user experiences. For example, an AI digital human assistant now greets patients at Fujian Medical University Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital, answering medical queries and helping with registrations. Such digital employees work 24/7 and can even handle policy questions (like medical insurance reimbursement), providing quick, personalized assistance to those unfamiliar with smart devices. In libraries and administrative service centers, intelligent customer-service avatars guide users through procedures, reflecting Fujian’s strategic push for “smart governance.” The province is fostering a robust ecosystem for digital humans through government plans, innovation projects, and public-private collaborations. Initiatives include a dedicated “Digital Human” employment platform to connect talent with industry needs, the launch of a “Red AI Digital Human” educational course blending revolutionary history with AI, and the creation of locally branded virtual characters like “Fuduo” and “Xiaoquan.” Digital humans are also being used in e-commerce livestreaming, immersive VR tourism experiences, legal literacy campaigns, and even the preservation of intangible cultural heritage through interactive storytelling.
Fuzhou, the provincial capital, has emerged as a national hub for AI digital humans, integrating them extensively into city life. At recent Digital China Summits held in Fuzhou, visitors experienced digital humans answering citizens’ queries and providing services in real time. For instance, one virtual human at the summit could instantly tell a user their social insurance details or navigate a tourist through West Lake Park’s attractions. Historical and cultural education is also enriched by virtual figures – a lifelike avatar of the Song dynasty scholar Zhu Xi can “teach” visitors about local history in museums, while a courtroom avatar explains legal rights in plain language. The city has established dozens of digital application zones and experience routes for citizens to interact with these technologies. Leading institutions like NetDragon Websoft and research teams at Fuzhou University are heavily involved in developing digital human systems – from AI-driven customer service agents to virtual influencers and hosts. Companies such as Cudo (酷动文化) and Metazen Studio contribute creative content and technical expertise, while the local government actively supports pilot programs in smart city governance and digital public services . This concerted effort has positioned Fuzhou and Fujian at the forefront of China’s booming digital human industry, demonstrating how AI avatars can improve services and drive innovation across society.
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2025
May 6, 2025: Smart Healthcare. Fujian Medical University Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital officially deployed an AI digital human for intelligent patient guidance, allowing patients to consult and register in as little as two minutes. The life-sized virtual nurse, nicknamed “Xiao Mi,” listens to symptoms (e.g. “dull liver pain” or “yellowed eyes”), offers preliminary triage advice, and even fetches an available specialist’s appointment on the spot. Patients praised the system for its speed (completing triage and registration in under 2 minutes) and its human-like, empathetic interaction.
January 4, 2025: Entertainment & Culture. Xiamen-based tech company Meitu introduced “Yuan Yiyi,” touted as China’s first AI digital human designed for KTV entertainment. Unlike flat 2D virtual idols, Yuan Yiyi is a 3D hyper-realistic avatar offering an immersive karaoke experience. She can dance and sing with lifelike fluidity – as if endowed with “joints and muscle memory” – and can rapidly learn new dance moves from videos, becoming a “dance master” within minutes. Yuan Yiyi’s advanced learning and interaction capabilities set a new benchmark for virtual entertainers in KTV clubs, blending AI with pop culture.
2024
December 10, 2024: Tech Innovation. Fujian Lianzheng Information Technology Co., Ltd. filed a patent application with the CNIPA titled “Virtual Human Driving Method and Device, Equipment, and Storage Medium Based on Multi-Modal Perception,” aiming to advance how digital humans are controlled through voice, vision, and other inputs. This patent reflects Fujian firms’ active R&D in core AI avatar technologies.
December 3, 2024: Cultural Tourism. At a forum in Jinjiang (Quanzhou), Xinhuanet launched the “Cultural Tourism Ambassador 2.0” plan, highlighting AI digital humans in heritage tourism. Fujian’s museums and scenic sites will get custom virtual tour guides powered by AI. These digital docents provide personalized tours – giving recommendations, answering questions, and tailoring routes to visitor preferences. Xinhua News Agency partnered with local museums (e.g. Jinjiang Museum and historic villages) to deploy “AI companion guides”, injecting new vitality into cultural tourism and helping disseminate Fujian’s rich heritage in an interactive way.
