Seven departments including the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued guidance
to develop industrial tourism and industrial heritage sites, explicitly
promoting factory tours. The notice encourages aerospace, shipbuilding,
automotive, robotics and other equipment manufacturers, plus textile/apparel,
arts & crafts, food processing and e-commerce logistics firms, to innovate
visitor offerings—production-process viewing, simulated operations, hands-on
experiences, product customization and themed visitor factories—provided
production safety and confidentiality requirements are met. It also calls to
expand smart industrial tourism by deploying BeiDou, AI, ultra‑HD video, virtual
reality, autonomous driving and other digital technologies to create immersive,
intelligent visitor experiences.
