Ningxia is actively advancing the integration of AI digital humans across various sectors. The region has launched initiatives in digital public services, tourism, agriculture, education, and commerce. Applications include AI-driven job recruitment via livestreams, virtual hosts for political conferences, interactive cultural tourism experiences, and multilingual digital human livestreams to promote local products like goji berries and wine to international markets. Companies such as Digital Ningxia and Silicon-Based Intelligence have developed digital human assistants for governance, agriculture, and safety regulation. Projects like “Meta-Travel Ningxia” showcase immersive virtual experiences with AI tour guides and digital heritage narrators. Educational institutions, including Ningxia University, employ digital humans for teaching and virtual faculty development. The government promotes digital transformation through data centers, large AI models, and smart governance platforms, with a goal to establish Ningxia as China’s “computing power capital.”
Ningxia plays a central role in China’s national “Eastern Data, Western Computing” strategy, which redistributes data processing from the resource-constrained eastern regions to the energy-rich western regions. As one of eight national computing power hub nodes, Ningxia has been designated to host part of a unified national data infrastructure, with ten major data center clusters planned nationwide. Ningxia’s advantages include abundant renewable energy, favorable climate for data center operation, and stable geological conditions. The region has rapidly developed high-performance data centers, launched a unified computing power service platform, and established a “computing power trading platform” to optimize resource use. The “Western Data Valley” in Ningxia is being promoted as a key national digital hub, with support from local and national government policies. Cities like Yinchuan and Zhongwei are leading in infrastructure development, attracting cloud service providers like China Mobile, China Telecom, and Amazon Web Services.
The capital city Yinchuan is actively integrating AI digital humans across multiple sectors. The Yinchuan Public Security Bureau introduced two AI digital police officers named “Yuanyuan” and “Jingjing” to enhance law enforcement outreach and public safety education. AI digital humans are also being used in job recruitment via livestreaming, combined with night market events, to attract talent. In governance and public services, Yinchuan’s “digital human social security” system leverages AI to streamline employment, insurance, and personnel services. Educational institutions are deploying AI avatars for teaching, and companies use digital spokespersons to improve customer service. Additionally, AI digital humans support smart healthcare, digital museum guides, e-commerce livestreaming, and immersive cultural tourism experiences. The city is also positioning itself as a center for AI development, hosting major conferences like the Compute Power City Developer Conference, and supporting initiatives that include real-time 4K avatar generation, digital twin simulations, and AI-driven approval systems that process business licenses in minutes.
“Digital Ningxia” refers to a series of initiatives, enterprises, and government programs in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region that apply AI digital humans in public services, commerce, tourism, agriculture, and education. Efforts include AI livestreaming to promote products like goji berries and wine, digital human guides for cultural tourism, and virtual assistants in governance, healthcare, and employment. Organizations such as the Ningxia Commerce Department, Ningxia Human Resources and Social Security Department, Ningxia Digital Human Network Technology Co., Ltd., and Silicon-Based Intelligence are central to these projects. Key developments include the “Meta-Travel Ningxia” tourism platform, digital human social security services, and AI police officers in Yinchuan, all supported by large-scale data centers and national strategies like “Eastern Data, Western Computing,” positioning Ningxia as a core hub for China’s computing power and AI-driven digital economy.
Ningxia Digital Human Network Technology Co., Ltd. is a company established on December 10, 2021, and based in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China. It operates primarily in the field of technology promotion and application services, with a registered capital of 5 million RMB and its legal representative listed as Zhong Yushan. The company remains active and focuses on applying artificial intelligence digital human technologies across sectors such as governance, e-commerce, cultural tourism, and public services. Its work aligns with Ningxia’s broader digital economy development, contributing to projects like AI-powered livestreaming, regulatory services, and integration with large language models for smart applications. Despite its active role in local AI and digital human initiatives, no independent official website is publicly available, and information about the company is mainly accessible through Chinese business directories.
The official Ningxia regional portal of China Mobile is nx.10086.cn, which serves as the online hub for customer services, products, and regional operations of China Mobile Group Ningxia Co., Ltd.. The site provides customer support, information on service channels, brand introductions, and details about mobile packages and broadband, including WLAN services that cover universities, office buildings, airports, and cafés across Ningxia. It also offers online tools for account management, payments, promotions, and value-added services, making it the primary platform for China Mobile’s localized telecom and data services in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
The Ningxia regional portal of China Telecom is hosted at 189.cn/nx, serving as the official online business hall for China Telecom Ningxia. It provides customers with telecom services such as mobile packages, broadband, smart home bundles, and device sales, all backed by official certification for authenticity and quality. The portal includes online tools for bill payment, recharges, data and voice package management, broadband installation and upgrades, and account inquiries. It also offers a consumer help center, promotional plans, and access to the “?go” mobile client for smartphone users. In addition to standard telecom services, the Ningxia site publishes public notices about local business hall operations, partnerships, and regulatory compliance, making it the central digital hub for China Telecom’s services and customer engagement in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
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2025
August 1, 2025: Cultural and Tourism Department of Ningxia – The “Smart Cultural Tourism·Digital Future” cultural and tourism new business format supply and demand docking action launched in Yinchuan, featuring digital human commentary and metaverse experiences.
July 31, 2025: Fourth Western E-commerce Cultural Tourism Series Activities – Launched in Ningxia Yanchi with an “AI Empowerment Experience Hall” featuring intelligent live streaming and digital human interaction technologies.
July 7, 2025: Yinchuan Public Security Bureau – Yinchuan’s first “AI Digital Police” made their debut, with two special AI digital police officers enhancing the city’s AIGC capabilities.
June 4, 2025: Ningxia Financial Cloud Regulatory Service Platform – The platform includes regulatory cockpit and government virtual digital humans providing intuitive data display and visual analysis.
May 28, 2025: Silicon Intelligence – AI digital humans assisted Ningxia goji berry sales through multilingual live streaming, increasing overseas orders from 5% to 15%.
May 24, 2025: Silicon Intelligence at “Ningxia Premium China Tour (Beijing Station)” – AI digital humans promoted agricultural products with “Chinese flavor” at the National Agricultural Exhibition Center.
April 18, 2025: Ningxia Library – AI librarians interacted with readers, providing seamless information consultation and online reading services.
March 31, 2025: Ningxia Education Department – Explored the use of AI large models and virtual digital humans in the national smart education platform for enhanced educational applications.
January 10, 2025: “Meta Tour Ningxia” Platform – Launched 15 digital scenic spots with AI tour guides, AI commentators, AI sommeliers, and digital artists using motion capture technology.
January 8, 2025: “Meta Tour Ningxia” Platform – Innovatively used artificial intelligence to provide personalized companion services including digital scenic area AI guides and cloud exhibition hall AI commentators.
2024
September 7, 2024: Yuanyuan Technology (subsidiary of Tianyu Digital Technology) – AI virtual digital humans Tianyu and An Sihe partnered with Ningxia’s cultural and tourism sector to promote the region through videos showcasing attractions like Shahu Lake, Xixia Tombs, and Helan Mountain rock paintings.
July 29, 2024: Ningxia government/union services – Ningxia introduced the “Digital Union Worker,” a 1.9-meter tall virtual AI assistant available 24/7 at the Jin Yu Ming Ting Union Station in Yinchuan to provide comprehensive union services including labor law education.