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185 1 year, the world's first world exposition-great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations was held in Hyde Park, London, England. The exhibition time is 185 1, from May 1 to October 1 1, and the main contents are world culture and industrial technology.

1855 Paris World Expo, Theme: Agriculture, Industry and Art 1855 The Paris World Expo was held to celebrate the 40 years of peace enjoyed by the European continent since the Battle of Waterloo. In fact, the real theme of the Expo is that major European countries secretly compete for hegemony in the industrial and artistic fields. The Paris World Expo cost about 5 million US dollars and exhibited about 2 1000 exhibits, showing the achievements in the industrial and artistic fields at that time. Concrete, steel, aluminum products and rubber were exhibited at the 1855 Paris 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 on 1958, with the theme of "Science, Civilization and Humanity". In order to embody the theme of science, the Brussels World Expo has built a spherical exhibition hall with atomic energy structure, which represents the symbol of mankind entering the new century of scientific and technological progress. Its unique and novel shape, although nearly half a century later, is still vivid. The splendor and richness of the World Expo almost eclipsed previous World Expos.

1962, Seattle, USA held a small-scale professional exposition on "Humans in the Space Age". The Expo exhibited brand-new advanced technology, vending machines and monorail, which was a great success.

1964, in order to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of new york, another World Expo was held in new york, although the theme was elegant "Towards peace through understanding". However, the strong commercial atmosphere of the Expo stopped the audience and lost the significance of commemorative activities.

1867 The Paris World Expo has already taken shape as a modern world Expo. Conversation: 1 867 April1turn18671.3, main topic: labor history,

1970, the World Expo was first held in Osaka, Japan. The Japanese call it the World Expo, which embodies "the progress and harmony of mankind" and shows the audience Japan's development and achievements in various aspects after the Tokyo Olympic Games. Thanks to this Expo, Japan will maintain a strong momentum in its economic development in the next 10 year.

1985, Japan hosted the World Expo again. The location is Tsukuba, a brand-new scientific and cultural city more than 50 kilometers away from Tokyo. The theme of the Expo is "life and environment, human home technology".

A year later, Canada held an Expo with the theme of "transportation" to commemorate the 0/00th anniversary of Vancouver/KLOC.

1988 is the 200th anniversary of British settlement in Australia. In order to remember this day, Australia hosted 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 leisure and entertainment of human beings in today's extremely developed era of 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.

1990, Osaka, Japan held the International Flower and Green Expo with the theme of "Man and Nature". The theme of the exhibition is world horticulture, as a commemorative activity to celebrate Osaka's "New Beginnings"100th anniversary. There are 82 countries participating in this exhibition, and 55 international organizations and Japanese provinces, cities and large enterprises have set up exhibition halls or booths respectively. It has achieved hundreds of large-scale world horticultural expositions in Asia and achieved great success.

1992 is the 500th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America. For this reason, the Spanish government held the World Expo in Seville, and named the theme of previous World Expo logos as "Discovery Age". The World Expo covers an area of 4.78 million square meters, with more than 65,438+000 countries participating. The audience reached more than 60 million people. China Pavilion exhibited four great inventions and Long March rockets, and was rated as a "five-star pavilion".

1993 Daejeon World Expo, Korea, which is the first World Expo held by a developing country in the world (recognized category). The theme is "a new way to take off". The China Pavilion displays space science and technology, the Three Gorges Project and so on. It received 3.5 million visitors, ranking the highest among all pavilions, and was rated as one of the five best pavilions.

1998 World Expo Lisbon Portugal. 1998 is the International Year of the Ocean approved by the United Nations, and the theme of the Expo is "Ocean-Wealth of the Future".

The theme of the 2000 World Expo in Hanover, Germany is "Human, Nature, Science and Technology", with a total of 172 participating countries and organizations, which is the largest number of participating countries, regions and organizations in previous world expositions.

In 2005, Aichi Expo with the theme of "Natural Wisdom" was the latest registered Expo, and China Pavilion received 5.7 million visitors, making it the most popular pavilion.

