Wuhan is looking to embrace the metaverse to boost its pandemic-devastated economy. According to its 2022 work plan, the capital city of Hubei province will push ahead with integrating the metaverse, blockchain, big data, cloud computing, geospatial information and quantum technology into its economy. In addition, Chinese tech giants like Baidu and NetEase, have also stepped into the metaverse space, registering more than 3,700 related trademarks