James Cameron makes promotional tour in China for "Avatar"

After all the waiting, the hype and anticipation - Chinese cinema-goers will be able to pop on their 3D glasses and visit Pandora. Audiences will be travelling to a planet, straight out of the imagination of director James Cameron, as his sci-fi epic "Avatar" reaches cinemas around the world.

Poster of Avatar

Hollywood director James Cameron brought his promotional tour for the 3D extravaganza, to Beijing on Wednesday. At a news conference, he shared some behind-the-scene stories with local media. James Cameron, the Oscar winning director of Titanic, first conceived of the film 15 years ago.

Avatar is set to be released in Chinese cinemas in 2D and 3D on January 4th, 2010. Sci-fi film lovers, are already getting set to take off.