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World Expo, referred to as World Expo, is an international Exposition, and World Expo (Universal Expo, Expo is the abbreviation of Expo; Also known as World Fair or World's Fair) is an international large-scale exhibition organized by the host country government or entrusted by the government with the participation of many countries or international organizations to show the achievements of mankind in the social, economic, cultural and scientific fields. It is a distinctive forum, which encourages human beings to play creativity and take the initiative to participate. It also encourages human beings to combine science with emotion and present all kinds of new concepts, new concepts and new technologies that are helpful to human development to the world. Therefore, the World Expo is known as the "Olympic" grand event of the world economy, science and technology and culture.

The venue of the world exhibition is not only to display technology and commodities, but also to be accompanied by colorful performances, charming spectacular scenery and detailed and correct explanations, which are set into a space full of festive atmosphere that cannot be experienced in daily life and become an ideal place for ordinary citizens to entertain and consume.

Time: May 1 to October 31, 21

Location: the riverside area between nanpu bridge and Lupu Bridge in the center of Shanghai, mainly Pudong and Puxi

Main topic: Better City, Better Life)

Sub-theme: the integration of urban multiculturalism, the prosperity of urban economy

the innovation of urban science and technology, the remodeling of urban communities

the interaction between cities and villages

Objective: to attract 2 countries and international organizations to participate in the exhibition, with 7 million visitors

The World Expo is a gathering of human beings, and people gather from all over the world to show their products and skills and boast about their hometown and hometown. The World Expo is a masterpiece of human civilization, so it has unparalleled appeal and makes people feel excited. Such gatherings can be traced back to ancient times. As early as the fifth century A.D., Persia held the first exhibition beyond the function of the market. At the end of the eighteenth century, people gradually thought of holding an exhibition similar to the fair, but only showing it and not selling it. The modern World Expo originated in the mid-19th century when the industrial revolution was in its infancy. Up to now, the World Expo has been held for more than 4 times, and it has mainly experienced four stages of development.

[ Edit this paragraph] The history and origin of the World Expo

◆ The origin of the World Expo

In the ancient farming society, people often carried out trading activities in festivals to celebrate harvests, religious ceremonies and celebrations, and later gradually developed into large-scale trade and exhibition gatherings with regular and fixed places for the purpose of exchanging goods. This is the earliest form of the World Expo.

In the 5th century A.D., Persia held the first exhibition that surpassed the market function.

in the 18th century, with the continuous emergence of new technologies and new products, people gradually thought of holding an exhibition similar to a fair, but only showing and not selling, with the purpose of publicizing and displaying new products and achievements.

in 1791, the Czech Republic held such an exhibition for the first time in Prague. With the progress of science and technology and the development of social productive forces, the scale of the exhibition has gradually expanded, and the geographical scope of the exhibition has expanded from one place to the whole country, from home to abroad, until it has developed into a world-wide exposition with many countries participating.

◆ History of World Exposition

In 1851, Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations became the first World Exposition in the world, which was held in Hyde Park, London, England. The exhibition was held from May 1 to October 11, 1851, and its main content was world culture and industrial technology. The name "great" in its name had great, wonderful and spectacular meaning in English, so as to show that after the industrial revolution, the Expo was held in Britain at that time.

The Paris World Expo in 1867 already had the rudiment of a modern world Expo.

After World War II, people all over the world rebuilt their homes on the ruined ruins, and on the basis of resuming production and economic recovery, the first post-war World Expo was held in Brussels, Belgium in 1958, with the theme of "Science, Civilization and Humanity". In order to embody this theme of science, a spherical pavilion with atomic energy structure was built in the Brussels World Expo, which represents the symbol that mankind has entered the new century of scientific and technological progress. Its unique and novel shape, although it is almost half a century later, is still vivid. The splendor and richness of the Expo have almost eclipsed all previous World Expos.

In 1962, Seattle, USA held a small-scale professional exposition "Humans in the Space Age". The Expo exhibited brand-new advanced technology, vending machines and single-rail railways, which made it a great success.

