?Just days ahead of "Sanyuesan," a traditional ethnic festival in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a unique musical endeavor was unfolding in a kindergarten in the heart of Nanning, the regional capital.
Award-winning Chinese science fiction author Liu Cixin said at a Beijing academic forum Saturday that he believes the sci-fi era has only just begun, even as rapid technological advances already make some fictional ideas a reality.
The China Science Fiction Convention 2025 opened in Beijing on Friday, showcasing cutting-edge technologies alongside a report revealing that the country's sci-fi industry generated 108.96 billion yuan ($15 billion) in revenue last year.
The total revenue of China's science fiction industry in 2024 amounted to 108.96 billion yuan (about $15 billion), according to a report released on Friday.
?Since 2012, China has spent a total of 4.89 billion yuan (US$673.4 million) to develop public culture in Xizang autonomous region, according to a white paper released by the State Council Information Office on Friday.
The second Golden Panda Awards will be held in Chengdu, Sichuan province, in September, recognizing outstanding films and TV series while promoting the giant panda cultural brand, organizers announced on March 25.
The 15th Beijing International Film Festival announced on Thursday that Jiang Wen will serve as the jury president of the Tiantan Award, the annual event's top honor.
Fourteen years after the founding of their private Long Museum in Shanghai, Liu Yiqian and his wife Wang Wei decided to present some pieces from their most valued collection to the public.