China: Shenzhen offers tech-packed experience for National Day holidaymakers.

Shotlist Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, south China - Recent 1. Various of crowd watching robots dancing 2. Various of visitors in robot store, robots performing 3. SOUNDBITE (English) French tourist (name not given)(partially overlaid with shot 4): "I think I was really surprised. They could do so many things, so many cool things. Really nice to see. I think in the future, they can do even more things than now." SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE 4. Robot dancing SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE 5. Various of robot playing piano, visitors 6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhou Fangzheng, executive store manager, full-service robot store: "On the first day of the National Day holiday, our foot traffic grew by more than 30 percent compared with the same period last year, with total sales doubling," 7. Various of robot making coffee, serving drink with photo printed on foam 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Romanian tourist (name not given)(starting with shot 7): "I think the future will look like this." 9. Sign of digital art museum 10. Various of visitors at digital art museum 11. Various of people, souvenirs in store; printer at work 12. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wang Hanyu, head of creative product flagship store (starting with shot 11/ending with shot 13): "Thanks to advances in AI algorithms, 3D printing, UV printing, and laser engraving, customers can make their own souvenirs by hand in under a minute." 13. Various of customer using interface to design custom souvenir; souvenir being made; customer holding custom souvenir 14. Various of lightshow Storyline The streets of Shenzhen City have filled with dancing robots as south China's high-tech hub kicks off a campaign to showcase the state of innovation to travelers during the weeklong National Day holiday, which began on Thursday. At Xinghe Plaza in the city's Longgang District, some robots perform traditional lion dances while others show off more modern moves, attracting crowds of locals and tourists. The buzz has drawn visitors to a full-service robot store in the plaza, where shoppers can see humanoid robots play the piano, perform stand-up comedy, and play classic board games. "I think I was really surprised. They could do so many things, so many cool things. Really nice to see. I think in the future, they can do even more things than now," said a French tourist in the store. "On the first day of the National Day holiday, our foot traffic grew by more than 30 percent compared with the same period last year, with total sales doubling," said Zhou Fangzheng, executive manager of the store, which provides full customization services for buyers. Nearby at a brightly colored outdoor coffee stall, a robot fully mans the operations. A pair of foreign tourists were thoroughly impressed when the robot served up a drink with their photograph printed on the foam. "I think the future will look like this," said a tourist from Romania. The tech experience extends beyond robots. At the Longgang International Art Center, China's first art museum built on the HarmonyOS smart system, digital technology and motion seating work together to create an immersive experience in which visitors can travel through time and space and see the future firsthand. In Shenzhen's commercial districts, many stores are also enabling tourists to design their own souvenirs using AI, 3D printing, and laser engraving. "Thanks to advances in AI algorithms, 3D printing, UV printing, and laser engraving, customers can make their own souvenirs by hand in under a minute," said Wang Hanyu, head of a creative product flagship store. As Shenzhen becomes an increasingly popular destination for holidaymakers, people from around the world are gaining fresh insights into the direction of technology. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]