Hebei Province unveiled its provincial pavilion design, whose theme is “Charming Hebei,” yesterday in Shanghai.

The 600-square-meter pavilion is a semi-transparent space full of fantasy colors. Its exhibition is arranged in five huge “cubes,” demonstrating the province’s ambitions and its geographical advantages as it is close to Beijing, Tianjin and Bohai sea.

Among the five cubes, three are “theme pavilions.” In the first theme pavilion, visitors can see the historical origin of Hebei and Beijing, the Chinese capital which is mostly surrounded by the province.

The second exhibition will show the development of solar energy, low-carbon technology and other new innovations in the northern Chinese province.

In the third theme exhibition, visitors will see a “dialogue” between heroes in 1976 Tangshan earthquake and Haibao, the Expo mascot. More than 240,000 people were killed in the 7.8-magnitude Tangshan earthquake, but persistent Tangshan people rebuilt a whole new city on its debris with help pouring in from around China, including Shanghai. Hebei exhibition organizers want to show the great economic achievements as well as their people’s strong will through this part of pavilion.

Chen Xianjin, deputy director general of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, Xiong Xunlin, deputy director of the office heading preparations for the China Pavilion and Zhao Fenglou, director of the World Expo Office of Hebei province attended the launching ceremony.

“Hebei had undergone a lots of exploration and innovations in history. The pavilion would share these valuable changes with the visitors,” Chen said. “I hope we would see a perfectly built pavilion to successfully reflect Hebei people’s wonderful ideas.”