the world Expo (abbreviated as "World Expo") is an international Expo activity with great influence and a long history organized by the host country government or entrusted by the government. It has experienced a history of more than a hundred years. At first, it mainly displayed fine arts and traditional handicrafts. Later, it gradually became an exhibition of science and technology and industrial technology, and became a rare place to cultivate industrial talents and the enlightenment education of ordinary citizens.

The venue of the World Expo is not only to display technology and commodities, but also to be accompanied by colorful performances and charming spectacular scenery. It is set as a space full of festive atmosphere that cannot be experienced in daily life and becomes an ideal place for ordinary citizens to entertain and consume.

[ Edit this paragraph] The history and origin of the World Expo

[The origin of the World Expo]

In the ancient farming society, people often carried out trading activities in festivals to celebrate harvest, religious ceremonies and celebrations, and later gradually developed into large-scale trade and exhibition gatherings with regular and fixed places for the purpose of exchanging goods. This is the earliest form of the World Expo. In the 5th century A.D., Persia held the first exhibition that surpassed the market function. In the 18th century, with the continuous emergence of new technologies and products, people gradually thought of holding exhibitions similar to fairs, but only for exhibition and not for sale, with the purpose of publicizing and displaying new products and achievements. In 1791, the Czech Republic held such an exhibition for the first time in the capital Prague. With the progress of science and technology and the development of social productive forces, the scale of the exhibition has gradually expanded, and the geographical scope of the exhibition has expanded from one place to the whole country, from home to abroad, until it has developed into a world-wide exposition with many countries participating.

After World War II, people all over the world rebuilt their homes on the ruined ruins, and on the basis of resuming production and economic recovery, the first post-war World Expo was held in Brussels, Belgium in 1958, with the theme of "Science, Civilization and Humanity". In order to embody this theme of science, a spherical pavilion with atomic energy structure was built in the Brussels World Expo, which represents the symbol that mankind has entered the new century of scientific and technological progress. Its unique and novel shape, although it is almost half a century later, is still vivid. The splendor and richness of the Expo are almost eclipsed by all the previous dock fairs.

[History of World Expositions]

In 1962, Seattle, USA held a small-scale professional exposition "Humans in the Space Age". The Expo exhibited F new advanced technology, vending machines and single-rail railways, which made it a great success.

In p>1964, in order to commemorate the 3th anniversary of the founding of new york, another World Expo was held in new york. Although the theme was elegant, "Peace through Understanding". However, the strong commercial atmosphere of the Expo made the audience stop and lost the significance of commemorative activities. In 197, the World Expo was held in Osaka, Japan for the first time. The Japanese called it the World Expo, which reflected "the progress and harmony of mankind" and showed the audience Japan's development and achievements in various aspects after the Tokyo Olympic Games. Thanks to this Expo, Japan has maintained a strong momentum in its economic development in the next 1 years.

In p>1985, the World Expo was held again. The venue was Tsukuba, a new scientific and cultural city more than 5 kilometers away from Tokyo. The theme of the Expo is: "Living and Environment, Home Technology for Human Beings". After a year, Canada held another Expo with the theme of "transportation" to commemorate the 1th anniversary of Vancouver.

In p>1988, it was the 2th anniversary of the British settlement in Australia. To remember this day, Australia held the World Expo in Brisbane, the eastern gold coast city. The theme of this Expo is "Leisure Life in the Age of Science and Technology". It embodies the fact that human beings are not listening and entertaining in today's era of extremely developed science and technology. All countries have made a big fuss about this theme, reflecting the richness of human life with sports, entertainment, tourism, leisure, cooking, gardening and so on.

In p>199, Osaka, Japan held a professional international flower and green exposition with the theme of "Man and Nature". The exhibition focuses on world gardening as a commemorative activity to celebrate the 1th anniversary of Osaka's "new beginning". This exhibition * * * has 82 countries participating, and 55 international organizations and Japanese provinces, cities and large enterprises have set up exhibition halls or booths separately. It has achieved a large-scale international horticultural exposition in Asia for hundreds of times and achieved great success.

