Recent visitors to Wutai Mountain in Shanxi province have likely come upon the brand new XR immersive experience center, a strikingly modern facility that's bringing science and technology to the thousand-year-old world heritage site.

Wutai Mountain, located in Yizhou, is one of the world's five great Buddhist holy sites. In 2009, it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming a world-level cultural heritage attraction. The new facility, opened in April, is a step toward embracing the future.