Lasting from May 1st to Oct 31st 2010, the Shanghai World Expo will be the biggest event in its history, with 192 countries and 50 International organizations having confirmed participation. 70 million visitors are expected from both inland and abroad to attend this world event. More than 20,000 cultural shows will be held during the Expo.
Themed Better City, Better Life, the 2010 World Expo Shanghai conveys a common wish of mankind for a better future and better city life. This is a unique opportunity for you to come to Shanghai and enjoy all the Discoveries and Excitement that the World Expo will bring along. This is your chance to experience unforgettable moments and go back home with wonderful memories!
The EXPO 2010 Universal World Exhibition, from 1 May to 31 October 2010, will take place on a 5.28 km² site spread across both sides of the Huangpu River in the gigantic metropolis that is Shanghai.
China is the second Asian country, after Japan (EXPO 2005 in Aichi), to stage a world exhibition in the 21st century.
Skyline of modern Shanghai – host of EXPO 2010 Based on the country’s size and its self-image, the People’s Republic of China is expecting the largest world fair ever, with 70 million visitors and at least 240 participants. That participant figure has already been achieved – with over 240 countries (including Germany and its neighbours) and international organisations such as the Red Cross and the United Nations now signed up.
Even though most of the visitors are expected to come from China, an international opinion research institute commissioned by the EXPO organisers has found that approximately five per cent of the guests are likely to come from abroad. That would equal 3.5 million people.
The organisers of EXPO 2010 Shanghai have chosen “Better City, Better Life” as the theme of the event. As well as reflecting people’s wish for a better life in the cities of the future, the slogan is intended as a call for strategies for sustainable, integrated urban development. While only two per cent of the global population lived in cities in the year 1800, the figure has risen to over 50 per cent today and is forecast to increase.
Shanghai – The “Bund” promenade; over 13 million people live in the city In China alone, there are 175 cities with a population in excess of one million, in fact seven of them have more than 10 million inhabitants! By way of comparison, North America has 46 cities with over one million inhabitants and there are only 60 such cities in the whole of Europe. So the theme is an obvious choice for a world fair in China and a good decision on the part of the organisers. The Chinese organisers will join the participants and visitors on a quest for the ideal “city of harmony”. With its “balancity”, a city in balance, Germany’s pavilion design ties in well with this quest.
In search of the harmonic city
“Better City, Better Life” – EXPO 2010 will set out to find solutions to the problems of urban life In the regulations concerning the EXPO theme, the Chinese organisers explicitly specify the following five sub-themes, which are reflected in the overall idea of “Better City, Better Life” and serve as the basis for participants’ contributions:
• Blending of diverse cultures in the city
• Economic prosperity in the city
• Innovation of science and technology in the city
• Remodelling of communities in the city
• Interaction between cities and villages
The EXPO site
The EXPO site, straddling both banks of the Huangpu River, in November 2007 A 5.28 km² exhibition area has been set aside for the EXPO park and the national pavilions, right in the middle of the mega-city of Shanghai, not far from the city’s old and new centres. Visitors will be able to stroll around the site on both sides of the Huangpu River and enjoy the view of the water and the “Bund” promenade.
Model of the city in the Urban Planning Exhibition Centre The EXPO site is divided into five zones: three on the eastern bank of the river (in the Pudong district with the famous skyline of modern Shanghai) and two on the western bank (in the Puxi district), closer to the old city centre. The two sides will be joined by bridges and tunnels for cars and underground trains. Foot-passenger ferry services across the river are also planned.
Construction work at the EXPO site began in August 2006. Many of the former industrial facilities located at the site have now been demolished to make way for the future pavilions. Some of them, however, will remain in place so that they can be used as exhibition halls in the EXPO Park and become “hallmarks” of the World Fair.
A number of the buildings are to remain in use after the EXPO has closed. It has already been decided, for example, that the congress centre and the Chinese Pavilion will not be torn down after the event. The EXPO site itself is planned to be used as a park within a recreational area, becoming Shanghai’s first “green lung”.
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