Digital technologies restore looks of 2,200
Release time：2024-05-22 01:46:23 Source：Culture Channels news portal
-
CHANGSHA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Lady Xin Zhui, a 2,200-year-old mummified aristocrat from central China, has been recreated in digital form, giving some idea of how she looked at 35. On Friday, the Hunan Museum in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, released the image of a "3D digital figure" of Xin Zhui, one of the most famous wet mummies in the world. The image consists of a seated figure of an amicable-looking woman with coiled hair and delicate makeup, which represents the likely look of the noblewoman at the age of 35. Also made public is an earlier digital recreation of the face at 50, Xin Zhui's approximate age of death. The digital image was created based on X-ray scans of the skull conducted following the corpse's excavation about five decades ago, coupled with on-site observation and historical records, said Duan Xiaoming, director of the museum. The museum launched the project to digitalize Xin Zhui last October. Leading experts on facial reconstruction were invited to produce a sculpture of her face, which helped a tech firm create a digital model of the 50-year-old lady. AI technology was then employed to create a rejuvenated version at the age of 35. Lady Xin Zhui was the wife of the chancellor of the Changsha Kingdom during the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-25 AD). Her body intact with elastic muscles and eyelashes was retrieved in 1972 from a waterlogged coffin at the Mawangdui Tombs, where her husband and son are also interred. Her restoration marks the latest in a series of efforts to digitally restore the appearance of ancient Chinese people. In March, Chinese archaeologists published the reconstructed face of a low-ranking official back in the Qin Dynasty (221 BC-207 BC), based on skeletal remains and burial objects.
（Editor:Wang Su）
- Previous：Lafrenière continuing his breakthrough season as a solid contributor for Rangers in NHL playoffs
- Next：Brewers starter Joe Ross leaves after first inning vs. Marlins with lower back strain
Related articles
- David Cronenberg's new grief
- Egyptian, Chinese students mark UN Chinese Language Day in Cairo
- Katie Price, 45, and boyfriend JJ Slater, 31, 'get matching tattoos' in Cyprus
- Roman Josi and Alexandre Carrier score goals and Predators stay alive with 2
- Arrest Lord Mountbatten's self
- Parishes turmoil as traditionalism sweeps US Catholic Church
- Castillo throws 7 shutout innings and then Mariners bullpen hangs on for 3
- Ukraine's army chief reports tactical retreat in the east, and warns of front
- Amal Clooney played key role in ICC bid to request arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas leader
- Extraordinary video captures moment epileptic woman's dogs spot her seizure and run to the rescue
- Target starts price war with Walmart by slashing the cost of 5,000 popular items
- Argentinian lawyer, 60, hopes to make history by becoming oldest Miss Universe contestant
- More than 50 injured after Los Angeles Metro train collides with USC bus
- California reservoir is filled to capacity for first time since 1998 after drought
- Online reading or offline clubs? Young Chinese embrace both in digital era
- OpenAI lawsuit: Eight major U.S. newspapers sue ChatGPT
- TOWIE's Tommy Mallet says he has 'sold everything' after being hit by a huge tax bill
- Why Mean Girls' most iconic lines are still used today
- Mark Wahlberg's new action
- Biden administration details how producers of sustainable aviation fuel will get tax credits
Random recommendation
Popular TV Drama Turns Spotlight on Preservation of Shanghai DialectWedding Bus a New Fad Among Chinese NewlywedsIn Pics: Athletes Shine at China's 14th National Winter GamesPeople Across China Enjoy Spring Festival HolidayWomen's Federations, College Students Care for Rural Children in AnhuiChina's HYX renews contract with IOC as formal uniform supplierChina's Mohe Develops Various Winter Tourism ProgramsRoadside Concerts Become a Hit in SW China's GuizhouChina to Further Enhance Medical Treatment for Critical Pregnant WomenWorld Insights: Youth, Education Exchanges 'Big Part of Way Moving China
- Copyright © 2024 Powered by Digital technologies restore looks of 2,200 ,Culture Channels news portal sitemap