I highly recommend visiting the new " Online Shanghai 2010 World Expo" at en.expo.cn . Most of the larger national pavilions are archived there as well as the overall Expo itself. Good work, CG Crystal and Expo Bureau!
The cities with the most beautiful skylines in the world rated by National Geography are as follows: 1. Hong Kong, China 2. Chicago, USA 3. Shanghai, China 4. New York City, USA 5. Tokyo, Japan 6. Singapore 7. Toronto, Canada 8. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 9. Shenzhen, China 10. Seoul, South Korea 11. Sao Paolo, Brazil 12. Sydney, Australia 13. Frankfurt, Germany 14. Dubai, United Arab Emirates 15. Seattle, USA 16. Pittsburgh, USA 17. Guangzhou, China 18. Dallas, USA
@sirusboost For those not aware, Yeosu Special World Expo is about the Health of the Ocean and the Seashore. A very timely topic. Ironically, given what we know about petro consumption and the danger it poses to the world's oceans, the Expo takes place around the corner from one of Asia's largest oil refineries. Here's hoping that the Expo hosts note and account for this discrepancy.
DEAR VIEWERS, This weekend the Expo comes to an end. It has been my pleasure to host this video about it. Please share your memories here. Good news! The next Expo, the smaller but just as significant and timely Yeosu, Korea 2012 Special Expo -- all about "The Health of Our Oceans and Seashores" -- takes place in only 18 months. And the Milano 2015 Universal Expo, on a scale comparable to Shanghai, beckons. Its theme is "Food," and what better place than Italy for that? See you there! -- Bob
what an utterly disappointment! went there for 3 days, made it only into 4 pavilions (only because I had VIP access to Thailand / UK). Fcking hate the Chinese people.. bunch of rude loud mouth selfish people..... and multiply that by 400,000 inside the expo... couldnt stand it lining up with them in a 4 hours queue in the smelting sun.
@Valca000 Inasmuch as you were the Chinese people's guest, perhaps you should acclimate to the local customs. Push, shove, whatever -- I don't see that bitching after the fact makes it any more memorable. As for the pavilion situation: it's unforgivable that the planners did such a poor job preparing for the onslaught. Everyone was well informed that the daily crowds would be historic in proportion, yet the planners just ho-hummed it off as if it didn't matter. A lesson for Expos to come!
@cyberoid yeah, I guess I wasn't prepared at all and i cant really bitch about it
But to top it off, my group of friends were held hostages by the tour bus by not letting go of our luggage in the bags compartment. They demanded 500 Yuan / person otherwise we would missed the return flight... at the end we got the embassy involved.
@Valca000 Well, that's fair warning to other Expo attendees. Thanks. For more information, people planning on visiting the Expo should read Adam Minter's guide and daily reports on Shanghai Scrap, his excellent blog about all things Shanghainese and Expo.
USA pavilion discriminates against her own citizens. Canadians and Caucasian Americans can get into faster line by showing passports-but not me! why? because I have an Asian face! what kind of an insult I received from my own country when I'm overseas! boycott usa pavilion!
@hanslol The video is now one year old, an artist's conception at that time of the Expo as it was expected to look today. If you have a video of the German pavilion, you're welcome to post it as a video reply.
well,i am the malaysian chinese,上海欢迎你2010欢迎你is means"shanghai welcome you","欢迎你is means"welcome you",all youtube's user will know2010欢迎你now.if some youtube's user going to shanghai or 2010 expo shanghai,go to our Malaysia Pavillion
@asiamovie This is a link to a YouTube video showing the pre-opening of the Expo. The English-speaking guests are frustrated. Let's hope things improve with time and experience.
@ebuhkary It closes on 31st october,2010... & idiots like you won't even understand its importance.... I myself have visited it... Did u know that it had an area comprising of an incredible 35 km.? & there are buses to take us to each pavillion... Stupid!
@smtharal This comment is conditionally approved. Please avoid the personal attacks. They add nothing to the conversation and only provoke unnecessary flaming. Just make your points, they're strong enough without the insults. Thank you. -- Bob Jacobson, video poster
TO THE READERS: First, thanks for your patience and for reposting your comments that may have gone unpublished. Second, my policy on this profile is not to have the conversation devolve into politics. Please confine this discussion to the experience and significance of the Expo and not expand it to critically comment on China or another participating nation. Thank you. -- Bob Jacobson
@cyberoid: totally agreed with you. btw, thanks for uploading. Have you gone to Expo yet? I'm planning to go this summer. Hopefully there will be less people.
