World Expo (Expo) is the abbreviation of Expo; Also known as World Fair or World's Fair), it is a distinctive forum, which encourages human beings to play a creative and active role. It also encourages human beings to combine science with emotion and present all kinds of new concepts, new concepts and new technologies that are helpful to human development to the world. Therefore, the World Expo is known as the "Olympic" event of world economy, science and technology and culture.
World Expo is an international Expo activity with great influence and a long history, which is organized by the host country government or entrusted by the government to relevant departments. It has experienced a history of more than a hundred years. At first, it mainly displayed fine arts and traditional handicrafts. Later, it gradually became an exhibition of science and technology and industrial technology, and became a rare place to cultivate industrial talents and the enlightenment education of ordinary citizens. The venue of the world exhibition is not only to display technology and commodities, but also to be accompanied by colorful performances and charming spectacular scenery. It is set as a space full of festive atmosphere that cannot be experienced in daily life and becomes an ideal place for ordinary citizens to entertain and consume.
Expo 21 Shanghai
Time: May 1 to October 31, 21
The opening and closing ceremonies of Expo 21 have been finalized, with the opening ceremony on the evening of April 3 and the closing ceremony on the evening of October 31.
Location: the riverside area between nanpu bridge and Lupu Bridge on both sides of Huangpu River in the center of Shanghai, mainly Pudong and Puxi
Subject: Better City, Better Life)
Sub-theme: the integration of urban multiculturalism, the prosperity of urban economy
the innovation of urban science and technology, the remodeling of urban communities
the interaction between cities and villages
Objective: to attract 2 countries and international organizations to participate in the exhibition, with 7 million visitors
The World Expo is a gathering of human beings, and people gather from all over the world to show their products and skills and boast about their hometown and hometown. The World Expo is a masterpiece of human civilization, so it has unparalleled appeal and makes people feel excited. Such gatherings can be traced back to ancient times. As early as the fifth century A.D., Persia held the first exhibition beyond the function of the market. At the end of the eighteenth century, people gradually thought of holding an exhibition similar to the fair, but only showing it and not selling it. The modern World Expo originated in the mid-19th century when the industrial revolution was in its infancy. Up to now, the World Expo has been held for more than 4 times, and it has mainly experienced four stages of development.
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The World Expo is the best in the world
[6] The Shanghai World Expo has not been officially opened, but 11 records have been selected as the best in world record association, China.
1. The participating countries and organizations are the most. More than 23 countries and international organizations have signed up for the Shanghai World Expo, which is the highest in previous world expositions, surpassing the highest record of 172 countries and international organizations participating in the Hanover World Expo in 2. It will attract tens of millions of visitors from all over the world. Shanghai World Expo has been selected as the World Expo with the largest number of participating countries and organizations in world record association, China.
2. It was held in a developing country for the first time. Expo is divided into registration category and accreditation category. The registered Expo is a comprehensive and large-scale Expo, which is held once every five years. The Shanghai World Expo belongs to the registered Expo, which is the first registered Expo held in a developing country. Shanghai World Expo was selected as the first World Expo held in a developing country in world record association, China.
3. The number of volunteers is the largest. This World Expo puts forward new and higher requirements for volunteers. Nearly 2, volunteers, mainly young people, will provide excellent services to visitors from all over the country and around the world in the Expo Park and urban volunteer service sites, and at the same time, nearly one million volunteers will be mobilized to participate in the civilized volunteer service activities of Expo cities all over the city, the largest number in previous World Expos. Shanghai World Expo was selected as the World Expo with the largest number of volunteers in world record association, China.
4. The number of self-built libraries is the largest. About 4 countries and international organizations have signed up for the self-built pavilions of the official participants of the Shanghai World Expo, the largest number ever. The Shanghai World Expo was selected as the World Expo with the largest number of self-built pavilions in world record association, China.
5. online exhibition was launched simultaneously for the first time. Organizers of the Shanghai World Expo will launch the "Online China 21 Shanghai World Expo" at the same time as the physical Expo, and make full use of the unique advantages of the Internet to realize the organic linkage between the physical Expo and online exhibition. The Internet will make the Shanghai World Expo a "never-ending World Expo". At present, more than 17 countries and international organizations have confirmed their participation in online exhibition. Shanghai online exhibition was selected as the first online exhibition in world record association, China.
