The Expo Shanghai has won wide acclaim from visitors in the past month since its opening. The number of visitors totaled 7.68 million by 5pm today.
High technologies applied in pavilions attracted millions of people to queue for a visit, like the painting “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” in the China Pavilion, the 3-D IMAX theater in the Saudi Arabia and the “cleverest robot” in the Japan Pavilion.
Many of the pavilions convey the concept of low-carbon, environmental-friendly, energy-saving and green technology.
Almost every country has sent their top class groups to bring splendid performances on National Pavilion Day, which feature local flavors and sometimes mixed with a few Chinese touches.
On Poland Pavilion Day (May 22), Chopin's classic works was played by traditional Chinese instruments lute and erhu. Audiences said it is worth to listen to some concerts at Expo, even if they have to skip some pavilions.
“Each time I attend the celebrations of a National Pavilion Day, I learn something about the culture and concept of that country and feel respect and understanding,” said a press photographer.
In the past 28 days, some 25 countries and international organizations celebrated their National Pavilion Day and Honor Day. They include Israel, Germany, South Korea, IFRC and the South Pacific Tourism Organization. China's provinces and cities such as Beijing also organized their week-long activities.
在世博园,听到最多的是“非常值得,很开眼界”,尽管大多数观众只能停留一天、不能看遍全部场馆。
世博会是世界智慧的结晶,不同展馆,或展现国情,或展示技术,或表达创新技术与人文理念,让观众惊喜不断,流连忘返。
太平洋联合馆、非洲联合馆,让观众只需一日,游遍太平洋岛国和非洲诸国。诸多国家馆则展现独到技术:沙特阿拉伯馆投巨资的全息电影,中国馆活动的清明上河图,日本馆最聪明的机器人,拉脱维亚馆让观众体验风洞中飞翔的感觉……很多展馆表达了低碳、环保、节能的绿色技术与理念。
对未来的畅想,也是诸多展馆的内容。信息通信馆描绘了未来通信对人们的改变,通用汽车馆描绘了2030年的汽车,远大馆展望了未来防震的房屋…… “我收集了许多梦想,希望这些梦想都能变成现实。”上海的一对双胞胎小学生这样告诉记者。世博会正成为梦想的“起跑线”,让无数人从此起跑。
主题影片也让观众应接不暇。石油馆、吉林馆展出了4D电影,太空馆展出了3D电影,堪比“大片”,虽只有短短几分钟,却让人震撼。
城市最佳实践区是本届世博会一大创举,将80个城市案例集中展示,表达了城市治理的最新理念。如此专业的展示,也受到了观众热烈欢迎。台北案例馆从开园起便天天排队进场,而马德里案例馆则让观众随西班牙舞蹈音乐快乐走进“艺术的廉租屋”,伦敦零碳馆的低碳咖啡馆也开始“爆棚”。