In p>1992, it was the 5th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America. For this reason, the Spanish government held the World Expo in Seville, and named the theme of the Expo's previous World Expo symbols "The Age of Discovery". The World Expo covers an area of 4.78 million square meters, with more than 1 countries participating. The audience reached more than 6 million people. The latest Expo was the Daejeon Expo in South Korea in 1993, which was the first World Expo held by a developing country in the world. The theme is "A new way to take off".

Preparing for the World Expo is a huge and systematic project. As a major action of a national government, it not only becomes an international activity to commemorate a major historical event, but also shows and disseminates great achievements in economy, culture and science and technology. Therefore, the preparation time usually takes 5 to 6 years. The World Expositions that have been planned before the end of this century are: the 1998 World Exposition in Lisbon, Portugal. 1998 is the International Year of the Ocean approved by the United Nations, and the theme of the Expo is "Ocean-the future wealth". The Expo covers an area of 55 hectares and is attended by 12 countries and regions. It is expected to receive 2 million visitors, which is a professional exposition.

In p>1999, China applied for the AI professional World Horticultural Exposition in Kunming. On May 1st, China 1999 World Horticultural Exposition was grandly opened in Kunming, Yunnan Province. This is the first global horticultural event held in China, and its theme is "Man and nature, marching towards the 21st century". The Expo shows the horticultural traditions and varieties of various countries, attracts tens of thousands of visitors from all over the world every day, lasts for 184 days and ends on October 31, 1999.

In p>2, the first international exposition in the 21st century was held in Hanover, Germany, which made Hanover famous in the world.

[List of World Expositions]

1851 London World Exposition

1853 new york World Exposition

1862 London World Exposition

1867 Paris World Exposition

1873 Vienna World Exposition

1876 Philadelphia World Exposition

1878 Paris World Exposition. > 1893 Chicago World Expo

19 Paris World Expo

194 St. Louis World Expo

1915 Panama Pacific World Expo

1926 Philadelphia World Expo

193 Liege Industrial Science World Expo

1933-34 Chicago World Expo

1935 Brussels World Expo

1935. P>1939-4 new york World Expo

1939 Golden Gate World Expo

1958 Brussels World Expo

1962 Seattle 21st Century World Expo

1964-65 new york World Expo

197 Japan World Expo

1975 Okinawa Ocean Expo

1985 International Science and Technology Expo < P > World Expo p>2 Hanover

World Expo p>25 Aichi, Japan

World Expo p>21 Shanghai

World Expo p>215 Milan

[ Edit this paragraph] Introduction of the Expo management team

The international exhibition bureau responsible for coordinating and managing the World Expo is the International Exhibition Bureau, which is abbreviated as "BIE" in English. The Bureau of International Exhibitions was established in 1928 with its headquarters in Paris, France, and its charter is the Convention on International Exhibitions. The Convention was signed by representatives of 31 countries and governments in Paris in 1928, and was amended in 1948, 1966 and 1972 respectively.

The purpose of the Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE) is to promote the exchange and development of economy, culture, science and technology among countries in the world by coordinating and hosting the World Expo. The permanent office of the Bureau of International Exhibitions is the Secretariat, and the Secretary-General is the highest leader of the Bureau. The current Secretary-General is Mr. RalfLose Thiel.

what is the international horticultural producers association?

international association of horticultural producers

what is the relationship between BIE and AIPH?

According to the regulations of the International Horticultural Producers Association, if a non-member country holds the World Horticultural Exposition, it must first obtain the approval of the International Horticultural Producers Association (AIPH), and then be recommended by the Association and reported to the International Expo Bureau for approval and registration. In October 1994, the 46th General Assembly of the International Horticultural Producers Association passed a resolution and agreed to accept China as a member of the Association.

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[ Edit this paragraph] Member countries of International Exhibition Bureau

By the end of May 1999, the list of member countries of International Exhibition Bureau was ***87. The list is as follows:

Europe (3)

Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia.

