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EXPO 2010 Shanghai Latest News (06/10/2010)
WTCA celebrates its Honor Day World Trade Center Association Pavilion celebrated its Honor Day today at InterContinental Shanghai Expo Hotel. Guests attending the ceremony said they will continue to reduce trade protectionism, promote deep openness in global trade and set up healthier, freer more balanced and harmonious national trade environment. The association said it will set up an innovation fund for the young people to “raise up” young talents in businesses and financial field. WTCA will also hold a series of theme weeks focusing on minority, leadership of the world’s mayors, and discovery of trade routes. WTCA was established in 1970 to facilitate international trade by bringing together exporters, importers and service providers.
China Pavilion issues silver stamps Sales of silver stamps for Expo 2010's China Pavilion have started. The series of 99.9% pure silver stamps feature four categories of 88 grams, 188g, 388g, and 688g, with in limited editions of 200,000, 10,000, 6,000 and 2,010 respectively. The face of the stamps is watermarked with the design of "China Pavilion of Expo 2010," while the back features lilies and bats, indicating the all-inclusive Shanghai spirit, harmonious Expo 2010 and blooming nation. All these products are marked with the World Expo anti-counterfeit labels. The stamps are authorized by the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, approved by China Post Group, produced by Shanghai Stamp Collection Corporation, and distributed by Expo 2010 franchise dealer Shanghai Chang Yu Investment Co Ltd. Products are available at all outlets of Shanghai Chang Yu Gold, Shanghai Old Temple Gold, designated outlets of the Bank of Communications and Shanghai Post Offices and Expo 2010 retail franchises.
Visitor number exceeds 500,000 on 39th day Full-blown Expo fever continued yesterday amid fine weather, with 500,000-plus attendance for a third consecutive day. A total of 507,200 visitors packed the Expo site, a surge of nearly 200,000 compared with the figure of last Tuesday. About 160,000 were on group tours, accounting for about 32 percent of yesterday's visitor flow. Around 75,000 visitors used their free tickets, a rise of 14,000 from a day earlier. Houtan gate received 90,000 visitors, Changqing Road 75,000, and Shangnan Road, Gaoke Road W. 145,000 in total. As of 7pm, 57,507 tickets were sold on site, with 16,460 night admissions. A total of 85 shows were staged by 5pm, attracting more than 100,000 spectators.
Lost and found service extended The Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination has set up a lost and found service center at the No.19 Parking Lot near the Houtan gate, where visitors can claim their belongings outside the Expo site. Lost items will be transferred to the center within three days. The bureau suggests visitors dial 58742500 or 58742502 first and make sure their lost items are at the center. ID cards are needed. The center is on Xueye Road, near Guozhan Road. Visitors can take Expo shuttle buses 2,3,6,7,9,10,32,35 and buses 82,170,314,610,627,815,818 to reach the site.
Poland Pavilion welcomes millionth visitor Shanghai visitor Feng Yuanyuan received a surprise gift this morning when she stepped into the Poland Pavilion at 10:35am - a laptop and a bunch of flowers as she was the lucky millionth visitor to the pavilion. Bogdan Marczewski, deputy commissioner general of Poland, welcomed her at the entrance of the pavilion. Feng said she selected the pavilion with the hope to let her son learn more about the culture and history of Poland. She also read many positive comments about the exhibitions. The family waited for about 20 minutes to enter the pavilion. The design of the Poland Pavilion, like a folded paper box, is inspired by its folk art: paper cut-outs. During daytime, the exhibition hall is filled with light filtering through the patterns and at night it shines with different colors. The theme is "Poland is Smiling."
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