Since 2020, Shijingshan District has been leveraging the China Science Fiction Convention as a platform, focusing on building a sci-fi industrial cluster and aiming to create the "Sci-Fi City of Western Beijing", emphasizing urban linkage and continually strengthening the operational implementation of the China Science Fiction Convention IP. Through policy innovation, technological empowerment, ecological development, and international expansion, the sci-fi industry has grown from non-existent to a thriving sector, transforming from a weak foundation to a robust, high-growth cluster.
China's first sci-fi industry cluster was inaugurated at Shougang Park, the country's first sci-fi industry fund was set up, the first international sci-fi planetary competition completed its selection, and the first sci-fi industry policy "16 Regulations on Sci-Fi" was published and implemented. The China Science Fiction Convention has gradually become a barometer for the development of the sci-fi industry, facilitating the transformation of Shijingshan District from a "conference host location" to an "industrial hub". By 2024, the district had attracted over 200 sci-fi-related enterprises, accounting for nearly one-third of the total in Beijing, with a total revenue of CNY five billion, a year-on-year growth of 16 percent. The district has emerged as the core area of Beijing's "one core and multiple hubs" sci-fi industry layout, pioneering a "Shijingshan Model" for sci-fi industry development.
Shijingshan takes the China Science Fiction Convention as a platform, with technological innovation as the core driving force, jointly creating the city's first science fiction industry incubator — ZGC Science Fiction Industry Innovation Center, forming an industrial ecosystem of "policy guidance + resource integration + scenario empowerment". A 200,000 square meters science fiction industry cluster has been developed, positioning the district as the core area of Beijing's science fiction industry's "one core and multiple hubs" layout, forming a full industry chain of "content creation + IP conversion + hard technology + immersive experience", introducing over 130 upstream and downstream science fiction enterprises such as Sky Limit Entertainment and CASIC Intelligent Technology Research Institute, ranking first among all districts in the city, driving over 870 enterprises to gather in Shougang Park, with 70 percent being tech companies, and registered capital reaching CNY 78 billion, making science fiction and emerging industries like AI the core driving forces of economic growth.
From "technological innovation" to "scenario application", Shijingshan has been promoting the upgrade of the science fiction industry. Breaking through core technologies such as motion capture and spatial audio, more than ten public technology platforms have been established, the first digital experience complex in the country has been built, and the application of technologies like VR devices and cloud rendering on the consumer end is promoted... forming a "front shop and back factory" model in the Shougang Park science fiction industry gathering area, achieving linkage between industry and consumption.
The China Science Fiction Convention has been held for four consecutive editions in Shougang Park, Shijingshan, and has now become an authoritative, large-scale, and cutting-edge event in the field of science fiction with global influence, highlighting its role as a platform for industrial development. The Sci-Fi Planet Competition has attracted over 1,000 projects from around the world, covering 28 provinces and cities in China and more than ten countries. From being "national" to "international", the influence of the Shijingshan sci-fi industry continues to grow.
The district is also deeply integrating the sci-fi industry with fields such as AI and VR, creating a new paradigm for industrial development, while incorporating sci-fi elements into business and cultural tourism scenarios to form a new model of "technology + consumption".
The 2025 China Science Fiction Convention is just around the corner, and Shijingshan, the "Sci-Fi City", awaits your visit!
(Source: Official WeChat Account of Beijing Shijingshan)