Information about the logos of previous World Expos

The origin of the World Expo

In ancient farming societies, people often carried out trading activities during harvest celebrations, religious ceremonies, and festive festivals. Later, they gradually developed into regular and fixed events. A large-scale trade and exhibition gathering for the purpose of exchanging goods. This was the prototype of the World's Fair.

In the 5th century AD, Persia held the first exhibition beyond the function of a market.

In the 18th century, with the continuous emergence of new technologies and products, people gradually thought of holding exhibitions similar to fairs, but only for display and not for sale, with the purpose of promoting and displaying new products and achievements. .

In 1791, the Czech Republic held the first such exhibition in its capital, Prague. With the advancement of science and technology and the development of social productivity, the scale of exhibitions has gradually expanded. The geographical scope of exhibitions has expanded from one place to the whole country, from domestic to foreign countries, until it has developed into a world exposition participated by many countries.

History of the World's Fair

The 1851 World Exposition of Industry became the world's first world's fair. It was held in Hyde Park, London, the British capital, and the exhibition date was May 1, 1851. Until October 11, the main content is world culture and industrial technology. The "Great" in its name means great, great, and spectacular in English. Through this expo, Britain showed the British technology after the industrial revolution at that time. A brilliant achievement that stands out among the best and dominates the world.

The 1855 Paris World's Fair, Theme: Agriculture, Industry and Arts (Theme: Agriculture, Industry and Arts) The 1855 Paris World's Fair was held to celebrate the 40 years of peace that the European continent had enjoyed since the Battle of Waterloo. In fact, the real theme of the expo is that the major European countries are secretly competing against each other and striving for dominance in industry and art. The Paris World Expo cost approximately US$5 million and featured approximately 21,000 exhibits, showcasing the industrial and artistic achievements of the time. Concrete, steel products, aluminum products and rubber were exhibited at the 1855 Paris World's Fair.

After World War II, people around the world rebuilt their homes on the devastated ruins, and on the basis of restoring production and reviving the economy, the first post-war World Expo was held in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, in 1958, with the theme "Science, Civilization and Humanity." In order to reflect the theme of science, the Brussels World Expo built a spherical pavilion with an atomic energy structure, which represents the symbol of human beings entering a new century of scientific and technological progress. Its unique and novel shape, although it has been almost half a century, has But it’s still vivid in my mind. The splendor and richness of the expo almost eclipsed all previous world expos.

In 1962, a small-scale professional expo "Humanity in the Space Age" was held in Seattle, USA. The fair showcased new advanced technologies, vending machines and monorail railways, making it a huge success.

In 1964, in order to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of New York, New York held another World Expo for the first time. Although the theme was elegant "Toward Peace through Understanding." However, the strong commercial atmosphere of this World Expo made the audience stop and lost the meaning of the commemorative event.

The 1867 Paris World Expo already had the prototype of the modern World Expo. Period: April 1, 1867 to November 3, 1867, theme: History of Labor,

In 1970, Osaka held the World Expo for the first time in Japan, which the Japanese called the World Expo, embodying " "Human Progress and Harmony" showed the audience Japan's development and achievements in all aspects after the Tokyo Olympics. Thanks to this expo, Japan has maintained a strong momentum of economic development in the next 10 years.

In 1985, Japan held the World Expo again. The venue was Tsukuba, a new scientific and cultural city more than 50 kilometers away from Tokyo. The theme of the expo is: "Living and Environment Human Home Technology".

A year later, Canada held another expo with the theme of "Transportation" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Vancouver.

1988 marked the 200th anniversary of the establishment of British settlement in Australia. To commemorate this date, Australia held the World Expo in Brisbane, a city on the eastern Gold Coast. The theme of this expo is "Leisure Life in the Age of Science and Technology". It reflects human beings' leisure and entertainment in today's era of extremely developed science and technology. Countries around the world are making a fuss around this theme, using various contents such as sports, entertainment, tourism, leisure, cooking, gardening, etc. to reflect the richness and variety of human life.