6. Solar roof with the largest single area in the world. The solar panels on the roof of the theme pavilion of Shanghai World Expo cover an area of more than 3, square meters, which is the largest single-unit solar roof in the world at present. The annual power generation can reach 2.8 million kWh, which is equivalent to the total electricity consumption of more than 45 million residents in Shanghai, and the carbon dioxide emission can be reduced by about 2,8 tons every year, which is equivalent to saving more than 1, tons of standard coal every year. The roof of the theme pavilion of Shanghai World Expo was selected as the largest single-unit solar roof in world record association, China.
7. The largest ecological green wall in the world. The 5,-square-meter ecological green wall on the facade of the theme pavilion of Shanghai World Expo is the largest ecological green wall in the world. It is also a major symbol of energy saving in the exhibition hall. Greening and heat-insulating exterior walls will effectively block radiation in summer and reduce the air temperature near the exterior wall surface. In winter, the external wall will form an insulation layer, which will reduce the wind speed and thus prolong the service life of the external wall. The roof of the theme pavilion of Shanghai World Expo was selected as the largest single-unit solar roof in world record association, China. The wall of the theme pavilion of Shanghai World Expo was selected as the largest ecological green wall in the world in world record association, China.
8. The largest public toilet in the world. The new public toilets in the Expo Park will be the most environmentally friendly public toilets in the world at present, and also the largest single public toilets in the world. There will be more than 3 toilets with about 8, toilet seats in the Expo Park, which is the largest in the world. The Expo Public Toilet adopts a ventilated and heat-insulated double-layer roof: a unified sunshade device and a green wall are installed on the overall external wall, so that the internal surface temperature of the building envelope is lower than the outdoor air temperature, and no exhaust fan or blower is needed. This natural and adaptive way can make the temperature difference between the inside and outside of public toilets reach 8-1 degrees Celsius. It is more effective to use siphon principle to deodorize. After the opening of the public toilet in the World Expo, it was not a matter of knocking it off, resulting in a waste of resources. This "assembled box" toilet is "mobile", which can be removed after the World Expo and then taken to other public service areas. The public toilets in the theme pavilion of Shanghai World Expo were selected as the largest public toilets in the world in world record association, China.
9. The most old buildings are reserved in the park. About 2, square meters of historical buildings in the Shanghai World Expo Park will be preserved and protected, and more than 4, square meters of industrial buildings will be protectively renovated and replaced, accounting for about one-fifth of the total construction area of the Expo Park. Set the highest in history. The location of the World Expo Park is the place with the most concentrated industrial heritage in Shanghai, and the factories here bear many historical memories about the city. The protection and utilization of old buildings has become an important content in the theme interpretation of the World Expo. These old buildings will be reborn in a variety of uses: some will be directly used in the National Pavilion (industrial plants are mostly long-span buildings, which are very suitable for display); The other part is used for logistics and logistics support; The most striking ones are the 5,-square-meter World Expo Museum and the 2,-square-meter Urban Civilization Museum, both of which are located in the old buildings of the former Jiangnan Shipyard. Shanghai World Expo Park has been selected as the World Expo with the largest number of old buildings in world record association, China.
1. The Expo Park has the largest area. The park covers an area of 5.28 square kilometers in the city center, and the area of the Shanghai World Expo Park is the largest in previous world expositions. Shanghai World Expo Park has been selected as the world's largest Expo in world record association, China.
11. The largest crystal matrix in the world. In the joint pavilion of private enterprises in the World Expo, there is a "shining matrix" display wall consisting of 3, crystal exhibition boards, each of which is engraved with the name of each enterprise. The whole shining matrix will be colorful under the light, which is the most striking collective appearance of China enterprises on the world-class stage.
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◆ The origin of the World Expo
In the ancient farming society, people often carried out trading activities in festivals to celebrate harvests, religious ceremonies and celebrations, and later gradually developed into large-scale trade and exhibition gatherings with regular and fixed places for the purpose of exchanging goods. This is the earliest form of the World Expo.
In the 5th century A.D., Persia held the first exhibition that surpassed the market function.
in the 18th century, with the continuous emergence of new technologies and new products, people gradually thought of holding an exhibition similar to a fair, but only showing and not selling, with the purpose of publicizing and displaying new products and achievements.
in 1791, the Czech Republic held such an exhibition for the first time in Prague. With the progress of science and technology and the development of social productive forces, the scale of the exhibition has gradually expanded, and the geographical scope of the exhibition has expanded from one place to the whole country, from home to abroad, until it has developed into a world-wide exposition with many countries participating.
