Liu Cixin |

Viewers Give ‘Three-Body’ Animated Series Two Thumbs Up

Mar 16, 2020 / News /

China’s sci-fi industry has attracted significant interest and growth in recent years, generating 45.6 billion yuan ($6.5 billion) in 2018, a threefold increase from 2017, according to a report released in November at an annual science fiction conference. Read More

5 Chinese Films to Watch on Netflix This Summer

Jul 19, 2019 / Guide /

From sci-fi smash hits to lowkey LGBTQ dramas, here's our pick of Netflix's Chinese-language offerings to get you through those long summer nights. Read More

Headlines from China: FIRST International Film Festival to Open with ‘The Horse Thief’ and ‘Parasite’

Jul 9, 2019 / Headlines From China /

The selection of the two films reflects the theme of this year's Festival: Back to FIRST, Back to Future. Read More

New Sci-Fi Series Has Fans Asking, Can ‘Three-Body’ Be Filmed?

Jun 24, 2019 / News /

Liu Cixin’s best known work is getting a television adaptation. So why aren’t more fans celebrating? Read More

To Community and Beyond: Chinese Sci-Fi’s Next Giant Leap

Apr 25, 2019 / Chinasplaining /

By shining a light on works from a wide range of innovative and thoughtful authors — from ice giants like Liu Cixin to fiery comets like Hao Jingfang — the influential magazine Science Fiction World has played a crucial role in Chinese sci-fi’s rise to acclaim. Read More

Chinese Sci-Fi Blockbuster Draws Crowds on Opening Day

Feb 7, 2019 / Opinion /

‘The Wandering Earth’ — a big-budget adaptation of a Liu Cixin novel — is expected to spark deeper interest in homegrown science fiction. Read More

Sci-Fi Phenom Liu Cixin on Fame, Morality and the Future

Nov 18, 2018 / People /

The New Yorker called him “the Sir Arthur C. Clarke of China” and one of the most respected writers of classic science fiction. He counts Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg among his fans. Read More

Headlines from China: Sci-fi Film Based on Liu Cixin’s Novel Set for Chinese New Year Release

Oct 25, 2018 / Headlines From China /

The Wandering Earth, an upcoming science fiction film based on Liu Cixin’s novel of the same name, has been scheduled to release during the lucrative Chinese new year season. Read More

The Three-Book Problem: Why Chinese Sci-Fi Still Struggles

Jul 9, 2018 / Opinion /

Liu Cixin’s epic trilogy was expected to take Chinese science fiction into a new era, but the genre is still far from its lofty ambitions. Read More

Headlines from China: Can The Three-Body Cosmos Rival The Marvel Universe?

May 23, 2018 / Headlines From China /

It was announced at the recent Asia-Pacific Science Fiction Convention that two upcoming comic books will be published at the end of this year as part of The Three-Body Cosmos series, which is co-developed by Youzu Interactive and Future Affairs Administration (FAA). Read More

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