China's Triple-A (high-cost, high-volume, high-quality) single-player game - "Black Myth: Wukong" has become a global hit shortly after it was released worldwide on August 20. A well-known global online gaming platform saw the number of concurrent players surpass 2.2 million, ranking second globally on the platform.
Such success marks Chinese game developers' first foray into a market long dominated by foreign game companies. Adapting the ancient Chinese classic Journey to the West, the game reimagines the story of Sun Wukong, or Monkey King, one of the most beloved characters in the literature world. Thanks to this sensational video game, north China's Shanxi province is witnessing a remarkable surge in tourist arrivals.
The photos show a captivating comparison between the Xuankong Temple in Hunyuan county, Datong city, north China's Shanxi province, and a scene created based on it in the video game "Black Myth: Wukong". (Photos from the official WeChat account of the Culture and Tourism Department of Shanxi Province) As many scenes in the game are created based on cultural and historical sites in Shanxi, relevant topics about the province, including "Shanxi tourism," quickly occupied the list of online trending topics in China. Seizing the opportunity to promote cultural tourism, the official social media accounts of the Culture and Tourism Department of Shanxi Province have released multiple videos titled "Follow Wukong through Shanxi," garnering wide attention online.
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