@mlal1027 Dear mlal, I don't know if I can go. I may have responsibilities on the other side of the world, in Europe. Plus, for Americans it's an expensive proposition without support. But if the opportunity presents itself, I'll be there in a flash. Meanwhile, it's a privilege to help promote the Expo and learn all I can about it remotely. It's an historic occasion: the largest peaceful gathering ever of so many nations! Have a great time yourself, mlal. -- Bob
grand job. for all the hard and brilliant work. hope 8 years deam come tru to you. best good luck to every beautiful country. thanks for this lovely view.
that is hot...ima move to shanghai one day new york city is crapy now.............economy is doom and poor now stupid city shanghai OMg so beautiful lol
Lexpo universali sono un retaggio di fine '800. Oggi, con un click del computer tutto è visibile, qual è il senso di costruire capannoni e grattacieli per richiamare persone da tutto il mondo per una fiera dell'ovvio?
@rolleroarte It would be a grave error to believe that computer reality is a substitute for physical reality or the reality of human community. That's simply not the same.
looks fab if we in uk did something like this you would see a local chip shop! london bridge, a jobcenter, a mr whippy icecream van, a virgin train with richard branson bastards face all over it, a tesco a shity day pass on shity uk public transport and the kids go free tickets to mellenium rip off plot of crap all for the cheap price of a second mortgage.... Hurry book now shite ol englad dump!
@beatriXlamB The Bureau of International Expositions' (BIE), a treaty organization for Expo nations, rules that all pavilions must be taken down in November, after the Shanghai Expo closes. Only the China Pavilion and some other special structures will remain. This is one reason why sustainable, greentech constructions are so important. It's reported that Disney Shanghai will occupy the Expo site (along with other developments) in 2011 and beyond.
@KAIKAIQIAN Dear Kaikaqian, I have heard otherwise. It's still a bit mysterious, isn't it? They're playing their cards very close to the breast. In any case, the Expo site is going to be extremely valuable property at the conclusion of the Expo.
If you attend, please bring an umbrella or clothing against the rain, for which protection so far is not adequate; eat hearty before you attend, as you may not bring food into the Expo and the local shops will be swamped; and plan your onsite visits in advance, keeping in mind that some queues may last hours, especially if security is in full force which it was not during the soft opening. To those who attend, have the very best time!
The overall takeaway from the "soft opening" last week, to test the facilities, was that a lot remains to be done but that the human side of the Expo, the staff and volunteers, are extremely kind, helpful, and calm.
It's highly recommended to read an article about the Shanghai Expo in the current issue of the blog, The Shanghaiist. Some of the issues visitors will face are discussed there.
@jommy7777 Taiwan is an island in the South China Sea east of the Mainland. The Taiwan Pavilion is located just next to the China Pavilion since the two have been drawing closer together of late.
@gmjssc Most countries will present in Mandarin, English, and their native languages as appropriate. Some will have translators for other popular languages.
@ldelporte See comment @ericown below. The US Pavilion is now almost complete. It is the subject of much controversy. See the Shanghai Scrap blog and Foreign Policy magazine for recent articles.
@LZShow12 It's in the Pudong District toward the south part of town, on the Huang Pu River. Shanghai is so large, it doesn't really have boundaries, just jurisdictional lines on maps.
@cyberoid I know it's still few months to go and lots of work to be done. But some of the things aren't going to change much...namely the water of the huang pu river is not going to be as clear and blue and trees aren't going to grow as big as they show in the vid. Just like all architectural site plans, they always look wonderful on the picture.
well, you can see those different buildings (which are usually quite impressive: for example the eiffel tower was one of those building when the world expo was in Paris one century ago). Moreover, inside each one you can learn stuff about the country, there are some concerts, painting expo... it's to promote your country to the world. :)
The absolutely best online source of information on worlds's expos/fairs is the Expomuseum, by graphics designer and expo historian. Urso Chappell. Do a Google search. Expomuseum is an excellent website.
The US is there, but barely. For the most recent report, read Atlantic's Shanghai correspondent Adam Minter's article in Foreign Policy (online magazine), "How the U.S. Blew It at the Shanghai World Expo," Mar 8, 2010. Use Google to find the article.
