Shanghai World Expo
Am lucky enough to be at a localization summit in Shanghai just when the World Expo is running. My hotel was actually relatively close to one of the main entrances, and since I had a day before the summit started, I took the opportunity to spend what time I could there.
My colleague Keith Cai (who is resident in Shanghai) was very kind and managed to go very early in the morning in order to get me some timed tickets/passport stamps that would save me time in line at some of the pavilions on the grounds of the Expo. This was a good things since I had read report of people waiting up to seven hours in line in order to get into some of the pavilions.
Was amazed at just how extensive it all was; a day’s visit really didn’t do it justice.
Here’s my modest photo gallery of what I was able to see on my visit there:
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- Entrance Tent with Expo Logo
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- Expo Mascot Outside Liverpool Pavilion
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- Guangzhou Pavilion: Tea Ceremony
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- Guangzhou Pavilion: Statue Holding Video Screen
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- Guangzhou Pavilion: Singer Miming Chinese Opera
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- Chinese Pavilion in Background (with Pakistani and Isreali Pavilions in the Foreground)
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- Chinese Pavilion from Underneath
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- Going Up the Steps of the Chinese Pavilion
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- Chinese Pavilion: Waiting in Line to Go In
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- Chinese Pavilion: Giant Animated Wall Painting #1
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- Chinese Pavilion: Giant Animated Wall Painting #2
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- Chinese Pavilion: Giant Animated Wall Painting Detail
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- Chinese Pavilion: Land of Hope Entrance
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- Chinese Pavilion: A Family in Silhouette
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- Chinese Pavilion: Children’s Aspiration Hallway
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- Chinese Pavilion: Child’s Art #1
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- Chinese Pavilion: Child’s Art #2
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- Chinese Pavilion: Child’s Art #3
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- Chinese Pavilion: Entrance to “The Dialogue”
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- Chinese Pavilion: Ride Start for “The Dialogue”
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- Chinese Pavilion: CO2 Light Bulbs
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- Chinese Pavilion: Eco-Friendly Car #1
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- Chinese Pavilion: Eco-Friendly Car #2
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- Chinese Pavilion: Water Droplets Spelling Chinese Characters
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- People Exiting the Chinese Pavilion
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- Sun Setting Over Axis
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- French Pavilion
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- German Pavilion
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- Serbian Pavilion
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- Flamenco Dancer in Spanish Pavilion
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- Giant Baby in Spanish Pavilion
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