This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a night view of the Chengdu Science Museum, main venue for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
CHENGDU, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The five-day 2023 WorldCon will be opened in Chengdu on Wednesday.
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a night view of the Chengdu Science Museum, main venue for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a night view of the Chengdu Science Museum, main venue for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a night view of the Chengdu Science Museum, main venue for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
This aerial combo photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a night view over the roof of the Chengdu Science Museum, main venue for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a night view of the Chengdu Science Museum, main venue for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a night view of the Chengdu Science Museum, main venue for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a night view of the Chengdu Science Museum, main venue for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a night view of the Chengdu Science Museum, main venue for the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
Six killed in a 'foiled coup' in Congo, the army says
Xinhua Headlines: Xi's Proposals on Global Cooperation, Development Gain Worldwide Support
China to Create New Opportunities for the World with Its Own Development: Xi
I was 'brokefished' by my friend for £400
Xi Holds Talks with Vietnam's Communist Party Chief
World Insights: Bringing China
Mystery artist who erected signs comparing pothole
China Focus: Report to 20th CPC National Congress — How It Was Shaped