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Venues of the World Expo 2010 Shanghai

Venues of the World Expo 2010 Shanghai

Five Zones:
Zone A: located to the east of the World Expo axis in Pudong, to the east of Yuntai Road and to the west of Bailianjing, Zone A will be mainly for the halls for Asian countries (excluding the countries in Southeast Asia).

Zone B: located on the Western side of Zone A and to the east of the Lupu Bridge in Pudong will contain China Pavilion, the Theme Pavilion, the halls of the countries in Southeast Asia and some countries in Oceania, the halls of international organizations, the public activity center and performance center.

Zone C: located in Houtan in the west of the Lupu Bridge in Pudong will be for the halls of the countries of Europe, America and Africa and the halls of some international organizations. A large public amusement ground with an area of about 10 hectares will stand beside the entrance.

Zone D: which is to the west of the World Expo axis in Puxi, will retain the features of a large number of the historical buildings of the Jiangnan Shipyard, the birthplace of China’s modern national industry, some of the old industrial buildings will be kept and renovated into corporate pavilions. An outdoor public exhibition public exhibition and cultural exchange venue will be set up by making use of the retained docks and berths on the eastern side.

Zone E: which is to the east of the World Expo axis in Puxi, will contain the newly built enterprise halls, stand-alone corporate pavilions, urban civilization hall, and the best practice zone for the city.

One Axis and Four Pavilions (Permanent Buildings):
World Expo Axis - situated in the central part of Pudong World Expo Park, and is the largest stand-alone structure in the World Expo Park. The World Expo Axis is a half-open architectural structure with two stories underground and one story on the ground, as well as a large multi-functional commercial and transportation center. During the World Expo 2010 Shanghai, it will act as the main axis for human traffic flow and sightseeing in the Expo Site. It will link four major venues, ranging from the platform in the air to the underground venues, and connects with the elevated pedestrian road that goes through the Pudong World Expo Park. After entering the Pudong Park, visitors can go to different halls and venues from here.

China Pavilion – situated in Pudong Zone B of the World Expo Park and on the eastern side of the World Expo Axis, it is designed with the concept of “Oriental Crown”, and displays the theme of “No.1 in the East, prosperous China, the granary on earth and wealthy people”. The pavilion is decorated with traditional red color for the former Imperial Palace in Beijing to display the spirit and quality of Chinese culture. With a construction area of 160,100 sq m, China Pavilion consist of three parts, i.e., China National Hall, China Provincial (Regional), Municipal Joint Hall, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Hall.

Theme Pavilion - the Theme Pavilion is situated in Zone B in the World Expo Park on the western side of the World Expo Axis, the Theme Pavilions will be built into a “green, energy-saving, environment-friendly” building with an aboveground area of 80,000 square meters and underground of 40,000 square meters. The Theme Pavilion has five major main functional spaces, i.e., “Western Exhibition Hall”, “Eastern First-floor Exhibition Hall”, “Eastern First-floor Exhibition Hall”, “Underground Exhibition Hall”, and “Central Multifunctional Hall”. As one of the permanent venues of the World Expo 2010 Shanghai, the Theme Pavilion will undertake the tasks of deducing and displaying the theme during the Shanghai World Expo, so as to reflect the connection and interaction between the organic systems of the earth, city and man, and expose the cruxes of creating more beautiful cities and a better life under the situation of the rapid urbanization and urban population growth in the world today.

World Expo Center – situated in the Binjiang green land in Zone B of the World Expo Park, the World Expo Center is about 350m from east to west, and about 140m from south to north, with a total construction area of about 140,000 sq m. Making a good use of the riverside vistas is a prominent characteristic of the layout of the World Expo Center. Through the reasonable design, visitors can enjoy the best views at the most parts of the World Expo Center, making it become a structure with a panoramic view in true significance. The shape of the World Expo Center displays the visual concepts of modern architecture, and the building runs from west to east in disorderly profusion, expressing the rhythmic beauty in proper sequence as a whole, plus some changes. During the World Expo Shanghai, the center will serve as the center for ceremonies and conferences, press conferences and various forums, the World Expo Celebration Convention Center, News Center and Forum Activity Center will be located in the World Expo Center.

World Expo 2010 Art and Performance Center – the World Expo 2010 Art and Performance Center is situated in Pudong Zone B of the World Expo Park, to the east of the World Expo Axis and adjacent to the Huangpu River, with a construction area of 126,000 sq m. In the Chinese architectural style, the Art and Performance Center takes the Lupu Bridge on the northwestern side as the background, showing the shape of a flying saucer. Appreciating it from different places and angles, visitors will enjoy different views. In daytime, the Art and Performance Center is like “a space shuttle” or “an artistic shell”; and at night, it looks like “a floating city”. With the large central stage as the mainstay, the Art and Performance Center includes a large multi-functional performance hall with 18,000 seats and relevant supporting facilities. The stage can be hanged in the size and shape according to the requirements, providing huge spaces for the stage design and artistic originality and imagination, the first of such example in China.

Post-Expo Use – after the conclusion of Expo 2010, official participants who have built and used Type 1 pavilion shall dismantle and clear form the site all buildings, structures, equipments and facilities (including base piles, base and pipelines) of the pavilions they have built, installed and decorated, and official participants who have used Type 2 and Type 3 pavilions shall remove all their exhibits, exhibition equipment and facilities from the pavilions or allocated exhibition spaces they have occupied.
After the World Expo Shanghai, the World Axis will serve as an overhead sightseeing axial line in Shanghai and be retained permanently; the China National Hall will be a permanent special-topic museum; and the China Regional Hall will be the venue for holding various exhibitions and activities; the Theme Pavilion will be turned into a standard exhibition hall, where various specialized exhibitions and meetings will be held, and a modern service zone will be set up, consisting of the Theme Pavilion, World Expo Center, China Pavilion, star-rated hotels, World Expo Axis and Art and Performance Center, which will become an ideal place for exhibitions, meetings, activities and accommodation; the World Expo Center will become the first-class international convention center in Shanghai; the World Expo 2010 Art and Performance Center will become the Shanghai International Cultural Exchange Center.