Probably. Millions of Chinese will want to. However, it might be easier to do now. Contact your travel agent or the nearest Chinese consulate for more information.
There is a Taipei Pavilion and it's conceptually unique, all about the "wireless city." I can't post URLs here, but if you do a search on Google for "Taipei Pavilion," you can read about it and see some wonderful models and architectural presentations.. It's scheduled to be finished next month (March).
Interestingly, part of the site of the Expo is expected to be used for the new, forthcoming Disneyland Shanghai. What a coincidence...not. Clearing the land for the Expo made possible final planning for Disneyland Shanghai.
@cyberoid so the plan for the new Disneyland is confirmed? Coincidence is the word, lolz. Well then we'll see how Disneyland will make Shanghai a better tourist attraction by the time it is done.
on a neutral note. China's poverty rate is still high. but there are alot of millionaires too. and majority of wealth are being held by small group of invididuals.
The Atlantic Monthly's Shanghai correspondent, Adam Minter, has posted "5 Shanghai Expo-related reasons to look forward to 2010" on The Shanghaiist, the essential blog for Shanghai residents and those who are Shanghai fans. I can't list the URL here -- YouTube objects -- but the date of the article is December 24, 2009. Look it up and have a good laugh. The Expo's Caribbean Jerked chicken will be manna from heaven!
Many of the African nations are setting up within pavilions provided for them by the Chinese Hosts. China appropriated the equivalent of $100 million for this purpose. More affluent nations like South Africa have their own pavilioins.
Further detail: each region will have a shared pavilion for nations that otherwise would be pressed to have a place at the Expo. As a result, almost every nation in the world will be at the Expo, one way or another, courtesy of the Chinese Hosts who believe a World Expo should be just that: a _World_ Expo.
Oh my goodness. That was huge! I didn't even know this existed until I came upon it tonight. I've just finished applying for English Teaching jobs in Shanghai tonight. Woh.
Just returned to Roma, Italy from Shanghai for new year eve. In this days I've also seen the Expo area with the pavillons almost ready for 1st May 2010 opening.
Viewing live the chinese pavillon was simply stunning. Exquisite building, really. Bravo China!
I bet this is gonna be an awesome pageant!....looking forward to it...By the way ,we are gonna get free tickets from our company's welfare...IS THAT COOL?
I highly recommend visiting the new " Online Shanghai 2010 World Expo" at en.expo.cn . Most of the larger national pavilions are archived there as well as the overall Expo itself. Good work, CG Crystal and Expo Bureau!
cyberoid 5 months ago
that was a great event :)
with a Lot of awesome paviLLion from other country..
i went there aLthough just came to severaL paviLLion..
the 1st one i've visited was Indonesia paviLLion.. and that was cooL :))
pazza36212 7 months ago
Tina05ize 9 months ago 2
obviously google brought you here.
cold6ottle 10 months ago
i have a question and would really like it if someone can answer me
can anyone attend these expo events?
because the one coming up in 2012 in Yeosu, Seoul (yeah! South Korea!) im thinking of going to (i doubt that -_-)
sirusboost 10 months ago
@sirusboost Yup, anyone can attend. Only nations can host exhibitions.
cyberoid 10 months ago
@sirusboost For those not aware, Yeosu Special World Expo is about the Health of the Ocean and the Seashore. A very timely topic. Ironically, given what we know about petro consumption and the danger it poses to the world's oceans, the Expo takes place around the corner from one of Asia's largest oil refineries. Here's hoping that the Expo hosts note and account for this discrepancy.
cyberoid 9 months ago
It's video very hd if u see this video in the iPhone 4!
ngbeslhang 1 year ago
nice, here is our flight over NYC
DaveFilms007 1 year ago
C'est bien, mais j'ai trouvé une application sur mon iphone de l'exposition universelle de Paris á l'année 1900. C'ést super!!!!!
JolieeParis 1 year ago
奢侈 浪费
MrQHTWinWin 1 year ago
@MrQHTWinWin 奢侈 浪费 translates in English to, "Extravagance."
cyberoid 1 year ago
0:40 Chinese Eastenders!
The24thDane 1 year ago
looks so pollution free!
