On the evening of October 18, the 81st World Science Fiction Conference opened in Chengdu, Sichuan. This is the first time that the event has entered China, and Chengdu has become the second city in Asia to host the World Science Fiction Convention.
The 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) opened on Wednesday in Chengdu, the capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Chengdu is the second city in Asia and the first in China to host the convention.
In the Chengdu Science Fiction Museum, science fiction fans can immerse themselves in experiencing scenes from science fiction novels. (Photo source: Xinhua News Agency)
【Knowledge Points】
The World Science Fiction Convention is the most high-profile, oldest, largest and most influential science fiction cultural themed event in the industry. With the theme of “Era of Symbiosis”, the 2023 Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference gathered top domestic and foreign science fiction writers, magazine editors, and industry practitioners to discuss how science fiction can be integrated into reality and how to keep Chinese science fiction revitalized.
The conference will last until October 22. In addition to the opening and closing ceremonies and the Hugo Award Ceremony, there will also be more than 200 themed salons, themed exhibitions, “Hugo Night” lakeside parties, fan parties and other exciting events. various activities. On the evening of October 21st, the “Hugo Award”, the highest international award in the field of science fiction literature, will also be announced at the Chengdu Science Fiction Museum.
【Important speech】
Adhere to the people-centered creative orientation, launch more excellent works that enhance the spiritual power of the people, cultivate and create a large number of literary artists with both virtue and art, and a large-scale team of cultural and artistic talents.
We will encourage people-centered cultural creation and production of more outstanding works that inspire the people, and we will nurture a great number of writers and artists of both moral and artistic stature as well as a large contingent of talented personnel in culture and the arts.
——Xi Jinping’s report at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on October 16, 2022
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2023-10-20 09:30:00
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