However, while seeking for commonality by creating films based on Chinese stories, he emphasized the importance of self-awareness and learning more about our own culture and recounting the stories with contemporary technologies and concepts, so that more audiences can understand and feel it.

Yuan Jing, a researcher at the memorial, said the Red Boat team was set up to approach younger people by recounting revolutionary stories in a way that they can easily understand.

"The landmarks recount how our society has changed over time," says Cao Yongkang, director of the International Research Center for Architectural Heritage Conservation at Shanghai Jiaotong University.

Datong has transformed from a polluted industrial hub to an ideal place to live or visit, he said, recounting his trip to the city in 2021.