SoveitBrave 1 year ago
@SoveitBrave It was. They closed down 25 of the local coal-fired power plants during the Expo. I guess they're turned back on, now.
cyberoid 1 year ago 2
@SoveitBrave It should, it's a computer simulation made before the Expo existed.
cyberoid 1 year ago
حقا شئ جميل يحسب للصين.......
marat2020 1 year ago
DEAR VIEWERS, This weekend the Expo comes to an end. It has been my pleasure to host this video about it. Please share your memories here. Good news! The next Expo, the smaller but just as significant and timely Yeosu, Korea 2012 Special Expo -- all about "The Health of Our Oceans and Seashores" -- takes place in only 18 months. And the Milano 2015 Universal Expo, on a scale comparable to Shanghai, beckons. Its theme is "Food," and what better place than Italy for that? See you there! -- Bob
cyberoid 1 year ago
incredible
SaLeNaChAn 1 year ago 2
i will be there next week for like 5days
IchHandelOrgane 1 year ago
been there SUCKS 30-40 degrees standing in the line for 5-7 FREAKING HOURS
Yunyan00100 1 year ago
what an utterly disappointment! went there for 3 days, made it only into 4 pavilions (only because I had VIP access to Thailand / UK). Fcking hate the Chinese people.. bunch of rude loud mouth selfish people..... and multiply that by 400,000 inside the expo... couldnt stand it lining up with them in a 4 hours queue in the smelting sun.
Valca000 1 year ago
@Valca000 Inasmuch as you were the Chinese people's guest, perhaps you should acclimate to the local customs. Push, shove, whatever -- I don't see that bitching after the fact makes it any more memorable. As for the pavilion situation: it's unforgivable that the planners did such a poor job preparing for the onslaught. Everyone was well informed that the daily crowds would be historic in proportion, yet the planners just ho-hummed it off as if it didn't matter. A lesson for Expos to come!
cyberoid 1 year ago
@cyberoid yeah, I guess I wasn't prepared at all and i cant really bitch about it
But to top it off, my group of friends were held hostages by the tour bus by not letting go of our luggage in the bags compartment. They demanded 500 Yuan / person otherwise we would missed the return flight... at the end we got the embassy involved.
yeah, we got ripped off too many times...
Valca000 1 year ago
@Valca000 Well, that's fair warning to other Expo attendees. Thanks. For more information, people planning on visiting the Expo should read Adam Minter's guide and daily reports on Shanghai Scrap, his excellent blog about all things Shanghainese and Expo.
cyberoid 1 year ago
Expo rocks :D
5months5cities 1 year ago 2
I went there too and I visited 16 pavilions in 2.5 days!
alegna420 1 year ago 2
i want to go but there is no way i can, family is way too busy TT
ugh got to wait if they have one next time...i feel like crying cause i can't go
LostCali4niaAngel 1 year ago
@LostCali4niaAngel me too! My family are also too busy :(
zikun198 1 year ago
USA pavilion discriminates against her own citizens. Canadians and Caucasian Americans can get into faster line by showing passports-but not me! why? because I have an Asian face! what kind of an insult I received from my own country when I'm overseas! boycott usa pavilion!
jcnwong 1 year ago
I want to go to
whitesnowable 1 year ago
that last song at the end is so epic, is there a name for that one?
cerberuseddy 1 year ago
OMG The Graphics Is Amazing 100/100
Howedownit 1 year ago
@hanslol The video is now one year old, an artist's conception at that time of the Expo as it was expected to look today. If you have a video of the German pavilion, you're welcome to post it as a video reply.
cyberoid 1 year ago
sehr gut
ambarawio 1 year ago
WoOoOoOoOoOoW!
ebuhkary 1 year ago
well,i am the malaysian chinese,上海欢迎你2010欢迎你is means"shanghai welcome you","欢迎你is means"welcome you",all youtube's user will know2010欢迎你now.if some youtube's user going to shanghai or 2010 expo shanghai,go to our Malaysia Pavillion
ngbeslhang 1 year ago
very nice
ebuhkary 1 year ago
OMG.Chines pavilon is the bigest on EXPO.
MrCrashwoo 1 year ago
i can't wait till I go there!!! just one more month!!! then...hello shanghai expos!!! yay!!!
Amaya1301 1 year ago
The shanghai expos look amazing. I am looking forward to visiting this beautiful city filled with excitement in a month time!!!
Amaya1301 1 year ago
im sooo excited! :)
happeesy 1 year ago
La Grande Chine avec son travail et son coeur!
