Black Myth: Wukong sparks tourism boom in Shanxi Province after revealing ancient site inspirations

Black Myth: Wukong by Game Science releases the latest trailer at Gamescom 2023 Credit: IGN

China’s Shanxi Province, home to 27 of the 36 ancient architecture locations featured in the game Black Myth: Wukong, has experienced a tourism boom following the game’s release on Tuesday. According to a member of staff at the Xiaoxi Tian shrine in the province, the number of tickets sold on August 20 increased by 300% compared to the same day last year after the game’s filming locations were revealed. Due to the surge in visitors, the tourism site plans to upgrade its smart ticketing system and has added content from the game into its tour guides’ scripts. Black Myth: Wukong has topped the Steam concurrent players charts for three consecutive days, reaching over 2.41 million, 2.35 million, and 2.22 million players, respectively. [IThome, in Chinese]