AI recaptures Xu Xiake’s travel experience in Dehong

Compared with well-known destinations like Dali and Lijiang, west Yunnan’s Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture may be less touristy, but this area still abounds in tourist resources. In the partly AI-generated video, ancient traveler Xu Xiake briefs on his traveling experience and the tourist resources therein.

More than 380 years ago, Xu Xiake embarked on his Yunnan odyssey in a pair of plain shoes. Xu traveled in Yunnan for more than 630 days, covering 50 counties in 10 prefectures and cities today. His travel notes concerning the province added up to 250,000 Chinese characters, accounting for 40 percent of Xu Xiake's Travel Notes.

Video producing by Wang Yunya (YICC)