JESSEVANILLE 1 year ago
watch?v=Cy37JXWP6_0
watch?v=65zS_1do2Bo
asiamovie 1 year ago
@asiamovie This is a link to a YouTube video showing the pre-opening of the Expo. The English-speaking guests are frustrated. Let's hope things improve with time and experience.
cyberoid 1 year ago
@cyberoid It's actually two links, one to a Chinese TV report, the other to a Japanese TV report. The bright side: many people are attending!
cyberoid 1 year ago
Shanghai welcomes you (:
kirarox99 1 year ago
@kirarox99
oh i can't wait>>>>
can u tell me when it will close?
thanks
ebuhkary 1 year ago
@ebuhkary The Expo officially closes on October 31, 2010.
cyberoid 1 year ago
@ebuhkary It closes on 31st october,2010... & idiots like you won't even understand its importance.... I myself have visited it... Did u know that it had an area comprising of an incredible 35 km.? & there are buses to take us to each pavillion... Stupid!
smtharal 1 year ago
@smtharal This comment is conditionally approved. Please avoid the personal attacks. They add nothing to the conversation and only provoke unnecessary flaming. Just make your points, they're strong enough without the insults. Thank you. -- Bob Jacobson, video poster
cyberoid 1 year ago
I like you
personalfavs 1 year ago
@personalfavs Thanks. I like all the commenters, too. We should have a grand rendezvous at the Expo! Maybe in September?
cyberoid 1 year ago
@cyberoid I'll be there.
personalfavs 1 year ago
GOING ON SUMMER, CANT WAIT!!
TRISTON93 1 year ago
The opening ceremony was wayyyy too amazing ...
TRISTON93 1 year ago
it too amazing!!!
neoneomilk 1 year ago
TO THE READERS: First, thanks for your patience and for reposting your comments that may have gone unpublished. Second, my policy on this profile is not to have the conversation devolve into politics. Please confine this discussion to the experience and significance of the Expo and not expand it to critically comment on China or another participating nation. Thank you. -- Bob Jacobson
cyberoid 1 year ago
@cyberoid: totally agreed with you. btw, thanks for uploading. Have you gone to Expo yet? I'm planning to go this summer. Hopefully there will be less people.
mlal1027 1 year ago
@mlal1027 Dear mlal, I don't know if I can go. I may have responsibilities on the other side of the world, in Europe. Plus, for Americans it's an expensive proposition without support. But if the opportunity presents itself, I'll be there in a flash. Meanwhile, it's a privilege to help promote the Expo and learn all I can about it remotely. It's an historic occasion: the largest peaceful gathering ever of so many nations! Have a great time yourself, mlal. -- Bob
cyberoid 1 year ago
grand job. for all the hard and brilliant work. hope 8 years deam come tru to you. best good luck to every beautiful country. thanks for this lovely view.
showtommy67 1 year ago
Sim City of the future?
csmain 1 year ago
I really love those well designed pavilion, I hope they can remain there after the expo. I really don't want Disney land take those building down
icyamethyst 1 year ago
It is amazing... All the pavilions are so unique and special
Be honest, no other country can hold the event in such scale. It definitely worth to go
icyamethyst 1 year ago 2
that is hot...ima move to shanghai one day new york city is crapy now.............economy is doom and poor now stupid city shanghai OMg so beautiful lol
quangluu96 1 year ago
Lexpo universali sono un retaggio di fine '800. Oggi, con un click del computer tutto è visibile, qual è il senso di costruire capannoni e grattacieli per richiamare persone da tutto il mondo per una fiera dell'ovvio?
rolleroarte 1 year ago
@rolleroarte It would be a grave error to believe that computer reality is a substitute for physical reality or the reality of human community. That's simply not the same.
cyberoid 1 year ago
@cyberoid Yea. That's why people should go their themselves.
dycarbon1 1 year ago
looks fab if we in uk did something like this you would see a local chip shop! london bridge, a jobcenter, a mr whippy icecream van, a virgin train with richard branson bastards face all over it, a tesco a shity day pass on shity uk public transport and the kids go free tickets to mellenium rip off plot of crap all for the cheap price of a second mortgage.... Hurry book now shite ol englad dump!
rdt1970 1 year ago
cuz HK Ftw :)
cherry0895 1 year ago
4:06 unffortunatly, the canada pavilion looks a lot uglier than that.
n0y0x 1 year ago
hooooooooooooo my god!!!!!!!
