"In my hometown, there are a lot of people have never been to China, I really hope they come here to look." Rebecca from Newcastle for more than two months after the opening of the Shanghai World Expo will be full of expectations.
Rebecca said, following the "unparalleled" in the Beijing Olympic Games, the Shanghai World Expo will allow 70 million passengers are expected from countries attracted tourists to experience Expo at the same time, once again feel the different kind of China's charisma.
Last year she was 20 years old United States, Germany, Canada and other places young people together in Shanghai to attend a "sprint, Shanghai! "And" The Truman Show "television program, to foreign tourists and resident expatriates in Shanghai introduced the true and full of fun in Shanghai.
"China won the bid to host the World Expo will be the day, had opened a 'shaping' the image of China's journey." Shin Bark since 2001 involved in the work of the Executive Committee, deputy director of Shanghai World Expo Zhou Hanmin recalls, China passed the " Expo Road "let the world see the Chinese people's passion, vision and determination.
As the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee, Democratic National Construction Association Central Committee Vice-Chairman Zhou Hanmin are preparing for the forthcoming World Expo theme of two speeches. He said that the success of China's World Expo application is a national comprehensive strength of the victory, the Expo will be held on the process, is also a manifestation of national strength.
"If you want to ask the Shanghai World Expo will be 'the biggest exhibition hall' where, it is the entire Shanghai, China as a whole; If you want to ask, 'this exhibition hall' where the 'greatest treasures,' is what it is self-confident, calm, respectful the Chinese people. "he said.
"The New York Times" Web site recently elected as the 2010 Shanghai world should be one of the 31 tour. The website said that Shanghai has accelerated the pace of urban construction, the World Expo period, the Huangpu River more than 200 countries and international organizations, venues everywhere. Agence France-Presse said that the progress of work in Shanghai is stepping up efforts to build "Dream World Expo land."
From the West, a comprehensive exposition for the first time in a developing country, as the host, China will certainly be placed under the magnifying glass again meso.
In fact, when the World Expo in China will "bring home" also brought back the "mirror." " 'China's view of the world, the world to see China', multi-cultural, high-tech, as well as the latest global concept of sustainable development, the panoramic view." National People's Congress, the Shanghai World Expo Coordination Bureau, said Hong Hao.
In addition, the country's financial crisis, the world of China's economy in the "Expo" The performance is quite looking forward to. The United States "Christian Science Monitor" issued last year, an article in issue 5 that the Expo will be an "economic Olympics."
Expo area will also be observed as a global economic recovery "window." U.S. General Motors and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Group) co-operation in the construction of World Expo Park Pavilion project is to accelerate the progress of business. GM China President Kevin Wale said: "We look forward to 'Expo Year' in China opportunity."
For the ordinary people in Shanghai, the Expo will make them do not have to go abroad will be able to experience the exotic. While nearly 20 million people in Shanghai authentic real-life state, will also become attractive to foreign tourists during the World Expo and international public opinion to another issue.
During the Olympic Games in Beijing, some foreigners have been eager to explore the alley is still the old man playing chess Guangzhuobangzai. Today, the Shanghai Foreign observers also did not blame the people "take to the streets wearing pajamas," alternative practices, Hong Kong's "South China Morning Post" website even published an article that it will instead allow people to see the "diversity" of the Chinese urban life, rather than "1000 City side."
"I think the Beijing Olympics and Shanghai World Expo is a good opportunity for China and the world can achieve cross-cultural communication." Chinese well-known "foreign comedian" Big Mountain - Canadians Marc Maxwell, and now is the Shanghai World Expo Canada Pavilion general representative. Mountains hopes alive during the fair and moved home to the Shanghai Chinese and Western communities, in the Indus set off walking the streets.
"I think at the meeting at the Expo, can find a peaceful, inclusive of the cultural attitudes." Shanghai World Expo are being prepared films shortlisted for the China Pavilion of the Shanghai Film Group program director, the young saint, said Cheng.
As the World Expo approaching, dozens of heads of state or government leaders, "order" the "World Expo Tour," the Chinese people are ready to meet this unprecedented scale, "the peak of dialogue." There are indications that, through the Expo, China hopes to show the world the image of a responsible big developing country and the bearing.
Witness the way the Chinese run the course Bo Loscertales Secretary-General of the International Exhibitions Bureau, said: "I want to say to the people around the world to seize this opportunity to experience a vibrant Chinese."
