Your current location:HOME >entertainment >China's sci 正文
TIME:2024-05-21 13:44:07 Source: Internet compilationEdit:entertainment
A visitor tries a space helmet originating from "The Wandering Earth", a Chinese sci-fi bl
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. [Photo/Xinhua]
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 short and medium-length sci-fi videos, according to the report.
In 2023, sci-fi blockbuster "The Wandering Earth II," adapted from Liu Cixin's novel of the same name, scored more than 4 billion yuan at the box office. The Hugo Award winner also saw one of his other novels, "The Three Body Problem," adapted into a widely acclaimed TV drama that was screened on Tencent Video in 2023.
Sci-fi games contributed the bulk of the total revenue, accounting for 65.19 billion yuan, up 15.4 percent year on year. Sci-fi cultural tourism earned 31.06 billion yuan, surging 106.7 percent from the year before.
The report was jointly released by the China Science Fiction Research Center, and the Research Center for Science and Human Imagination at the Southern University of Science and Technology.
He Junke, vice chair of the China Association for Science and Technology, said that sci-fi culture is on the rise in China.
"Chinese teenagers are showing a stronger interest in science fiction," he said at the opening ceremony of the convention. "And there is a considerable increase in the number of young sci-fi content creators."
Rangers are undefeated at .500 to keep World Series champs from a losing record with Bochy2024-05-21 13:43
Olivia Wilde flashes her toned tummy in a burgundy sports bra and matching leggings at the gym2024-05-21 13:34
Chinese FM holds talks with Tanzanian counterpart2024-05-21 13:11
Olympic champion Gabby Douglas' comeback takes another important step at the U.S. Classic2024-05-21 13:08
Jon Wysocki dead at 53: Staind drummer passes away2024-05-21 12:29
Judge says South Carolina can enforce 62024-05-21 12:04
Michigan lawmakers get final revenue estimates as they push to finalize the state budget2024-05-21 11:47
AI, digital technologies inject new impetus to cultural tourism boom2024-05-21 11:39
Ohio judge to rule Monday on whether the state’s abortion ban stands2024-05-21 11:29
Croatia gets new government with a far2024-05-21 11:05
US overdose deaths dropped in 2023, the first time since 20182024-05-21 13:37
Mike and Zara Tindall team up with Peter Phillips and his ex2024-05-21 13:18
Chinese premier extends sympathy to Slovak counterpart2024-05-21 12:57
Parents of disabled children sue Indiana over Medicaid changes addressing $1 billion shortfall2024-05-21 12:52
What's next for Iran after death of its president in crash?2024-05-21 12:51
China urges Philippines to settle maritime differences through negotiation2024-05-21 12:43
California's scenic Highway 1 to Big Sur opens to around2024-05-21 12:39
Shanna Moakler, 49, poses in a bikini on her ex2024-05-21 12:36
Minnesota Uber and Lyft driver pay package beats deadline to win approval in Legislature2024-05-21 11:19
Nelson Cruz hired by MLB as special adviser for baseball operations2024-05-21 10:58