this looks SOOO amazing!!!!
i wanna go!!!! but i can't =( no money
BrisingerButterfly 1 year ago
geez the architecture looks so nice man. so wt happens after the world expo ends? will the buildings still be there?
beatriXlamB 1 year ago
@beatriXlamB The Bureau of International Expositions' (BIE), a treaty organization for Expo nations, rules that all pavilions must be taken down in November, after the Shanghai Expo closes. Only the China Pavilion and some other special structures will remain. This is one reason why sustainable, greentech constructions are so important. It's reported that Disney Shanghai will occupy the Expo site (along with other developments) in 2011 and beyond.
cyberoid 1 year ago
thz for the info! :P
beatriXlamB 1 year ago
The disneyland will be build near the Pudong airport, not the Expo site.
KAIKAIQIAN 1 year ago
@KAIKAIQIAN Dear Kaikaqian, I have heard otherwise. It's still a bit mysterious, isn't it? They're playing their cards very close to the breast. In any case, the Expo site is going to be extremely valuable property at the conclusion of the Expo.
cyberoid 1 year ago
@cyberoid Pudong airport to Disneyland around 20 minutes.
kianaik03357 1 year ago
why did they show hong kong and macau twice? haha
breadandbutterr 1 year ago
@breadandbutterr day and night.
The Hogn Kong and Macau will show their attractiveness in night time
kianaik03357 1 year ago
can't wait to go!
balla24n7 1 year ago
日本万岁
figght245 1 year ago
@figght245 I take it you like the Japanese Pavilion? So do many Chinese, according to early reports.
cyberoid 1 year ago
I REALLY WANT TO GOOOOOOOO.........
neonpink00 1 year ago
If you attend, please bring an umbrella or clothing against the rain, for which protection so far is not adequate; eat hearty before you attend, as you may not bring food into the Expo and the local shops will be swamped; and plan your onsite visits in advance, keeping in mind that some queues may last hours, especially if security is in full force which it was not during the soft opening. To those who attend, have the very best time!
cyberoid 1 year ago
The overall takeaway from the "soft opening" last week, to test the facilities, was that a lot remains to be done but that the human side of the Expo, the staff and volunteers, are extremely kind, helpful, and calm.
cyberoid 1 year ago
It's highly recommended to read an article about the Shanghai Expo in the current issue of the blog, The Shanghaiist. Some of the issues visitors will face are discussed there.
cyberoid 1 year ago
I am going to be attending this. I am sooooo excited!
Miyashiima 1 year ago
where is Taiwan?
jommy7777 1 year ago
@jommy7777 Taiwan is an island in the South China Sea east of the Mainland. The Taiwan Pavilion is located just next to the China Pavilion since the two have been drawing closer together of late.
cyberoid 1 year ago
@cyberoid
no
Taiwan is a country.and also an island.
jommy7777 1 year ago
so nice!
MFLOVEify 1 year ago
@gmjssc Most countries will present in Mandarin, English, and their native languages as appropriate. Some will have translators for other popular languages.
cyberoid 1 year ago
Gonna be there in a month and a half! Can't wait!!
BethH44 1 year ago
Good one.
vivbri 1 year ago
，这不又闹笑话，投资四千亿的盛世广告连个宣传歌曲都不是原创的！
这回的国际玩笑开大了，怎么收场撒
jp41959090 1 year ago
Excellent video to reveal the modern Shanghai to the world!
linscent 1 year ago
Fantastic ! Powerfull. Congratulatios to all the engineers producers of the video.
This Expo it can be A Great Jump to the future .
Congratulations to Sangai / China too .
~.~
fantomwebchannel 1 year ago
this place is amazing !
kioolka 1 year ago
this event is much anticipated. and China is likely to present another of its most loveable image to the world. im glad and proud of being chinese.
but do not be dazzled by the suferficial glories my brothers and sisters. China still has a long way to go. there is much to be done.
passwordpassopen 1 year ago 2
Where's the United States Pavilion?! Is the US not represented at this event?
ldelporte 1 year ago
@ldelporte See comment @ericown below. The US Pavilion is now almost complete. It is the subject of much controversy. See the Shanghai Scrap blog and Foreign Policy magazine for recent articles.
cyberoid 1 year ago
nice video. Thank you for sharing.
herifuzhenguan2 1 year ago
nice video
MrCombatbootlover 1 year ago
I wish I could be down there for the expo, the great and biggest expo in history!
jewishwarrior666 1 year ago
Sometimes I can't believe how far China has come in a blink of an eye!
