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Expo 2010 (simplified Chinese: 2010上海世界博览会) will be held in Shanghai, China and is a scheduled World Expo in the tradition of international fairs and expositions. The theme of the exposition will be "Better City – Better Life" and signifies Shanghai's new status in the 21st century as a major economic and cultural center. It is expected to generate the largest number of visitors in the history of the world's fairs in terms of gross numbers. The expo Logo features the Chinese character 世 'world' modified to represent three people together with the 2010 date.

The Expo will take place from May 1–October 31, 2010. The Shanghai 2010 Expo will feature a highly sophisticated online version called Expo Shanghai Online operated by Tencent Holdings Ltd.

Infrastructure preparations

The site of the event is the Nanpu Bridge-Lupu Bridge region in the center of Shanghai along both sides of the Huangpu River. The area of the Expo 2010 covers 5.28 km².

Massive construction of new metro lines have been undertaken for years in order to serve the traffic demands of the event. Shanghai Metro Lines 7, 13 are all under construction and will connect the expo site directly with the other parts of the city. Lines 2 East Extension, 9 Phase II, 10 and 11 Phase I will also be opened before the event.^[1]

As for intercity traffic, officials in Beijing announced plans on March 6, 2006, to begin construction of a second commercial maglev train system in Shanghai by the end of 2006. The planned Shanghai-Hangzhou Maglev Train would have connected Hangzhou as a west extension of the existing line and was planned for completion in time for Expo 2010.^[2] However, after massive public protest and the fall of the project's champion, Chen Liangyu, to corruption charges, the project was put on indefinite hold by the Chinese government in May 2007 to study "electromagnetic radiation concerns".^[3]

Tickets

On Feb 26, 2009, the ticket pricing policy was announced.

Ticket type

• Peak Day Single Day Admission
• Peak Day Special Admission
• Standard Day Single Day Admission
• Standard Day Special Admission
• 3 Day Admission
• 7 Day Admission
• Evening Admission
• Group Admission
• Student Group Admission

Peak Day means first 3 days after opening, which is also the Labour Day holiday (May 1 – May 3, 2010), China's National Day holiday (Oct 1 – Oct 7, 2010), and the last 7 days of the expo 2010 (Oct 25 – Oct 31, 2010). There are 19 Peak Days in total. Peak Day ticket holders can enter the expo zone at any time (Peak Days and Standard Days).

Standard Day means the whole expo time (May 1–Oct 31, 2010), excluding Peak Days. There are 168 Standard Days in total. Standard Day ticket holders can enter the expo zone on any standard day, but not on Peak Days.

3 Day and 7 Day Day Admission tickets are the equivalent of 3/7 Standard Day Admission tickets.

Evening Admission tickets are only valid after 5:00 P.M., and are only available on Standard Days.

Group Admission is for a group no fewer than 15 people; Student Group Admission is for no fewer than 30 students. Both ticket types require reservation in advance.

Special Admission is for the following people:

• Disabled
• People born in or before 1950
• Students with valid IDs
• Children above 1.2m
• Chinese military personnel on active duty

For Special Admission, valid IDs are required upon ticket purchase and entry, and can enter on any day, Peak or Standard.

All tickets only can enter once on the entry day.

Children shorter than 1.2m enter for free.

Sale Phase

There are 4 phases in the sale. The basic price is Standard Day in expo session (RMB 160 Yuan, about $20). The price will be less if paid in advance.

• Pre-sale Phase I (Mar 27, 2009-Jun 30, 2009): Purchase is limited to groups, and only Peak Day Single Day Admission and Standard Day Single Day Admission tickets are available.
• Pre-sale Phase II (Jul 1, 2009-Dec 31, 2009): Only Peak Day Single Day Admission and Standard Day Single Day Admission tickets are available for both groups and individuals.
• Pre-sale Phase III (Jan 1, 2010-Apr 30, 2010): Peak Day Single Day Admission, Peak Day Special Admission, Standard Day Single Day Admission, Standard Day Special Admission, 3 Day Admission and 7 Day Admission tickets are available for both groups and individuals.
• Expo Session Sales (EXPO Session, May 1, 2010-Oct 31, 2010): Peak Day Single Day Admission, Peak Day Special Admission, Standard Day Single Day Admission, Standard Day Special Admission, 3 Day Admission, 7 Day Admission and Evening Admission tickets are available for both groups and individuals.

The group tickets are only sold through the authorized travel agents in the form of tour package. Student Group Admission tickets are only sold through the authorized travel agents in the form of tour package for students or through the educational institutes^[4].

Expo axis

The main Building called "Expo Hope Tugawin axis" with the world's largest membrane construction was built by SBA (architects) and Knippers Helbig (structural engineers). The building consists of some steel-glass funnels with a 1000m long membrane construction. The main construction was completed in the End of 2009.^[5]

Theme Song

• The official theme songs of the Expo were "Only One" by JAM Project and "City" by Jackie Chan.
• The Expo 2010 Volunteers Official Video Clip

Gallery

See also

• "Urbanization in China", "Metropolitan regions of China" and "Tourism in China" will be major topics at the Expo
• Shanghai New International Expo Center

References

External links

• Expo 2010 Official Website (Available in Chinese, English, French and Japanese)
• Xinhua News Agency's official coverage
• 3D Online Pavilions in English
• Information about European Pavilions

Coordinates: 31°11′39″N 121°29′11″E / 31.194118°N 121.486387°E / 31.194118; 121.486387