In 1990, a professional international flower and greenery expo was held in Osaka, Japan, with the theme: "Humanity and Nature". The exhibition features world horticulture as a commemorative event celebrating the 100th anniversary of Osaka's "New Beginning". A total of 82 countries participated in this exhibition, and 55 international organizations, Japanese provinces, cities, and large enterprises all set up separate pavilions or booths. Large-scale international horticultural expositions have been held in Asia for hundreds of times and have achieved great success.

In 1992, it was the 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America. To this end, the Spanish government held the World Expo in Seville and named the theme of the Expo's previous World Expos as "The Age of Discovery." The World Expo covers an area of ??4.78 million square meters and is attended by more than 100 countries. With more than 60 million visitors, the China Pavilion exhibited the four major inventions and the Long March series of rockets, and was rated as a "Five-Star Exhibition Hall".

The 1993 Daejeon Expo in South Korea was the first world expo (accredited category) held by a developing country in the world. The theme is: "A new way to take off". The China Pavilion showcases aerospace technology, the Three Gorges Project, etc. It has received 3.5 million visitors, the highest among all pavilions, and was rated as one of the five best pavilions.

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

In 2000, the World Expo in Hannover, Germany, with the theme "Humanity, Nature, Technology", had a total of 172 participating countries and organizations, which was the largest number of participating countries, regions and organizations in the previous World Expo.

The 2005 World Expo in Aichi, Japan, with the theme "Natural Wisdom", was the most recent registered World Expo. The China Pavilion received 5.7 million visitors, making it the pavilion with the largest number of visitors.

The Water Tower is the landmark building of the 2008 Zaragoza World Expo, Spain, and is also the tallest building in the city of Zaragoza. The Water Tower is one of the three themed pavilions in the Expo. It is a place with the theme of "Water - the Source of Life". For this reason, it is also called the Water Tower Pavilion.

List of World's Fairs

Name of country/city hosting the session

01 1851 British/London Industrial Exposition of All Nations

02 1855 The Paris World's Fair in France/Paris

03 The London World's Fair in England/London in 1862

04 The 2nd Paris World's Fair in France/Paris in 1867

05 1873 Vienna World's Fair, Austria/Vienna

06 1876 United States/Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of American Independence

07 1878 France/Paris 3rd Paris World's Fair

08 1883 Amsterdam International Exposition in the Netherlands/Amsterdam

09 1889 World's Fair in France/Paris (1889)

10 1893 Columbian Memorial Exposition in Chicago/Chicago, United States

11 The 5th Paris World's Fair in France/Paris in 1900

12 The St. Louis Centenary Exposition in the United States/St. Louis in 1904

13 The London World's Fair in England/London in 1908

14 1915 United States/San Francisco Panama Pacific Exposition

15 1925 France/Paris International Decorative Arts Exposition

16 1926 United States/Philadelphia Founding of the Republic of Philadelphia 150 Anniversary World's Fair

17 1933 Chicago World's Fair, United States/Chicago

18 1935 Brussels World's Fair, Belgium/Brussels

19 1937 France/Paris Paris Art World's Fair

20 1939 United States/New York World's Fair

21 1958 Belgium/Brussels World's Fair

22 1962 United States/Seattle Twenty-one Century Expo

23 1964 New York World's Fair in the United States/New York

24 1967 Canadian World's Fair in Canada/Montreal

25 1970 Japan/Osaka Japan World's Fair

26 1971 Hungary/Budapest World Hunting Expo

27 1974 United States/Spokane World Exposition 1974

28 1975 Japan/Okinawa World Marine Expo

29 1982 United States/Knoxville Knoxville World Energy Expo

30 1984 United States/New Orleans Louisiana World Expo

31 1985 Japan/Tsukuba Tsukuba World Expo

32 1986 Canada/Vancouver Vancouver World Transportation Expo

34 1988 Australia/Brisbane Brisbane World Expo

35 1990 Genoa World Expo, Italy/Genoa

36 1992 Seville World Expo, Spain/Seville

37 1993 Daejeon World Expo, South Korea/Daejeon

38 1998 Portugal/Lisbon Lisbon Expo

39 2000 Germany/Hanover Hannover World Expo

40 2005 Japan/Aichi Aichi Earth Expo

41 2008 World Expo Zaragoza, Spain/Zaragoza

42 2010 World Expo China/Shanghai

43 2012 South Korea/Yeosu

Water World Expo

44 2015 Milan World Expo, Italy/Milan

The first World Expo

May 1, 1851, the first in the world Expo held in England.

