Home to the yearly World Internet Conference (WIC), Wuzhen, a water town in East China's Zhejiang Province, has always been connected with technology.
Wuzhen's People's Park was built in the 1950s. But this traditional park is now a center with the latest technologies. Powered by technologies including 5G, AI and AR, 23 interactive displays have been set up in the park.
An AI assistant is placed at the park's entrance. From the weather forecast to the price of meat and vegetables, it provides daily-life information for the local people.
Square dancing is popular in China. A big screen has been put up in the park's square, and dancers can learn routines (路线) from the screen or use it as a music player. Using AR, dancers can see themselves through the special camera, making the screen a "mirror".
The rubbish cans here are smart, too. The rubbish can opens by itself when it senses something moving near. It then sorts the rubbish and tells you which kind it falls in.
The virtual (虚拟的)zoo in the park is the children's favorite. By using the park's app to scan (扫描)the area, visitors can check out virtual animals by AR cameras.
The park is not just a collection of technologies put together for no reason. All the services were designed according to people's actual needs, which showed us what "technology +" could be like in the future.
①It opens.
②It scans people.
③It sorts the rubbish.
④It tells people which can to drop.
⑤It puts the rubbish people throw in the right can by itself.