China's sci-fi conference opens in tech hub Shenzhen

People visit an exhibition of the third China Science Fiction Conference at Shenzhen University in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 23, 2018. The three-day conference gathered writers, scientists, movie makers and fans across China to discuss the country's rising enthusiasm for sci-fi and its links with China's ongoing tech boom. Its opening also witnessed the establishment of an association dedicated to promoting China's sci-fi industry, and another association to boost college sci-fi activities. [Photo by Mao Siqian/Xinhua]