Several of Da Nang's best-known heritage sites now have digital counterparts, according to a report published on October 19 by the city newspaper's English edition.
In Hoi An, a Hoi An Creative Map launched in September 2026 links visitors to craft villages, heritage sites and creative activities. Visitors can use GPS to explore the Ancient Town and scan QR codes to check in at heritage sites. A separate game-style map covering more than 20 locations lets people plan routes, read stories, answer questions and earn points.
At My Son Sanctuary, the paper says the whole temple-tower complex has been digitized, along with selected artifacts. The site's management board looks after more than 60 architectural ruins, three structural vestiges and over 2,200 artifacts. The website myson360.vn, in Vietnamese and English, offers 3D views, and an audio guide carries 40 narrations matched to the visitor's route.
The Da Nang Museum has digitized more than 2,500 artifacts, its director, Huỳnh Đình Quốc Thiện, told the paper. He said the work is "not merely about promotion or tourism development" and that data must be accurate enough to support research, conservation and restoration. Youth union members are also digitizing local "red addresses," sites of revolutionary history.
The report does not say how many people use these tools or what they cost. The headline's "digital twin" is not defined in the text; its examples are mostly scans, 3D models and interactive maps.
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