Charming Urban and Rural Area: Tradition and Innovation in the Water Network Area ——The 4th International Conference on Urban and Rural Development and Planning in the Water Network Area (2024) Immersive Design Legacies explore our personal and cultural connections to water towns, revealing the excitement of discovering our heritage environment through technology and culture. The talk will discuss insights into the transformative power of digital design and virtual reality in creative urban realms. It will explore digital spatial design and paint a speculative vision for leveraging digital instruments in urban design, integrating concepts from virtual reality, digital heritage, smart cities, and AI technologies. The talk aims to inspire innovative thinking about our current parasocial values in our cultural urban context, raise questions about authenticity, and explore how we generate lifelong learning participation.