Information about Shanghai World Expo

Holding time: May 1, 2065438 ~1October 3 1, 20 10.

Theme: Better City, Better Life.

Sub-themes: the integration of urban multiculturalism, the prosperity of urban economy, the innovation of urban science and technology, the remodeling of urban communities, and the interaction between cities and villages.

Mascot: Haibao

Goal: Invite 200 countries and international organizations to participate in the exhibition and attract 70 million visitors.

Venue: The venue of Shanghai World Expo is located between nanpu bridge, Shanghai and the banks of Huangpu River. The planned land area of the Expo Park is 5.28 square kilometers, including 3.93 square kilometers in Pudong and 0/0/.35 square kilometers in Puxi. The fenced area covers an area of about 3.28 square kilometers, with a total investment of10.80 billion yuan. Infrastructure investment: 9 billion; Venue investment: 9 billion.

Emblem of Shanghai World Expo

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The emblem is a visual symbol that reflects the concept centrally. The emblem of Shanghai World Expo is produced through global solicitation and expert review.

The emblem looks like the Chinese character "World", which is skillfully combined with the number "20 10" to complement each other, expressing the strong desire of the people of China to hold a world-class and multicultural World Expo.

The emblem is like a family of three embracing each other, enjoying each other and reflecting the harmony of the family. In a broad sense, it can also represent all mankind including "you, me and him" and express the concept of "understanding, communication, gathering and cooperation" in the World Expo.

The emblem, with green as the main color, is full of vitality, adding upward, upward and bright movement and meaning, and expressing the creative passion of China people facing the future and pursuing sustainable development.

Mascot of Shanghai World Expo

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On June 5438+February 18, 2007, at 8: 00 pm, the mascot "Haibao" of the 20 10 Shanghai World Expo finally appeared, and the lovely shape of the blue word "human" made everyone feel refreshed.

Haibao, with the Chinese character "human" as the core idea, is matched with the sea blue representing life and vitality. His laughter shows China's positive, optimistic, healthy and upward mental outlook; His gesture of holding his chest and raising his head and the cooperation of his hands show tolerance and enthusiasm; His thumbs-up is a sincere invitation to friends all over the world.

Shanghai World Expo bidding process

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19965438+In February, at the126th General Assembly of the Bureau of International Exhibitions, the China government officially announced its bid to host the 20 10 World Expo.

On March 7, 2000, the China Municipal Government established the Bid Committee for the 20 10 Shanghai World Expo, with State Councilor Wu Yi as the chairman. In May 2006, the government of China submitted an application letter to the Bureau of International Expositions through diplomatic channels to host the 2006 Shanghai World Expo. 65438+On June 30th, 2002, the China Municipal Government submitted the bid report for hosting the 20 10 Shanghai World Expo to the Bureau of International Expositions.

From 20021October 29th 165438+ to February 5th, 2002, Li Lanqing, then Vice Premier of the State Council, China, Standing Committee of the Political Bureau and Vice Premier of the State Council, led the China delegation to attend the132nd General Assembly of the Bureau of International Expositions and made a bid statement.

65438+ On February 3rd of the same year, China won the right to host the 20 10 World Expo by voting at the General Assembly of the Bureau of International Expositions.

The significance of hosting the Shanghai World Expo

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The World Expo is a post station of human civilization. Since 185 1 London's "International Industrial Works Exhibition", the World Expo has increasingly become a grand event in the global economic, scientific and cultural fields, and an important stage for people of all countries to sum up historical experience, exchange wisdom, embody the spirit of cooperation and look forward to future development.

China, with a long history of oriental civilization, is a country that loves international exchanges and advocates world peace. China won the right to host the 20 10 World Expo, which will be the first registered World Expo held in a developing country, reflecting the international community's support and trust in China's reform and opening up, and is also the concern and expectation of the people of the world for the future development of China.

20 10 Shanghai world Expo, what will China contribute to the people of the world? There is no doubt that the people of China will present a successful, wonderful and unforgettable event for the guests from all corners of the country.

China 20 10 Shanghai World Expo will be a grand meeting to discuss human urban life in the new century. 2 1 century is an important period of urban development. It is estimated that by 20 10, 55% of the global population will live in cities. Therefore, the vision and prospect of future urban life is a global issue, which is closely related to countries and people at different levels of development. As the first World Expo with the theme of "City", during the exhibition period of Shanghai World Expo 184 days, governments and people all over the world will fully display the achievements of urban civilization, exchange urban development experience and spread advanced urban concepts around the theme of "Better City", so as to explore a brand-new mode of human life, residence and work in the new century and provide vivid examples for creating an ecological harmonious society and sustainable development of human beings.

