The origin of the World Exposition is in the ancient farming society. People often carried out trading activities during harvest celebrations, religious ceremonies, and festive festivals. Later, it gradually developed into a regular, fixed place, and large-scale trade and exhibition for the purpose of exchanging goods.

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This was the prototype of the World's Fair.

In the 5th century AD, Persia held the first exhibition that went beyond the function of a market.

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 display and not for sale, with the purpose of promoting and displaying new products and achievements.

The Czech Republic held its first such exhibition in Prague in 1791.

With the advancement of science and technology and the development of social productivity, the scale of exhibitions has gradually expanded. The geographical scope of exhibitions has expanded from one place to the whole country, from domestic to foreign countries, until it has developed into a world exposition participated by many countries.

The History of the World's Fair: The 1851 Universal Industrial Exhibition became the world's first world's fair. It was held in Hyde Park, London, the British capital. The exhibition period was from May 1 to October 11, 1851. The main content was world culture and industrial technology.

, the "Great" in its name means great, great and spectacular in English. Through this expo, the UK showed at that time the brilliant achievements of Britain's technological leadership and global dominance after the Industrial Revolution.

The 1855 Paris World's Fair, Theme: Agriculture, Industry and Arts The 1855 Paris World's Fair was held to celebrate the 40 years of peace that the European continent had enjoyed since the Battle of Waterloo.

In fact, the real theme of the expo is that the major European countries are secretly competing against each other and striving for dominance in industry and art.

The Paris World's Fair cost approximately US$5 million and featured approximately 21,000 exhibits, demonstrating the industrial and artistic achievements of the time.

Concrete, steel products, aluminum products and rubber were exhibited at the 1855 Paris World's Fair.

After World War II, people around the world rebuilt their homes on the devastated ruins, and on the basis of restoring production and reviving the economy, the first post-war World Expo was held in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, in 1958, with the theme of "Science, Civilization and Humanity"

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In order to reflect the theme of science, the Brussels World Expo built a spherical pavilion with an atomic energy structure, which represents the symbol of human beings entering a new century of scientific and technological progress. Its unique and novel shape, although it has been almost half a century, has

But it’s still vivid in my mind.

The splendor and richness of the expo almost eclipsed all previous world expos.

In 1962, a small-scale professional expo was held in Seattle, USA - "Humanity in the Space Age".

The fair showcased new advanced technologies, vending machines and monorail railways, making it a huge success.

In 1964, in order to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of New York, New York held another World Expo for the first time. Although the theme was elegant, it was "Towards Peace through Understanding."

However, the strong commercial atmosphere of this World Expo made the audience stop and lost the meaning of the commemorative event.

The 1867 Paris World Expo already had the prototype of the modern World Expo.

Exhibition period: April 1, 1867 to November 3, 1867. Theme: The history of labor. In 1970, Osaka held the World Expo for the first time in Japan. The Japanese called it the Universal Exposition, which reflected "the progress of mankind."

and Harmony", showing the audience Japan's development and achievements in all aspects after the Tokyo Olympics. Thanks to this expo, Japan has maintained a strong momentum in economic development in the next 10 years.

In 1985, Japan held the World Expo again. The venue was Tsukuba, a new city of science and culture more than 50 kilometers away from Tokyo.

The theme of the expo is: "Living and Environment? Human Home Technology".

A year later, Canada held another expo with the theme of "Transportation" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Vancouver.

1988 marked the 200th anniversary of the establishment of British settlement in Australia. To commemorate this date, Australia held the World Expo in Brisbane, a city on the eastern Gold Coast.

The theme of this expo is "Leisure Life in the Age of Science and Technology".

It reflects human beings' leisure and entertainment in today's era of extremely advanced science and technology.

Countries around the world are making a fuss around this theme, using various contents such as sports, entertainment, tourism, leisure, cooking, gardening, etc. to reflect the richness and variety of human life.

In 1990, a professional international flower and green expo was held in Osaka, Japan, with the theme: "Humanity and Nature".

The exhibition features world gardening as a commemorative event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Osaka's "New Beginning".

A total of 82 countries participated in this exhibition, and 55 international organizations, Japanese provinces, cities, and large enterprises all set up separate pavilions or booths.

Large-scale international horticultural expositions have been held in Asia for hundreds of times and have achieved great success.

In 1992, it was the 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America. To this end, the Spanish government held the World Expo in Seville and named the theme of the Expo's previous World Expos "The Age of Discovery."

The World Expo covers an area of ??4.78 million square meters and is attended by more than 100 countries.