MEET CHINA Episode 46

In this episode of Meet China, we explore how innovation is reshaping traditions across the nation. We witness how livestreaming commerce is creating next-generation digital careers, offering young people unprecedented work flexibility and meet physicist Han Dongcheng, who transformed sci-fi holograms into reality with world-leading interactive displays. In Shanghai's Chongming District, we discover how AI and biotech are revolutionizing traditional sheep farming through facial recognition and other technologies. And finally, we travel to Zhejiang's Deqing County, where cultural heritage and the "beauty economy" are breathing new life into rural communities.
 

Livestreams to livelihoods: How China’s digital economy is redefining work

Through the lens of a livestreaming setup, this episode vividly showcases how the digital economy is transforming career landscapes. It highlights that true development lies not just in economic figures and speed of growth, but in creating more high-quality employment opportunities for all. A foreign correspondent explores these new digital professions, offering unique cross-cultural perspectives on how technological innovation is generating high-quality job opportunities, and how digital platforms are empowering young people with unconventional career choices, creating flexible employment models with nationwide reach.

Defying gravity: China’s breakthrough in interactive holography

This episode explores how Chinese physicist Han Dongcheng turned science fiction into reality. The University of Science and Technology of China optics PhD leads the team in interactive aerial imaging, developing China's only mass-producible product with world-leading specifications. From humble beginnings in a campus library "workshop" to cutting-edge tech enterprise, we trace how his floating displays - once cinematic fantasy - now enable touchless interactions.

High-tech shepherding: Chongming’s digital transformation of traditional sheep farming

This segment explores how Shanghai's Chongming District is modernizing its traditional sheep husbandry through technological innovation. By implementing facial recognition for sheep and advanced breeding techniques for goats, this centuries-old agricultural practice is undergoing a smart upgrade. These cutting-edge applications in livestock management demonstrate how rural industries can achieve quality development through scientific integration, transforming conventional farming into high-tech modernization.

Deqing County boosts rural revitalization via “beauty economy”

In eastern China's Deqing County, Zhejiang Province, rural revitalization is thriving through a unique model of the “beauty economy.” From Hanfu workshops enriching local villagers to luxurious homestays transforming former “empty villages,” Deqing’s blend of natural landscapes, cultural heritage, and innovative entrepreneurship is creating a sustainable and balanced economic model in rural areas.