Visitors to the Brunei Pavilion will be able to learn about Brunei's development blueprint from the first National Development Strategy to 2035 through a touch screen. Meanwhile, a 4D cinema in the pavilion will showcase Brunei's colorful landscape through video, sound, wind and rain. At the exit of the pavilion, there will be local food specialties and a display of Brunei's unique hand-woven fabrics.

The Brunei Pavilion is small in size but definitely small and exquisite in the 5.3 square kilometer Shanghai World Expo Park. The Brunei Pavilion showcases the Kingdom of Brunei Darussalam in all its splendor. According to the staff of the pavilion, since the opening of the World Expo, the average daily number of visitors to the Brunei Pavilion reached more than 8,000 people. Walking into the Brunei Pavilion, a variety of royal ceremonial objects and valuable collections from the Brunei Museum dazzled and became the focus of visitors' attention. Mr. Mohammad Yameen, head of the Brunei Museum's Exhibition Bureau, told reporters: "Visitors can see the royal rituals used by the current Sultan, Brunei's highest head of state, during his enthronement ceremony in 1968. At the same time, we have also brought many precious collections with a history of 100 years."

The Shanghai World Expo, Brunei's main cultural card, Brunei's famous wood carvers Sabli and Badik painter Mr. Zainal every morning in the Brunei Pavilion will be a live performance of traditional handicrafts, always attracting many visitors to watch.

Mr. Sabli, while inheriting the art of wood carving, has also incorporated the preservation of other traditional cultures into his creations. At the show, he picked up a small wood-carved sword and introduced it, saying: "This short sword, called 'griz', used to be a weapon used by warriors in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and other places. I was worried that if I didn't preserve it in some other form, it would be lost and the younger generation wouldn't know what a 'griz' is. I tried to make the sword out of wood to make it less dangerous and easier to preserve. When someone sees my wood carving and asks what it is, I can tell him that it is a 'gris', a weapon used by warriors in ancient times. That way it will not be lost with the passage of time."

Like Mr. Sabli, Mr. Zainal, a Badiq painter, is also working in his own way to pass on and promote Badiq art. Mr. Zainal believes that traditional craftsmen should take a positive view of technological advancement and use it to further develop the art of Badiq. Sitting in front of a computer monitor displaying beautiful Badiq designs, Mr. Zainal said, "We should accept modern technology, make good use of it, and use it to promote the further development of Badiq art. What I am practicing here is how to combine the two. We are now using computers to design badiq designs, so it is important to have some knowledge of computers. And then industrialize the production. This saves labor. Labor is a scarce resource in Brunei, and there are even fewer people who are skilled in padiq hand-painting techniques."

Besides the display of traditional handicrafts, Bruneians also brought their halal food culture to Shanghai. Mr. Abdul Rani, director of catering at Royal Brunei Catering, said halal food is not just for Muslims, but should be tried by others as well: "The specialties we have brought from Brunei include Brunei coconut milk rice, traditional herbal coffee, lover's bread, and of course, laksa. The most popular dish among the tourists is the coconut milk rice. We really didn't expect Shanghai visitors to like our coconut milk rice so much. Not only Muslims, but also many other tourists asked us what coconut milk rice is. We are very impressed as a food provider. We also hope to open a restaurant specializing in Brunei cuisine in Shanghai in the future."

The two countries will soon celebrate the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations. In this regard, the Brunei Pavilion also showcases the history of friendly exchanges between the two countries from ancient times to the present day, as well as the efforts made by the governments and civil society organizations of the two countries to enhance mutual trust and promote mutually beneficial cooperation through a large number of detailed pictures and photographs.

Mr. Feng Zuoku, Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), said after visiting the Brunei Pavilion that by visiting the Brunei Pavilion, more Chinese people can learn about Brunei so that they can have the opportunity to visit Brunei in the future for travelling, investing and doing business in Brunei.