I am sure I messed up with the trust of my readers by faking an experience from a live football match, with out actually entering the stadium, but then this time is real and genuine and you wouldn’t want to miss this one.
The World Expo 2010 is a 6 month long carnival at Shanghai – China, one of the major economic centers of the world. Over 190 countries and 50 international companies have pavilions, which is also the largest World's Fair site ever at 5.28 square km. The exhibition which is to end in over a month’s time is expected to attracted around 70-100 million ( 7-10 crores ) visitors, the largest for a single event ever. An astounding 3 Lakhs visitors are told to be visiting the expo-site every single day.
These are some of the pictures from the Expo-site.
…At the entrance of the Shanghai World Expo Site…
…The Tricolor…
…The Long Queue, nearly 300,000 people pass through these queues every day…
…The pride of China, Chinese Pavilion ( two views )…
…This one’s a Chinese Cultural Pavilion ( my personal favorite from the site!)…
…The Expo Axis…
…Three outstanding buildings in Shanghai, as seen from Expo site, (left to right) the Oriental Pearl tower, the Jinmao Tower (11th tallest in world) & the Shanghai World Financial Center ( 3rd tallest in world)…
…Country Pavilions…
…Australia & Finland…
…Greece & Sweden…
…Iceland & Ukraine…
…South Africa & Argentina…
…Inside the African Pavilion…
…The Lupu Bridge, adjacent to Expo site…
…The China Aviation Pavilion…
These photos are entirely clicked by either me, or on me. Please do not copy any with out my consent.
Further photos from the trip & a detailed report about Expo & Indian Pavilion shall follow. Please subscribe to my blog, to receive alerts on my blog updates. (Check back at the right side – top, to subscribe)