The international exhibition of digital innovation in Chinese intangible cultural heritage tours across Oceania from May 11 to July 11. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A digital exhibition promoting traditional Chinese clothing and the ancient wisdom of the 24 solar terms and the 28 lunar mansions is making its way around Oceania.

Running through July 11 across Australia and New Zealand, the touring exhibition uses technology including artificial intelligence, digital recognition and 3D modeling, to create an immersive space for audiences in Oceania to embark on a journey of cultural discovery.

"The touring exhibition is not only a reflection on the 'Five Stars Rise in the East', a precious piece of Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24) brocade. More importantly, it seeks to make ancient threads, patterns, characters and meanings to shine anew through advanced technologies and international cultural exchange," said Liu Hui, academic leader of the exhibition and professor at the College of Fashion and Design at Donghua University in Shanghai.

Liu Hui, professor at the College of Fashion and Design at Donghua University in Shanghai, introduces about the innovative pipa at the exhibition. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

She added that the show is a vivid practice of the college's concept of "art-industry crossover" in the field of intangible cultural heritage as well as an exploration of creative transformation and innovative cultural development.

Paul Clark, a council member of the Confucius Institute at the University of Auckland, said: "Intangible cultural heritage is a precious legacy of China's 5,000-year civilization.

"This exhibition has achieved a deep integration of ancient intangible cultural heritage and modern AI technology, offering new ideas for its revitalization, inheritance and transmission."

A visitor interacts with the "Dreamscape · Pipa", which integrates intangible cultural heritage craftsmanship with AI-powered real-time audiovisual interaction. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The exhibition features diverse digital images of intangible cultural heritage, physical ethnic costumes and creative design works, among them an eye-catching pipa (a four-stringed Chinese lute) named "Dreamscape · Pipa" that integrated intangible cultural heritage craftsmanship with AI-powered real-time audiovisual interaction.

For the first time, Liu's team combined intangible cultural heritage elements with AI to enable virtual performance, real-time video and animated interaction, which turned technology into perceptible imagery that weaves sound and paints with light.