The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology, 2025, 7(4); doi: 10.25236/FSST.2025.070405.
Wan Hailu1,2, Li Yang1, Wang Yaning1, Wang Chao1
1Guangxi College of Mechanical and Electrical Technology, Nanning, 530007, Guangxi, China
2Guangxi Engineering Research Center for PV-Storage-Direct Current Flexible Technology, Nanning, 530007, Guangxi, China
Against the backdrop of the booming digital economy and AI, the integration of cultural tourism and AI is a new engine for rural revitalization. This study focuses on the "Cultural Tourism + AI" approach in rural tourism. It explores how to create new tourist experiences, synergize with modern agriculture for rural revitalization, and the role of AI in rural governance and talent cultivation. This can be achieved through constructing a smart cloud data platform, creating diverse tourism products, building digital transportation and scenic areas, and using AI for intangible cultural heritage inheritance and talent training. The "Cultural Tourism + AI" model can inject new productive forces into rural economic transformation, explore a sustainable rural development path, and support common prosperity.
Cultural Tourism, Modern Agriculture, Rural Revitalization, New Quality Productive Forces
Wan Hailu, Li Yang, Wang Yaning, Wang Chao. AI-Empowered Cultural Tourism Development: Innovation Paths and Strategies for Rural Revitalization. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 4: 31-38. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2025.070405.
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