In 1964, in order to commemorate the 3th anniversary of the founding of new york, another World Expo was held in new york. Although the theme was elegant, "Peace through Understanding". However, the strong commercial atmosphere of the Expo made the audience stop and lost the significance of commemorative activities. In 197, the World Expo was held in Osaka, Japan for the first time. The Japanese called it the World Expo, which reflected "the progress and harmony of mankind" and showed the audience Japan's development and achievements in various aspects after the Tokyo Olympic Games. Thanks to this Expo, Japan has maintained a strong momentum in its economic development in the next 1 years.

In 1985, the World Expo was held again. The venue was Tsukuba, a new scientific and cultural city more than 5 kilometers away from Tokyo. The theme of the Expo is: "Living and Environment, Home Technology for Human Beings". After a year, Canada held another Expo with the theme of "transportation" to commemorate the 1th anniversary of Vancouver.

In 1988, it was the 2th anniversary of the British settlement in Australia. To remember this day, Australia held the World Expo in Brisbane, the eastern gold coast city. The theme of this Expo is "Leisure Life in the Age of Science and Technology". It embodies the fact that human beings are not listening and entertaining in today's era of extremely developed science and technology. All countries have made a big fuss about this theme, reflecting the richness of human life with sports, entertainment, tourism, leisure, cooking, gardening and so on.

In 199, Osaka, Japan held a professional international flower and green exposition with the theme of "Man and Nature". The exhibition focuses on world gardening as a commemorative activity to celebrate the 1th anniversary of Osaka's "new beginning". This exhibition * * * has 82 countries participating, and 55 international organizations and Japanese provinces, cities and large enterprises have set up exhibition halls or booths separately. It has achieved a large-scale international horticultural exposition in Asia for hundreds of times and achieved great success.

In 1992, it was the 5th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America. For this reason, the Spanish government held the World Expo in Seville, and named the theme of the Expo's previous World Expo symbols "The Age of Discovery". The World Expo covers an area of 4.78 million square meters, with more than 1 countries participating. The audience reached more than 6 million people. The China Pavilion exhibited four great inventions and Long March rockets, and was rated as a "five-star pavilion".

Daejeon Expo in Korea in 1993, which was the first World Expo held by a developing country in the world (recognized category). The theme is "A new way to take off". China Pavilion showcased space science and technology, Three Gorges Project, etc., and received 3.5 million visitors, ranking the highest among all the pavilions and being rated as one of the five best pavilions.

Expo Lisbon, Portugal, 1998. 1998 is the International Year of the Ocean approved by the United Nations, and the theme of the Expo is "Ocean-the future wealth".

in 2, the theme of the world Expo in hanover, Germany was "human, nature, science and technology", with 172 countries and organizations participating, which was the largest number of countries, regions and organizations participating in previous world expositions.

In 25, the Aichi World Expo, with the theme of "Nature's Wisdom", was the latest registered World Expo. The China Pavilion received 5.7 million visitors, making it the most popular pavilion.

In 28, Zaragoza World Expo, Spain, the water tower was the landmark building of the 28 Zaragoza World Expo and the tallest building in Zaragoza. The water tower is one of the three theme pavilions in the World Expo Park, where the theme of "water, the source of life" is exhibited, so it is also called the water tower pavilion.

◆ List of World Expositions

Name of host country/city

great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations, England/London in p>1851

