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| − | '''Chengdu''', the capital city of the west central province of Sichuan, [[China]], is the country’s leading incubator of [[science fiction]] writing | + | '''Chengdu''', the capital city of the west central province of Sichuan, [[China]], is the country’s leading incubator of [[science fiction]] writing. It is the home of the [[Chengdu Science Fiction Museum]], built in 2023. |
Chengdu was selected as the site of the [[2023 Worldcon]]. | Chengdu was selected as the site of the [[2023 Worldcon]]. | ||
| − | The city is a center of scientific innovation and research. | + | Regarded by the Chinese [[SF community]] as the "capital of Chinese SF," Chengdu is home to [[professional]] groups like [[Eight Light Minutes Culture]] and SFW Publishing, publishers of ''[[Science Fiction World (China)]]'', the biggest circulation Chinese [[prozine]]; the magazine was established in 1979 and began the annual [[Galaxy Awards]] in 1985. Chengdu is also flourishing with SF-related industries like game developers, film and television. The city is a center of scientific innovation and research. |
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| + | There has been a [[professional]] [[sf]] presence in Chengdu for decades. The Chinese [[sf community]] came into Western notice in 1989, when [[Yang Xiao]], editor of ''[[Science Fiction World (China)]]'' magazine (then called ''Science Literature'') traveled by herself to [[Eurocon 1989]] in [[San Marino]], and [[bid]] to hold the 1991 conference of [[World SF: An Organization of SF Professionals]] in Chengdu. Together with [[Xiang Jichun]] (arts editor of ''Science Literature'') and [[Shen Zaiwang]], Yang next attended [[ConFiction]], the 1990 [[Worldcon]] in the [[Netherlands]], where her bid won, over [[Poland]] and [[Yugoslavia]]. | ||
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| + | [[Malcolm Edwards]] reported that the 1991 WSF Conference in China was the best to date, with over 300 SF authors and editors attending. That was the first [[Chengdu International Science Fiction and Fantasy Conference]] launched by Yang; with the fourth event, in 2017, it is now biennial. | ||
{{Locale|locale=Sichuan, China}} | {{Locale|locale=Sichuan, China}} | ||
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Revision as of 12:13, 20 January 2023
Chengdu, the capital city of the west central province of Sichuan, China, is the country’s leading incubator of science fiction writing. It is the home of the Chengdu Science Fiction Museum, built in 2023.
Chengdu was selected as the site of the 2023 Worldcon.
Regarded by the Chinese SF community as the "capital of Chinese SF," Chengdu is home to professional groups like Eight Light Minutes Culture and SFW Publishing, publishers of Science Fiction World, the biggest circulation Chinese prozine; the magazine was established in 1979 and began the annual Galaxy Awards in 1985. Chengdu is also flourishing with SF-related industries like game developers, film and television. The city is a center of scientific innovation and research.
There has been a professional sf presence in Chengdu for decades. The Chinese sf community came into Western notice in 1989, when Yang Xiao, editor of Science Fiction World magazine (then called Science Literature) traveled by herself to Eurocon 1989 in San Marino, and bid to hold the 1991 conference of World SF: An Organization of SF Professionals in Chengdu. Together with Xiang Jichun (arts editor of Science Literature) and Shen Zaiwang, Yang next attended ConFiction, the 1990 Worldcon in the Netherlands, where her bid won, over Poland and Yugoslavia.
Malcolm Edwards reported that the 1991 WSF Conference in China was the best to date, with over 300 SF authors and editors attending. That was the first Chengdu International Science Fiction and Fantasy Conference launched by Yang; with the fourth event, in 2017, it is now biennial.
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