I am proud to be CHinese!
popoTb 1 year ago 3
@popoTb 亚没带！
q741451 1 year ago
I wanna go there
plenglamai 1 year ago
what part of Shanghai is the expo located at?
LZShow12 1 year ago
@LZShow12 It's in the Pudong District toward the south part of town, on the Huang Pu River. Shanghai is so large, it doesn't really have boundaries, just jurisdictional lines on maps.
cyberoid 1 year ago
thanks for this video.. i cant wait.. im heading there in oct..
rectanglez 1 year ago
It's not going to be as pretty as shown in the video...I just got back from Shanghai.
themaskedman 1 year ago
@themaskedman The grounds aren't yet open to the public. On what do you base your critique?
cyberoid 1 year ago
@cyberoid I know it's still few months to go and lots of work to be done. But some of the things aren't going to change much...namely the water of the huang pu river is not going to be as clear and blue and trees aren't going to grow as big as they show in the vid. Just like all architectural site plans, they always look wonderful on the picture.
themaskedman 1 year ago
Well of course when it is shown in 3D it looks more beautiful than it actually is.
I`m considering going there to see if I can make some business contacts.
konman001 1 year ago
@konman001 :of course.either shanghai or china.
you2177 1 year ago
They cant go wrong to keep it permanent for all the people to see in their own time
leega8010 1 year ago
I'll be there in August! There's no doubt it will be phenomenal!
faithinthedesert 1 year ago 2
well, you can see those different buildings (which are usually quite impressive: for example the eiffel tower was one of those building when the world expo was in Paris one century ago). Moreover, inside each one you can learn stuff about the country, there are some concerts, painting expo... it's to promote your country to the world. :)
IdOdarkehunt 1 year ago
I can't wait to see these pavilions! I'm going with friends to China this summer with The Cambridge Institute to see the Shanghai Expo!!
TheCambridgeInstitut 2 years ago 2
The absolutely best online source of information on worlds's expos/fairs is the Expomuseum, by graphics designer and expo historian. Urso Chappell. Do a Google search. Expomuseum is an excellent website.
cyberoid 2 years ago
I will be there in June!
BakingPowder1230 2 years ago
no U.S? :((
ericown 2 years ago
The US is there, but barely. For the most recent report, read Atlantic's Shanghai correspondent Adam Minter's article in Foreign Policy (online magazine), "How the U.S. Blew It at the Shanghai World Expo," Mar 8, 2010. Use Google to find the article.
cyberoid 2 years ago
I 'll be therein june2010. can you buy tix at that time?
LZShow12 2 years ago
Probably. Millions of Chinese will want to. However, it might be easier to do now. Contact your travel agent or the nearest Chinese consulate for more information.
cyberoid 2 years ago
I wish I could go this summer!
Arisvladamira 2 years ago
who needs another Disneyland when you have this?
I wonder if they are allowing a "Chinese Taipei Pavilion".
murderink 2 years ago 3
There is a Taipei Pavilion and it's conceptually unique, all about the "wireless city." I can't post URLs here, but if you do a search on Google for "Taipei Pavilion," you can read about it and see some wonderful models and architectural presentations.. It's scheduled to be finished next month (March).
cyberoid 2 years ago
@cyberoid i see, thanks for the info.
murderink 2 years ago
Interestingly, part of the site of the Expo is expected to be used for the new, forthcoming Disneyland Shanghai. What a coincidence...not. Clearing the land for the Expo made possible final planning for Disneyland Shanghai.
cyberoid 2 years ago
@cyberoid so the plan for the new Disneyland is confirmed? Coincidence is the word, lolz. Well then we'll see how Disneyland will make Shanghai a better tourist attraction by the time it is done.
murderink 2 years ago
I don't know if it's confirmed, murderink. It's a common rumor.
cyberoid 2 years ago
Shanghai, i am coming
bennykwan 2 years ago 5
China's rise is un-rivaled in history, from huge quantitys of famine and poverty to the Olympics and now the World Expo. China is amazing.
abc56975314 2 years ago 20
@abc56975314
on a neutral note. China's poverty rate is still high. but there are alot of millionaires too. and majority of wealth are being held by small group of invididuals.
passwordpassopen 1 year ago
@abc56975314 there still are quite a lot of people in China who live in poverty
formerutuber 1 year ago
@formerutuber there is a lot of people in every country living in poverty
turbillb 1 year ago
Looking forward to going this summer break!
