Walking down colorful memory lanes of Zone C

By Yao Minji and Lu Feiran 
0 CommentsPrint E-mail Shanghai Daily, October 27, 2010
Adjust font size:

Zone C is the most diverse sector in the Expo Park, with 58 pavilions exhibiting culture and technologies from more than 140 countries and organizations.

Most pavilion staff are natives of their countries, some have stayed in China for a while and are familiar with the culture, while others recruited from back home are seeing it all for the first time, with fresh eyes.

Over the past six months, they have thrown themselves into their work, many getting only one day off a week and some getting only single-digit resting days through the entire event.

Most of them can't help feeling relieved, some overjoyed, as the crowded fair, now having reached its estimated 70 million visitors, is drawing to the end.

However, they also tell Shanghai Daily they will miss the busy days, the curious Chinese visitors and fascinating culture in Shanghai. Some are staying on, some are returning home.

Each has seen a different Expo and a Shanghai, due to their distinct experiences with the event and the city.

Shanghai Daily interviews six people from five pavilions about their personal experiences at the event that has broken every record in World Expo history.

Spending half a year in the Expo site, as the Cameroon Pavilion director in the Africa Joint Pavilion, Chi Zephyrinus Fru has watched the Expo unfold and attract more than 70 million visitors.

"I will hold the precious memory deep inside my heart for a long time," he tells Shanghai Daily.

As for Motomby, the Commissioner General, although he didn't stay for as long as Chi, the "huge and impressive" Expo also had a great impact on him.

"The visitor volume in the single Africa Joint Pavilion, around 20 million, exceeded the entire number of visitors to the Aichi Expo five years ago," he says. "That's amazing."

The two encountered many different kinds of visitors and what shocked them was that many Chinese people knew nothing about Africa before they came to the pavilion.

"When they visited, they didn't know where they were," says Chi.

Fortunately, the Expo afforded people an opportunity at least to learn that Africa is a continent rather than a country. The Cameroon venue near the Joint Pavilion entrance received a huge number of guests.

"Many visitors only wanted a stamp, but some of them closely observed our exhibits and showed interest in the materials we gave them," says Chi.

"We're glad to see them and hope they can visit Cameroon one day."

Getting their exhibits to the Expo posed problems because of long procedures and complicated logistics. When it's time to leave they hope the difficulties are sorted out.

"I hope the logistics policies can be more flexible," says Chi.

Because of their heavy workload, both men stayed in Pudong for almost the entire Expo, though they did visit Suzhou and Zhoushan cities briefly for pavilion activities.

Now that the Expo is winding down, they hope to visit the other side of the Huangpu River and see the rest of the city. If the packing up goes well, they should have time for some sightseeing.

1   2   Next  


Print E-mail Bookmark and Share

Go to Forum >>0 Comments

No comments.

Add your comments...

  • User Name Required
  • Your Comment
  • Racist, abusive and off-topic comments may be removed by the moderator.
Send your storiesGet more from China.org.cnMobileRSSNewsletter
主站蜘蛛池模板: 99久久伊人精品综合观看| 久久久国产精品无码免费专区| av天堂永久资源网| 无码专区人妻系列日韩精品| 乱系列中文字幕在线视频| 欧美日在线观看| 亚洲色图.com| 男女爽爽无遮挡午夜动态图| 国产精品二区在线| 99re免费在线视频| 天天爱天天色天天干| 一级日本高清视频免费观看| 欧美一级做a影片爱橙影院| 亚洲精品**中文毛片| 用我的手指来扰乱吧全集在线翻译| 国产欧美日韩一区二区三区在线 | 黄网站在线观看| 国产欧美日韩在线播放| 1000部免费啪啪十八未年禁止观看| 国模精品一区二区三区| av在线播放日韩亚洲欧| 女性高爱潮视频| 久久精品一区二区三区四区| 欧美BBBWBBWBBWBBW| 免费的看黄网站| 精品视频在线看| 国产孕妇孕交视频| 国产麻豆精品原创| 国内精品伊人久久久久AV一坑| japanese中文字幕| 日出水了特别黄的视频| 亚洲国产成人无码av在线播放| 污污动漫在线看| 亚洲综合小视频| 漂亮人妻被黑人久久精品| 人夫的堕落变装| 狠色狠色狠狠色综合久久| 免费观看亚洲人成网站| 野花香社区在线视频观看播放| 国产精品无码专区在线观看| 91久久精品国产91久久性色tv |