Star Trek lives long and prospers in Beijing

Hundreds of fans of the classic US TV series Star Trek gathered at The Place, a shopping area in Beijing's CBD, on Saturday to give the Vulcan salute and welcome the spaceship Enterprise-D.

"Live long and prosper" is not only Spock's motto, but a birthday wish in advance for the longest-lived sci-fi TV series in the world.

Star Trek: The Exhibition made its Chinese mainland debut last weekend amid cheers to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the maiden intergalactic voyage of the Enterprise. The display is touring the world.