In the 2008 Zaragoza World Expo in Spain, the water tower is the landmark building of the 2008 Zaragoza World Expo and the tallest building in Zaragoza. The Water Tower is one of the three theme pavilions of the Expo Park, where the theme of "water-the source of life" is exhibited, so it is also called the Water Tower Pavilion.

List of world expositions

Name of the host country/city of the conference.

0 1 185 1 UK/London National Industrial Works Exhibition

02 1855 France/Paris World Expo

03 1862 UK/London World Expo

04 1867 The Second Paris World Expo/Paris

05 1873 Austria/Vienna World Expo

United States/Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of American Independence

07 1878 The 3rd Paris World Expo/Paris

08 1883 Holland/Amsterdam International Expo

09 1889 France/Paris World Expo (1889)

America/Chicago Columbus Memorial Expo

1 1 The 5th Paris World Expo/Paris.

USA/St. Louis Centennial Expo 1904

13 1908 World Expo London, UK

America/San Francisco Panama Pacific Expo

France/Paris International Decorative Art Fair

16 1926 USA/Philadelphia150th World Expo.

USA/Chicago World Expo 1933

Belgium/Brussels World Expo 1935

France/Paris Art World Expo

20 1939 USA/new york World Expo

2 1 1958 Belgium/Brussels World Expo

22 1962 USA/Seattle 2 1 Century Expo

23 1964 USA/new york World Expo

24 1967 Canada/Montreal Expo, Canada

25 1970 Japan/Osaka World Expo.

26 197 1 Hungary/Budapest World Hunting Expo

27 1974 USA/Spokane World Expo 1974

28 1975 Japan/Okinawa World Ocean Expo

29 1982 USA/Knoxville World Energy Expo

30 1984 Louisiana World Expo/New Orleans, USA

3 1 1985 Japan/Tsukuba World Expo

32 1986 Canada/Vancouver World Transport Expo

34 1988 Australian/Brisbane Brisben World Expo

35 1990 World Expo Genoa, Italy

36 1992 Spain/Seville World Expo

37 1993 Korea/Daejeon World Expo

38 1998 Portugal/Lisbon Expo

Germany/Hanover World Expo 2000

Japan/Aichi Aichi Earth Expo 2005

4 1 2008 Spain/Zaragoza Zaragoza World Expo

42 20 10 China/Shanghai World Expo

43 20 12 Korea/Lishui Lishui World Expo

44 20 15 Italy/Milan World Expo

The first World Expo

1 851may1day, the world's first exposition was held in Britain.

Britain, which has completed the industrial revolution, is already a world-class power. No one doubts Britain's strength. Because of its great call, Britain hosted the first World Expo. Queen Victoria sent a diplomatic invitation letter, and 10 countries accepted the invitation. Serious and rigid Britons use the country's economic strength to arrange exhibitions for the next World Expo. Victorian architecture has a heavy style, mostly huge stone buildings. In this World Expo, the British changed their old style and built a crystal palace with steel and glass as the main building materials in the famous Hyde Park. The Crystal Palace is 65,438+0,700 feet long and 65,438+0,000 feet high, consuming 4,500 tons of steel and 65,438+00 hectares of glass.

The first World Expo opened in a warm atmosphere. In the exhibition area covering an area of 96,000 square meters, the total length of the exhibition table is about13km. During the 23-week exhibition, 6.3 million people visited it. 65,438+04,000 exhibits include a 24-ton coal lump, a coal lump from Jin Gangzuan and a specimen elephant, while engines, hydraulic presses and textile machinery show visitors the development of modern industry and the infinite imagination of human beings.

This World Expo is not only a "dazzling and colorful" display, but also a pioneer of free trade in the next few decades, which indicates the arrival of the era of industrialized production to mankind. All the exhibits represent the development of modern industry and the infinite imagination of human beings. Therefore, the London World Expo is recognized as the first modern World Expo. Crystal Palace Expo has become a great driving force for scientific progress in the 20th century. Its success makes the future World Expo as grand as the Olympic Games on a global scale, so the World Expo is known as "the Olympic Games of economy, science and technology and culture".

