Pickaxes, trowels and Luoyang shovels are a common enough sight at archaeological excavations, but at one cafe in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, such implements adorn the walls.
Launched by the Chongqing municipal institute of cultural relics and archaeology, in cooperation with a cultural company, the coffee shop not only caters to regular customers, but also holds salons to make archaeological knowledge more accessible to the public, according to co-founder Zhao Qingyu.
The cafe has now become a popular space for young people, especially those interested in history and art, providing an inspiring place to chill over a coffee.
Official data shows that Chongqing has about 26,000 immovable cultural relics and over 1.48 million movable ones. The establishment of the archaeology-themed cafe and the immersive play project reflect Chongqing's efforts at promoting the charm of history and culture.
Bai Jiujiang, director of Chongqing's institute of cultural relics and archaeology, is optimistic about the future. Through the combination of archaeology with technology and tourism, China's fine traditional culture will generate more vitality, and cultural relics will appeal to wider audiences, said Bai.
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