October 31, 2024: International Outreach. The Fujian Daily’s Maritime Silk Road International Communication Center unveiled the “AI to Cyprus” project to enhance China–Cyprus cultural exchange. In an online ceremony, Fujian’s digital reporter “Haixingxing” (a Mandarin-speaking virtual news anchor) jointly appeared with a newly created Cypriot digital character “Aphrodite”. Supported by Fujian Daily and partners in Cyprus, the project uses these digital humans to vividly showcase Chinese and Cypriot culture and stories, symbolizing a new phase of crosscultural media cooperation.
May 25, 2024: Virtual Employees. At the 7th Digital China Summit in Fuzhou, NetDragon Websoft’s famous virtual executive “Tang Yu” made a public appearance . Tang Yu – a 3D AIpowered digital human who serves as NetDragon’s rotating CEO – had just been honored as “China’s Best Virtual Employee.” She interacted with expo visitors and officials, showcasing how a hyper-realistic AI avatar can perform real business tasks . Tang Yu’s presence (even being locally claimed as a “Fuzhou resident” due to NetDragon’s roots) underscored Fujian’s leadership in adopting AI personas in corporate and governance roles.
May 6, 2024: Tech Expo. Fujian Dahuazhixian Technology Co., Ltd. (达华智显) showcased a 1.65- meter-tall AI digital human with a multimodal interaction system at the Digital China Summit in Fuzhou. This mobile humanoid guide could speak naturally, recognize people’s gestures and facial expressions, and autonomously navigate the exhibition floor. It greeted attendees with real-time information (like weather updates and directions) and became a crowd highlight. The digital human’s platform integrates voice, vision, and motion sensors, demonstrating Fujian’s cutting-edge innovations in embodied AI and service robots.
April 22, 2024: Education & Publishing. A unique book launch in Fuzhou featured a French sinologist’s AI-generated digital human delivering a speech in fluent Mandarin. Renowned French writer and China expert Sonia Bressler, author of “Le Potier du Fujian” (The Fujian Ceramist), could not attend in person, so she used a virtual avatar “twin” to address the audience. Via live link, Bressler’s digital persona shared her fond memories of traveling in Fujian (in perfect Chinese) and even displayed a Jianzhang teacup she observed being made in Nanping. This creative blend of AI and culture demonstrated how digital humans can bridge language and distance, connecting Fujian’s stories with global audiences.
March 25, 2024: AI Content Creation. Xiamen Meitu Networks Technology Co. released “Kaipai”, a mobile app that uses AI to create scripted talking-avatar videos. Aimed at social media content creators, Kaipai can generate a realistic “digital spokesperson” from a single photo and a text script. The app employs facial synthesis and voice cloning to produce a video of a virtual person speaking the script, all within minutes. By automating writing, filming, and editing, this tool lowers the bar for producing marketing videos – a user can simply “write a line and hit record,” and the AI avatar will handle the rest. Kaipai exemplifies Fujian’s digital content innovation, as it was one of the first Chinese apps to popularize AI-generated talking head videos.
2023
May 9, 2023: Industry Recognition. Shenzhen Phantom Future (幻影未来) won the “Best RealTime Interactive Industry Application” award at the 6th Digital China Summit in Fuzhou for its AI virtual human product . The company’s Huan Zhen system uses Unreal Engine 5 to create highly realistic 3D digital humans that can interact via live voice and face tracking. It supports plug-in knowledge bases and connects to large language models for real-time Q&A, enabling virtual agents for museums, financial services, media, and more. This award highlighted the rapid advancement of real-time interactive avatar technology in Fujian’s digital ecosystem.
April 27, 2023: Expo Showcase. At the 6th Digital China Construction Achievements Exhibition in Fuzhou, NetDragon set up a “Digital Human One-Stop Experience Zone” that let visitors try the entire process of creating and deploying a digital human. The hands-on exhibit walked participants through “Digital Human Full-Process Solutions” – from modeling a custom avatar (“pinch face”), to real-time motion capture of a person to drive the avatar, to dialoguing with the digital human, and even hosting a virtual live broadcast with it. By stringing together these interactive stations, NetDragon vividly demonstrated how a digital human is made “from scratch to showtime.” The engaging exhibit, complete with face editors and AI-driven conversation, demystified the technology and became a highlight of the summit. This was NetDragon’s sixth year as a key partner of the summit, underlining its continuous contributions to Fujian’s digital innovation sphere.