After completing the Industrial Revolution, Britain is already a first-class power in the world. No one doubts Britain's strength. Because of the huge appeal brought by its strength, Britain hosted the first World Expo. Queen Victoria issued a diplomatic invitation letter, and 10 countries accepted the invitation. The conscientious British mobilized the country's economic power to organize exhibitions for a World Expo. The architectural style of the Victorian era was bulky, mostly made of huge stone buildings. At this World Expo, the British changed their past style and built the Crystal Palace in the famous Hyde Park, using steel and glass as the main building materials. The Crystal Palace is 1,700 feet long and 100 feet high, using 4,500 tons of steel and 10 hectares of glass.

The first World Expo opened in a lively atmosphere. In the exhibition area covering an area of ??96,000 square meters, the total length of exhibition tables was about 13 kilometers. During the 23-week exhibition period, there were 6.3 million people visited. The 14,000 exhibits include a 24-ton coal block, a large diamond from India, and a stuffed elephant, while engines, hydraulic printing presses, and textile machinery show visitors the development and development of modern industry. The infinite imagination of mankind.

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 exhibits are It represents the development of modern industry and the infinite imagination of mankind. The London Exhibition was therefore recognized as the first World's Fair in the modern sense. The Crystal Palace Exposition became a huge driving force for science and progress in the twentieth century. Its success made subsequent World Expos a global event like the Olympic Games. The World Expo was therefore known as the "Olympic event in the economic, technological and cultural circles."

The first World Expo to establish a theme: the 1933 Chicago World Expo

The higher the level of social productivity, the stronger the professionalism of socialized production, and all activities in social life become more effective. sequence. After nearly a hundred years of World Expos, the United States held the World Expo in Chicago in 1933 with the theme "A Century of Progress." This was the first World Expo with a theme, requiring exhibitors to revolve around a ***Design and create your own exhibits with different themes. Most of the exhibits on display are the achievements of a century of science and technology. The most fascinating ones are the gorgeous neon lights, and the ones that cause a stir are aviation technology and new buildings with air-conditioning facilities. New achievements in science and technology. People have been inspired by the tremendous progress in science and technology over the past century. From then on, every World Expo has determined a very meaningful theme.

[Edit this paragraph] Introduction to the Management Group

The international organization responsible for coordinating and managing the World Expo is the Bureau International des Expositions, or "BIE" in English. The Bureau International des Expositions was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Paris, France. Its charter is the "International Exhibition Convention", which was signed by 31 countries and government representatives in Paris in 1928 and revised in 1948, 1966, 1972 and May 31, 1988.

The mission of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) is to promote economic, cultural, scientific and technological exchanges and development among countries around the world by coordinating and organizing world expositions. The standing office of the Bureau International des Expositions is the Secretariat, and the Secretary-General is the Secretary-General. The top leader and current Secretary-General is Mr. Los Certes

[Edit this paragraph] Member States of the International Exhibition Bureau

As of December 31, 2009, there are 156.

The list is as follows:

European regions (30)

Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Ireland, Iceland.

North America (17)

Canada, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Neves, Saint Icente and Gentines, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago

South America (8)

Argentina, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Brazil

Africa (11)

Algeria, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Congo, Tunisia, Uganda

Asia (19)

Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Oman, Philippines, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Thailand, North Korea

Oceania (4)

Australia, Nauru, Pa Labor, New Zealand

[Edit this paragraph] Rules for organizing city elections

The World Expo is hosted by the government of a country and participated by multiple countries or international organizations to demonstrate the role of human beings in society. A large-scale international exhibition of achievements in the fields of economy, culture and science and technology. It is characterized by long holding time, large exhibition scale, many participating countries and far-reaching influence.

