Two months into the Expo 2010 Shanghai and many people are aware of the main highlights in Zone C of the Expo Garden. It is widely known that France offers a journey that delights the senses, that Italy emphasizes art, technology and design, and the Spain Pavilion has great audiovisuals and a giant baby dreaming about future cities.
A large delegation led by San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom visited recently to celebrate the city's 30th anniversary as a sister city with Shanghai.
As a newcomer to China and Shanghai from a smaller and less populated country in Europe, I felt quite small and insignificant when I stood in the queue to get evening tickets for the Expo 2010 Shanghai. Thoughts went through my head saying this Expo has to be something really special.
Hamburg and Shanghai, both renowned port cities, have and are developing close economic connections, especially in logistics.
Visitors have found various solutions to prevent sunstroke in Expo Garden as temperatures climb to 28 C. Visitors without umbrellas shelter under folding chairs and paper bags. Despite the funny look, the measure is quite effective, said visitors. Newspaper and guide maps are also folded into hats of various styles. Some DIY hats are with shapes of pagodas, boats and pyramids,
The famous painting, The Drunken Beauty, has been incredibly popular in the Chinese media since it first appeared on the front page of the well-known Hong Kong newspaper Ta Kung Pao during the Beijing Olympics. Since then, the painting has been a hot topic for local newspapers.
Spending a weekend in an ancient town near Shanghai has been a popular way for city dwellers to escape the hustle and bustle. But because of their growing popularity with overseas and domestic tours, some ancient towns like Zhouzhuang and Zhujiajiao have become too crowded to offer a real sense of escape.
The president of Montenegro, Filip Vujanovic, paid his first visit to Shanghai to celebrate Montenegro National Pavilion Day at the Expo 2010 Shanghai. This is the second World Expo Montenegro has participated in as an independent country.
I think the Urban Best Practices Area pavilions on the Puxi side of the Expo Garden gave me a better idea what technologies and habits will help us realize the motto of Expo 2010 Shanghai - "Better City, Better Life".
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