Which World Expo has the largest number of participating countries?

As of June 4, 2009, 239 countries and international organizations (19 1 country and 48 international organizations) have confirmed their participation in the Shanghai World Expo. They are:

Africa (5 1): Algeria, Burundi, Togo, Eritrea, Cape Verde, Congo (Brazzaville), Guinea, Comoros, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritania, Seychelles, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Djibouti, Benin, Central African Republic, C? te d 'Ivoire, Angola, Egypt, Tanzania, Senegal and Zimbabwe. Cameroon, Rwanda, Tunisia, Sierra Leone, Madagascar, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Niger, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Chad, Somalia, Ghana, Botswana, South Africa, Libya, Malawi, Burkina Faso and Gambia.

United States (34): Cuba, Canada, Dominica, Bolivia, United States, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Suriname, Ecuador, Venezuela, Grenada, Mexico, Nicaragua, Brazil, Antigua and Barbuda, El Salvador, Dominica, Barbados, Colombia, El Salvador.

Europe (45): France, Netherlands, Monaco, Switzerland, Ukraine, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Germany, Croatia, Britain, Bulgaria, Poland, Luxembourg, Albania, Turkey, Belgium, Lithuania, Montenegro, Moldova, Belarus, Russia, Portugal, Serbia, Finland, Azerbaijan, Greece, Czech Republic, Macedonia. San Marino, Norway, Slovakia, Estonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Malta, Slovenia, Latvia, Liechtenstein.

Asia (45): China, Pakistan, Bahrain, Cambodia, Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Singapore, Armenia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Philippines, Malaysia, Laos, Yemen, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Brunei, Lebanon, Georgia. Oman, Iran, Maldives, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates, Syria, North Korea, Jordan, Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, East Timor.

Oceania (16): New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Palau, Tonga, Micronesia, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Niue, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru.

International organizations (48): United Nations, Convention on Biological Diversity, UNESCO, UNIDO, United Nations Children's Fund, UNHCR, UNFPA, UN-Habitat, UNCTAD, FAO, UNAIDS, UNCDF, UNEP, UNFCCC, World Bank, World Water Council, World Meteorological Organization, WWF, World Trade Center Association, World Health Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Telecommunication Union, International Information Development Network, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Maritime Organization, International Energy Agency, International Museum Association, International Bamboo and Rattan Organization, International Organization for Migration, International Labour Organization, International Trade Center, International Trade and Sustainable Development Center, International Polar Foundation, Executive Committee of CIS, League of Arab States, African Union, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, European Union, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, South Pacific Tourism Organization, Pacific Islands Forum, Boao Forum for Asia, Caribbean Community, Caribbean Development Bank, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, Business Forum of la Francophonie, Global Environment Facility, European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, Group on Earth Observations and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

What are the highlights of 100 performances every day? What are the star combinations of the national performance team? Which performances are "world premieres"?

During the 184-day Shanghai World Expo, more than 800 programs from all over the world will be staged about 20,000 times in turn.

What are the highlights of the cultural performances as high as 100 every day? What are the world-renowned "star groups" among the performing groups in various countries? Which performances will be "world premiere" in Shanghai? With the official launch of "Cultural Performing Arts Plan of Shuxiang China 20 10 Shanghai World Expo", the affairs team in charge of performances on five continents of the Expo Bureau made a collective appearance to reveal the highlights of performances on five continents to the public in advance.

Asia: 153 will be presented, with Saudi Arabia and Lebanon participating for the first time.

Sun, head of the Asian Group of the Expo Bureau's Activities Department, said that so far, Asia has applied for 153 programs and performed more than 840 performances, mainly in the National Pavilion and Asia Plaza.

It is understood that the performances in the Asian region of the World Expo have created many firsts in the history of the World Expo. For example, the caracalla Song and Dance Theatre in Lebanon, which is famous in Europe and founded by the descendants of caracalla, the ruler of ancient Rome, will participate in the World Expo for the first time, bringing wonderful clips such as "Moonlight Knight" and "One Thousand and One Nights" on the day of the Lebanon National Pavilion; The Saudi Pavilion will also break the history of never declaring a performance program for more than 30 years, and set up a performance team of more than 40 people for the Shanghai World Expo to show the dance of the Middle East.

In addition, the performance worthy of attention is that the Japanese Chinese Orchestra, the only China folk orchestra in the world composed entirely of foreign part-time artists, will hold special chorus and folk music symphony concerts in the Great Hall of the Expo Center and Asia Square; The Korean Black Drum Art Troupe, founded by China dancers and composed of 30 Korean college students, will bring traditional drum ensemble and modern pop dance in May. Tickets for the Indian musical Bollywood will land at the World Expo in July; On September 5th, the large-scale stage play "Thai Color" specially created by the Thailand Pavilion Day Performance Group for the World Expo will also be "world premiere" in Shanghai.

