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Blooming cherry blossoms falling to your fingertips, adorable deer frolicking about in a sea of pink petals, and the sounds of Zen music... walking through the Nianhuawan tourist town in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province at night feels like a blur of reality and dreams.
Visitors enjoy evening time in Nianhuawan tourist town in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province on March 24, 2024. /CFP
Included in China's first national smart tourism immersive experience new space cultivation pilot list, Nianhuawan has used advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality and drones to create a nocturnal dreamland, offering visitors a relaxed and immersive experience.
The town, where the architecture is in the style of the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties, is part of the Lingshan Buddhist Scenic Spot, thus featuring rich traditional Chinese Zen culture.
A lotus flower-shaped installation is pictured on a square in Nianhuawan tourist town in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province on October 6, 2023. /CFP
A night view of part of Nianhuawan tourist town in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province on March 24, 2024. /CFP
Through digitizing traditional Zen culture, the town provides a space where people could take a break from the daily hustle and bustle. Visitors can have hands-on experiences of a variety of items including tea making and copying out Buddhist scriptures. Delicacies and snacks are indispensable. Inns of different styles are available for tourists as well.
A light show is seen on a square in Nianhuawan tourist town in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province on September 29, 2023. /CFP
In Buddhism, nianhua, literally meaning "picking up a (lotus) flower," relates to the Flower Sermon story of that faith. The place where Nianhuawan is located resembles a lotus flower, and is a Buddhist spot, thus leading to the small town being named Nianhuawan, with "wan" meaning bay as it is close to Taihu Lake.