Qianyi AI
Category: AI Agents
A Jinan-based AI startup developing AI tour guide agents and cultural tourism solutions, incubated at the TusStar OPC community. Qianyi AI was founded in 2025. The company is led by 郑文栋. Based in Jinan, Shandong, China. Team size: 1-10. Latest round: Undisclosed.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Jinan, Shandong, China
- Team size
- 1-10
Value proposition
AI-powered cultural tourism intelligent agents that enable interactive city IP experiences at scenic spots
Products and solutions
AI泉灵伴游智能体 (AI Quanling Tour Guide Agent); AI科普教育解决方案; Traditional culture LLM (co-built with Jinan Modern Yijing Research Institute)
Unique value
AI泉灵伴游智能体 — an AI tour guide agent officially authorized by Jinan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, enabling interactive city IP experiences at scenic spots like Baotu Spring and Daming Lake
Target customer
Cultural tourism bureaus, scenic spot operators, cultural heritage sites, education institutions
Industries served
Cultural Tourism; AI Education; Traditional Culture Digitization
Technology advantage
Small-team agile AI development leveraging city MaaS platform and subsidized computing resources; team composed of two PhDs and one Master (returnees); official authorization from Jinan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism
How they differentiate
Focuses on hyper-local cultural tourism AI agents with official government authorization, leveraging Jinan's city-level MaaS platform and subsidized computing resources for cost-efficient development
Main competitors
Other AI tour guide/agent startups in China; larger AI platform companies expanding into cultural tourism verticals
Key partnerships
Jinan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism (official authorization); Jinan Modern Yijing Research Institute (co-building traditional culture LLM); TusStar (TusPark) incubation; City MaaS platform access; Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Huawei Cloud, National Supercomputing (compute partners via OPC community)
Notable customers
Jinan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism; Baotu Spring scenic area; Daming Lake scenic area
Major milestones
Completed first equity round (May 2026); First company incubated at TusStar OPC community to receive capital market investment; AI泉灵伴游智能体 received official authorization from Jinan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism; AI mascot deployed at Baotu Spring and Daming Lake scenic spots
Market positioning
Early-stage micro-enterprise targeting the intersection of AI agents and cultural tourism in Shandong province
Geographic focus
Jinan, Shandong Province, China
About 郑文栋
Returnee entrepreneur; team composed of two PhDs and one Master