AI-Empowered Inheritance of Red Industrial Culture and Ideological and Political Education in Universities in the Hainan Free Trade Port

Abstract

At present, Hainan’s red industrial cultural resources have profound educational potential. However, in the process of their practical inheritance, development, and integration into ideological and political education, several prominent practical shortcomings remain, including insufficient exploration of local resources, a low level of digital activation and development, and monotonous forms of educational integration. Closely following the fundamental educational purpose of fostering virtue through education, and based on the core strategic positioning of the high-quality development of the Hainan Free Trade Port, this paper deeply analyzes the internal value logic through which artificial intelligence technology supports the continuation and development of Hainan’s red industrial cultural lineage and strengthens ideological and political education for value formation. Drawing on real local cases of red industrial practice in Hainan, including agricultural reclamation and pioneering development, coastal defense construction, aerospace supporting facilities, and port development, this paper systematically examines the current practical barriers and deep-seated causes that hinder the integration of red industrial culture into ideological and political teaching in local universities. From five practical dimensions—building a digital resource database, reconstructing digital-intelligent ideological and political classrooms, promoting multi-party coordination among universities, local governments, and enterprises, creating education-oriented intellectual property with Free Trade Port characteristics, and improving long-term development mechanisms—this paper explores a new practical pathway for universities in which artificial intelligence empowers the inheritance and development of red industrial culture and adapts ideological and political education to the needs of Free Trade Port construction.