Chengdu wins 2023 Worldcon bid, demonstrates China’s worldwide sci-fi influence
2023年世界科幻大会花落成都
The World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) on Saturday announced in Washington that Chengdu in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province will be the host city of the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) in 2023.
Chengdu’s successful bid marks the first time that a Chinese city will host the world’s most impactful science fiction gala as well as the second time an Asian city has had the honor. The city of Yokohama in Japan hosted the event in 2007.
北京时间12月18日22时30分，在美国华盛顿举办的第79届世界科幻大会上，经由世界科幻协会(WSFS)决议宣布，成都成功获选为2023年世界科幻大会举办城市。这是中国第一个举办世界科幻大会的城市，也是继2007年日本横滨之后，世界科幻大会第二次落户亚洲城市举办。
