I. Introduction to Shanghai World Expo

EXPO 2111, China, is the 41th World Expo. It was held in Shanghai, China from May 1 to October 31, 2111. This World Expo is also the first held by China.

The venue of China World Expo 2111 is located in the area of nanpu bridge and Lupu Bridge, and is laid out along the banks of Huangpu River in Shanghai. The planned land area of the Expo Park is 5.28 square kilometers, including 3.93 square kilometers in Pudong and 1.35 square kilometers in Puxi. The fenced area covers an area of about 3.22 square kilometers.

second, the theme

theme: better city, better life! (Better City,Better Life.)

Sub-themes:

1. Integration of urban multiculturalism

2. Prosperity of urban economy

3. Innovation of urban science and technology

4. Remodeling of urban communities

5. Interaction between cities and villages

3. Mascot

China 2111. The mascot was designed by Wu Yongjian and named as "HAIBAO", which means "the treasure of the four seas", and the main body is blue "human".

IV. Image Ambassadors

China 2111 Shanghai World Expo has three new image ambassadors, and a song music video titled "The City" jointly performed by them was first released here.

Jackie Chan participated in the Expo, which relocated residents for the World Expo that year, promoted the Expo around the world, and mobilized people around him to participate in the Expo. Like all citizens, he is looking forward to the Shanghai World Expo. In the film, Yao Ming told the world the theme and wish of the Shanghai World Expo: "Better city, better life; Expo, make Shanghai more exciting; You and me, make the Expo more successful! " Before Jackie Chan, Yao Ming and Lang Lang, Angela Zhang, BOBO, Wilber Pan, British singer sarah brightman, Japanese table tennis player Fukuhara Ai, and a number of celebrities at home and abroad, such as Shinji Tanimura and Jun Kokoshino, were employed as ambassadors for overseas promotion of the Shanghai World Expo.

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Popular venues of the Shanghai World Expo

China Pavilion is naturally the most popular pavilion. On the first day of the Expo, * * * received more than 31,111 visitors. The most popular foreign venues are Switzerland, France, Germany, Spain, Japan, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Britain, South Korea and the United States.

1. China Pavilion

The architectural appearance of the pavilion expresses the spirit and temperament of China culture with the conceptual theme of "the crown of the East, the prosperous China, the granary of the world and the rich people". The exhibition of the exhibition hall takes "seeking" as the main line, leading visitors to walk in the three exhibition areas of "Oriental Footprint", "Seeking Journey" and "Low-carbon Action", and discovering and understanding "Chinese wisdom in urban development" through "seeking".

2. Swiss Pavilion

The pavilion consists of the urban space created by the ground floor exhibition hall and the natural space at the top of the pavilion. The sightseeing cable car goes back and forth between them, giving people an immersive and beautiful feeling of swimming between the city and the countryside. The whole building fully embodies the interdependent and mutually beneficial relationship between urban and rural areas, emphasizing the perfect balance between human beings, nature and technology.

Third, the French Pavilion

The pavilion is "wrapped" by a wire mesh made of a new concrete material, just like a "white palace" floating on the ground, showing the beauty of future colors and water rhyme. In the museum, the sense of taste brought by food, vision brought by courtyard, touch brought by clear water, smell brought by perfume and hearing brought by old movie clips will lead visitors to experience the sensibility and charm of France.

IV. German Pavilion

The open building looks light and elegant, which seems to be sending a sincere invitation to visitors. "Yan Si" and "Yan Yan", two special virtual commentators, will accompany every visitor through the exhibition halls. After crossing a "dynamic tunnel" full of typical German city pictures, visitors will step into the "harmonious city" to design and arrange wonderful experience space.

V. Spain Pavilion

The pavilion is a retro and innovative "rattan basket" building, with the external wall decorated with rattan and supported by steel structure supports, showing a streamlined wave. Sunlight can pass through the cracks in the vines and fall inside the exhibition hall. There are three exhibition spaces in the exhibition hall: Origin, City and Children.

VI. Japan Pavilion

The pavilion is nicknamed "Purple Silkworm Island". The pavilion is covered with ultra-light power generation membrane and adopts special environmental technology. It is a "breathing and environment-friendly building like a living body". The museum shows the future urban life in 2121 through real-life reproduction and image technology, and introduces the cultural origins of Japan and China, Japanese life born in nature, dynamic and fashionable Japanese contemporary cities, and advanced technologies developed to solve the problems of water resources and the earth's environment.

VII. Italy Pavilion

The design of the pavilion is inspired by Shanghai's traditional game "Game Stick", which is composed of 21 irregular and freely assembled functional modules, representing 21 regions in Italy. The whole exhibition hall is like a miniature Italian city, full of traditional Italian urban elements such as alleys, courtyards, paths and squares.

VIII. Saudi Pavilion

The pavilion is shaped like a "moon boat" hanging high in the air, with date palm trees planted on the ground and roof, forming a hanging garden with swaying trees and rich desert flavor. The museum introduces Saudi Arabia's geography, population, history and politics, focusing on four types of cities: energy city, green city, ancient cultural city and new economic city, revealing that water, oil and knowledge are the foundation of Saudi Arabia's urban development.

IX. British Pavilion

The design of the British Pavilion is an open park without a roof, and there are more than 61,111 tentacles extending in all directions outside the core "Seed Temple" of the exhibition area. During the day, tentacles will conduct light like optical fibers to provide internal lighting, creating a space with both modernity and shock; At night, the light source built in the tentacles can illuminate the whole building and make it dazzling.

X. Korea Pavilion

The facade of the pavilion is decorated with three-dimensional Korean and multicolored pixel paintings, with "communication and integration" as the element, showing Korean customs. The first floor is a scaled-down Seoul, South Korea, which shows "My City" through images; The second floor displays "My Life" and uses high-tech means to interpret culture, science and technology, humanity and nature; The "My Dream" exhibition area shows the future technology and previews the wonderful picture of the 2112 Lishui World Expo. The picture shows the appearance of the Korea Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo.

XI. USA Pavilion

The pavilion looks like an eagle with wings spread out, and welcomes guests from afar. The exhibition hall is the epitome of American cities in the future, including clean energy, green space and roof garden. Through multi-dimensional mode and high-tech means, it leads visitors to embark on a virtual trip to the United States in four unique exhibition spaces and tells the story of persistent innovation and community construction.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shanghai World Expo.