Why does the Shanghai World Expo set a new benchmark for the Expo?

There are 12 records in the Shanghai World Expo, which were selected by world record association as the best in the world:

1. Shanghai World Expo * * * Exhibition scale 190 countries and 56 international organizations participated.

2. The largest number of volunteers. There are 79,965 people in the park, including 1.266 people from other provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China and 204 people from abroad. * * * 13 batch provided tourists with10.29 million flights and10.00 million hours of service, about 460 million passengers.

About 40 countries and international organizations have signed up to participate in the self-built pavilions of official exhibitors, the number of which is the highest ever.

4. The solar panels on the roof of the theme pavilion of Shanghai World Expo cover an area of over 30,000 square meters, which is the largest single solar roof in the world.

5. The wall of the theme pavilion was selected as the largest ecological green wall in world record association, China, with an area of 5,000 square meters.

6. Direct investment is 28.6 billion yuan, and the total financial budget will reach 30-40 billion yuan.

7. Keep the Expo Park with the largest number of old buildings in the park. About 20,000 square meters of historic buildings have been preserved and protected. The World Expo Museum and the Urban Civilization Museum are both located in the old buildings of the former Jiangnan Shipyard.

8. As of June 6th, 2 1, 1, the number of visitors to China International Import Expo(CIIE) has reached 1032800, which is the highest in the history of China International Import Expo(CIIE).

9. The number of visitors was the largest, with 265,438+0 on June 65,438+0, and the number of visitors exceeded 73,084,400.

10, the first synchronized online exhibition.

1 1, the largest public toilet in the world.

12. The World Expo Park has the largest area: it is located in the city center and covers an area of 5.29 square kilometers.

Shanghai World Expo is the first World Expo held in a developing country.

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Bidding process

19965438+In February, at the126th General Assembly of the Bureau of International Exhibitions, the government of China 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, 2002, China won the right to host the 20 10 World Expo by voting at the General Assembly of the Bureau of International Expositions.

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Expo site (Expo site)

China 20 10 Shanghai World Expo venues are located in the area of nanpu bridge and Lupu Bridge, along the banks of Shanghai 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 3.22 square kilometers.

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Exhibition theme (Expo theme)

Theme (theme)

Theme: Better City, Better Life!

English Theme: Better City, Better Life.

World Expo Sub-theme (World Expo Sub-theme)

1. wall chart publicity picture 2 of "Entering the 20 10 Shanghai World Expo" into urban multiculturalism. Urban economic prosperity

3. Urban scientific and technological innovation

4. Urban community reconstruction

5. Urban-rural interaction

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Exhibition objectives (Expo objectives)

1. Raise public awareness of the challenges of the "urban age" and provide possible solutions;

2. Promote the protection of urban heritage and make people pay more attention to the healthy development of the city;

3. Promote the concept of sustainable urban development, successfully practice and innovate technologies, and seek sustainable urban development in developing countries.

Exhibition mode;

4. Promote the communication, integration and mutual understanding of human society.

Interpretation of Expo theme

Thematic analysis

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 "Great Harmony Society", The Book of Rites puts forward: "The trip to the Avenue is also a trip to the world. The world is public, selecting talents and abilities and cultivating beliefs." 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-topic analysis

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.

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.

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.

4. Remodeling urban communities.

Community is the "cell" of the city and the usual living space form of 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

From the day the city was born, the city and the countryside were 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.

Image ambassador (image ambassador)

China 20 10 Shanghai World Expo added three image ambassadors, and a song music video named "City" performed by them was launched here.

Jackie Chan participated in the Expo, which is a cultural exhibition to relocate residents for the Expo, promoting the Expo around the world and mobilizing people around him to participate in the Expo. Like all citizens, he is looking forward to the Shanghai World Expo. In the film, Yao Ming tells the theme and wish of the World Expo: "Better city, better life; Expo will make Shanghai more exciting; You and me, make the Expo more successful! " Before Jackie Chan, Yao Ming, Lang Lang, Angela Zhang, Bobo, Wilber Pan, British singer sarah brightman, Japanese table tennis player Fukuhara Ai, Shinji Tanimura and Jun Kokoshino were hired as overseas promotion ambassadors for the Shanghai World Expo.

The significance of hosting the World Expo is a post 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 is the first registered World Expo held in a developing country. It reflects the support and trust of the international community for 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. The volunteer team is huge, accounting for one thirtieth of China's current population.

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 topic, 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. Launching Ceremony of Theme Activities of "Love Expo, Enjoy Reading" [1] China 20 10 The Shanghai World Expo will be a symphony with the theme of "innovation" and "integration".

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, the Shanghai World Expo will strive to attract about 200 countries and international organizations to participate, attract 70 million tourists from home and abroad, and go down in the history of the World Expo with the widest participation. On the other hand, the Organizing Committee of the Shanghai World Expo will always prepare and hold the Shanghai World Expo from a global perspective, exert 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, thus making the Shanghai World Expo truly a "happy reunion of the people of the world".

China 20 10 Shanghai World Expo will become a wonderful dialogue of human civilization.

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.

As of April 30th, 20 10, 200 countries and 45 international Shanghai World Expo venues (1) (15) have confirmed their participation in the Shanghai World Expo. The World Expo is an international large-scale exhibition sponsored by a government and attended by many countries or international organizations, which shows the achievements of mankind in the social, economic, cultural and scientific fields. It has the characteristics of long holding time, large exhibition scale, many participating countries and far-reaching influence.

Since 185 1 held its first exhibition in London, England, the World Expo has enjoyed the reputation of "Olympic Games in the fields of economy, science and technology and culture" because of its rapid development, and has been held for 40 times so far.

According to the latest regulations of the Bureau of International Expositions, world expositions can be divided into two types according to their nature, scale and duration: one is a registered (formerly called comprehensive) world exposition, which usually lasts for six months and is held every five years; The other is a recognized (formerly known as professional) World Expo, which usually lasts for three months and is held once between two registered World Expos. The registered world Expo is different from the general trade promotion and economic investment promotion exhibitions, and it is the highest-level Expo in the world. Shanghai World Expo 20 10 is a registered World Expo. The Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE) is an intergovernmental international organization, which is specialized in supervising and guaranteeing the implementation of the Convention on International Exhibitions, coordinating and managing the holding of the World Expo, and ensuring the level of the Expo. At present, it has 89 member States.

Shanghai's successful bid for the 20 10 World Expo has brought great opportunities and challenges to Shanghai's urban construction, environmental protection, economic and social development, upgrading the city's taste and the overall quality of its citizens. The main economic effects brought by the World Expo are: promoting the adjustment of Shanghai's industrial structure, promoting the upgrading of infrastructure construction, contributing to GDP, increasing employment opportunities and subsequent economic effects. Shanghai World Expo venues (II) (12) In addition, the World Expo will bring other impacts to Shanghai, such as; Promote developing countries to participate in international economic activities, and improve Shanghai's visibility and regional radiation effect.

China's reform and opening up has attracted worldwide attention. Over the past 20 years, China's economy has developed rapidly, its political situation has been stable, its culture has been prosperous, and its comprehensive national strength has been remarkably enhanced. China has become one of the countries with the fastest economic development and the greatest growth potential in the world, which makes the world sit up and take notice. Holding the World Expo in China will not only have a great impact on China's economic development and prosperity, but also enhance the confidence of other developing countries in bidding. "If China is lucky, the world will add a luster." China is confident of hosting such a large-scale World Expo, giving the world a surprise, showing China, communicating with the world and making due contributions to human development.

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