[June 21, 2025, Macau] Co-created by MGM and renowned filmmaker Zhang Yimou, the residency show Macau 2049 was awarded the 2024 Weibo Cultural Tourism IP Award at the 2025 “Weibo Travel Night” earlier. This another significant milestone for Macau 2049 not only affirms its continued breakthroughs in the sector of cultural tourism communication, but also enhances its active role in building Macau as “a base for exchange and cooperation where Chinese culture is the mainstream and diverse cultures coexist”.
Since its debut, Macau 2049 has embraced the creative concept of “intangible cultural heritage + technology”, to integrate cutting-edge technologies such as Air Fountain, AI, and biomimetic robots with eight forms of Chinese intangible cultural heritage—Hua’er, Khoomei, Song and Dance of The Miao People, Peking Opera, Yangge, Yi Song, Lion Dance and Storytelling in North Shaanxi. By blending tradition with modernity, Macau 2049 allows the audience to enjoy an immersive performance that transcends boundaries and time, while redefining the younger generation’s understanding of traditional Chinese culture. Moreover, it leverages Weibo’s advantages as a social platform to spark widespread user-generated creations and discussions, becoming a leading example of innovation in cultural tourism content.
Catarina Lio, the Executive Producer of Macau 2049, delivered a speech at the 2025 “Weibo Travel Night” titled “Technology Empowers Innovation in Cultural Tourism Communication”. She said, “Macau 2049 is not just a performance—it’s a cultural exploration driven by curiosity. In Macau, a city of just 33 square kilometers, we leverage technology as a bridge to combine eight forms of Chinese intangible cultural heritages with cutting-edge technologies. By collaborating with social platforms like Weibo, we adopted youth-oriented and market-savvy approaches to encourage curiosity and engagement with intangible cultural heritage, transforming the performance into a continuously evolving cultural phenomenon. Looking ahead, we plan to launch an art-themed holiday travel route around MGM’s attractions, aiming to boost high-quality development of Macau’s cultural tourism, while showcasing Macau and China's charm to the world.”
The 2025 “Weibo Travel Night,” hosted by Sina Weibo, focused on “cultural tourism communication power” and “IP content power”. It is an annual flagship event of China’s cultural tourism content and serves as a key indicator of brand marketing effectiveness in the sector. Previously, Macau 2049 also received the 6th China Cultural Tourism Pioneer Award from the China Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (CAAPA), continuously expanding Chinese culture’s influence on the global stage.
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About MGM
MGM is an abbreviation for MGM China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 2282) and is a leading developer, owner and operator of gaming and lodging resorts in Greater China. We are the holding company of MGM Grand Paradise, SA which holds one of the six gaming concessions to run casino games in Macau. MGM Grand Paradise, SA owns and operates MGM MACAU, the award-winning premium integrated resort located on the Macau Peninsula and MGM COTAI, a contemporary luxury integrated resort in Cotai.
MGM MACAU is a Forbes Five-Star luxury integrated resort inspired by the arts with every element of the resort infused with creativity and style. MGM MACAU has approximately 600 guest rooms and suites and boasts a number of distinguishing features, including the architecturally stunning European-inspired Grande Praça, housed under a soaring glass ceiling. The POLY MGM MUSEUM spanning almost 2,000 square meters, is constructed in accordance with Chinese national standards for the exhibition of Grade-One cultural relics. MGM MACAU’s world class facilities also include conference and event facilities, spa, and seven signature restaurants and bars to fulfill any gastronomic craving. Our property is conveniently located on the Macau Peninsula and is directly connected to the luxury retail shopping complex, One Central.
Designed as the “jewelry box” of Cotai, MGM COTAI offers approximately 1,400 hotel rooms and suites, meeting space, high end spa, retail offerings, food and beverage outlets as well as the first international Mansion at MGM for the ultimate luxury experience. MGM has joined hands with renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou to set up the “Macau 2049” residency in MGM Theater. The Spectacle at MGM COTAI becomes the record holder of the largest free-span gridshell glazed roof (self-supporting) on January 19, 2019, making it the first architectural and structural GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Macau, China. MGM COTAI is being developed to drive greater product diversification and bring more advanced and innovative forms of entertainment to Macau as it grows as a global tourist destination. MGM COTAI is the only mega complex and hotel in Macau to gain three-star certification in both Green Building Design and Operation Label, as well as the first hotel in the Greater Bay Area and second in Greater China to receive the certifications.
MGM China is majority owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) one of the world's leading global hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands including Bellagio, ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and Park MGM. For more information about MGM Resorts International, visit the Company's website at www.mgmresorts.com.
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