“Digital Heritage” Hackathon — Global Youth Co-create a New Future for Cultural Heritage

Applying Institution

Nanjing Great Bao'en Temple Ruins Museum

Other Participating Institutions

UNESCO; Royal College of Art; University College London; Goldsmiths, University of London; University of Bristol; Future Laboratory of Tsinghua University; School of Architecture at Southeast University; School of History and Cultural Heritage at Nanjing Normal University; School of Digital Media and Design Arts at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications; School of Industrial Design at Nanjing University of the Arts; School of Design at Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Division of Computational Media and Arts; School of Drama, Film and Television at communication University of China; School of Digital Media at Beijing Film Academy; Jiangsu Institute of Art and Science; Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication; Communication University of China, Nanjing; Institute of Cultural and Creative City, Jiangsu, China;

Countries and Regions Covered or Involved in the lmplementation

19 countries and regions such as China, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Spain

Throughout human history, countless cultural heritages have gradually disappeared due to disasters and the passage of time. As a vital node on the Maritime Silk Road, the Glazed Pagoda of the Great Bao'en Temple in Nanjing once stood among "the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World", symbolizing the fusion of Eastern and Western civilizations. Today, only its ruins remain, recounting its past glories. To address the challenges of heritage inheritance, the Great Bao'en Temple Ruins Museum adopts the concept of 'Digital Heritage', integrates digital technologies with global collaboration, and invites global youth to rekindle human memory through creativity and embark on new practice in cultural heritage conservation.