Archive for the ‘Expo 2010’ category
When did a World Expo begin to have a theme?
Q: When did a World Expo begin to have a theme? A: The first World Expo held in London in 1851 did not have any theme, and the expos that followed served as just as exhibition centers for new products untill the 1933 Chicago World Expo initially introduced the conception of “theme” and took [...]
Hustle and bustle on Shanghai Expo opening day
Vistors holding umbrellas to defend the sunshine tour in the World Expo Park in Shanghai, east China, on May 1, 2010. Shanghai World Expo park formally opened to the public on Saturday. (Xinhua/Yang Lei) by Xinhua writers Zhou Yan, Jia Yuankun and Zhang Zhanpeng SHANGHAI, May 1 (Xinhua) — Huge crowds of early birds [...]
Overseas visitors see China, world through Shanghai Expo adventure
Visitors rush into the Pakistan Pavilion in the World Expo in Shanghai, east China, on May 1, 2010. (Xinhua Photo) by Xinhua writer Miao Xiaojuan SHANGHAI, May 1 (Xinhua) — Barbara Boyce rushed into the China National Pavilion on the first opening day of the Shanghai Expo Park, together with thousands of feverish [...]
World media laud organization of Shanghai Expo
People wait to visit pavilions in 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, China, May 3, 2010. The colorful umbrellas of visitors make a special scene in the 2010 World Expo.(Xinhua) BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) — Newspapers and news agencies of many countries have lauded the outstanding organization of the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. The [...]
Finland issues stamps featuring its “Kirnu” Pavilion in Shanghai Expo
Finnish female designer Jenni Erkintalo shows stamps she designed featuring Finland’s pavilion “Kirnu” in Shanghai World Expo at the Helsinki post building in Helsinki, Finland, May 4, 2010. The Finnish Post Tuesday issued stamps and a first-day cover featuring Finland’s pavilion “Kirnu” in Shanghai World Expo.(Xinhua Photo) HELSINKI, May 4 (Xinhua) — The Finnish [...]
Hotel group aids victims of prejudice
BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhaunet) — Fourteen-year-old Meng Xinyu described her recent trip to the Shanghai Expo Garden as not only an eye-opener, but also something that helped to set her future career goal as well. “We visited the Expo Axis, and the Life and Sunshine Pavilion (a pavilion specially dedicated to the disabled). I [...]
Expo Grandma’s journey of discovery
A woman of the Miao nationality puts a traditional headpiece on Tomiyo Yamada at the Expo Park May 1.[Xinhua] BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhuanet) –Tomiyo Yamada and her family looked surprisingly full of life after a full morning visiting the Shanghai Expo Park. That’s not unusual except when one considers that the 62-year-old Japanese [...]
Keeping your cool at the Expo
(Source: China Daily) BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhuanet) — It’s hot and getting hotter. Shi Jing explores what pavilions and organizers are doing to keep the temperatures down. Weather forecasters are predicting the wet weather that Shanghai has endured the last few weeks will soon end. But with the end of the humid rainy season, [...]
Expo of fashions, diamonds, crystals
Dancers display more than 50 items of apparel by five Sweden-based fashion designers for the Sweden Pavilion Day. (Photo: Shanghai Daily) BEIJING, June 8 — Collaboration between fashion and arts is becoming common these days. However, watching a modern dance performance featuring costumes by some of the most avant-garde fashion designers was still [...]