Speech at the Opening Ceremony of the China Pavilion of the World Expo

Speech by Sun Gang, curator of China Pavilion.

Ladies and gentlemen, friends,

Today, China Pavilion and Hangzhou Municipal People's Government jointly held the opening ceremony of Hangzhou Week in China Pavilion of Aichi World Expo 2005. On behalf of the China Pavilion of the World Expo, I would like to congratulate you all.

Warmly welcome Bin's arrival!

The 2005 Aichi World Expo in Japan is the first international exposition held in this century. It is a great stage for the world to communicate "harmony between man and nature", and it is also a great forum for human beings to discuss the major problems facing the 2/kloc-0 century and seek solutions. The World Expo was held in China's neighboring Japan, which created good opportunities and convenient conditions for us to participate in the Expo activities.

China has a vast territory and rich resources, and its long history has nurtured a rich and splendid local culture. According to the characteristics of long exhibition time and large number of exhibitors, China Pavilion fully tapped the Expo resources and invited four representative provinces and cities from Northeast China, Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta 14 to participate in the exhibition of China Pavilion. Starting today, a series of activities with local characteristics will be staged in China Pavilion. This provincial and city week activity, which aims to enhance the comprehensive image and popularity of local provinces and cities, will greatly enrich the exhibition content of China Pavilion and fully reflect the colorful and diverse traditional culture of China.

Hangzhou is an important central city in the south wing of the Yangtze River Delta, the sixth largest urban agglomeration in the world, a famous scenic tourist city and a famous historical and cultural city in China. Since the reform and opening up, Hangzhou has made great progress in the fields of society, economy, science and technology, education and culture, actively integrated into the international economic integration and walked with the world. As one of China 14 provinces and cities participating in the World Expo, Hangzhou will launch a series of activities with unique characteristics of Hangzhou, China around the theme of "Nature, City, Harmony-Art of Life" of China Pavilion during the "Province and City Week" of Aichi World Expo. The theme of "Hangzhou Week" is "harmony between man and nature, harmony between city and environment". "Hangzhou Week" will show the combination of Hangzhou tradition and modern science and technology with Hangzhou silk, tea, paper, water and traditional Chinese medicine. Show the quality of life and spiritual outlook of Hangzhou people with cultural products such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, Yin Shi, film and television; Ecological and scientific urban construction will show the relationship between man and nature, the city, the good living environment in Hangzhou, and the urban concept and humanistic spirit of "exquisite harmony and open atmosphere" in Hangzhou.

We sincerely hope that through the activities of China Pavilion, we can share our development achievements with friends from all over the world, enhance understanding, friendship, exchanges and cooperation with people from all over the world, and promote world economic prosperity and social civilization and progress.

Ladies and gentlemen, friends, on the occasion of the opening of the China Pavilion Hangzhou Week of the World Expo, on behalf of the China Pavilion, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the officials of the World Expo in Japan, representatives of participating countries and organizations, and friends from the press, Chinese and Japanese business circles and tourism circles!

I wish you all a smooth work and a happy life!

I wish the China Pavilion Hangzhou Week of the 2005 Aichi World Expo a complete success!

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