Time: May 1st-October 31st, 2010
Site: The site is located in the waterfront area between Nanpu Bridge and Lupu Bridge along the two sides of Huangpu River, covering an area of 5.28 square kilometers (about 2.04 square miles). The core area, which is about 3.22 square kilometers (about 1.24 square miles), requires an admission ticket.
Theme: Better City, Better Life
Five Sub-themes:
Blending of diverse culture
in the city;
Economic prosperity in the city;
Innovation of science and technology in the city;
Remodeling of communications in the city;
Rural-urban interaction
Goals through theme content development:
*To elevate public awareness of challenges in the 'urban age' and to
identify potential solutions;
*To facilitate the conservation of the heritage of our cities; to raise public
awareness of healthy urban development;
*To disseminate concepts, successful practices and innovations in sustainable
urban development; to seek models of sustainable urban development for developing
counties;
*To enhance the communication and understanding within human society.
Emblem:The emblem of Expo 2010 shows three people encircling each other, standing
for you, me and him/her holding hands together. It expresses the Expo's principle
of communication, understanding, gathering and cooperation among all humankind.
The major body of the emblem is also the Chinese character 'shi' which is 'world'
in English. It means that the Expo 2010 is to be a global expo showing the
diversified urban culture in the world.