Youth Students Utilize Generative AI to Revive Song Dynasty Aesthetics and Cultural Heritage

Hangzhou,China, July 7, 2026 -- The College of Media and International Culture at Zhejiang University today announced the global release of Song Dynasty Romance, a collaborative five-episode artificial intelligence (AI) digital short film series. Co-created by a multinational team of young students from six countries—China, South Korea, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Mongolia, and Ukraine—the project leverages generative AI tools as a creative medium to rediscover the lifestyle aesthetics of China’s Song