A poster for the Sci-fi Spring Festival Gala. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Teng's story was published on a social media account, Bucunzai (Non-exist), for the Sci-fi Spring Festival Gala 2019 to celebrate China's most important holiday.

With the theme of "Nostos (homecoming) Odyssey", the Sci-fi Spring Festival Gala 2019 ran from Jan 21 to Feb 19. Every day during this period, the platform released a sci-fi story or a related article by a domestic or foreign writer.

It is the fourth Sci-fi Spring Festival Gala that Bucunzai hosted since 2016. With given themes or topics related to the festival, the scenarios have offered perspectives set in the future to observe one of the most ancient traditions on Earth. They also explore the potential future of a fast-changing China.