China's giant green QR code: Connecting ecology and technology
The smartphones have digitalized and
globalized and of course, made the payments cashless China is no doubt the
leading force in the same. And China's love for QR codes is immense. This can
be visualized in the amazing Chinese's village maze Xilinshui in Northern Hebei
Province. 130,000 Chinese junipers halve been carefully tailored to design this
tech-savvy massive QR code. The shrubs and the trees with a height ranging from
80 centimeters to 2.5 meters are beautifully arranged in the square field with
each side being 227 meters in length. The giant QR code can be scanned from the
air. Scanning this ginormous QR code redirects the user to the village's
tourism account on WeChat, Xilinshui has already been recognized as the most
beautiful village in Hebei in 2015. And with this green tech code, it has
designed an eco-friendly digital connector bringing in more tourist attraction.