The World Expo is an exhibition of the World, an international fair designed to showcase each nation’s greatest achievements. Truly a moment to celebrate earth and us.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was selected to host the next World Expo in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was postponed to 2021 and now is currently underway, it will end on 31 March 2022.
The main theme of the Exhibition is Connecting Minds and Creating the Future, closely connected to the Arabic name of the city, al-Waṣl (in Arabic ﺍﻟﻮﺻﻞ), which means “connection”. Connecting cultures and contributing to a more prosperous future are also themes of the Chinese Pavilion in Dubai.
The China Pavilion will be one of the largest at Expo 2020 Dubai at 4,636 sqm. It symbolizes hope and a bright future and is designed in line with the principle of the “combination of the Chinese and Western culture”.
The China Pavilion will be one of the largest at Expo 2020 Dubai at 4,636 sqm. It symbolizes hope and a bright future and is designed in line with the principle of the “combination of the Chinese and Western culture”.
The Chinese pavilion, built in the shape of a traditional lantern, was called “Light of China”, conceived as a showcase of the latest achievements by China in the various sectors of information technology, transport systems, artificial intelligence, smart living, and space exploration.
In terms of architectural design, says Zhang Shenfeng, Commissioner General of the Chinese Pavilion, “the structure intends to give the feeling of the depth of Chinese culture and its long history, artistically integrating traditional elements with modern technologies”.
“Light of China” has already become a source of pride for some early Chinese visitors, “You can see that now we are experiencing rapid scientific development,” said Shao Xiong, a Chinese national who was visiting the pavilion.
And finally, about visitors of the World Fair, in the two previous editions, Milan Expo 2015 registered 22,2 million visitors, and Shanghai Expo 2010 registered 73 million visitors (where only 5,8% were foreign visitors) , despite being delayed for a year by the pandemic, Dubai is hoping to boost its economy by attracting around 25 million visits to this year’s World Expo.
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