A digital museum boasting a splendid combination of advanced technology with art and nature has wowed visitors with immersive cultural experiences in Chengdu City, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Waterfalls, romantic thunder, beach, stars, forests and flowers are presented through digital media technology in the Arte Museum Chengdu, where visitors can get the chance to immerse themselves in some extremely shocking visuals and sound effects, with a touch of elegance.
With thousands of tons of water pouring down, the giant digital artwork titled "Waterfall Infinite" crosses the boundary between reality and the virtual world, allowing people to let loose their imagination.
Other dazzling light and shadow exhibitions also showcase the creativity of digital media art while allowing visitors to feel the power of nature -- the roaring waves symbolize the challenges and innovations of digitization, the sea of flowers represents harmony and the universe, and the vast display of paper art makes visitors feel as if they are walking through a drizzle.
An exhibition section called "Colorful China" interprets traditional Chinese culture through digital art, from Chinese bamboo forests to beautiful poems. It's just like walking through a world of changing light and shadows.
"Walking into each exhibition area, you experience a different effect of fragrance, and the surrounding sound creates an audio-visual effect. This immerses you in the scene," said Luo Ning, a visitor at the museum.
"The atmosphere is really good, it feels like you are actually there. It's not just an art gallery, it feels like a palace. The sense of immersion is really great," said another visitor.
The stunning artwork is created by the world-renowned digital design company, D'strict. The series, named "Eternal Nature," involves the company designing immersive digital artworks by combining natural and cultural heritage from different exhibiting regions from around the world.
The series "Eternal Nature" has been exhibited in eight venues in major cities across the world, bringing a unique experience to more than 7 million people so far.
Digital artworks offer unique experience in Chengdu
As the diplomatic engagement between the United States and Iran continues despite a faltering ceasefire, a former commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said that Iran is prepared to use military power to break the U.S. maritime blockade should the negotiations collapse or run on too long.
Mohsen Rezaee, who also currently serves as a member of the Iranian Expediency Discernment Council, struck a confident tone about Iran's current trajectory in an exclusive interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) in Tehran on Wednesday.
He said the country has withstood over two decades of crippling sanctions and continued to move forward.
"We have been under sanctions for more than 20 years. The number of sanctions likely exceeds 2,000, targeting individuals, enterprises, corporations, ships, insurance companies, and even foreign countries that interacted with us. However, we have managed to find solutions to neutralize these sanctions, and we will continue to do so moving forward," he said.
He said Iran aims to ease the sanctions burden through talks with the U.S., although at the same time, he said, Iran is ready to shift to a military response if the path to a peaceful resolution closes.
"Furthermore, we will compel the U.S. to lift these sanctions. We will force the U.S. to end the maritime blockade -- either through negotiations or, should they resist, through direct action and we will attack U.S. warships. Therefore, despite all the pressures, the future of our economy is bright and promising, while the future of the US economy is bleak," he said.
While any new war against Iran would be a dead end, the best way out for the U.S. is to continue talks, according to the senior official.
"We have prepared ourselves so that if the maritime blockade continues beyond a certain timeframe, we will launch an attack and break the blockade. The Americans have no choice but to negotiate. Continuing this war is a journey into a very dark tunnel for the United States. The more America chooses to fight, the deeper it enters a tunnel with no end. Yet for us, the path is perfectly clear. America is moving toward us in the dark, while we are monitoring their every move," he said.
Former IRGC chief says Iran ready to break U.S. naval blockade by force if talks fail
