The force behind an ascending star
By David Blair | China Daily | Updated: 2017-12-23 08:57
China's flourishing science fiction genre reflects the dynamism of the country's culture and economy
On at least one occasion five years ago the science fiction writers Liu Cixin and Han Song decided to contribute their own money to get people to take notice of their greatly ignored genre.
When the annual 2012 Chinese Nebula award presentations were held in Chengdu, science fiction was so little known that each of them donated 10,000 yuan ($1,600) to ensure that the ceremony could go ahead.
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