Since the first exhibition was held in London, England in 1851, the World Expo has enjoyed the reputation of "the Olympic event in the fields of economy, science and technology, and culture" due to its rapid development, and has been held for 40 times. According to the latest regulations of the International Exhibition Bureau, World Expos are divided into two types according to their nature, scale, and exhibition period: one is a registered (formerly called comprehensive) World Expo, which usually lasts for 6 months and is held every 5 years; the other is It is an accredited (formerly called professional) World Expo. The exhibition period is usually 3 months and is held between two registered World Expos. The registered world expo is different from general trade promotion and economic investment exhibitions. It is the highest level expo in the world.

The Bureau International des Expositions is an intergovernmental international organization that specializes in supervising and ensuring the implementation, coordination and management of World Expos and ensuring the level of World Expos. As of November 2002, there were 89 member countries. . In May 1993, the Bureau International des Expositions officially admitted China as the 46th member state. According to the election rules, each member country of the Bureau International des Expositions, regardless of size, has one vote. In the first round of voting, if a city from a candidate country receives more than two-thirds of the votes, it will become the host city for the next World Expo. If no candidate city receives the required votes in the first round of voting, a second round of voting will take place, but the candidate with the fewest votes in the first round of voting will no longer compete. In the second round of voting, the candidate city that receives more than two-thirds of the votes is elected. If no city obtains more than two-thirds of the votes, the third round of voting will continue as described above until the two cities with the most votes are elected. The final competition will be held between these two cities, and the one with more votes will be awarded the right to host.

[Edit this paragraph] Bidding procedures for the World Expo

1. Application

According to BIE regulations, countries interested in hosting the World Expo must not be earlier than nine years from the date of the event. , the registration application should be submitted to BIE five years before the opening day (this is also the time when the host country government starts to issue exhibition invitations to other countries through diplomatic channels) and a registration fee of 10% should be paid. The application letter includes opening and closing dates, theme, and the legal status of the organizing committee.

BIE will notify the member governments of the application and inform them of their intention to participate in the competition within 6 months from the date of notification.

II·Inspection

Six months after submitting the application letter, the Chairman of the BIE Executive Committee will organize an inspection in accordance with regulations to ensure the feasibility of the application. The inspection activity was chaired by a BIE Vice Chairman and attended by several representatives, experts and the Secretary-General. All costs are borne by the sponsor. The inspection content is: theme and definition, opening date and period, location, area (total area, upper and lower limits of the area that can be allocated to each exhibitor), expected number of visitors, financial feasibility and financial guarantee measures, and the sponsor’s calculation of the cost of exhibition. and methods of financial and material allocation (to reduce costs for each participating country), policy and measure guarantees for participating countries, the attitude of governments and various organizations interested in participating, etc.

3. Voting

If the preparation work of the applicant country is supported by the inspection team, the plenary meeting will vote eight years before the hosting date as usual. If there is more than one candidate country, the plenary meeting will vote by secret ballot.

If after the first round of voting, the applicant country receives two-thirds of the votes, it will win the right to host. If any application does not receive two-thirds of the votes, another vote will be held and the country with the fewest votes in each vote will be eliminated. The host country will then be determined by a two-thirds vote. When only two countries compete, the host country is determined based on a simple majority.

IV. Registration

The country that has obtained the right to host the exhibition must register the exhibition in accordance with the general rules formulated by BIE and the review and acceptance documents specified in the exhibition contract (draft). Applications for registration should be submitted to the BIE five years before the opening date. This is also the time when the host country’s government begins to send invitations to other countries to participate in the exhibition through diplomatic channels. Registration means that the host country government formally assumes the responsibilities stated in its application and recognizes the standards proposed by the BIE to ensure the orderly development of the World Expo and protect the interests of all member countries. When BIE receives a registration application, it will charge a registration fee of RMB 90 from the host country's government, the amount of which is determined according to the rules adopted by the BIE plenary meeting.

