Expo 2010

2010 Shanghai
Expo 2010 logo
Overview
BIE-classUniversal exposition
CategoryInternational Registered Exhibition
NameExpo 2010
MottoBetter City – Better Life (城市,让生活更美好)
Area523 hectares (1,290 acres)
Visitors73,085,000
Participant(s)
Countries192
Location
CountryChina
CityShanghai
Coordinates31°11′39″N 121°29′11″E / 31.194118°N 121.486387°E / 31.194118; 121.486387
Timeline
Awarded3 December 2002 (2002-12-03)
Opening1 May 2010 (2010-05-01)
Closure31 October 2010 (2010-10-31)
Universal expositions
PreviousExpo 2005 in Aichi
NextExpo 2015 in Milan
Specialized expositions
PreviousExpo 2008 in Zaragoza
NextExpo 2012 in Yeosu
Horticultural expositions
PreviousExpo 2006 in Chiang Mai
NextExpo 2012 in Venlo
Internet
WebsiteExpo 2010 Shanghai China at the Wayback Machine (Archived on 2012-12-18)
China 2010 Shanghai World Expo
Simplified Chinese中国2010年上海世界博览会
Traditional Chinese中國2010年上海世界博覽會
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó 2010 Nián Shànghǎi Shìjìe Bólǎnhuì
Wu
RomanizationTsonkoh 2010-Nyie Zaonhe Syka Pohlaewe
Hakka
RomanizationChûng-koet 2010-ngièn Sông-hói Sṳ-kie Pok-lám-fi
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZung1gwok3 2010-Nin4 Soeng6hoi2 Sai3gaai3 Bok3laam5wui6*2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiong-kok 2010-Nî Siōng-hái Sè-kài Phok-lám-hoē
"Expo"
Simplified Chinese世博会
Traditional Chinese世博會
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShìbóhuì
Wu
RomanizationSypohwe
Hakka
RomanizationSṳ-pok-fi
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingSai3bok3wui6*2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJSè-phok-hoē

Expo 2010, officially the Expo 2010 Shanghai China, was held on both banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, from 1 May to 31 October 2010. It was a major World Expo registered by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), in the tradition of international fairs and expositions, the first since 2005.[1] The theme of the exposition was "Better City – Better Life" and signifies Shanghai's new status in the 21st century as the "next great world city".[2] The Expo emblem features the Chinese character ('world', Chinese "shì") modified to represent three people together with the 2010 date. It had the largest number of countries participating and was the most expensive Expo in the history of the world's fairs. The Shanghai World Expo was also the largest World's Fair site ever at 5.28 square km.[3]

By the end of the expo, over 73 million people had visited – a record attendance – and 246 countries and international organizations had participated.[4] On 16 October 2010, the expo set a single-day record of over 1.03 million visitors.[5]

  1. ^ List of World Expos
  2. ^ "China Rules the World at Expo 2010". The Atlantic. 29 April 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Shanghai World Expo showcases China's soft power". Associated Press.
  4. ^ "Shanghai World Expo wins worldwide applause". Xinhua. 31 October 2010. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  5. ^ Fauna, 19 October 2010, Shanghai World Expo Sees 1+ Million Visitors In A Single Day Archived 25 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Chinasmack