Europe: More than 200 programs show European culture, and five world premieres are worth looking forward to.

By the end of April, more than 200 programs had been confirmed by European exhibitors, and the performances were all over the major venues in the park.

Yu Yang, director of the European Group of the Activities Department of the Expo Bureau, said that among the performances in Europe, there are five world premieres worthy of attention, including the premiere of the modern dance "gustav mahler Symphony No.1" specially arranged by the artistic director of the Czech National Ballet for the Expo on May 17; On June 2 1 day, France Pavilion Day will premiere the musical "Gentle France" directed by French movie star alain delon; On September 8th, the British National Ballet cooperated with Shanghai Ballet and London Symphony Orchestra to create the ballet On the Water Side. The Icelandic children's drama "Lazy Town" will appear on September 1 1 Iceland Pavilion Day; The Norwegian Secret Garden has created and performed masterpieces of nature for the World Expo.

Various performances in Europe are also worth looking forward to. For example, Maria Nafpli, the highest priestess of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and the chief actress of Greek national drama, will give a wonderful performance in the Greek National Pavilion Day Song and Dance Evening "Echo of Myth" on June 19. On the European Square from May 24 to 30, nearly 300 people will also stage the traditional Catalan Tower in Spain; During the summer vacation, the British Pavilion will also bring children's dramas such as Teletubbies to children.

America: 137 program has been confirmed, and American jazz legend Hancock will appear.

Xu Weijie, head of the Americas Group of the Expo Bureau's Activities Department, said that 137 performances have been confirmed in the Americas region of this Expo, and American artists will dedicate more than 370 wonderful performances to the global audience.

In terms of countries, apart from the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, which will perform at the Expo Cultural Center on May 7th, the 70-year-old jazz pianist herbie hancock, who is known as the "American jazz legend", will give a special jazz concert to jazz fans all over the world on May 13 and 14. The Canada Pavilion has more than 65,438+050 artists from 20 local art groups, carefully selected by the world-famous Cirque du Soleil, and shows the multicultural integration of Canada to tourists from all over the world.

To celebrate the bicentenary of independence, more than 300 artists from 23 performing arts groups in Mexico will give wonderful performances. It is worth mentioning that Oaxaca marimba, an ancient Mexican percussion instrument that is not passed down by many people, will also appear in the World Expo, and the younger generation from Oaxaca will show the government's efforts to preserve this artistic treasure through their performances.

In addition, visitors will get a close look at the distant artistic customs of South America. Bolivia has sent nearly 900 actors and 70 performing groups to China in an unprecedented way. The Brazilian "Mavaca Orchestra", which is famous for displaying folk songs from all over the world, will also display newly created works of art with China elements at the World Expo.

Africa: nearly 700 performances, not going abroad to see Africa.

20 10 Shanghai World Expo is the one in which African countries participated the most. Jin Liting, who is in charge of African performing arts activities in the Activities Department of the Expo Bureau, said that up to now, 50 African countries and 1 international organizations in Africa have confirmed their participation, and * * * has applied for 59 cultural performing arts activities with nearly 700 performances.

Among African programs, Soweto Choir of South Africa, which won the Grammy "Best Traditional World Music Album" twice in 2007 and 2008, is quite representative. Founded in 2002, this performing arts group is now the most popular in Africa, with 29 African singers. Their songs combine tribal music, traditional culture and western church music, and their songs record the bitter history of African blacks' resistance to oppression and discrimination.

Throughout May, "China International Import Expo(CIIE), a student from Tong Yuan" from Malawi in Southeast Africa will become a symbol of cultural exchange between China and Africa. A group of orphans from Malawi will show Shaolin Kung Fu taught by China Dharma Master Huili who went to Africa on the World Expo stage. Behind this performance team, there is a touching story of Master Huili raising money to help these orphans and teach them the traditional culture of China.

Oceania: All of them made their debut at the World Expo, and more than 800 performances showed the customs of South Pacific island countries.

Ethan, head of the Oceania Group of the Activities Department of the Expo Bureau, said that all countries and regions in the South Pacific region of Oceania participated in the Shanghai World Expo, and they brought 23 programs with a total performance of over 800 performances.

According to reports, from May 1 day to May 2 1 day, the Oceania Modern Dance Troupe will bring the 2009/20 10 Miss Nantai and the French Polynesian Ola Performance Troupe to the World Expo, bringing modern dances with fashionable styles from the South Pacific, Ireland and India. Vanuatu series dances, which consist of Vanuatu folk songs and dances, snake dances and king dances, are displayed in different styles every month. On July 27th, the Tonaqu Dance Company of Solomon Islands, which is popular in the South Pacific, will perform one of the oldest musical instruments in the world-the Paixiao, showing the traditional ancient etiquette. On August 1 Day Samoa Pavilion Day, the traditional Samoan dance performed by the Samoa Oswa Dance Company will show the local traditional culture through the graceful dancing of the girls.