World Expo with the first theme: 1933 Chicago World Expo

The higher the level of social productive forces, the stronger the professionalism of socialized production and the more orderly all activities of social life. After nearly a hundred years' deduction, the United States held the World Expo with the theme of "One Hundred Years' Progress" in Chicago on 1933. This is the first World Expo with a theme, requiring exhibitors to design and create their own exhibits around a common theme. Most of the scientific and technological achievements in the past 100 years were exhibited at the meeting. The spectacular neon lights were fascinating, while new scientific and technological achievements such as aviation technology and new buildings with air-conditioning facilities caused a sensation. People are encouraged to see the great progress of science and technology in the past century. Since then, every World Expo has set a very meaningful theme.

[Edit this paragraph] Introduction of Expo management team

The international organization responsible for coordinating and managing the World Expo is the Bureau of International Exhibitions, abbreviated as "BIE" in English. The Bureau of International Exhibitions was established in 1928, with its headquarters in Paris, France, and its charter is the Convention on International Exhibitions. The Convention was signed in Paris on 1928 by representatives of 3 countries and governments, and was revised on May 3, 2005,1948, 1966, 1972 and 1988 respectively.

The purpose of BIE is to promote economic, cultural, scientific and technological exchanges and development among countries in the world by coordinating and hosting the World Expo. The permanent body of the Bureau of International Exhibitions is the Secretariat, and the Secretary-General is the highest leader of the Bureau. The current Secretary-General is Mr. Lo Cetus.

[Edit this paragraph] Member States of the Bureau of International Exhibitions

As of June 65438+February 3, 20091,yes 156. The list is as follows:

Europe (30)

Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Ireland and Iceland.

North America (17)

Canada, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago.

South America (8)

Argentina, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Brazil

Africa (1 1)

Algeria, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Congo, Tunisia and Uganda.

Asia (19)

Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Oman, Philippines, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Thailand and North Korea.

Oceania (4)

Australia, Nauru, Palau, New Zealand

[Edit this paragraph] Rules for holding city elections

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.

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. As of June 2002, it has 89 member countries. 1In May 1993, the Bureau of International Exhibitions officially accepted China as its 46th member. According to the election rules, the member countries of the Bureau of International Exhibitions, big or small, each have one vote. In the first round of voting, if the candidate city gets more than two-thirds of the votes, it will become the host city of the next World Expo. If no candidate city gets the required number of votes in the first round of voting, a second round of voting will be held, but the city with the least number of votes in the first round of voting will no longer participate in the competition. In the second round of voting, the candidate city that won more than two-thirds of the votes was elected. If no city gets more than two-thirds of the votes, the third round of voting will continue in the above way until the two cities with the most votes are elected. The final competition will be held in these two cities, and the one with more votes will get the right to host it.

[Edit this paragraph] The bidding procedure for the World Expo

I. Application

According to the regulations of BIE, countries intending to host the World Expo should submit their registration applications to BIE five years before the opening date (which is also the time when the host government starts to send invitations to other countries through diplomatic channels), and the registration fee is 10%. The application letter includes the date and theme of the opening and closing ceremonies, and the legal status of the organizing Committee. BIE will inform the governments of member countries of this application and inform them of their intention to participate in the competition within six months from the date of arrival of the notice.

Two. survey

Six months after submitting the application letter, the chairman of the BIE Executive Committee will organize an inspection according to the regulations to ensure the feasibility of the application. The inspection was presided over by a vice chairman of BIE, and several delegates, experts and the Secretary-General attended the meeting. All expenses shall be borne by the applicant. The contents of the inspection include: theme and definition, opening date and duration, location, area (total area, upper and lower limits of the area that can be allocated to each exhibitor), expected number of visitors, financial feasibility and financial guarantee measures, the organizer's method of calculating the participation fee and the allocation of financial and material resources (to reduce the cost of each participating country), policies and measures to ensure the participating countries, and the attitudes of the government and various organizations interested in participating in the exhibition.

Three. vote

If the preparatory work of the bidding country is supported by the delegation, the plenary session will vote eight years before the holding date as usual. If there is more than one bidding country, the plenary session will hold a secret ballot.

