Shanghai Expo 2010

The Shanghai Expo’s mascot is called Haibao. He is a blue mascot with a big smile, in the shape of the Chinese character for ‘ren’ which means people. Here is a photo of Haibao, the mascot for the Shanghai Expo 2010!

Haibao

Say hello to Haibao – the mascot for the Shanghai Expo!

The New Zealand Pavilion in World Expo Shanghai 2010 will showcase the balance between city and nature.

The New Zealand Pavilion is called “Cities of Nature: Living between Land and Sky”. It will be located on a 2,000-square-meter land in Pudong, Shanghai side of the World Expo 2010 site.

New Zealand will invest nearly 30 million New Zealand dollars (US$23.05 million) at Shanghai 2010, the largest investment in World Expo ever.

The New Zealand pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 will also have Maori dancing daily.

The Australia pavilion at the Shanghai Expo will feature performances and Australian cuisine, sip some fine red wines and buy Australian products.

Australia’s objective at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 is not just to show off the country’s economy and culture, but to make a contribution to the Expo theme. He gave a warm invitation to Chinese people to visit the Australian Pavilion at the Expo 2010.

Visitors will be able to experience and enjoy all aspects of Australian life when touring the Expo pavilion.

The pavilion, with curved walls and red outside, is expecting 7 million visitors during the 184-day event.

About 160 people working in the pavilion will provide bilingual services for the convenience of Chinese visitors. The Australian Government has allocated A$61 million (US$59 million) to fund the construction and exhibition of the pavilion. Another A$22 million from companies and state governments will be looked for to fund the Australia pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010.

The Germany pavilion Shanghai Expo 2010 is an amazing construction, named ‘Balancity’. It is 6,000m in area, and will show off German urban life and issues that the country faces about cityscapes.

The German government spent 30 million euros (US$47.34 million) on the pavilion. Some of the money has also come from German companies.

The Germans are expecting about 50,000 visitors daily to their pavilion during Shanghai World Expo 2010, which means more than 9 million people may visit Germany Pavilion.

The Germany pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 can hold 750 people.

Netherlands Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende yesterday showed a model of the Dutch Pavilion for World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

The Dutch Pavilion design, known as “Happy Street,” is mainly composed of a pedestrian strip shaped like the number “8,” a lucky number in China that suggests fortune.

26 small houses will be elevated along the main pedestrian strip. The houses will present exhibitions exploring themes such as energy, water, space and many other urban issues.

The pavilion is expected to attract more than 7 million visitors, Balkenende said.

The Netherlands pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 will be great!

Traditional Pakistani dances will be performed and a traditional Pakistani restaurant will serve the unique tastes of Pakistani cuisine with BBQ foods, unique sauces and “Chai,” a special local milk tea.

Masood Khan, ambassador of Pakistan to China as well as the commissioner general for Pakistan for Expo 2010, said at the ceremony that the country hoped to display its strength and practice in building a harmonious city. He believed Expo 2010 will provide a stimulus package for the world economy.

A special section in the pavilion will be dedicated to the fraternal relationship and strong bonds between the people of Pakistan and China.

India’s exhibition will be called “Cities of Harmony,” focusing on the integration between urban and rural regions through trade and services. Visitors to the Shanghai Expo pavilion will be led on a journey of Indian cities from the past to the present day.

The dome will be used as a 360-degree screen to tell different stories about life in cities through the ages. It will also be energy efficient with the use of solar panels and wind power.

Herbs will grow on the dome and bamboo will form part of the structure. The pavilion will feature a shopping arcade where people from various regions of India will be demonstrating and selling a wide variety of products. There will also be a food plaza with provide traditional Indian delicacies at the China Expo pavilion.

The main dome structure of the pavilion has been designed to handle an average of 450 visitors every 20 minutes, said Naidu. The pavilion will cost about US$9 million.

Japan will highlight the role of advanced ecological technology in helping humans achieve a more comfortable life and confidence in the future with its huge “breathing organism” pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010.

The country’s Shanghai Expo pavilion will feature a theme on the harmony between the human heart and technology. Hiroshi Tsukamoto is Commissioner General of the Japanese Section Expo Shanghai 2010.

The theme is an extension of the Aichi Expo 2005 theme “Nature’s Wisdom” and also an interpretation of the “Better City, Better Life” Shanghai Expo theme, the official added.

Japan Shanghai Expo Pavilion has rented a 6,000-square-meter plot at the Expo site. The 24-meter-high pavilion is the largest the country has ever built for a World Expo. It is also one of the largest pavilions at Expo 2010.

The pavilion will be split into past, present and future exhibits. The country’s semi-circular pavilion will make use of natural resources, including solar energy atteries and a double-layer membrane that can filter sunshine to coincide with its interpretation of how technology can better our lives.

Visitors will be able to experience some Chinese elements at Japan Pavilion, which will involve Chinese characters and traditional Chinese architectural styles. Sophisticated energy-saving technologies will be on display and performances will also be staged.

Some intelligent robots will also be a part of Japan Pavilion, but the Japan Expo team don’t want to reveal more information in order to keep the exhibit a surprise.

The Czech Republic will use ice-hockey pucks in the design of its World Expo 2010 pavilion. The white 2,000-square-meter structure will feature rubber ice-hockey pucks on its facade. The design signifies that these pucks are a significant Czech Republic export and ice hockey is its national sport.

The Shanghai Expo display will take place at a rented pavilion under the name “Fruits of Civilization.” It will spotlight the use of new technologies and renewable energy, transport solutions as well as a desire for privacy.

Visitors will experience a fictitious and magical city, modeled on Prague’s Old Town, inside the pavilion. One can “create and perform magic, travel and participate” in the city, said Pavel Stehlik, commissioner general of Czech Pavilion at Expo 2010.

Visitors will be able to walk on the pavilion’s grass while noticing a regular grid of streets above their heads. Moving from street to street, visitors will discover different artifacts or the fruits of civilization. In the pavilion, simulated factories will be projected while a module may produce colors, scents and music in a bid to arouse emotions and a more complete experience for visitors. The display will also simulate a lake surrounded by fast-growing vegetation. The design refers to environmental protection awareness.

The Czech Republic is expecting about 30,000 visitors per day to its pavilion during the 184-day Shanghai World Expo. The government has given US$8.41 million for the pavilion.

Check out this photo of what the Hong Kong Pavilion will look like at the Shanghai Expo 2010 (also know as the World’s Fair or World Expo 2010)! Hong Kong’s pavillion will be at the Expo and will be a great pavilion! It looks cool! For more photos of Hong Kong’s Shanghai expo pavilion, keep looking for more…