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China owes its successful bid for the World Exposition in 2010 to the international community's support for and confidence in its reform and opening-up. The Exposition will be the first registered World Exposition in a developing country, which gives expression to the expectations the world's people place on China's future development.
So what will Expo 2010 ShanghaiChina deliver to the world?
Expo 2010 ShanghaiChina will be a great event to explore the full potential of urban life in the 21st century and a significant period in urban evolution. Fifty-five percent of the world population is expected to live in cities by the year 2010. The prospect of future urban life, a subject of global interest, concerns all nations, developed or less developed, and their people. Being the first World Exposition on the theme of city, Exposition 2010 will attract governments and people from across the world, focusing on the theme "BetterCity, Better Life."
Expo 2010 ShanghaiChina will centre on innovation and interaction. Innovation is the soul, while cultural interaction is an important mission of the World Expositions. In the new era, Expo 2010 ShanghaiChina will contribute to human-centred development, scientific and technological innovation, cultural diversity and win-win cooperation for a better future.
Expo 2010 ShanghaiChina will also be a grand international gathering. On the one hand, we shall endeavour to attract about 200 nations and international organizations to take part in the exhibition as well as 70 million visitors from home and abroad, ensuring the widest possible participation in the history of the World Expositions. On the other hand, we will put Expo 2010 ShanghaiChina in a global perspective and do our best to encourage the participation and gain the understanding and support of various countries and peoples, in order to turn Expo 2010 ShanghaiChina into a happy reunion of people from all over the world.
In addition, Expo 2010 ShanghaiChina will offer a wonderful opportunity for cross-culture dialogues. Before the conclusion of the Exposition, a "Shanghai Declaration" will be issued. This declaration, hopefully a milestone in the history of the World Expositions, will epitomise the insights to be offered by the participants and embody people's ideas for future cooperation and development and extensive common aspirations, thereby leaving a rich spiritual legacy of urban development to people throughout the world.
The Chinese Government will go to great lengths to make Expo 2010 ShanghaiChina a special event that carries on traditions and opens a new vista into the future. Our motto is: "Keeping in mind the next 60 years' development while preparing for the six months' Exposition." We count on the continuing attention, support and participation of all the peace-loving countries.
Duration:
May 1 to Oct 31, 2010
Expected Visitors:
70 million
Expected Participants:
200
Theme:
The theme of Expo 2010 is "BetterCity, Better Life," representing the common wish of the whole humankind for a better living in future urban environments.
Emblem
The emblem, depicting the image of three people-you, me, him/her holding hands together, symbolizes the big family of mankind.
Mascot:
Created from a Chinese character meaning people, the mascot "Haibao" embodies the character of Chinese culture.
BIE:
International Exhibitions Bureau, established in Paris, in 1928, regulates the frequency and quality of exhibitions falling within its remit.
Cross-river visitor transportation is mainly through such three means as metro lines, cross-river bus and ferry.
Metro lines: Three stations and two sections are set up for World Expo metro lines. It is a two-line operation, capable to transport 40,000 visitors during the peak hour.
Cross-river buses: A bus line from Xizang Road in Puxi through the tunnel will connect the pavilions in various zones, which is able to transfer 40,000 visitors during the peak hour, 24,000 visitors in one-way.
Cross-river ferries: Two VIP docks, six ferry piers, five common shipping routes and one VIP shipping route are set up. The 5 common shipping routes have the capacity to transfer 20,000-24,000 visitors during the peak hour.
Metro:
Shanghai will boost the number of Metro trains 150 percent by 2010 to handle the expected 70 million visitors to the city during World Expo.
The city will have about 200 more Metro trains within this year.
Newly opened lines 6, 8 and 9 are adding cars as well as Line 1 and Line 2.
During the Expo, Shanghai will have 200,000 more visitors per day and 400,000 on the busiest days. The subway system will be expanded to 400 kilometers by that time and will shoulder nearly half of the flow.
Metro lines 4, 6, 7 and 8 will have a stop at the Expo site, and No. 13 will be the trunk line within the 5.28-square-kilometer Expo site, Ying said.
The Shanghai government invested 30 billion yuan (US$4.22 billion) in Metro line construction each year. The Metro will consist of 35 to 40 percent of the city's transportation annually once fully developed.
Shuttle Bus
In the Expo site:
The first one is the cross-river line covering 14 kilometers. Vehicles go along the borderline of the Enclosed Area and bus stations are arranged on one side, 1 in Puxi and 4 in Pudong. A total of 130 passenger buses (12-meter-long) will be available.
The second is Puming Road line: it takes the visitor flow inside Pudong Site (about 15,000 person-time visitors during the one-way peak period). The total length of the line is 4.6 kilometers with 5 stations on both sides. 36 passenger buses (12-meter-long) will be put into operation.
The third and fourth lines are supporting lines especially for the short-distance transportation in the Pudong area within the Park. The vehicles are kinds of low-speed sightseeing buses and the distance between each station is around 100 meters. The one-way bus line of North Ring Road is about 2.5 kilometers and that of skywalk is about 2.4 kilometers.
Features of public transport with the Expo site:
Enclosed operation. Public transport system within the Expo site is independent and closed；
Separation of visitors and vehicles. Due to the density of visitor flow, the bus lane must be strictly separated from the pedestrian area；
Free of charge. The basic means of public transportation inside the Site is free of charge, such as cross- river bus, ferry, Metro line No. 13 and so on.