China 20 10 Shanghai World Expo will be a symphony with "innovation" and "integration" as its main theme. Innovation is the eternal soul of Expo; Cross-cultural collision and integration is the mission of the World Expo as always. "People-oriented, scientific and technological innovation, cultural diversity, win-win cooperation and facing the future"-Shanghai World Expo will continue to carry forward the main theme of "innovation" and "integration" in the new era and create a beautiful movement for mankind in the new century.

China 20 10 Shanghai World Expo will be a grand event for people from all over the world. On the one hand, she will strive to attract about 200 countries and international organizations to participate in the exhibition, attract 70 million tourists from home and abroad, and go down in the history books of the World Expo with the widest participation. On the other hand, we will always prepare and hold the Shanghai World Expo from a global perspective, make full use of the strength of the whole country, gather the wisdom of the world, and strive for the participation, understanding and support of governments and people all over the world to the maximum extent, so that the Shanghai World Expo will truly become a "happy reunion of the people of the world."

China 20 10 Shanghai World Expo will also become a wonderful dialogue of human civilization. The Shanghai Declaration will be published before the closing of the Shanghai World Expo. This centennial declaration will gather the insights of people from all countries at the World Expo, bearing people's profound thinking and extensive knowledge about the future cooperation of the world and the future development of mankind. This will be a rich spiritual legacy left by the Shanghai World Expo with the theme of the city to the people of the world.

Starting from six months and focusing on 60 years, China Municipal Government will make every effort to hold an Expo that will not only inherit history but also carry forward the past. We look forward to the continued attention, support and participation of all countries eager for peace in the Shanghai World Expo.

Interpretation of the theme of Shanghai World Expo

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Theme essence

Harmonious city is the essence of the theme of Shanghai World Expo.

20 10 Shanghai World Expo will respond to the demand of "Better City, Better Life" with the concept of "harmonious city".

China ancient culture contains the concept of "harmony". China culture advocates interpersonal harmony, harmony between man and nature, and harmony between body and mind. When describing the "Datong society", The Book of Rites puts forward: "The trip to the main road is fair to all, choose talents and abilities, and talk about faith." China's pre-Qin philosophers also envisaged a harmonious society in their respective works. At the same time, "harmony" is also found in the ideals of western sages. Pythagoras, an ancient Greek philosopher, systematically put forward the theory of harmony, which contained opposition and unity. Another philosopher of the same period, Heraclitus, further put forward the view that "invisible harmony is better than visible harmony". In the Republic and Law, Plato also began to seek the beautiful state that "the whole society will develop in a very harmonious way, and all classes will be blessed by nature".

For hundreds of years, people have never stopped discussing the "harmonious city" model. From the "utopia" to the "ideal city" and then to the "garden city" in the18th century, a series of theories, propositions and models are all exploring how to establish the balance and harmony of the city in space, order, spiritual life and material intake. Since 1980s, with the increasingly serious problems of environment and development, the concept of sustainable development came into being. Most of the development strategies put forward by city governments around the world focus on how to rebuild the harmony between man and city, man and nature, and finally achieve the harmony between the present and the future. It can be seen that the pursuit and practice of "harmonious life" and "harmonious city" runs through the development history of human society and is increasingly manifested in the blueprint drawn by people for tomorrow's city.

The fundamental foundation of building a "harmonious city" is the harmony between man and nature, man and man, spirit and material, which is embodied in the harmonious coexistence of multi-cultures, the harmonious development of urban economy, the harmonious life in the era of science and technology, the harmonious operation of community cells and the harmonious interaction between cities and villages. The concept of "harmonious city" will bring new challenges to urban management and urban planning, and promote them to a new height.

Sub-theme analysis of World Expo

1, the integration of urban multiculturalism

From the beginning, the city was made up of all kinds of people. In the process of urban development, military, trade and immigration further promote the collision and integration of multi-cultures, and also form the unique temperament of each city. On the one hand, this temperament is based on a city's cultural heritage and creative industries, on the other hand, it integrates the lifestyle and value orientation of various social groups and strata in the city.

Today, people all over the world pay more attention to cultural freedom and cultural identity than ever before. Under the background of globalization, urban culture is facing various impacts. The massive flow of information and people makes the collision between strong culture and weak culture, foreign culture and local culture, immigrant culture and mainstream culture in cities reach an unprecedented level.

Multiculturalism means the harmony between history and the future. More and more city managers realize that the cultural strategy of giving consideration to history and future, promoting the harmonious coexistence of multiple cultures and the distinctive personality in the process of integration, that is, cultural identity, are important links in the sustainable development of cities.

