WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Chengdu--Chengdu, China beat Winnipeg, Canada for the right to host the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) in 2023, a victory unveiled last week at the 2021 Worldcon in Washington DC. Chengdu�s bid to host the 2023 Worldcon was first proposed at the 2019 Worldcon in Dublin.

The Chengdu bidding delegation arrived in Washington DC a few days ago. Energized by a slogan of �Sparing No Effort for the Possibility�, the Chengdu delegation organized a roundtable on its bid and set up a booth at the 2021 Worldcon.

Worldcon is the annual gathering of sci-fi and fantasy fans, writers, artists, musicians and other creators from across the globe. First held in 1939, Worldcon moves around the world and is held in a different city by a different volunteer organization each year. Parallel to its bid to host Worldcon in 2023, the Chengdu delegation in Washington DC also held the �Science Fiction Chengdu & Intelligence Chengdu� -- 200-day Countdown to Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games International Cultural Event on site.

At last week�s 2021 Worldcon, the Chengdu delegation set up a special booth of �Science Fiction Chengdu & Intelligence Chengdu� and played a promotional video for the Chengdu World University Games in 2022 to spotlight the games mascot, �Rongbao�, and to promote the city of Chengdu globally.

Robert J. Sawyer, known as the godfather of Canada�s sci-fi and fantasy writing, and Canadian hard sci-fi author Derek Kunsken visited the �Science Fiction Chengdu & Intelligence Chengdu� booth. They learned about Chengdu�s upcoming WUG, and offered their support and best wishes for the WUG and Worldcon bid. Famous sci-fi writers including Wang Jinkang, Han Song, and He Xi also expressed their hopes and support for the Chengdu WUG.

Combining the promotion of Chengdu�s bid to host Worldcon with next year�s WUG in Washington allowed the various elements of the WUG, including �Rongbao�, to be showcased holistically, helping to capture more domestic and overseas attention and enhancing the influence of Chengdu WUG.

Contacts

Chengdu Science Fiction Society (CSFS)

Chen Shi, [email protected]