If the bidding country gets two-thirds of the votes after the first round of voting, it will be awarded the right to host. If any application fails to get two-thirds of the votes, another vote will be held, and the country with the least votes in each vote will be eliminated, and then the host country will be determined according to the principle of two-thirds of the votes. When only two countries participate in the competition, the host country shall be determined according to the principle of simple majority.

Four. register

The country that has won the right to hold the exhibition shall register the exhibition according to the general rules formulated by BIE and the examination and acceptance documents determined in the exhibition contract (draft). The application for registration should be submitted to BIE five years before the opening date. This is also the time for the host government to start sending invitations to other countries through diplomatic channels. Registration means that the host government formally assumes the responsibilities put forward in its application and recognizes the standards put forward by BIE, so as to ensure the orderly development of the Expo and protect the interests of all member States. BIE will charge the host government 90% of the registration fee when it receives the registration application, and the amount will be determined according to the rules adopted by the BIE plenary meeting.

[Edit this paragraph] Classification and level of the World Expo

A brief introduction to the classification of world expositions

According to the regulations of the Bureau of International Exhibitions, world expositions can be divided into two types according to their nature, scale and duration: one is a registered (also called comprehensive) world exposition, which usually lasts for six months and has been held every five years since 2000; The other is a recognized (also 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. Registered exhibitions are divided into four levels: A 1, A2, B 1 and B2. A 1 class is recognized as the highest level of the exhibition. China's application for the Shanghai World Expo belongs to the registered World Expo.

A 1 main terms of the world horticultural exposition

According to the regulations of the International Horticultural Producers Association:

①A 1 Expo must cover all fields including gardening;

② Minimum exhibition area: 50 square meters (500,000 square meters), in which the building occupied area is 10% of the total area (excluding the building area for indoor exhibition); ③ At least 5% exhibition area should be reserved for international exhibitors;

④ At least 10 different countries participated in the exhibition;

⑤ Financial guarantee: 20,000 Swiss francs;

⑥A 1 Expo shall be held no more than once a year;

⑦ Every country holds more than one A 1 level exposition every 10 year, with the shortest duration of 3 months and the longest duration of 6 months;

(8) Providing venues free of charge and providing financial assistance to underdeveloped countries.

"Host cities and themes of previous world expositions"

1933 "a century's progress" in Chicago, USA

1935 Brussels, Belgium "Peace through Competition"

1937 "art and technology in the modern world", Paris, France.

1939 "Tomorrow's New World" in San Francisco, USA

Brussels, Belgium 1958 "Science, Civilization and Humanities"

1962 "people in the space age" in Seattle, USA

1964 new york "moving towards peace through understanding"

1967 "Man and the World" in Montpellier, Canada

1968 San Antonio "Cultural Exchange in the American Continent"

1970 "human progress and harmony" in osaka, Japan

1974 "pollution-free progress" in Spokane, USA

1975 "Ocean-a promising future" in Okinawa, Japan

1982 "energy-the power of the world" in Knoxville, USA

1984 "River World-Water is the Source of Life" in New Orleans, USA.

1985 "life and environment: human home technology" in Tsukuba, Japan

Vancouver, Canada 1986 "Transportation"

1988 "leisure life in the age of science and technology" in Brisbane, Australia

1990 "Man and Nature" in Osaka, Japan

Seville, Spain 1992 "The Age of Discovery"

Genoa, Italy 1992 "Columbus-Ship and Sea"

1993 south Korea's "new way to take off" Daejeon

1998 Lisbon, Portugal "Ocean-Future Wealth"

Conference on "Man-Nature-Technology-Development" held in Hanover, Germany in 2000.

In Aichi, Japan in 2005, "Nature, City, Harmony-Art of Life"

Conference on Water and Sustainable Development held in Zaragoza, Spain in 2008.

20 10 "Better City, Better Life" in China and Shanghai

"World Expo Famous Words"

"Only nature is a real engineer" —— Josephine paxton, an English gardener

"Our country has a symbol of freedom since then!" -American President Grant

"Our ancestors turned out to be outstanding artists." -Suotula.