◆ History of World Exposition
In 1851, Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations became the first World Exposition in the world, which was held in Hyde Park, London, England. The exhibition period was from May 1 to October 11, 1851. The main content was world culture and industrial technology. The name "great" in its name had a great, great and spectacular meaning in English, so as to show that after the industrial revolution in Britain,
The Paris World Expo in 1867 already had the rudiment of a modern world Expo.
After World War II, people all over the world rebuilt their homes on the ruined ruins, and on the basis of resuming production and economic recovery, the first post-war World Expo was held in Brussels, Belgium in 1958, with the theme of "Science, Civilization and Humanity". In order to embody this theme of science, a spherical pavilion with atomic energy structure was built in the Brussels World Expo, which represents the symbol that mankind has entered the new century of scientific and technological progress. Its unique and novel shape, although it is almost half a century later, is still vivid. The splendor and richness of the Expo have almost eclipsed all previous World Expos.
In 1962, Seattle, USA held a small-scale professional exposition "Humans in the Space Age". The Expo exhibited brand-new advanced technology, vending machines and single-rail railways, which made it a great success.
In 1964, in order to commemorate the 3th anniversary of the founding of new york, new york held another World Expo
a symbol of previous World Expos
, although the theme was elegant "Towards peace through understanding". However, the strong commercial atmosphere of the Expo made the audience stop and lost the significance of commemorative activities. In 197, the World Expo was held in Osaka, Japan for the first time. The Japanese called it the World Expo, which reflected "the progress and harmony of mankind" and showed the audience Japan's development and achievements in various aspects after the Tokyo Olympic Games. Thanks to this Expo, Japan has maintained a strong momentum in its economic development in the next 1 years.
In 1985, the World Expo was held again. The venue was Tsukuba, a new scientific and cultural city more than 5 kilometers away from Tokyo. The theme of the Expo is: "Living and Environment, Home Technology for Human Beings". After a year, Canada held another Expo with the theme of "transportation" to commemorate the 1th anniversary of Vancouver.
In 1988, it was the 2th anniversary of the British settlement in Australia. To remember this day, Australia held the World Expo in Brisbane, the eastern gold coast city. The theme of this Expo is "Leisure Life in the Age of Science and Technology". It embodies the fact that human beings are not listening and entertaining in today's era of extremely developed science and technology. All countries have made a big fuss about this theme, reflecting the richness of human life with sports, entertainment, tourism, leisure, cooking, gardening and so on.
In 199, Osaka, Japan held a professional international flower and green exposition with the theme of "Man and Nature". The exhibition focuses on world gardening as a commemorative activity to celebrate the 1th anniversary of Osaka's "new beginning". This exhibition * * * has 82 countries participating, and 55 international organizations and Japanese provinces, cities and large enterprises have set up exhibition halls or booths separately. It has achieved a large-scale international horticultural exposition in Asia for hundreds of times and achieved great success.
In 1992, it was the 5th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America. For this reason, the Spanish government held the World Expo in Seville, and named the theme of Expo
previous World Expo symbols
"The Age of Discovery". The World Expo covers an area of 4.78 million square meters, with more than 1 countries participating. The audience reached more than 6 million people. The China Pavilion exhibited four great inventions and Long March rockets, and was rated as a "five-star pavilion".
Daejeon Expo in Korea in 1993, which was the first World Expo held by a developing country in the world (recognized category). The theme is "A new way to take off". China Pavilion showcased space science and technology, Three Gorges Project, etc., and received 3.5 million visitors, ranking the highest among all the pavilions and being rated as one of the five best pavilions.
Expo Lisbon, Portugal, 1998. 1998 is the International Year of the Ocean approved by the United Nations, and the theme of the Expo is "Ocean-the future wealth".
in 2, the theme of the world Expo in hanover, Germany was "human, nature, science and technology", with 172 countries and organizations participating, which was the largest number of countries, regions and organizations participating in previous world expositions.
In 25, the Aichi World Expo, with the theme of "Nature's Wisdom", was the latest registered World Expo. The China Pavilion received 5.7 million visitors, making it the most popular pavilion.
In 28, Zaragoza World Expo, Spain, the water tower was the landmark building of the 28 Zaragoza World Expo and the tallest building in Zaragoza. The water tower is one of the three theme pavilions in the World Expo Park, where the theme of "water, the source of life" is exhibited, so it is also called the water tower pavilion.
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