What they said was personal experience. I went for four days, but I only saw a small part of it. Besides, I waited for two hours in the German Pavilion, and the others didn't last more than half an hour. The following is my experience and understanding, which is rather chaotic. You will have to see it:

Go to the queue early (after eight o'clock). After entering the park, you can choose a popular pavilion to see it. Generally, you won't wait in line, for example, from Gate 8. It's even earlier to go to the Saudi Pavilion. It's better to look at the map and go from the nearest door, and then take the bus in the park and fly to the entrance of the pavilion, otherwise the queue will soon be long. You don't have to think about the China Pavilion. If you want to see it, go out and queue up at 6: 11 in the morning. You can get an appointment for the China Pavilion at the entrance. The appointment time is uncertain, and it may be in the evening, but it doesn't matter. You can go in to see it.

If you enter the park late, do you mean the time of entering the park or the time you have already entered? Because there is also a queue to enter the park, it will take half an hour to queue for security check when there are many people. Suppose you don't go in until after ten o'clock, basically don't consider too popular museums, and don't queue if you have a day.

I haven't walked past Gate 5 you mentioned, and I don't quite remember where it is. The Expo Park is mainly divided into Pudong and Puxi, which are almost all enterprise pavilions. The national pavilions are all in the East Zone. From the West Zone to the East Zone, you can choose the ferry, free of charge, and there are guidelines in the park.

Then focus on the East District. It is estimated that you will not go to the West District one day. When you enter the park, you can get a map of the Expo. The upper part of the Expo map is the West District, and the lower part is the East District, separated by a river. The left part of the East District is Europe and America, and the right part is Asia.

The most popular pavilions in Asia are China, Saudi Arabia, Japan, South Korea and United Arab Emirates. China and Taiwan Province are required to make an appointment, and others queue up to enter. I didn't go into the China Pavilion. I don't know. The Japanese Pavilion has many novel things, such as robots that can play jasmine, and the Korean Pavilion will perform on the stage at the entrance of the pavilion when queuing, such as Korean songs and dances, gongs and drums and so on. The Saudi Pavilion is to watch a 361-degree 3D movie, and the time is not long. Everyone is scrambling to see it because this projection equipment cost more than one billion yuan, and the effect is super good. Most of all the pavilions display pictures or objects with local characteristics, and some pavilions in West Asia are simply bazaars (markets) selling ornaments and the like. Some countries will send some small souvenirs, but I only get one bag from Bahrain, and these gifts may not be available. Most of them may just send two commemorative books. There are basically no gifts introduced online. There are too many people, and they will go bankrupt all the time.

There are many pavilions in Europe and America (specifically, non-Asian pavilions). The most popular pavilions in Europe and America are Germany, France, Belgium-EU Pavilion, Spain and Australia. The reason why the German Pavilion is popular is that it is very comprehensive, from humanities to science and technology, and the interaction is very good. The French Pavilion has seven paintings, such as Van Gogh's original works. Belgium has a lot of diamond jewelry and chocolate. It is said that chocolate will be distributed at the door, but unfortunately I didn't get it. We only have a small chocolate-flavored biscuit.

Let's talk about the best pavilions not to queue up. First of all, don't go to the British Pavilion if there is no activity, because if there is no performance, you can only look at the seeds, which is very boring. The Dutch pavilion is for you to climb stairs, and the Danish pavilion is for you to see the model mermaid. If you don't line up, go and have a look. If you line up, don't enter.

The exhibition areas in Iceland, Thailand and other countries mainly watch short introduction films. If the queue is not long, you can watch them. Each screening lasts for ten minutes, so people are released one by one, and the queue will generally not exceed 15 minutes.

In addition, most of the pavilions that don't need to queue up are joint pavilions, because there are many countries on display, and the pavilions are relatively large, and basically there is no queue. The Africa Pavilion is still worth seeing. You can see many countries without queuing, and there are performances. Other pavilions include the Caribbean Pavilion, the European Pavilion 123, and the Asian Pavilion 123.

Tour guide

Choose a relatively large museum with a good reputation from the moment you enter the park, and then visit the nearby museums along the road, as long as the queue is not long. (For the concept of short queue, you'd better ask the person in charge of the nearby venue first, and ask him how long he needs to queue, and his time can be slightly reduced, because every time I queue, I always say the expected time.) Generally, it is acceptable within half an hour. According to the time estimate, you can see a big museum and then you can see four or five small museums around you, and then you can go to eat. It is also recommended to eat nearby, for example, if you eat in the Africa Pavilion, don't go to the food center.

by the way, every meal is basically 31-41 yuan. Of course, there are more than 21 cheap ones, but depending on where you are, there are still fewer cheap ones. When eating, you can study the map to see where you want to go next. If it's far away, you can take the bus in the Expo, which is free.

Don't wait in line after lunch. Go to a museum that doesn't have to wait in line, such as the Africa United Pavilion, where there are usually activities and performances at noon and afternoon. The tour route is also near the road, so don't go back and forth, it will delay the time.

It's best to prepare some dry food and snacks at noon, because you leave the garden earlier, at 7 o'clock, so I suggest you don't eat dinner, pad your stomach first, or have afternoon tea at 3 or 4 o'clock. By 6 o'clock, there will be fewer people, so you can visit some larger pavilions, such as Australia and Spain. Later, many pavilions don't have to wait in line. I saw the Spanish Pavilion that day, and my friend who played with us queued for an hour at noon. So if it's not a hard and fast rule, I suggest you leave the garden later.

There are activities in every square. Pay attention to the notices in the park and listen to the radio. When you are tired, go and sit near the square and have a rest while watching the program.

In addition, there is an appointment machine outside the venue, but I have never made an appointment successfully. So when you enter the park, see if you can make an appointment. The appointment time may be in the evening, but it doesn't matter. There is usually an appointment, as long as it is basically the day. Don't be surprised if you can't make an appointment. There are many people in China.

It is also suggested to bring an empty bottle and a sun hat. If you don't have a water cup, buy one inside. Don't lose the bottle after drinking it. There is a lot of direct drinking water in the garden.

Let's talk about the Expo passport, which is used to stamp on the museum. If you have this hobby, you should buy a passport separately (this thing is not easy to buy, and almost all franchise stores in the park will write that the passport has been sold out, so if you are lucky enough to catch up with the purchase, you can buy it). Expo stores in Shanghai also sell it, so if you see it when you go shopping, you'd better buy it outside, otherwise you may not be able to buy it in the park. I stamped it with a map. My colleagues bought passports, read books, stamped books, stamped notebooks, and of course some didn't, depending on their personal interests.

Finally, if it is possible to suggest buying an introduction book, I saw it at the airport when I left Shanghai, and I regret it. I should buy it first and then read it, because many of them are confused and don't know what to read. If you have an introduction, you will know what you are waiting in line for. Unlike me, I just feel that I have read a lot for four days, and I don't know where it is.

that's all. have a good time!