[Edit this paragraph] Classification and level of World Expos

Introduction to the classification of World Expos

According to the regulations of the International Exhibition Bureau, World Expos are classified according to their nature, scale and exhibition period. It is divided into two types: one is the registered (also called comprehensive) World Expo, which usually lasts for 6 months and is held every five years starting from 2000; the other is the accredited (also called professional) World Expo, which lasts for 6 months. It is usually held every 3 months between two registered expos. The registered world expo is different from general trade promotion and economic investment exhibitions. It is the highest level expo in the world. Accredited expos are divided into four levels: A1, A2, B1 and B2. Level A1 is the highest level of accredited exhibitions. The Shanghai World Expo applied by China is a registered World Expo.

Main regulations for the A1 World Horticultural Expo

According to the regulations of the International Association of Horticultural Producers:

①A1 Expo must include all fields of the horticulture industry;

② Minimum exhibition area: 50 square meters (500,000 square meters), of which the maximum area occupied by buildings is 10 of the total area (excluding the building area used for indoor exhibitions); ③ Exhibition area land At least 5% of the area should be reserved for international exhibitors;

④ At least 10 different countries shall participate;

⑤ Financial deposit: 20,000 Swiss francs;

⑥A1-level expositions shall not be held more than once a year;

⑦Each country shall not hold more than one A1-level expositions every 10 years, and the minimum holding period shall be 3 months and the maximum duration shall be 6 months;

⑧ Provide free venues and provide subsidies to underdeveloped countries.

"Host cities and themes of previous World Expos"

"A century of progress" in Chicago in 1933

"Peace through competition" in Brussels, Belgium in 1935

1937 "Art and Technology in the Modern World" in Paris, France

1939 "Tomorrow's New World" in San Francisco, USA

1958 "Science, Civilization and Humanity" in Brussels, Belgium "

1962 "Humanity in the Space Age" in Seattle, USA

1964 "Toward Peace through Understanding" in New York, USA

1967 Montreal, Canada" "Man and the World"

1968 "Cultural Exchanges on the American Continent" in San Antonio, USA

1970 "Human Progress and Harmony" in Osaka, Japan

1974 USA "Pollution-free Progress" in Spokane

"Ocean - a Future Full of Hope" in Okinawa, Japan in 1975

"Energy - the Motive Power of the World" in Knoxville, USA in 1982

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1984 "The World of Rivers - Water is the Source of Life" in New Orleans, USA

1985 "Residence and Environment Human Home Technology" in Tsukuba, Japan

1986 "Traffic and Transport" in Vancouver, Canada

"Leisure Life in the Age of Technology" in Brisbane, Australia in 1988

"Human and Nature" in Osaka, Japan in 1990

1992 "The Age of Discovery" in Seville, Spain

1992 "Columbus-Ship and the Sea" in Genoa, Italy

1993 "New Road to Takeoff" in Daejeon, South Korea

1998 "Ocean - Future Wealth" in Lisbon, Portugal

2000 "Humanity-Nature-Technology-Development" in Hannover, Germany

2005 "Aichi, Japan" Nature, City, Harmony - The Art of Life"

2008 "Water and Sustainable Development" in Zaragoza, Spain

2010 "City, Make Life Better" in Shanghai, China "

"Expo Quotes"

"Only nature is the real engineer" - British horticulturist Josephine Paxton

"We The country now has a symbol of freedom!”——President Grant of the United States

“Our human ancestors turned out to be outstanding artists”——Sotura, Spain

“With the minimum. Pursue the maximum" - Buckminster Fuller

"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. This is spiritual and technological.

” ——Armstrong

“Atoms have been magnified 150 million times. I hope mankind will make reasonable use of atomic energy” ——Ander Watercairn

『World Expo Noun』

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World Horticultural Expo, Shanghai World Expo Forum

, World Expo Coordination Bureau, Shanghai World Expo Organizing Committee.

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