North America (2)

Canada, USA

Central America (16)

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and neves, Saint Vincent and Gabbanines, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago

South America (8)

Argentina, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Brazil

Africa. Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Congo, Tunisia, Uganda

Asia (13)

Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Oman, Philippines

Oceania (3)

Australia. There are 154

[ edit this paragraph] World Exposition on Urban Election Rules

It is an international large-scale exhibition hosted by a country's government and attended by many countries or international organizations to show the achievements of mankind in social, economic, cultural and scientific fields. It is characterized by long holding time, large exhibition scale, many participating countries and far-reaching influence.

Since the first exhibition was held in London, England in 1851, the World Expo has enjoyed the reputation of "Olympic Games in the fields of economy, science and technology and culture" because of its rapid development, and has been held for 4 times. According to the latest regulations of the Bureau of International Exhibitions, world expositions can be divided into two types according to their nature, scale and duration: one is registered (formerly called comprehensive) world expositions, which usually last for six months and are held every five years; The other is the recognized (formerly known as professional) World Expo, which usually lasts for three months and is held once between two registered World Expos. The registered world exposition is different from the general trade promotion and economic investment promotion exhibitions, and it is the highest-level exposition in the world.

The Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE) is an inter-governmental international organization specializing in supervising and guaranteeing the implementation of the Convention on International Exhibitions, coordinating and managing the hosting of the World Expo and ensuring the level of the Expo. As of November 22, it has 89 member countries. In May 1993, the Bureau of International Exhibitions officially accepted China as the 46th member. According to the election rules, the member countries of the Bureau of International Exhibitions, regardless of their size, each have one vote. In the first round of voting, if a candidate city wins more than two thirds of the votes, it will become the host city of the 21 World Expo. If no candidate city gets the required votes in the first round of voting, a second round of voting will be held, but those who get the least votes in the first round of voting will no longer participate in the competition. In the second round of voting, the candidate city that won more than two-thirds of the votes was elected. If no city has won more than two-thirds of the votes, the third round of voting will continue in the above way until two cities with the most votes are elected. The final competition will be held by these two cities, and the one with more votes will be awarded the right to host.

[ Edit this paragraph] Application procedures for the World Expo

Application:

According to BIE's regulations, countries intending to host the World Expo shall not submit a formal application to BIE nine years earlier than the date of hosting, and pay 1% of the registration fee. The application letter includes the opening and closing dates, the theme, and the legal status of the organizing Committee. BIE will inform the governments of member countries of this application, and inform them to put forward their intention to participate in the competition within six months from the date of arrival of the notification.

inspection:

six months after submitting the application letter, the chairman of the BIE executive Committee will organize an inspection according to the regulations to ensure the feasibility of the application. The inspection activities were presided over by a vice chairman of BIE, and attended by several representatives, experts and the Secretary-General. All expenses shall be borne by the applicant. The contents of the inspection are: theme and definition, opening date and duration, location, area (total area, upper and lower limits of the area that can be allocated to each exhibitor), expected number of visitors, financial feasibility and financial guarantee measures, the method for the sponsor to calculate the participation cost and financial and material allocation (to reduce the cost of each participating country), policies and measures to ensure the participating countries, the attitude of the government and various organizations interested in participating, and so on.

Voting:

If the preparatory work of the bidding country is supported by the delegation, the plenary meeting will vote eight years before the holding date as usual. If there is more than one bidding country, the plenary session will vote by secret ballot.

if after the first round of voting, the bidding country gets two-thirds of the votes, it will be awarded the right to host the games. If any application fails to get two-thirds of the votes, another vote will be held, and the country with the least votes in each vote will be eliminated, and then the host country will be determined according to the principle of two-thirds of the votes. When only two countries compete, the host country is determined according to the simple majority principle.

Registration:

The country that has won the right to host the exhibition should register the exhibition according to the general rules formulated by BIE and the review and acceptance documents determined in the participation contract (draft). The application for registration should be submitted to BIE five years before the opening date. This is also the beginning of the host government to other countries through diplomatic channels.