Shanghai World Expo Travel Tips

What I saw

Rather comprehensive, it's a panoramic view

That's how I got down

3-day tour

Day 1

At 8:30 a.m., you'll have to queue up at the entrance to Yaohua Road to enter the Expo, and then go to the entrance to make a reservation for a visit to the China Pavilion at 9:00 p.m.

Morning: Expo Center - Theme Pavilions

Any casual visitors to the Expo Center will be able to make reservations.

Morning: Expo Center - Theme Pavilions

The casual visitors to the park's various pavilions are on-site appointments, if you follow the travel agency to save the trouble of reservation. There are 200 reservation machines at the entrances and exits of the park***, just bring your valid ID and ticket, and you will get a printed reservation slip after the reservation is completed, please keep it in a safe place.

After you've made your reservation, you'll be able to enjoy your day at ease. Enter the park and walk along the Expo Axis to the end of Celebration Square, where the grand opening ceremony will take place. After that, head to the Expo Center, where the daily opening ceremony for National Pavilion Day is held, and if you're lucky, you'll get to meet a national leader or a big star. After seeing the Expo Center, you can go to the Theme Pavilion, where there are 4 pavilions, namely the Urbanist Pavilion, Life Pavilion, Earth Pavilion, and Public Participation Pavilion.

Noon: Chinese Food Street - Cultural Center

After visiting the Theme Pavilion, it is time for lunch. There is a Chinese food street between the Expo Center and the Theme Pavilion. If you are full, you can go to the Cultural Center to watch the performance. The Oriental Song and Dance Troupe has two free performances in the Cultural Center every day.

Afternoon: China Pavilion-Israel Pavilion-India Pavilion-Saudi Arabia Pavilion, etc.

After watching the show from the Cultural Center, you can go towards the China Pavilion, and see the Taiwan Pavilion first, which has a LED dome sky light that is a highlight. The time at this point is about 13:30, go to the China Pavilion queue. The queue at the China Pavilion can take as little as 45 minutes or as much as 2 hours or more, so be prepared.

After visiting the Chinese pavilion, you're back at the entrance, so don't go out. After a break, go east to the Oman Pavilion, Pakistan Pavilion, Israel Pavilion, and incidentally see the Sri Lankan Pavilion. After seeing the road to the Nepalese pavilion, where there is a thousand years of Buddha's relics. The India Pavilion is next to the Nepal Pavilion. After that you see the Saudi Pavilion, which is the largest investment in foreign pavilions.

Evening: Lebanese Pavilion - Iranian Pavilion - North Korean Pavilion - Japanese Pavilion - South Korean Pavilion, etc.

Evening walk to see the Lebanese Pavilion, Iranian Pavilion, North Korean Pavilion, Uzbekistan Pavilion. After seeing it came to the Kazakhstan Pavilion, which is a self-built pavilion. Across the road there are two pavilions worth seeing - the Japan Pavilion and the Korea Pavilion. Walk along the Expo Boulevard towards the Cultural Center, if you are lucky there will be a parade, but if not, don't be sorry, walk to the Celebration Square to see the closing ceremony!

Day 2

It is recommended that you arrive at the park at 8:30am and enter the park through the Changqing Road gate. The first thing to do when entering the park is to make a reservation. It is recommended that you make a reservation for the American, British, Belgian, French and Swiss Pavilions, and the reservation time can be chosen in the afternoon or evening.

The Thailand Pavilion is located on the right hand side of the park from the Changqing Road entrance. The big building in front of the Thailand Pavilion is the Australia Pavilion, which is worth seeing. On the right hand side of the Australia Pavilion is the Singapore Pavilion, and next to it is the Malaysia Pavilion. After that, you will come to the New Zealand Pavilion. You will be attracted by the beautiful scenery of New Zealand, and the special effects of the pavilion are made by the special effects team of "The Lord of the Rings".

Next, please go on the elevated walkway, towards the Huangpu River, and go down when you see the blue UN Pavilion, that's the United Nations Pavilion, which is a must see. Next to the World Meteorological Organization Pavilion is the best, that is the only international organization to build its own pavilion, if the weather is good you can see a rainbow outside the venue. Further along is the Red Cross Pavilion, also worth seeing.

