Preparations for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo in Full Swing

After the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the Chinese people are looking forward to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo with the same fervency.The World Expo, started in London in 1851, is the world’s top-level ex-position, known as the "Olympics of human intelligence." For one and a half centuries, the World Expo has recorded every bit of progress made in science and technology, and explored major issues faced by humankind.The 2010 Shanghai World Expo is the fi rst such event held in China and in a developing country...     

EXPO BIDS ADIEU

The 184-day 2010 World Expo in Shanghai came to an end with a spectacular closing ceremony on the evening of October 31,which was attended by a host of world leaders. The first Expo staged in a developing country in the event's 159-year history,the Expo in Shanghai attracted 246 participating countries and international organizations and 73 million visitors.Both figures are Expo records.     

To Impress The World

An Exhibition of Fine Works of Seal Engraving Art was held in the Cultural Center of the World Expo in Shanghai in mid-August. The exhibition was organized by the Chinese Academy of Seal     

Expo's a Go!

China celebrates the one-year countdown of World Expo 2010 Shanghai China started the one-year countdown clock to the World Expo 2010 Shanghai on May 1 with events held in the host city and     

rhe City and Human Life：Jia Zhangke＇s Thematic Films

THE shooting of Shanghai Legend, a wide-screen documentary film about Shanghai, wrapped this October after athree-year directorial marathon by Jia Zhangke. This will be his tribute to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.     

MAPPING OUT A GREEN SHANGHAI

Growing green spaces in Shanghai are open tovisitors of the 2010 World Expo With the approach of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, con- struction on the Expo Park has gone into full swing. The pro- ject is intended not only for theimminent Expo, but also for the use ofShanghai residents in the future to accentu-ate a more pleasant living environment.     

Kathmandu Tale

Beijing Review: Could you please tell us about the Nepal Pavilion at the World Expo? Tanka Prasad Karki: The Nepalese people are proudly showcasing their traditional architecture at the Shanghai World Expo 2010.The theme of the Nepal Pavilion at the Expo is "Tales of Kathmandu City."The architecture represents the city and its unique designs of houses and temples.Temples of different religious sects exist side by side in Kathmandu,showcasing our harmonious society.     

World Expo Theme and Cognizant Progress

WE spent a year and half deliberating on the theme of the 2010 World Expo. We went through all the previous themes and thought that all we wanted to say had been said. leaving nothing for us to present. retags Doctor Ji Lude, head of the Theme Development Department of the Shanghai World Expo Coordination Bureau. This is the tenth year that Doctor Ji has worked for the World Expo 2010 Shanghai. In May 1999. when he was a university professor. Shanghai decided to bid for the 2010 World Expo, and Doctor Ji got involved in developing a theme. He has stuck with the project ever     

Shanghai World Expo Reaches More People via the Internet

The virtual Shanghai World Expo will be distinguished by the fact it will be a 3-D space, in which visitors can enter any of the exhibition halls with the click of a mouse and view the full range of items on display.     

The Elements of China

Visitors flocked to the World Expo site in Shanghai when the grand fair officially opened to the public on May 1.The most visited pavilions on that day were the theme pavilions,the China Pavilion and China's joint provincial pavilions,said Hong Hao,Director of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination at a press conference on the Expo's first day of operation.     

OLD BUILDINGS, NEW LIFE

As Shanghai modernizes by building shiny skyscrapers, it is also preserving historic architecture The 2010 World Expo in Shanghai is almost as significant to China as the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, and after years of hard work, the city has entered a busy period of preparation for this event in four years' time. Known as the Paris of the Orient,     

Ready for the Launch

Visitors walk along the Expo Axis to pavilions of the World Expo in Shanghai on the first day of the event’s trial run on April 20.The Expo, with the theme of "Better City, Better Life," will run     

Better Cities Through Cooperation Exhibition

The booming city of Shanghai was the focus of world attention for months last year as it hosted the splendid 2010 Shanghai World Expo.     

Take the Expo Home

Many visitors acquire Expo-related souvenirs to remind them of the Expo experience For a large number of visitors, shopping at the World Expo’s many souvenir shops in Shanghai has become an integral part of the Expo experience. The     

Green Legacy

The curtain went down on the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai,yet the exploration of "better city, better life" will not end.Many green technologies exhibited at the World Expo will have a     

High Tech on Parade

FOR nations and technology enterprises of the world there are few better occasions than the World Expo to draw attention to their latest achievements in science and technology. In fact, fancy gadgets that will eventually glamorize the average home are always among the most anticipated by the event＇s attendees.The following are a mere fraction of those introduced at the Shanghai Expo.     

1996 Yangzhou Friendship Cities Commodity Show and Economic Talks

During September inYangzhou, autumn breezewith sweet fragrance of osmanthusbrought coolness. In this harvestseason '96 Yangzhou FriendshipCities Commodity Show and Eco-nomic Talks was held in theYangzhou Shopping Plaza fromSeptember 26 to 29. At the open-ing ceremony Wang Rongbing,deputy-governor of Jiangsu Prov-ince, and Li Bingcai, secretary of     

Expo Record

The World Expo in Shanghai marked its 100th day of operation on August 8. Despite the high temperature this summer, visitor enthusiasm has not waned. The number of visitors in the World Expo’s first 100 days totaled 38 million.     

Tips on the Latest Technology

The Shanghai World Expo displays the latest technologies developed by various countries, giving it a science-fiction flavor     

Talking Tibet

The Tibet Pavilion provides a rare glimpse into the natural beauty and cultural majesty of Tibet.Tian Fuli,Director of the Tibet Pavilion at the World Expo in Shanghai,spoke about the pavilion with Expo Weekly.