This time, the Qing government officially stepped onto the World Expo stage.

This is the first time that the China government has officially led businessmen to participate in the World Expo. The members of the Expo Committee who conveyed the invitation enjoyed considerable prestige in Beijing. After his speech, Empress Dowager Cixi personally summoned him and asked him about the World Expo. So China formally accepted the invitation.

The setting of the National Pavilion is the representative and symbol of a country at the World Expo. It should be as meaningful as the consulate. China is building a national pavilion in St Louis this time. The basic layout is five halls, left and right halls, a gatehouse, a pavilion outside and an archway. With its distinctive features, spectacular cornices and gorgeous colors, China Pavilion has become the most outstanding model of oriental architecture in this World Expo. It consists of a pagoda and a house facing the courtyard on three sides. The roof is decorated with strange figures, such as dragons, gods and warriors.

Entering the China Pavilion, the exhibits are still traditional Chinese agriculture, handicrafts and handicrafts, but nothing more than antiques, jade, silk, porcelain, Suzhou and Hangzhou fan pens, Ningbo woodwork, pen and ink, etc. As a part of the China Pavilion, China Village is an attractive place provided by the China Chamber of Commerce, where various entertainment activities with China characteristics are gathered: there is a theater where China actors are performing Peking Opera; In a Buddhist temple, the tour guide is explaining the meaning of religious ceremonies and teachings; In a teahouse, a waiter from China performed a tea ceremony live. Particularly striking is the roof garden, where you can enjoy oriental food to your heart's content.

Many exhibits have increased their popularity and greatly promoted the development of trade through this competition. For example, the carpet selected by Shi Jing Arts and Crafts Bureau won the first prize at this Expo, and the price of carpet soared. Businessmen from Britain and France came to order, and China's Tianjin, Shanghai and other places followed suit, so carpet products became very tight export commodities.

Interestingly, American media reporters also wrote a special report "Children of China" that year: "What China Village likes best are those children who are dressed up. The youngest of these children is only 3 years old. He lives in China Village with his parents, who are both businessmen. Fannie Mae, the 7-year-old daughter of the grocer in China Village, is a singer. Her voice is clear and melodious, and she is fluent in English, leaving almost no subtle foreign accent. The tourists were very surprised. Many children in China have excellent language talent, but in fact they have never heard of English before they arrived in the United States, and they have only been exposed to English for a few months. "