A MAN visits a digital experience center in a warehouse in Beijing and a digital figure appears on the screen. The figure mimics his every movement, and it can even dance with him.

The warehouse of the metal company Shougang Group used to store iron powders, while now its approximately 8,000-square-meter exhibition area is equipped with holographic projection, artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) technologies.

As the 2022 Beijing Digital Economy Experience Week started this month, people are invited to a series of experiential activities, such as being immersed in the starry sky via VR or communicating with ancient figures in digital form using body language with the help of a motion capture system.

In the first quarter, Beijing’s added value of the digital economy reached 387.36 billion yuan (US$57.35 billion), up 7.2% year on year and occupying 41.2% of the Chinese capital’s gross domestic product (GDP) during the period, according to the economy and information technology bureau of Beijing.

Digital services are applied in more fields. Based on the imaging technology and AI skin detection algorithm, Meitu, an AI-driven technology firm, has provided businesses and institutions related to the skin beauty industry with digital services.

Through the firm’s mobile app, AI can detect the users’ skin problems and recommend specific skin care solutions.

With the combination of online and offline services, beauty industry stores will receive more guests, and customers can have a better skin condition not only in the virtual world but also in the real world.

For the first half of 2022, China’s combined output of the electronic information manufacturing, software, communication and internet industries surpassed 10 trillion yuan, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

“China’s digital economy plays an increasingly important role in stimulating economic growth,” said Wang Peng, an official with MIIT.

In Yongtai, eastern China’s Fujian, the duckery of Guangyang Egg Industry Co. has applied an intelligent management system to automatically feed ducks, clean feces and collect eggs.

The system has enabled a single farmer to breed 50,000 ducks, improving the efficiency of livestock stock production, said Yu Jie, chairman of Guangyang.

In Fujian’s Ningde, battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. has applied a “smart brain” in its plant. With the support of Huawei’s 5G technology, the brain collects real-time energy consumption data to provide energy-efficient solutions in production. (Xinhua)