On March 27, a visitor experiences an immersive space flight simulation device at the 2026 China Science Fiction Convention in Beijing.
According to a 2026 report on China's science fiction industry released by the China Research Institute for Science Popularization, China's science fiction industry generated 126.1 billion yuan ($18.61 billion) in revenue in 2025, up 15.7% year on year. The industry has exceeded the 100-billion-yuan mark for three consecutive years.
Driven by stronger original intellectual property (IP) development, advances in digital technologies, and innovative consumer experiences, China's science fiction industry is becoming deeply integrated with a wide range of sectors, including literature, film and television, cultural tourism, manufacturing and education. An increasingly complete industrial ecosystem is taking shape.
At Guangming Science City, an innovation hub in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province, Wu Yan, a professor at the Southern University of Science and Technology and celebrated sci-fi writer, was working with Chen Yuehong, cultural consultant of Shenzhen's Guangming district, and Yin Di, associate professor at the College of Theatre, Film and Television, Shenzhen University, to polish the plot for the final chapter of their jointly created science fiction trilogy.
