The stage is another "highlight" of the opening ceremony. With a huge LED display wall as the background, the display wall according to the program, switching out three-dimensional, gorgeous four-dimensional scene, the wall lights sometimes colorful conversion, sometimes unfolding green leaf scroll, colorful make the whole stage glittering. At the end of the evening, the scene was divided into five large LED curtain wall synthesized into a blue and emerald green earth, the atmosphere of the scene pushed to the climax.
The fireworks preview lasted half an hour and could be roughly divided into two stages, the first 15 minutes of fireworks density is relatively sparse, the interval of about 30 seconds, peonies, willows and other visual patterns quietly bloomed, and the next 15 minutes is relatively dense and spectacular, magnificent, symbolizing the passion and love of the "heart" like a rain of flower petals on both sides of the Huangpu River. At the same time, in the Huangpu River, hundreds of lighted, hanging with the flag of the participating countries of the sailboat sailing, the music fountain in the center of the square accompanied by fireworks dance.
After the opening ceremony, the Shanghai World Expo will also hold an opening ceremony on May 1, and is expected to welcome 70 million Chinese and foreign visitors during the 184-day session.
Expo diplomacy into the "Shanghai time" multi-country dignitaries *** gathered at the opening ceremony
29 morning, China *** General Secretary of the Central Committee, President of China, Chairman of the Central Military Commission Hu Jintao visited the Shanghai World Expo Park, visited China's National Pavilion and provincial and municipal joint exhibition in the Guangdong Pavilion, Sichuan Pavilion, Qinghai Pavilion, Xinjiang Pavilion, Shanghai Pavilion, Shanghai Pavilion and the Shanghai Pavilion. He visited the Guangdong Pavilion, Sichuan Pavilion, Qinghai Pavilion, Xinjiang Pavilion and Shanghai Pavilion in the Chinese National Pavilion and the joint pavilions of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, as well as the Saudi Arabia Pavilion, the French Pavilion, the Russian Pavilion, the United African Pavilion, the U.S. Pavilion and the Sunshine Pavilion. This is Hu Jintao's second visit to the Shanghai World Expo. In January this year, the preparatory work for the Shanghai World Expo has entered the final stage of the sprint, Hu Jintao has made a special trip to the Shanghai World Expo Park, the field inspection of the preparatory work for the Shanghai World Expo.
29, Pudong Airport ushered in the history of the largest wave of "dignitaries" in the tide. According to statistics, there were 6 presidential groups, 3 prime ministerial groups, 18 ministerial groups, and 7 other official groups, nearly 400 dignitaries entered the country, setting a record for the largest number of dignitaries entering the country in a single day.
In the afternoon, Hu Jintao met with President Sassou of Congo (Brazzaville), which was the first bilateral meeting of Hu Jintao during his stay in Shanghai, launching China's World Expo diplomacy "Shanghai time". On the same day, Hu Jintao also met with Gabonese President Bongo. During the meeting, Hu Jintao pointed out that the Shanghai World Expo is another important international event organized by China after the Beijing Olympic Games, and it is also the first World Expo held in a developing country. I believe that with the help of developing countries, we will be able to organize a successful, wonderful and unforgettable World Expo.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu announced the list of 20 foreign heads of state and government attending the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo. These include President Sargsyan of Armenia, President Sassou of Congo (Brazzaville), Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK Kim Yong Nam, President Sarkozy of France, President Bongo of Gabon, President Kibaki of Kenya, President Mutharika of Malawi, President Touré of Mali, President Abela of Malta, President Murray of the Federated States of Micronesia, President Elbegdorj of Mongolia, the President of the State of Palestine, President Abbas, President of South Korea, and President of the Republic of Korea. Authority President Abbas, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Seychelles President Michel, Turkmenistan President Berdymukhamedov; Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Kazakhstan Prime Minister Massimov, Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende, and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
In addition, more than 20 important foreign VIP groups, including Speakers of Parliament, Deputy Heads of State, Deputy Heads of Government and Ministers, will also attend the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo.
All the materials for the Expo exhibition have entered the country, valued at more than 860 million U.S. dollars
The opening of the Expo is approaching, and most of the exhibition halls have been completed one after another. As of April 28, the Customs and Excise Department has checked and released a total of 1570 batches of imported materials for the Expo, valued at more than 860 million U.S. dollars.
According to Zheng Chengyong, director of the Shanghai Customs Supervision and Service Center in the World Expo Park, the Expo has attracted many valuable cultural relics to enter the country for participation in the exhibition, including many national treasures such as the seven pieces of famous paintings and sculptures of the Musée d'Orsay in France with a total value of more than 400 million euros, and the bronze statue of the Little Mermaid in Denmark; the many hi-tech exhibits have also become a major highlight of the German Pavilion's LED globule display system, and the Toyota concept car model and robots in the Japanese Pavilion. The LED sphere display system of the German Pavilion, the Toyota concept car model and robot of the Japanese Pavilion, the moon car of the Russian Pavilion, and the humanoid intelligent robot of the French Pavilion have entered the country and will be presented at the pavilions.
In addition, a large number of handicrafts reflecting the characteristics of each country and each region's culture and tradition have entered the country, which will also add color to the Expo. Due to the development of multimedia information technology, more and more countries choose to rely on sound, light, electricity and other ways to display their cultural characteristics and life concepts, multimedia display equipment in large quantities into the country, becoming a major feature of the Shanghai World Expo.
Foreign media attention: Shanghai dating the world
The French newspaper Le Figaro focuses on the World Expo with a report titled "Shanghai dating the world". According to the report, the Expo will be held in China, a new world with about one-fifth of the world's population. To make its mark on history after the Beijing Olympics, Shanghai has ambitions to bring together nearly 200 countries and regions in an area of about five square kilometers.
The Reuters article writes that the Shanghai Expo kicks off this Friday, and China hopes it will be a chance to show off its growing international influence, as well as the fruits of its economic development. As China's wealthiest and most attractive city, Shanghai is putting unprecedented effort into making the Expo an impressive event.
The Daily Telegraph writes that some 70 million visitors to the Expo will want to see the top achievements of their respective countries and get a glimpse of the future. For most Chinese, it will be their chance to get a taste of life in countries around the world.