Chinese media reports show that Zhonghua Book Company (zhbc.com.cn) has become a central player in China’s “digital human” initiatives, using AI and 3D ultra-realistic modeling to bring historical and literary figures to life as cultural ambassadors. In August 2022, it launched the first 3D ultra-realistic digital human of Su Dongpo for its 110th anniversary, followed by projects featuring Li Bai, Li Qingzhao, and others, developed using over 7 billion characters of ancient book data and knowledge graphs to recreate both likeness and “spiritual authenticity.” In January 2025, Zhonghua Book Company partnered with the Datong Municipal Party Committee and local media to release China’s first 3D hyper-real digital human of Hua Mulan, designed as a city image IP to promote cultural–tourism integration in Shanxi’s ancient capital. These projects, often developed with Gulián (Beijing) Digital Media Technology (ancientbooks.cn) and other partners, have been showcased at major cultural events, reader open days, and national TV programs like Chinese Poetry Conference, highlighting a strategy to merge traditional heritage with cutting-edge digital publishing, immersive AI education spaces, and cultural IP commercialization.
Zhoshidai (z-metaspace.com) is a metaverse platform developed by ZAKER that enables users to build immersive 3D virtual spaces. It offers features such as personalized digital avatars, virtual land ownership, interactive social functions, and real-time engagement. The platform supports digital collectibles (NFTs), AI-powered customer service using GPT models, and is used across industries like governance, healthcare, finance, and entertainment. Zhoshidai also includes tools for event planning, brand showcases, and educational applications, integrating blockchain for asset authentication. Users can create custom avatars, design virtual environments, and participate in activities like virtual exhibitions and conferences.
Zhuiyi Technology, founded in 2016 and based in Shenzhen, is a Chinese AI company specializing in digital humans, intelligent customer service, and AI-driven enterprise solutions. The company offers a wide range of digital human products under the "Face" brand, including multimodal, interactive, and broadcast-type avatars. These are used across applications such as e-commerce, customer service, marketing, training, and public affairs. Zhuiyi has developed proprietary technologies in natural language processing, speech recognition, computer vision, and deep learning, and integrates these into full-stack AI systems. It also provides large language models and digital avatars tailored for specific domains, and has been granted patents in digital human video generation. Zhuiyi's solutions have been adopted by major clients including banks and telecoms, and its products are used in both real-time and pre-rendered digital human deployments.