2. Urban economic prosperity

The earliest cities developed from markets. The driving force of urban economic development is the agglomeration effect of cities. In the era of knowledge economy, innovation and entrepreneurship are increasingly becoming the core driving forces for the sustainable development of urban economy. The innovation ability of a city is based on its scientific research strength, but more comes from the creative interaction between people. Although entrepreneurial ability is related to the wealth of a city, it is actually rooted in the cultural tradition of encouraging entrepreneurship. Whether a city has a high-quality working and living environment and the ability to attract first-class talents is directly related to its economic future. In addition, good infrastructure and complete service industry are also necessary conditions for urban economic prosperity.

Needless to say, there is a conflict between urban economic development and environmental resources protection. Establishing circular economy model has become an important strategy to realize the sustainable development of cities. This economic development model advocates the 3R principle of reducing resource utilization, product reduce and waste recycling in production, and finally realizes the harmony between economic development and environment.

In short, the city's economy will be more dynamic in the future, and this vitality is based on two major foundations, one is the innovation and creativity of citizens, and the other is the harmony between man and nature.

3. Urban scientific and technological innovation

The city is a huge stage for human scientific and technological innovation. Within the city wall, all kinds of innovative elements converge and blend, and innovative ideas are produced by people's intensive exchanges and interactions. At the same time, the R&D and production facilities in the city quickly transform the spark of innovation into technology, and then become products and services that benefit mankind.

Since the 20th century, the rapid development of science and technology has made large-scale urbanization possible. At the same time, the enrichment and improvement of people's material life are concentrated in cities. Science and technology have greatly improved people's daily life, and this kind of material life has also left a deep imprint on people's cultural and spiritual life.

In the future cities, science and technology will play a great role in protecting non-renewable resources, intensively using energy, protecting species diversity and creating a sustainable living environment.

4. Remodeling urban communities.

Community is the "cell" of a city and the most common form of living space for urban people. Healthy "cells" can create a healthy and harmonious city. Cultural integration and economic prosperity are all realized with the community as the basic unit.

The construction and transformation of urban communities has always been the most direct task faced by urban managers. How to make poor communities disappear from the social map of the city was once the most vivid and lasting puzzle in the history of urban development. Nowadays, the change of urban residents' structure in developed countries and the unprecedented growth of urban population in developing countries make this task even more arduous. In the Millennium Declaration, UN-Habitat put forward the goal of building a "slum-free city" and strived to significantly improve the lives of slum dwellers in the world cities by 2020.

Under the goal of sustainable development, the urban community reconstruction in 2 1 century means that a "balanced community" must be created, which should have the following characteristics: reasonable composition of residents, reasonable housing ownership structure, perfect infrastructure, pleasant living environment, sufficient employment and entrepreneurial opportunities, and deep social cohesion.

5. Interaction between urban and rural areas

Since the birth of cities, cities and rural areas have been interdependent in economy, society and environment. Rural residents make a living by selling products to cities, and the prosperity of cities also depends on the resources and needs of rural hinterland.

Urban expansion has brought great pressure to non-renewable resources, and the new ideas of urban planning, the application of architecture and energy technology can alleviate this pressure to the greatest extent. At the same time, the influx of a large number of rural population has put forward an arduous task for urban management. On the one hand, the construction and transformation of urban communities will give the urbanized population a good living environment; On the other hand, the construction of small cities and market towns can also effectively reduce the pressure of population and employment in big cities. Under the impact of globalization, agricultural areas in some countries have lost their competitive advantages. Good interaction between urban and rural areas can help farmers successfully change their management and livelihood, or reshape the agricultural production structure and restore the competitiveness of agriculture. How to coordinate the flow of people, capital, logistics and information between urban and rural areas is closely related to the harmonious and synchronous development of urban and rural areas.

At present, nearly half the world's population lives in rural areas. The difference between urban and rural areas in developing countries has prompted relevant international organizations to call for making full use of the complementary role and interconnection between rural areas and cities, and strive to eliminate rural poverty and improve rural living conditions while striving to eliminate urban poverty.

The Shanghai World Expo venues are located in Zone A: China Pavilion and Foreign National Pavilion [Asian countries except Southeast Asia].

Zone B: Theme pavilions, some national pavilions in Southeast Asia and Oceania, international organization pavilions, public activity centers and performing arts centers.

Area C: Foreign National Pavilion [Europe, America and Africa] and National Organization Pavilion.

Zone d: enterprise zone.

Zone E: Enterprise Pavilion, World Expo Pavilion, Civilization Pavilion and Urban Best Practice Zone.

An important member of the Shanghai World Expo Organizing Committee

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Chairman: Vice Premier the State Council of Wu Yi.

First Vice-Chairman: Mayor of Han Zheng.

Deputy Secretary:

Wan Jifei, President of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade

Deputy Secretary-General Xu the State Council

Gao Hucheng, Vice Minister of Commerce

Assistant Foreign Minister of Cui Tiankai