CHENGDU:

Renowned Chinese science fiction writer Liu Cixin is accustomed to suspending his disbelief to appreciate surreal scenes in movies but a new documentary had him reminding himself that everything was real.

"The scenes outside the window of the space station are not special effects, but real. The three people inside are not actors, but Chinese astronauts," he said, after watching an 8K ultra-high-definition documentary 'Shenzhou-13', filmed by the crew of the space ship.

The work impressed Liu deeply. He said the visuals were more fantastical than what sci-fi literature can often bring to mind.

The release of the documentary, a few weeks ago, came a century after 'The Invisible Clothing' — the first Chinese film to include sci-fi elements — was shot and screened in Shanghai in

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