"Pursuing the maximum return with the least cost"-Buckminster Fuller

"One small step for the individual, one giant step for mankind. This is spiritual and technical. " Armstrong

"The atom has been enlarged by1.500 million times, so may mankind make rational use of atomic energy"-Andrew Wattkane.

Schematic diagram of Shanghai World Expo Park

The site of the Shanghai World Expo is located between nanpu bridge and Lupu Bridge, along the banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. 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 enclosed area (into the park) covers an area of about 3.58 square kilometers.

Schematic diagram of Shanghai World Expo Park ● Venue setting of Shanghai World Expo Zone A:

China Pavilion

Foreign pavilions (Asian countries except Southeast Asia)

● Area B:

Theme Pavilion

Some national pavilions in Southeast Asia and Oceania

International Organization Pavilion

Public activity center

Performing arts center

● Area C:

Foreign pavilions (European, American and African countries)

● area d:

Enterprise pavilion

● Area E:

Enterprise pavilion

Museum of urban civilization

urban best practice area

◆ Single introduction ◆

Pictures of venues in a single introduction chapter

China Pavilion of Shanghai World Expo

The architectural appearance of China Pavilion in Shanghai World Expo is based on the concept of "the crown of the East", which expresses the spirit and temperament of China culture. The National Pavilion stands in the center and stands out at different levels, becoming the main body of sculpture that embodies the elements of China and symbolizes the spirit of China-the crown of the East; The regional pavilion is spread horizontally, reflecting the national pavilion in the form of a stretched platform base, becoming an open, flexible, people-friendly and multi-level city square; They complement each other with the China Pavilion, and together form a unified whole, expressing the theme of the country's prosperity. The national pavilion and the regional pavilion are divided up and down in function, the modeling is coordinated from master to slave, and the space is dominated by the north-south axis, forming a spectacular urban spatial sequence and forming a unique landmark building group.

◇ British Pavilion of Shanghai World Expo

The British Pavilion of the Shanghai World Expo was finally designed as a "creative pavilion". It is planned to start construction before the summer of 2009. Creative exhibition hall is a unique display device. It was placed in a rural field, which was covered with forests and slopes formed by grass on both sides. Audiences, exhibition areas, shops and reception areas are all located inside.

Nepal Pavilion of Shanghai World Expo

The theme of Nepal Pavilion is "The Story of Kathmandu City-Searching for the Soul of the City"; Exploration and Thinking intercepts several brilliant moments of Kathmandu as the center of architecture, art and culture in the history of more than 2,000 years, and shows the development and expansion of the city through the evolution of architectural forms. Nepal Pavilion will highlight its efforts in environmental protection, renewable energy and green buildings.

◇ Swiss Pavilion of Shanghai World Expo

The highly intelligent Swiss Pavilion has a strong symbolic significance. Complicated building structure, solar energy technology, mesh curtains and incompatible elements all bring unexpected effects. In addition, referring to China's Yin-Yang principle, the designer brought the cable car into the design as a game element, bringing passengers from the heavily loaded city into the natural world at the top of the exhibition hall. This design perfectly echoes the basic theme of Expo 20 10 "Better City, Better Life".

Luxemburg Pavilion of Shanghai World Expo

The design concept of Luxembourg Pavilion will highlight Luxembourg's special national identity as the "green heart of Europe". The designer of the exhibition hall conceived a carving method with almost only one boulder, which was actually influenced by the traditional Chinese translation of the name "Luxembourg". The Chinese word "Luxembourg" means "forest and fortress", so the Luxembourg Pavilion claims to be an open forest surrounded by green trees. The architectural structure of the exhibition hall is like a fortress, with many spacious exits to neighbors and surrounding the medieval tower.

Poland Pavilion of Shanghai World Expo

The theme of Poland Pavilion is "People Create Cities", which is divided into three concepts: "People, Creativity and Cities".

The whole exhibition hall is like a paper-cut paste, and the sun shines into the hall through the slit. Recently, the architectural design scheme of Polish National Pavilion of China 20 10 World Expo was announced. The theme of the exhibition hall is folk paper-cut art, which gives the audience an interesting experience through visual stimulation.

