In late October 2024, Fosun’s “Hainan Super Mediterranean” resort project was promoted as an AI-themed destination concept that would include a 24-hour “digital person”/digital-human butler service described as “G.O” or “Happy Butler,” framed as a natural-language-based service feature; because the available record at this stage is promotional rather than an independently documented live deployment, this should be treated as a stated project plan rather than a confirmed operating service.
In March 2025, provincial-level policy-service coverage in Hainan described the launch of the unified policy兑现 platform Haiyidui (海易兑) and presented an AI “policy interpreter” digital human called “Hai Xiaodui” (海小兑) as a front-end mechanism for explaining policy content, alongside a recurring digital-human policy-explainer program reported around the same period; the most defensible characterization is that this was a government-adjacent digital-human interface for policy interpretation and public communication, not evidence by itself of broad, cross-sector adoption.
In late July 2025, national youth-oriented media reported on a hyper-realistic AI microfilm titled “A Millennium Returns: Dongpo Comes Back to Hainan” (also rendered as “Qian Nian Gui Lai: Dongpo Hui Hainan”), describing a “digital human Su Dongpo” as a central storytelling device and attributing the production to the Hainan International Communication Center while also reflecting a production framing that referenced “Hainan Future Technology Company”; because some promotional descriptions around this project also invoke “bionic robots,” that portion should be treated as marketing or narrative framing and not taken as evidence of any physical-robot deployment, while the digital-human element remains best understood as a cultural-content application.
In late 2025, market and media narratives increasingly associated certain listed companies with Hainan-related digital-human, XR/VR, and digital-culture themes, including frequent discussion linking Tiandi Online (天地在线) to Hainan state-asset cooperation and “VR + AI digital human” positioning; the most reliable elements to retain from that cluster of claims are the reported introduction of a strategic investor from Lingshui described as Lingfa Investment (陵发投) and characterized as a county-level state-owned entity, together with the company’s broader public positioning in digital marketing and digital-culture directions, while more specific assertions about particular “VR + AI digital human” deployments, LBE “space cinema” operations, or named local projects should be treated as reported narratives unless they can be anchored to the company’s formal disclosures or clearly attributable executive statements. Over the same period, references also circulated linking Baotong Technology (宝通科技) to “virtual digital humans” in line with prior public reporting about its metaverse and digital-human product positioning, but the specific claim that it had a subsidiary identified as “Hainan Metaverse” could not be confirmed from higher-grade public disclosures in the material reviewed here and should not be repeated as fact.
In January 2026, public-sector operational reporting described the maritime-administration use of an intelligent voice digital human called “Xiao Haishi” (小海狮) in connection with ship-registration services and an “intelligent form-filling” workflow, framed as part of service-efficiency measures associated with Qiongzhou Strait passenger-and-freight transport; the defensible conclusion is that this represents a concrete administrative-service deployment in a specific workflow context, rather than a general indicator of province-wide digital-human penetration across all public services.
Around the same general period, the Hainan Province Cross-Border E-Commerce Association announced that it launched an official AI “digital staff” integrated with the DeepSeek large-model technology, describing 7×24 multilingual online service and policy/logistics Q&A as intended capabilities; because this remains primarily an association statement describing expected functions rather than an independently audited performance record, it should be framed as a claimed service offering rather than a conclusively verified operational capability at the stated level.
[Jan 2026]
2025
August 4, 2025: Kunna Chenxing Academy (Hainan Haikou Branch) officially established in Haikou in July, focusing on 3D digital human intelligent interaction services.
July 31, 2025: AllBright Law Firm launched digital humans “Jintian” and “Jinli,” marking the firm’s official entry into digital transformation at their Haikou office.
July 30, 2025: The bilingual hyper-realistic AI micro-film “Millennium Return: Su Dongpo Returns to Hainan” premiered, featuring a digital human Su Dongpo created by Hainan Future Technology Company.
July 24, 2025: The hyper-realistic AI micro-film “Millennium Return: Su Dongpo Returns to Hainan” was released online, telling the story of AI and bionic robots “reviving” Su Dongpo in Hainan.
July 29, 2025: Nashi Media launched China’s first virtual digital human in the cultural tourism field, featuring Li ethnic culture from Hainan Island.
June 28, 2025: The 4th Hainan International Designer Competition was launched, encouraging the use of VR technology to restore Hainan’s history and digital humans to perform Dan family fishing songs.
June 27, 2025: The 4th Hainan International Designer Competition was announced, with digital and interactive design tracks focusing on digital humans, short dramas, and digital promotional videos.
May 28, 2025: Haikou Future Shengshi Technology Co., Ltd. provided various metaverse digital human 3D simulation application service systems.
April 16, 2025: MOKA Technology showcased AI digital humans in “smart aviation travel” at the 4th Civil Aviation Digital Intelligent Low-Carbon Development Forum held in Haikou.
April 11, 2025: Facebook post discussed “Hainan Zero Tariff Era: Using Digital Humans to Create New Business Opportunities.”
April 10, 2025: APLUS+ Marketing released content about “Hainan Zero Tariff Era: Using Digital Humans to Create New Business Opportunities.”
March 24, 2025: Hainan Lingshui International Digital Content Industry Platform was established, focusing on digital human and XR equipment integration.
January 20, 2025: The first 3D hyper-realistic digital human “Mulan” was released in China, though the specific Hainan connection is unclear from this entry.
2024
December 31, 2024: Hainan Super Mediterranean launched as the world’s first AI-themed resort area, featuring digital human G.O (Happy Butler) providing 24-hour service through NLP technology.
December 30, 2024: Hainan Tourism and Culture Public Service Platform launched the “Cool Tour Hainan” WeChat mini-program, with plans to train Hainan cultural tourism AI digital humans for intelligent interactive experiences.
December 18, 2024: AI Era / AI Planet hosted an AI application conference in Haikou with registration options including packages that provide digital humans.
December 9, 2024: Ministry of Culture and Tourism published 2024 Cultural and Tourism Digital Innovation Demonstration Cases, including digital human applications for immersive tour guide services.
November 6, 2024: Fosun Group announced the Hainan Super Mediterranean project featuring digital human “Happy Butler” providing 24-hour service as part of creating a global AI-themed resort cluster.
October 31, 2024: Fosun Tourism Group officially launched the Hainan Super Mediterranean project with digital human G.O (Happy Butler) providing 24-hour personalized customer service.
September 21, 2024: The 14th China International Digital Publishing Expo opened in Haikou featuring Hainan’s digital Dongpo culture, AI motion capture experiences, and digital human interaction systems.
August 29, 2024: General Office of the People’s Government of Hainan Province issued policies for Hainan’s digital health system construction, including digital human health profiles and digital medical science education applications.
April 13, 2024: Hainan International Consumer Products Expo featured holographic digital curator creating CGTN news anchor “Guan Xin’s” digital human image during the expo held from April 13-18.
March 18, 2024: Free Trade Port Artificial Intelligence Technology Conference was held in Hainan, with top scholars exploring AI’s future development including digital human generation technology presentations.
January 24, 2024: National Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering was officially inaugurated, focusing on digital medical engineering with leading international technology in “digital humans” and “brain spatial informatics” fields.
2023
August 18, 2023: Shiseido Travel Retail partnered with China Duty Free Group (CDF) to launch an omnichannel beauty campaign in Hainan featuring virtual human characters AJA and MonoC who engage users in interactive experiences with NARS cosmetics.