Morning: Thailand Pavilion-Australia Pavilion-Singapore Pavilion-New Zealand Pavilion-United Nations Pavilion

Afternoon: Spain Pavilion-Switzerland Pavilion-France Pavilion-Germany Pavilion-United States Pavilion

Crossing the road next to the United Nations Pavilion (Changqing Road), you will see a wicker basket, that is the Spanish Pavilion, which is a must-see. On the other side of the entrance leisure plaza is the Belgium-EU Pavilion, you can participate in the quiz about European knowledge, every Monday to Saturday will draw diamonds to you, every Sunday will draw the grand prize to send you to travel to Europe. Next to the Belgian Pavilion is the Polish Pavilion, which should also be seen. On the side of the Huangpu River, there is a cable car, that is the Swiss Pavilion, the Swiss Pavilion facade will be flashing, it will be converted from wind energy, light energy into electricity. Next to the Swiss Pavilion is the French Pavilion, which contains many art treasures, including Rodin's Bronze Age. Next to the French Pavilion and next to the Polish Pavilion is the German Pavilion. After crossing Xiying Road, you can go to the Canada Pavilion, where you can see the Cirque du Soleil, which is wonderful. Then you can visit the USA Pavilion, the entrance has a waterfall and a big screen with a 4D multimedia movie.

Evening: South Africa Pavilion-Egyptian Pavilion-Russian Pavilion-Italian Pavilion-British Pavilion, etc.

After seeing the U.S. Pavilion is a series of rental pavilions: South Africa Pavilion, Egyptian Pavilion and so on. After a cursory look go to the Russian Pavilion, a fairy tale world with 12 petal towers. Then see a cut green apple, go inside and watch a movie, that's the Romanian Pavilion. After the Romanian Pavilion, there is the Austrian Pavilion, followed by the Dutch Pavilion and then the Luxembourg Pavilion. The Italian Pavilion is very nice, the building material is transparent concrete! Next to it is the sparkling British Pavilion, which is small but really pretty, with tens of thousands of glowing tentacles swinging in the wind. Finally, end the day at the United Africa Pavilion, which houses the African Bazaar.

Day 3

Many people think that the pavilions in Puxi are not the main focus, but in fact the corporate pavilions have played an important role at the Expo, giving an insight into the efforts of countries to improve the quality of life in their cities.

Morning: Jiangnan Shipbuilding Museum - China Private Enterprises Pavilion - London Zero Carbon Pavilion, etc.

On the third day, we still want you to arrive at the entrance of the park at 8:30am. Take the rail line 8 at the South Xizang Road station off is the largest entrance and exit of the Puxi Expo Park.

The first thing you'll see is an old factory converted into the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Museum, where you can see the history of China's shipbuilding and a model of Zheng He's treasure ship.

From the China Shipbuilding Museum, head toward the Nanpu Bridge and first go to the China Private Enterprises Joint Pavilion, where private companies like Alibaba and Redstar Macalline will jointly exhibit. And after that is the Vanke Pavilion, where you can go to see what Chinese cities will look like in 2049. Next to Vanke is the Yuanda Pavilion, an air-conditioning company that is amazing, with the venue's architecture conceived and designed to reflect environmental protection.

After seeing the Yuanda Pavilion, we will go to the Urban Best Practices Area, and the rest of the corporate pavilions will be visited in the afternoon. After the past Osaka, Taipei pavilions are considered good, as well as Sao Paulo, Brazil, Rotterdam, the Netherlands cases are worth seeing. When you see the footbridge, you go up there, and over near Zhongshan South Road is the most exciting northern construction case area of the Urban Best Practice Area.

There is Shanghai's "Shanghai Eco-Home", which shows how innovative modern living environments can be. There's also the century-old pawnshop, Tak Seng Press in Macau, and up there is the Jin Yong Library. Also good are the Daming Palace in Xi'an and Tengtou Village in Ningbo.

For abroad, we recommend the Zero Carbon Pavilion in London, Hamburg House in Hamburg, Tent City in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and Bamboo House in Madrid.

Afternoon: Future Pavilion - China Aviation Pavilion - Expo Square - Railway Pavilion

The first stop in the afternoon is the Future Pavilion, where we will be told about the future of our city life. After visiting the Future Pavilion, please retrace your steps towards the Enterprise Pavilion, and this time the visiting lines are China Aviation Pavilion, Information and Communication Pavilion, and SAIC Pavilion. China Aviation Pavilion looks like a white cloud, you can experience it if you have never taken an airplane. After that, you can watch the show at the Expo Square and play around the old dockyard of the former Jiangnan Shipyard. Then go to the Aurora Museum, if you love collecting. Out of the Aurora Pavilion is the Railway Pavilion, wherever there is a city, there is a railroad. Next to the Railway Pavilion is the Shanghai Enterprise Union Pavilion, a beautiful pavilion with a CD-ROM facade and the world's most advanced robot, Haibao, inside.

Evening: Coca-Cola Pavilion - Space Home Pavilion - State Grid Pavilion - Expo Museum

Jiangnan Park is available for you to rest and eat. In the evening, you can go to see the Coca-Cola Pavilion, the building is a big Coke bottle. Next to the Space Home Pavilion exhibits state-of-the-art space technology. Then go to the State Grid Pavilion, come out and look up at the big screen of the Petroleum Pavilion. Near the Huangpu River is the Korean Enterprise Joint Pavilion, we recommend that you take pictures.