MonsterHunturd 2 years ago 6
It'd be SO cool if they actually build these structures.
MixMeAdrink 2 years ago
Most are almost done or soon will be. The Expo begins May 1.
cyberoid 2 years ago
@MixMeAdrink Almost all of what`s shown here are already built.
edwardqiu 2 years ago
OMG, wow - just stunning. I'm jealous of all people who'll go there T__T It looks heavenly,,
I hope I can have the opportunity to work in China in the future, might in Shanghai.
FarewelI 2 years ago 2
@FarewelI :hey,donot be jealous of people.i live in south china,but may i still have no time to go there when its open.
you2177 1 year ago
OH MY GOD I CANNOT WAIT TO GO.
cheadessolupa 2 years ago 3
The China Pavilion looks very majestic, especially at night.
dlupharmd 2 years ago 2
First the olympics, now expo. Good job China!!! =D
ifrit1780 2 years ago 21
i really wish i could go to sh before Oct 31!
I love the city!
PanLeeya 2 years ago 4
I've got the ticket!Yay!
ChiefAdministrator 2 years ago 2
i am going with my sister
aimory1 2 years ago
I can describe in just ONE word to this. It's SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS !!! Makes you proud to be a Chinese.
lymph4man 2 years ago 2
The United States won't have their own pavilion? That seems a little out of character for us haha.
chachb57 2 years ago
Nine Dragons..... LOL
ddchalmers 2 years ago
Wow, great and wonderful. looking forward to see and visit.
CAviewer123 2 years ago
its soooooo cool!!
The infrastructure there is awasome!!
SurfistGo 2 years ago
Wonderful! looking forward to visit Shanghai soon.
CAviewer123 2 years ago
i am wondering how much capital they used in this expo?
lx93bill 2 years ago
more than 60 billion USD
rockdalechippendale 2 years ago
China so powerful!! I'm almost having an orgasm watching this trailer
mrzack888 2 years ago 4
wow after seeing this i wanna go to china now
lookerup 2 years ago 6
:) Hope I can go to China this summer^^! Btw, check out my account for Expo china 2010 songs ;D CHINA (L))
xia0jieqq 2 years ago 2
OMG!!! its really awesome!..i want to go thr too!..china pavilion is lovely.
ang3lbaby1000 2 years ago 5
where is USA? hahahaha
hing1378 2 years ago
The Atlantic Monthly's Shanghai correspondent, Adam Minter, has posted "5 Shanghai Expo-related reasons to look forward to 2010" on The Shanghaiist, the essential blog for Shanghai residents and those who are Shanghai fans. I can't list the URL here -- YouTube objects -- but the date of the article is December 24, 2009. Look it up and have a good laugh. The Expo's Caribbean Jerked chicken will be manna from heaven!
cyberoid 2 years ago
hi i want to know about africa participation
sandolphe 2 years ago
Many of the African nations are setting up within pavilions provided for them by the Chinese Hosts. China appropriated the equivalent of $100 million for this purpose. More affluent nations like South Africa have their own pavilioins.
cyberoid 2 years ago
Further detail: each region will have a shared pavilion for nations that otherwise would be pressed to have a place at the Expo. As a result, almost every nation in the world will be at the Expo, one way or another, courtesy of the Chinese Hosts who believe a World Expo should be just that: a _World_ Expo.
cyberoid 2 years ago
GO AUSTRALIA
shingerE 2 years ago
Oh my goodness. That was huge! I didn't even know this existed until I came upon it tonight. I've just finished applying for English Teaching jobs in Shanghai tonight. Woh.
ShelleyNicholasMusic 2 years ago 2
Just returned to Roma, Italy from Shanghai for new year eve. In this days I've also seen the Expo area with the pavillons almost ready for 1st May 2010 opening.
Viewing live the chinese pavillon was simply stunning. Exquisite building, really. Bravo China!
maxandreozzi 2 years ago 2
ha my orchestras playing in this in july
mattynudin 2 years ago
I bet this is gonna be an awesome pageant!....looking forward to it...By the way ,we are gonna get free tickets from our company's welfare...IS THAT COOL?
Elson268 2 years ago