an artist’s rendition of the Oman Pavilion

an artist’s rendition of the Oman Pavilion
Visitors to the 2010 World Expo will embark on a journey to discover Oman’s amazing culture and remarkable geographical diversity and trace its progress inside its pavilion.
Oman Pavilion’s story is one of controlled and sustainable economic development, creating better cites and better life [...]

Huang Kunming, Party secretary of Hangzhou, presents the key of the pavilion to Zhang Jianting, director of the pavilion.
Hangzhou’s Uurban Best Practices Area case “Harnessing Five Waters” was completed on Monday afternoon.
Director of the pavilion Zhang Jianting, also vice mayor of Hangzhou, received the key to the pavilion from Huang Kunming, Hangzhou Party secretary, in [...]

scene of the press conference

Expo 2010 parade

Expo 2010 parade
Here’s a way to get in step when you’re at the World Expo: Walk along a parade.
The Expo organizer said yesterday that visitors will be able to follow parades at the site as they wander around pavilions and exhibition areas and make their way out of the [...]

scene of the press conference

Yang Zhengwu, minister of the Publicity Department of the CPC Shanghai Committee

scene of the press conference

stage show CHA

theme shows “Windows of City”
The World Expo won’t lack for entertainment. Officials on Monday described a few of the performances that will be staged regularly during the event.
One will be the thematic show “Windows [...]

Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng expressed full confidence after a tour checking preparations in the Expo site yesterday afternoon.
Han visited the command center of the Expo, command platform, Culture Center, Themed Pavilion and China Pavilion.
Public security, transport, food and beverage, communications, electricity, medical and health care, service reception and major buildings in the Expo site were [...]

A delegation headed by former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien paid a visit to the Expo site this morning, learning about the latest progress of the event with the accompany of Xiubao, consultant of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination.
The delegation was also informed of the history of World Expos at an exhibition hall [...]

Philip Brass
Philip Brass was Managing Director of Pacific Dunlop Ltd between 1988 and 1996 and has extensive experience in the Australian retail and consumer-goods industry. He is also a past Chairman of the International Business Leaders’Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai and returns annually to Shanghai as an honorary council member.
Shanghai has over [...]

An online “Expo Community” has been built at 51hahua.taobao.com, which features interaction, Expo knowledge promotion and philanthropic activities.
Netizens are able to share their Expo-related experiences and feelings at the Website, which will take a close look at pavilions. Online shoppers can purchase licensed products with discounts.
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site that operates the Website, [...]

Shanghai Pavilion will exhibit with the theme of “New Horizons Forever”

Shanghai’s “shikumen” houses are major style of the pavilion

Exterior walls of Shanghai Pavilion will be covered by 15,000 city photos
SHANGHAI invites people to a virtual reality tour to different eras of the city in the last 100 years, riding on various traffic tools being once [...]

Wang Anyi
Wang Anyi, born in 1954, is one of the most established Chinese writers. Her most famous novel, “The Everlasting Regret,” was published in 1995 and already is considered a modern classic by many. Currently Wang is the chairwoman of the Writers’ Association of Shanghai.
The global community honored Shanghai by choosing the city to [...]