The World in Shanghai
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The Shanghai World Expo, with the theme “Better City , Better Life”, runs through October and has attracted a total of 246 countries and international organisations. Each nation, as well as organization or corporation, has set up its own pavilion. Various provinces in China have their own pavilions as well.
To celebrate the occasion, the Chinese Embassy in the UK is holding The Expo 2010 Shanghai Photograph Exhibition Tour. The exhibition will be shown in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Liverpool from June to October.
The Exhibition displays images and videos of the Expo venues along with the celebrations being held by the participating organisations.
Its first exhibition was held in the Asia House in London.
Left: The Sun Valley, the main structure of the Shanghai Expo, is at the entrance
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A baby with its face painted in support of the Shanghai Expo
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The Beijing Pavilion
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The Beijing Pavilion has a teahouse where traditional performances are presented
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A carnival at the Expo
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A dance performance at the Xinjiang Province Pavilion
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Flags of the nations
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The Oil Pavilion. Other corporate pavilions include the Space Pavilion, the Coca-Cola Pavilion, the Cisco Pavilion and the Shanghai Corporate Joint Pavilion.
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One of the external walls of the Shanghai Pavilion is composed of more than 15,000 photographs
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The opening ceremony of the Expo
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The Sichuan Pavilion
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The China Pavilion displays a modern version of the famous paining, Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival, magnified 20 times
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Inside the "magic box" of the State Grid Pavilion, visitors get to feel what it would be like to actually be an electric current. The box makes use of the summer wind in Shanghai for energy.
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A traditional dance at the Tibet Pavilion
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