Natural Heritage Protection: Huangshan-UNESCO Dialogue Highlights Digital Innovation in Heritage Potection
01 Jun 2026
The fifth Huangshan Dialogue on UNESCO-designated Sites and Sustainable Development kicked off in Huangshan, Anhui Province yesterday. Participants discussed how to use emerging technologies to help better protect cultural and natural heritage while supporting sustainable development. Our reporter Zhu Zhu has more.
This dialogue has been included as an international conference under the United Nations' International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development framework from 2024 to 2033. Huangshan Mountain is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Representatives from UNESCO and local authorities discussed how digital technologies can help better protect cultural and natural heritage.
HE YI Mayor Huangshan, Anhui Province "We have been advancing AI applications in culture and tourism. Intelligent hiking assistance devices have completed public testing and are moving toward commercial use. Through digital technologies, we are bringing new vitality to precious heritage."
Supported by the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage under UNESCO, Huangshan has continued research in climate change response, endangered species protection, and ecosystem monitoring through remote sensing technologies.
GUO HUADONG Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences "We should deepen innovation in digital technologies for heritage conservation, strengthen intelligent monitoring and risk prevention, develop specialized technologies and equipment, and work toward international standards."
So far, Huangshan has established a Protection, Management and Command Center for the scenic area, serving as the hub for digital operations and emergency coordination.
LAZARE ELOUNDOU ASSOMO Director, World Heritage Center UNESCO "These technologies are not only helping us generate new global knowledge to better understand the state, contribution and resilience of UNESCO designated site. They are also providing increasingly powerful tools to improve management on the ground."
ZHU ZHU Huangshan, Anhui Province "Going forward, Huangshan will continue to share its experience in using digital technologies to protect cultural and natural heritage, help advance international standards, and contribute to the implementation of the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Zhu Zhu, CGTN, Huangshan, Anhui Province."
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Natural Heritage Protection: Huangshan-UNESCO Dialogue Highlights Digital Innovation in Heritage Potection
The fifth Huangshan Dialogue on UNESCO-designated Sites and Sustainable Development kicked off in Huangshan, Anhui Province yesterday. Participants discussed how to use emerging technologies to help better protect cultural and natural heritage while supporting sustainable development. Our reporter Zhu Zhu has more.
This dialogue has been included as an international conference under the United Nations' International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development framework from 2024 to 2033. Huangshan Mountain is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Representatives from UNESCO and local authorities discussed how digital technologies can help better protect cultural and natural heritage.
HE YI Mayor Huangshan, Anhui Province "We have been advancing AI applications in culture and tourism. Intelligent hiking assistance devices have completed public testing and are moving toward commercial use. Through digital technologies, we are bringing new vitality to precious heritage."
Supported by the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage under UNESCO, Huangshan has continued research in climate change response, endangered species protection, and ecosystem monitoring through remote sensing technologies.
GUO HUADONG Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences "We should deepen innovation in digital technologies for heritage conservation, strengthen intelligent monitoring and risk prevention, develop specialized technologies and equipment, and work toward international standards."
So far, Huangshan has established a Protection, Management and Command Center for the scenic area, serving as the hub for digital operations and emergency coordination.
LAZARE ELOUNDOU ASSOMO Director, World Heritage Center UNESCO "These technologies are not only helping us generate new global knowledge to better understand the state, contribution and resilience of UNESCO designated site. They are also providing increasingly powerful tools to improve management on the ground."
ZHU ZHU Huangshan, Anhui Province "Going forward, Huangshan will continue to share its experience in using digital technologies to protect cultural and natural heritage, help advance international standards, and contribute to the implementation of the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Zhu Zhu, CGTN, Huangshan, Anhui Province."
Source: CGTN