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On July 16, 2026, the opening ceremony of "The Eternal Khara-Khoto" Immersive Cultural Heritage Exhibition was successfully held at the ALIGHT ROOM Shanghai Lafayette Art and Culture Center. The exhibition will officially open to the public on July 18. Featuring over one hundred rare artifacts from the Western Xia and Yuan dynasties, this exhibition marks the world's first panoramic and systematic immersive presentation of the Khara-Khoto site's historical and cultural lineage. Through a top-tier academic team, significant excavated relics, and cutting-edge digital immersive technologies, the exhibition unveils the full picture of this thousand-year-old lost city, vividly illustrating the integration, exchange, and continuity of China's diverse yet unified civilization. This exhibition also stands as a vibrant example of deeper cultural exchange and regional collaboration among Shanghai, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, and Gansu.
Over Two Thousand Kilometers of Cross-Provincial Loans, More Than a Hundred Artifacts Gather in Shanghai for the First Time
As one of the highlight events of this year's Shanghai Tourism Festival, the exhibition brings together over one hundred artifacts from the Western Xia and Yuan dynasties, transported across more than two thousand kilometers from various provinces. The vast majority of these relics have never before left the northwestern Gobi Desert. Featuring landmark treasures — including classical documents that laid the foundation for "Xixia Studies," Khara-Khoto thangkas, and imperial stone carvings from the Western Xia royal mausoleums — the exhibition offers a panoramic revival of Khara-Khoto's frontier military administration and Silk Road prosperity, presenting audiences with a feast of Chinese aesthetics that spans a thousand years.
Step into Yulin Caves — A 1：1 Replica of a Thousand-Year-Old Western Xia Mural Comes to Shanghai
This exhibition presents the Shanghai debut of Cave 29 of the Yulin Grottoes through a full-scale 1：1 replica. Using high-precision digital technology, the replica faithfully recreates the cave's architectural form, mural textures, and painted sculpture arrangements, bringing to life the distinctive blue-green mural aesthetic of the Western Xia dynasty.
Recreating Khara‑Khoto — A Miniature Sand Table Overlooking the Silk Road in Its Prime
Based on in‑depth research into the Khara‑Khoto site, the exhibition presents a digital sand table produced with 4K ultra‑high‑definition scanning technology, recreating the city’s former glory — with its orthogonal walls and thriving caravans. Complemented by immersive projection, visitors can view the complete panorama of this ancient desert city from a “god’s‑eye perspective.”
Soar Across a Millennium with the Naked Eye – A Dome Space Chronicles the Rise and Fall of an Ancient City
The exhibition debuts a first‑of‑its‑kind 180° immersive dome, delivering a boundary‑free visual experience that guides visitors through the rise and fall of the ancient city and the civilization of the Silk Road. It creates a brand‑new exhibition experience where “a single artifact carries the cultural lineage, and a single space spans a thousand years.”
Fully Immersive Scenography Across All Spaces – Pioneering a Trinity Model for Cultural Heritage Exhibitions
The exhibition debuts China’s first trinity exhibition model that integrates “physical artifacts, digital technology, and contextual reconstruction.” With the triple premium assets of a vast immersive exhibition hall, a rich ensemble of over one hundred excavated artifacts, and cutting-edge digital technology throughout the space, it creates a new visitor experience framework where “you can see authentic objects, step into the ancient city, and grasp the cultural lineage.” Carefully structured around four core thematic units and one special experiential space, the exhibition enables visitors to immersively understand the lost Western Xia dynasty and the interwoven civilizations along the Silk Road.