Poland Pavilion will be a display of Polish architectural achievements, and will attract tourists with its unique appearance during the day and at night. Its appearance consists of interwoven paper-cut patterns, and sunlight can shine into the hall through the gap. The exhibition space of the exhibition hall is geometric and can be divided into several small areas for small exhibitions, music performances, commodity sales and so on.

The lighting of the main exhibition hall will create a patchwork effect of light and shadow, and the inner wall can also be used as a screen to play videos of Polish social life. At the same time, the design of the exhibition hall is also full of humanization. For example, in the open restaurant, umbrellas are provided for the tourists waiting in line.

◇ Spain Pavilion of Shanghai World Expo

From a distance, the Spanish Pavilion is an irregular basket shape, and the external wall of the building is round, flexible and undulating, which is very different from the appearance of ordinary square buildings. It is reported that the whole exhibition hall consists of steel buildings, covered with willow branches, bamboo and other materials, showing a "rattan" building close to nature, with an estimated cost of 6.5438+0.8 million euros.

Rattan weaving is a traditional craft in Spain, which presents different weaving techniques and popular colors in different regions. By then, the exterior wall of the Spanish Pavilion will be integrated with all rattan weaving techniques, spliced and combined into an exterior wall, and finally an exhibition hall will be achieved.

In Spain, whether it is a big city or a small town, you can see a square for people to rest in the central area, which is a place for local residents to relax and entertain. Similarly, a square of 65,438+0,000 square meters has been specially designed in the center of the Spanish Pavilion, which not only gives visitors the feeling of being in Spain, but also reflects the attitude of Spaniards who have always enjoyed the city and life.

◇ Netherlands Pavilion of Shanghai World Expo

The name of the Dutch National Pavilion is "Happy Street". The whole design is arranged along a whole street. The designer has prepared 17 houses with different decoration styles, and each house is a small exhibition hall to show the Dutch innovations in space, energy and water conservancy. By then, these huts will be hung on Happiness Street like ripe apples, instead of being arranged in a monotonous row. People can see this happy street from a distance. Happiness street wants to tell people: there is still a way. Even if it is not feasible in reality, it is enough to feel the joy of change in Happy Street. Happiness Street advocates a kind of humanistic care.

[Edit this paragraph] The city that has hosted the World Expo the most times in the world.

The city that hosts the World Expo the most times in the world is Paris, France * * *-the country that hosts the World Expo the most times in the world is the United States * * * 12 times.

France: France has a special liking for the World Expo. It was held seven times in Paris on 1855, 1867, 1878, 1889, 1900, 1925 and 1937 respectively. After entering the 2 1 century, French enthusiasm for hosting the World Expo has not diminished, and it has successfully applied for the "image" of the Seine-saint-denis Province in 2004. However, after the new French Prime Minister raffarin took office, he decided to give up the right to host the Games. France is the third country to give up the right to host the World Expo after Hungary and the Philippines in recent years. 1989, 1900, 1925, 1937 held seven world expositions in Paris.

Speech by the Chairman of the Bureau of International Exhibitions

Lan Feng, Chairman of the Bureau of International Exhibitions-At the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo, Jean Pierre Lafon, Chairman of the Bureau of International Exhibitions, wished the opening of the Expo in Chinese, and the applause thundered. In his speech, Lan Feng praised China in unskilled Mandarin: "China is an ancient civilization, and the great changes that have taken place in China in recent years are unprecedented." Lan Feng said that the Bureau of International Exhibitions, on behalf of its 157 member countries, is extremely happy that the 20 10 World Expo with the theme of city will be held in Shanghai, China. Shanghai, China is a country with the largest population, the longest history and the deepest cultural heritage in the world, and is undergoing a huge and unprecedented urban revolution. Lan Feng pointed out that choosing the theme of "Better City, Better Life" indicates that most people in the world will move into cities in the future. In the next few decades, the urban population will increase by nearly 3 billion, which will prompt us to improve the living conditions of urban residents in developing and developed countries, who are also plagued by pollution, poverty, social gap and insecurity. This World Expo will promote people's awareness and strive to build a more lasting, just, safe and harmonious city. At the end of his speech, he wished the 20 10 China World Expo a complete success in Mandarin.