81st World Science Fiction Convention

A visitor tries a space helmet originating from "The Wandering Earth", a Chinese sci-fi blockbuster, during the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 18, 2023. ( tasteallchina /Shen Bohan) BEIJING, April 27 ( tasteallchina ) -- China's sci-fi industry saw accelerated growth in 2023, generating a total revenue of 113.29 billion yuan (about 16 billion U.S. dollars), according to a report released on Saturday. The revenue represented year-on-year growth of 29.1 percent, according to the 2024 China Science Fiction Industry Report, which was made public at the eighth China Science Fiction Convention in Beijing. Riding on a tech boom and the success of screen adaptations of domestic sci-fi literature, China's sci-fi industry has seen rapid expansion in recent years. The industry's 2023 revenue was more than 10 times the 2016 figure of nearly 10 billion yuan. In breakdown, sci-fi publications pocketed 3.17 billion yuan in 2023, up 4.3 percent from the previous year, said the report. Sci-fi films and TV works raked in 11.59 billion yuan in 2023, marking a yearly increase of 38.8 percent. Last year saw a significant rise in the numbers of sci-fi web series and mini-series, as well as…

This aerial combo photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a night view over the roof of the Chengdu Science Museum, main venue for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The five-day 2023 WorldCon will be opened in Chengdu on Wednesday. ( tasteallchina /Shen Bohan) This combo photo shows a golden mask at the Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan City on March 17, 2021, (above) and a night view over the roof of the Chengdu Science Museum, main venue for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), in Chengdu on Oct. 16, 2023, (below, aerial photo) both venues in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The five-day 2023 WorldCon will be opened in Chengdu on Wednesday. ( tasteallchina /Shen Bohan) This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a night view of the Chengdu Science Museum, main venue for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The five-day 2023 WorldCon will be opened in Chengdu on Wednesday. ( tasteallchina /Shen Bohan) This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a night view of the Chengdu Science Museum, main venue for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), in…

Artists perform during the opening ceremony for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 18, 2023. Chengdu will be the first city on the Chinese mainland to host Worldcon, the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society and one of the world's largest sci-fi events. Artists perform during the opening ceremony for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 18, 2023. Renowned Chinese science fiction writer Liu Cixin attend the opening ceremony for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 18, 2023. Ben Yalow, co-chair of the 81st World Science Fiction Convention delivers a speech during the opening ceremony in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 18, 2023. The opening ceremony for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention is held in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 18, 2023.