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The 2010 Shanghai World Expo Fact
World Expo History
World Expositions are galleries of human inspirations and thoughts. Since 1851 when the Great Exhibition of Industries of All Nations was held in London, the World Expositions have attained increasing prominence as grand events for economic, scientific, technological and cultural exchanges, serving as an important platform for displaying historical experience, exchanging innovative ideas, demonstrating esprit de corps and looking to the future.
With a long civilization, China favors international exchange and loves world peace. China owes its successful bid for the World Exposition in 2010 to the international community's support for and confidence in its reform and opening-up. The Exposition will be the first registered World Exposition in a developing country, which gives expression to the expectations the world's people place on China's future development.
The Chinese Government will go to great lengths to make Expo 2010 Shanghai China a special event that carries on traditions and opens a new vista into the future. The motto is: "Keeping in mind the next 60 years' development while preparing for the six months' Exposition." They count on the continuing attention, support and participation of all the peace-loving countries.
The 2010 Shanghai World Expo
-Duration: from May 1 to Oct 31, 2010.
-Theme: "Better City, Better Life," representing the common wish of the whole humankind for a better living urban environments in the future. The pursuit of better living environments has accompanied the history of urban development. Shanghai World Expo, through its many sub-themes, depicts a vision of future urban life.
- Blending of diverse cultures in the city
- Economic prosperity in the city
- Innovations of science and technology in the city
- Remodeling of communities in the city
- Interactions between urban and rural areas
-Mascot: The lovely mascot "Haibao" is created from a Chinese character "people" (“人”) which means people are the basic to build a harmonious society.
-Emblem: depicting the image of three people-you, me, him/her holding hands together, symbolizes the big family of mankind. The design, inspired by the shape of the Chinese character “世”, which means 'the world', represents the theme of the expo: pursuing a better life for the world's people.
-Expected Visitors: 70 million
-Expected Participants: 200
Shanghai World Expo Sites & Map
Expo Sites are located on both sides of the Huangpu River, in the districts of Pudong (meaning east of the Huangpu) and Puxi (meaning west of the Huangpu). It covers a total area of 5.28 square kilometers, with 3.93 sq km in Pudong and 1.35 sq km in Puxi. The Expo Site is equipped with many facilities in both enclosed and outdoor areas. The enclosed areas cover a total area of 3.28 sq km, with 2.39 sq km in Pudong and 0.9 sq km in Puxi. The site for World Expo 2010 is divided into five zones, marked A, B, C, D and E, each of which has an average area of 60 hectares.
Zones
Zone ALocated between the Expo Boulevard to the West and the Bailianjing Rivulet to the east in the Pudong section, Zone A will be the place for China Pavilion and foreign national pavilions of Asian countries (not including Southeast Asia).
Zone BIn Pudong, covering an area between Zone A to the east and Lupu Bridge to the west, Zone B hosts the Theme Pavilions, Expo Center and Performance Center. The national pavilions of Southeast Asian countries, some of the pavilions of Oceanian countries, and pavilions for international organizations are also located in this zone. Theme Pavilions will include: Urban Being Pavilion, Urban Life Pavilion, Urban Planet Pavilion and Urban Future Pavilion.
Zone CLocated in Pudong, in an area known as Houtan to the west of Lupu Bridge, Zone C will host European, American and African national pavilions in clusters and a large public amusement park of about ten hectares will be built at the entrance.
Zone DIn Puxi, to the west of Expo Boulevard, Zone D is an example of Chinese modern industry: the site of the Jiangnan shipyard. Some of the ancient industrial buildings will be kept and renovated into corporate pavilions. The docklands and shipways to the east of the corporate pavilions will be preserved and made into a place for outdoor public exhibitions and cultural exchange.
Zone ELocated in Puxi, to the east of Expo Boulevard, Zone E will be the site for stand-alone corporate pavilions, the Urban Civilization Pavilion, the Urban Exploration Pavilion and the Urban Best Practice Area.
Pavilion GroupsThere are altogether 12 pavilion groups, each of which has an average area of 10-15 hectares. Eight groups are situated in the Pudong Section, and the other four groups are in Puxi Section.
Pavilion ClustersThere are altogether 26 pavilion clusters, each of which covers an area of about 2-3 hectares. The average floor area enables a pavilion cluster to accommodate 40-45 exhibition units. In order to make it convenient for the visitors, small canteens, shops, telephones, toilets, nursing services and other public facilities will be built in each pavilion cluster.
Shanghai World Expo Public Transportation
During the 2010 World Exposition, convenient and efficient public transportation will be available in Shanghai. The two international airports in Shanghai: Hongqiao International Airport and Pudong International Airport are now being expanded. A public transportation hub is also being built near Hongqiao International Airport. City expressways from Shanghai to the neighboring cities of Nanjing, Suzhou and Hangzhou, and several of the city’s subway lines all have stops at the hub. Moreover, a large railway station is under construction in this area. The capacity for passengers and freight will be greatly increased in Shanghai after the completion of these projects. The transportation for the Shanghai World Expo will be supported provided by five subways lines, one magnetic-levitation train and three ports as well as two international airports and the city’s convenient bus system. Among them, overland public transportation will certainly play a most importation role during the Expo.
By 2010, the total length of the Shanghai Subway will be increased to 400 km from 200 km. It is reported that the magnetic-levitation train and subway lines 4, 6, 7, 8 will lead directly to the Expo site. In order to ease the transportation in the exhibition area, Shanghai will put a large number of new buses into use during the Expo period, so that non-stop buses can be provided for visitors to the Expo garden. Some transfer stations with buses to the Expo will also be built along the expressways leading to Shanghai.
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