Key Words: Splendid architectural works

Diversified foreign styles

The basic ticket price is RMB 160, much lower than that of an international airline ticket. However, it will allow you to take a “global trip” within the Expo site.

You may enjoy the exoticism of Asia and European, discover the mysteries of America, experience the amenities of Oceania, and wander in the African jungles.

It is a global village, where people from all over the world will enjoy a happy gathering.

Within an area of 5.28 square kilometers, you will make your dream come true.

The Palace of Architectures At the world’s fair, there are too many pavilions of various styles for the eyes to take in. These distinctive architectural works always contain some frontier ideas and create a strong visual impact. Expo 2010 Shanghai China will present the creative ideas and conceives of architects worldwide. With admission to the Expo site, visitors will have the chance to take a global trip.

The UK pavilion looks like a shining box with thousands of spines that hover without visible support above a public square.

The romantic France will introduce her garden arts to the Expo. A large variety of green plants will be provided inside and outside of the pavilion, to build the Versailles-style gardens in Shanghai.

The baroque style Germany Pavilion, in free style, will highlight its dynamic identity, as the architectural works of its kind like in Germany. The design of Poland Pavilion, appearing to be a folded paper box, is inspired by the motif of its folk art paper-cut.

Expo 2010 attracts participants from more than 200 countries and international organizations. You may not afford to pay a visit to most of these countries. However, with an Expo ticket, you can have an overview of world architectures within the Expo site.

A Taste for Foreign Flavors

While strolling around the architectural world, you will have a chance to experience the “real” exoticisms.

The famous Titlis Rotair Cable Car has attracted numerous visitors worldwide during the past 40 years. At Expo 2010, the Switzerland Pavilion will invite visitors to enjoy a wonderful Switzerland trip on the cable car. Copenhagen’s bronze statue of The Little Mermaid, known from H.C. Andersen’s fairytale The Daughter of the Sea, will travel around the world as part of Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The Little Mermaid, located at the Langelinie Pier of the harbor area, is the symbol of Denmark. During the Expo, The Little Mermaid will be situated in the centre of the Denmark Pavilion to greet visitors.

Chinese couples, would you like to tie the knot in France? It is no more a dream now. During the Expo, the France Pavilion will host a romantic French wedding, a group wedding ceremony that has been held in the city of Tours for several years. The city of Tours, famous for the castles in the Loire Valley, is an attraction to couples worldwide. The lucky couples will have a chance to tie the knot at a dream romantic wedding presided by the mayor of Tours inside the classical French-style gardens within the pavilion.

An Expo ticket will give you the possibility of tasting those alluring foreign flavors. So, are you ready?