World Expositions are galleries of human inspirations and thoughts.Since 1851 when the Great Exhibition of Industries of All Nations washeld in London, the World Expositions have attained increasingprominence as grand events for economic, scientific, technological andcultural exchanges, serving as an important platform for displayinghistorical experience, exchanging innovative ideas, demonstratingesprit de corps and looking to the future.

With a long civilisation, China favours international exchange andloves world peace. China owes its successful bid for the WorldExposition in 2010 to the international community's support for andconfidence in its reform and opening-up. The Exposition will be thefirst registered World Exposition in a developing country, which givesexpression to the expectations the world's people place on China'sfuture development.

So what will Expo 2010 Shanghai China deliver to the world? There isno doubt the Chinese people will present to the world a successful,splendid and unforgettable exposition.

 Expo 2010 Shanghai China will be a great event to explore the fullpotential of urban life in the 21st century and a significant period inurban evolution. Fifty-five percent of the world population is expectedto live in cities by the year 2010. The prospect of future urban life,a subject of global interest, concerns all nations, developed or lessdeveloped, and their people. Being the first World Exposition on thetheme of city, Exposition 2010 will attract governments and people fromacross the world, focusing on the theme "Better City, Better Life." Forits 184 days, participants will display urban civilisation to the fullextent, exchange their experiences of urban development, disseminateadvanced notions on cities and explore new approaches to human habitat,lifestyle and working conditions in the new century. They will learnhow to create an eco-friendly society and maintain the sustainabledevelopment of human beings.
时 间：      2010年5月1日至10月31日
地  点：     上海市中心黄浦江两岸，南浦大桥和卢浦大桥之间的滨江地区
主  题：     城市，让生活更美好
副主题：     城市多元文化的融合 城市经济的繁荣
城市科技的创新 城市社区的重塑
城市和乡村的互动
目  标：     吸引200个国家和国际组织参展，7000万人次的参观者