Paris World Exposition, France/Paris in p>1855

London World Exposition, England/London in p>1862

The 2nd Paris World Exposition, France/Paris in p>1867

Austria in p>1873/ Vienna World Expo

1876 American/Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of American Independence

1878 France/Paris Third Paris World Expo

1883 Holland/Amsterdam Amsterdam International Expo

1889 France/Paris World Expo (1889)

1893 America/ Chicago Chicago Columbus Memorial Expo

19 France/Paris 5th Paris World Expo

194 USA/St. Louis Centennial Expo

198 UK/London World Expo

1915 USA/San Francisco Panama Pacific Expo

1925 France/ Paris Paris International Decorative Art Fair

1926 USA/Philadelphia 15th Anniversary World Expo

1933 USA/Chicago World Expo

1935 Belgium/Brussels World Expo

1937 France/Paris Paris Art World Expo

1939 USA/ World Expo in new york, New York

1958 Belgian/Brussels World Expo

1962 USA/Seattle 21st Century Expo

1964 USA/New York new york World Expo

1967 Canada/Montreal Canada World Expo

197 Japan/ Osaka Japan World Expo

1971 Hungary/Budapest World Hunting Expo

1974 USA/Spokane World Expo 1974

1975 Japan/Okinawa Okinawa World Ocean Expo

1982 USA/Knoxville World Energy Expo

1984 USA/ Anna luisi World Expo in New Orleans

1985 Japan/Tsukuba World Expo

1986 Canada/Vancouver World Transport Expo

1988 Australia/Brisben Brisben World Expo

1992 Italy/Genoa World Expo

1992 Spain/ Seville World Expo

1993 Korea/Daejeon World Expo

1998 Portugal/Lisbon Lisbon Expo

2 Germany/Hanover World Expo

25 Japan/Aichi. Earth Expo

28 Spain/ Zaragoza Zaragoza World Expo

21 China/Shanghai World Expo

212 Korea/Lishui Lishui World Expo

215 Italy/Milan World Expo

◆ The first World Expo

On May 1, 1851, the first world Expo was held in Britain.

Britain, which has completed the industrial revolution, is already a first-class power in the world. No one doubts Britain's strength, because the great calling brought by its strength made Britain hold the first World Expo. Queen Victoria sent a letter of diplomatic invitation, and 1 countries accepted the invitation. Serious and rigid British people used the national economic strength to arrange exhibitions for the next World Expo. Victorian architectural style is heavy, mostly huge stone buildings. At this World Expo, the British changed their old style and built a crystal palace with steel and glass as the main building materials in the famous Hyde company. The Crystal Palace is 17 feet high and 1 feet high. It consumes 45 tons of steel and 1 hectares of glass.

The first World Expo opened in a lively atmosphere. In the 96,-square-meter exhibition area, the total length of exhibition tables was about 13 kilometers. During the 23-week exhibition, 6.3 million people visited it. Among the 14, exhibits, there is a 24-ton coal lump, a big Indian Jin Gangzuan and a specimen elephant, while the engine, hydraulic press and textile machinery show visitors the development of modern industry and the infinite imagination of human beings.

This World Expo is not only a "dazzling and colorful" display, but also a pioneer of free trade in the next few decades, heralding the arrival of the era of industrialized production to mankind. All the exhibits represent the development of modern industry and the infinite imagination of mankind. Therefore, the London Expo was recognized as the first World Expo in the modern sense. Crystal Palace Expo has become a great driving force for science and progress in the 2th century. Its success has made future world expositions as grand as the Olympic Games on a global scale, so the World Exposition is known as "the Olympic Games in economy, science and technology and culture".

Introduction of Expo Management Team

The international exhibition bureau, which is responsible for coordinating and managing the World Expo, is called BIE for short. The Bureau of International Exhibitions was established in 1928 with its headquarters in Paris, France, and its charter is the Convention on International Exhibitions. The Convention was signed by representatives of 31 countries and governments in Paris in 1928, and was amended in 1948, 1966, 1972 and May 31, 1988 respectively.

The purpose of the Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE) is to promote the exchange and development of economy, culture, science and technology among countries in the world by coordinating and hosting the World Expo. The permanent office of the Bureau of International Exhibitions is the Secretariat, and the Secretary-General is the highest leader of the Bureau. The current Secretary-General is Mr. RalfLose Tess.

[ Edit this paragraph] As of December 31st, 29, there were 154 member countries of the Bureau of International Expositions. The list is as follows:

◆ Europe (3)

Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, the Republic of China and Denmark.