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Chengdu to build sci-fi paradise

Chengdu plans to invest 12 billion yuan ($1.8 billion) to build a science fiction paradise. China Science Fiction Town will be a production base for science fiction films and television programs, and an incubator for science fiction writing. It will create between 6,000 and 8,000 jobs and pull in 12 million visitors a year, said Luo Qiang, mayor of the city. He made the remarks on Saturday during the three-day 2017 China Science Fiction Conference, which concluded on Sunday. The conference drew some 200 participants from home and abroad.