Archive for the ‘Expo Events’ Category

Haibao takes center stage


children's play


children’s play “Haibao”




children's play


children’s play “Haibao”



Children’s play “Haibao” is likely to make its premiere performance on Friday, prepared to salute the entire world Expo.



The play, with stunning scenes of undersea and glaciers, conveys the message of “children is likely to make a decision the city’s future.” Haibao is a mascot of Shanghai entire world Expo.



The play will be performed at Yihai Theater from April 16 to 25.


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If you love a parade, Expo is place to be


scene for this press conference


scene for this press conference



Expo 2010 parade


Expo 2010 parade

Expo 2010 parade


Expo 2010 parade

Here’s a way to obtain in step when you’re with the earth Expo: Walk together a parade.



The expo organizer said yesterday that visitors could have the capability to stay to parades with the internet pages while they wander around pavilions and exhibition places and make their way out for this grounds.



Five parades with floats will be staged day-after-day for this 184-day occasion – three to the Pudong facet and two in Puxi, with the earliest kicking away at noon and as well the last existing slated to start at 9pm.



They’ll obtain three routes – somebody to the Puxi internet pages and two in Pudong region – and so are likely to obtain seen by 30 million people, 42 percent for this believed 70 million visitors.



In Pudong, the parades will strut together the expo Boulevard with Asian and European pavilions at every solitary side. people who queue to enter pavilions could have the capability to look at the parades at specific times.



Li Jicheng, producer for this expo parades, said performers from practically sixty nations and metropolitan areas have applied to obtain part in the parades.


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Shows feature monks, kung fu and city folk


scene of the media conference


scene of the media conference




Yang Zhengwu, minister of the promotion Department of the CPC Shanghai Committee


Yang Zhengwu, minister of the promotion Department of the CPC Shanghai Committee




scene of the media conference


scene of the media conference




stage show CHA


stage show CHA




theme shows


theme shows “Windows of City”



The World expo won’t lack for entertainment. Officials on Monday described a few of of the performances that’ll be staged regularly while within the event.



One will be the thematic show “Windows of the City,” a 30-minute story with new music and dance that’ll show urbanites’ warmth and care. It will run from May to October.



Another is “Wudang; Tai Chi and Tao,” an original martial arts system from the Wudang Taoist Kung Fu Academy. The 30-minute kung fu show will be staged from July to September. Three shows are scheduled daily.



And even more than fifty Shaolin monks, for example youthful and senior ones, will conduct Shaolin boxing and really difficult qigong – a type of deep breathing workout said to make the tummy or even the very best of mind invulnerable to knife and sword.



They’ll conduct 4 times on a daily schedule while within the 184-day event at outdoor squares throughout the expo site.



Admission will be free once site visitors are for the expo site. Advance bookings are not possible by Internet, cell phone or fax. site visitors can reserve spaces in advance at the web internet pages of the performance venue a large amount of hours just before shows begin, the organizer said.


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Spain Pavilion prepares performance feast




The Spain Pavilion are heading to be turned into a cabaret that capabilities a feast to visitors every evening by serving authentic delicacies and sizzling shows.



More than 50 the spanish language designers will perform are living at Spain’s expo 2010 pavilion, presenting performances that differ from avant-garde theatre to handmade soap bubbles and flamenco dancing.



The daily screen are heading to be staged twice, at 6pm and 8pm, in the pavilion’s amphitheatre, which has a hundred seats. A “tapas” menu degustation are heading to be served at the same time.



Confirmed designers include Yllana, with their gestural hilarity theatre; Pep Bou, famous for his handmade soap bubbles; the contemporary dancing company of Sol Picó, the magic of Jorge Blass and Sergi Buka, Jordi Beltráns’s marionettes or the fusion between flamenco and music by Bach or Mozart created by Miriam Méndes, as well as many others.


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New song and video marks 30-day countdown


scene near to the launching ceremony


scene near to the launching ceremony




scene near to the launching ceremony


scene near to the launching ceremony





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Shanghai entire world expo Bureau has released a completely new song and video to draw the 30-day countdown to all your Expo.



Stars joined the debut near to the song, “2010 Welcomes You,” last night near to the Bund.



Jackie Chan, Lang Lang, Yao Ming, Yang Lan, Andy Lau, Li Ning, Li Bingbing and Liu Xiang joined in the video production, which was directed by Wang Guoping.



In the video, the completed permanent architectural structures of Shanghai entire world Expo, Urban Best exercise Zone, especially the magnificent night scene, is subjected to the genuine time.



China Mobile users can obtain the song from April 1.


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Parades to create sea of joy

More than 900 parades involving 23 floats could be staged citywide by means of the 184-day expo as Shanghai hopes to distribute the celebrations near to the city.



Three routes are already designed, covering 2.6 kilometers in total. Two could be during the Pudong New Area, the main venue of the expo site, and one could be in Puxi.



The 920 parades, 5 everyday on average, are anticipated to entice 30 , 000, 000 visitors.



A volume of sponsors for the upcoming rational and neighboring urban centers of Shanghai that include Zhoushan and Changshu yesterday signed cooperation paperwork with the organizer. The sponsors will contribute “floating pavilions” on the parades.


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Four stars join Expo firmament

Four high-profile stars have been appointed ambassadors to Shanghai World expo today, on the 50-day countdown to the event’s opening in May.



They are Hong Kong pop and film star Andy Lau, Beijing speak indicate hostess and businesswoman Yang Lan, gymnast and entrepreneur Li Ning from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and modern classical composer suntan Du.



Lau was appointed Goodwill Ambassador, and stated he looked forward to encouraging all Chinese buyers to advertise the Expo.



Yang, also co-owner with her wife or husband Wu Zheng of sunlight tv Cybernetworks in Shanghai, was appointed the Image Ambassador. She stated she will use her advertising operating experiences to advertise the event.



Li, who won 106 yellow metal medals in competitions in China and abroad, grew to become the expo healthiness Ambassador.



Li, also chairman and founder within the Li Ning Company which sells footwear and sporting apparel, stated he will sustain different actions to advertise the Expo.



Tan would be the Culture Ambassador, operating with American composer Quincy Jones on songs for the Expo.



Other expo ambassadors incorporate Hong Kong motion picture star Jackie Chan, pianist Lang Lang from Liaoning Province and NBA star Yao Ming from Shanghai.


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Sri Lankan ambassador to China visits Bureau


scene belonging to the meeting


scene belonging to the meeting






A delegation headed by HE Karunatilaka Amunugama, the Sri Lankan Ambassador to China, today exchanged views over the pavilion’s nationwide morning overall performance prepare while using organizer.



Hu Jinjun, deputy officer general belonging to the Bureau of Shanghai planet expo Coordination, attended the meeting.



The morning will tumble on July 18. Sri Lanka will pick five cities to display its development by way of its 3,000-year historical past in a 2,000-square-meter rented pavilion.


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Cultural extravaganza and gastronomy at Spain Pavilion


an artist's rendition belonging to the Spain Pavilion


an artist’s rendition belonging to the Spain Pavilion




an artist's rendition belonging to the Spain Pavilion


an artist’s rendition belonging to the Spain Pavilion







Performance buffs and gourmets may well be delighted by world expo 2010′s Spain Pavilion, where ever they can enjoy genuine flamenco dancing and taste Spanish delicacies.



Javier Conde de Saro, Spain’s commissioner essential for next year’s world Expo, has unveiled unique Spanish cultural functions including flamenco, dances, Latin and Spanish tunes and exhibitions.



In addition to these monthly events, the pavilion will contain a cultural room offering a varied and continuing program regarding the modern and modern image of Spain and its cities.



When night falls, the pavilion’s auditorium may well be turned directly into a gastronomic cabaret where ever visitors can take in music, dancing and theatre performances even while enjoying Spanish cuisine.


Spain Pavilion


Spain Pavilion




Spanish delicacy


Spanish delicacy



The ground floor will function a tapas bar where ever equally as much as 170 people can enjoy gourmet foods made using the best Spanish ingredients.



Covering about 6,000 square meters, the Spain Pavilion is developed like a hand-woven wicker basket framework supported with a metal framework inside.



Its style is “From the town of Our Parents towards the town of Our Children.”


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Tan’s ‘wind’ tune to rock Expo





Oscar-winning composer Tan Dun has come up using the theme of his contribution on the 2010 globe expo – a “wind rock” conveying the information of eco protection.



This was not the very first time Tan has chosen wind as a major element in his music since in addition, it resounded in his score for “Hero,” a star-studded hit movie directed by Zhang Yimou.



Tan pointed out on Friday in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, that he would obtain a bolder approach this time. The important information is harmony between dynamics and humans, he noted.



On Saturday, Tan led the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra in Xi’an to period a concert of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” a martial-arts epic directed by Ang Lee.


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