10 What are the highlights of the Shanghai World Expo ~! 10

Shanghai is one of the advantages of the first developing country to host the World Expo, while China is the developing country that hosts the most World Expositions, including the World Exposition to be held in Hanover, Germany in 2000 and the World Exposition to be held in Aichi, Japan in 2005, which are basically held in developed countries. China is the largest developing country in the world. Holding the World Expo in China will not only give a great impetus to China's economy, but also enhance the confidence of developing countries in bidding, and promote the active participation of developing countries, especially those that have not yet joined the Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE), thus promoting the economic development and social progress of developing countries and even the whole world. Advantage 2: China's rapidly developing and increasingly open economy China is the world's largest economic transition country, which is gradually changing from a planned economy to a market economy, from a traditional agricultural country to a newly industrialized country, and from a closed economy to an open economy, and has become a member of the WTO. The marketization and internationalization of China's economy have become the focus of worldwide attention. China is one of the countries with the fastest economic development and the greatest growth potential in the world. Over the past 20 years, China's total real GDP has increased by 6.3 times, real per capita GDP has increased by 5 times, and the import and export trade volume has increased by 12.4 times. Development achievements have attracted worldwide attention. At the same time, China is one of the countries that attract the most foreign investment in the world. It is predicted that in the next 10 year, China's economy will still maintain a high growth rate of around 7% and become the most attractive investment destination. By 20 10, the total GDP of China may reach 19 trillion yuan, which is about 2.2 trillion US dollars at the current exchange rate. Holding the World Expo in China will make the world know more about China, witness the great changes in China, and accelerate the marketization and opening-up of China's economy. China will further participate in the development of world economy. Advantage 3: Glorious and Long-standing Historical Civilization China is a world-famous ancient civilization with a glorious history of 5,000 years and is the main representative of oriental civilization. The long history has left many world cultural heritages for China, such as the Great Wall of Wan Li, Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang, Longmen Grottoes and so on, which are very attractive to people all over the world. The ancient and vibrant Chinese civilization will provide the Expo with unprecedented profound cultural connotation and great cultural influence. Advantage 4: Rich and colorful ethnic cultures There are 56 ethnic groups in China, and each ethnic group has its own unique history and colorful cultural characteristics. Han culture, Yi culture, Tibetan culture and other distinctive cultures are all inclusive, and * * * together constitute a rich and colorful Chinese culture. Shanghai, the venue of the China World Expo, is not only a place where China's northern and southern cultures blend, but also a city with the most eastern and western cultures in China. Hosting the World Expo in China and Shanghai will enable the world to fully appreciate the diversity and inclusiveness of China culture and strengthen exchanges and communication among all ethnic groups in the world. At the same time, the rich and colorful national culture will also add luster to the Expo and enhance its attraction. Advantages 5. Huge market attraction China is the most populous country in the world. The total population is nearly1300 million, accounting for more than one-fifth of the world population. Shanghai, the venue of the World Expo, has a total population of 654.38+0.3 billion, exceeding the combined population of Britain and France. China is currently the fifth largest tourist country in the world, and will become the largest new tourist market in the world in the next 10 year. Therefore, hosting the World Expo in China will have the largest number of visitors in history, which will play a positive role in expanding the influence of the World Expo. At the same time, the combination of a huge population and a fast-growing economy will attract all countries in the world to participate in the Shanghai World Expo. Advantage 6: Rich experience in hosting large-scale international events 1990 China successfully hosted the 1 1 Asian Games, which was highly praised by IOC President Samaranch and participating countries. The World Horticultural Exposition held in Kunming, China from 65438 to 0999 attracted 9 million visitors, which was the most successful of all professional expositions held by the Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE) and was highly praised by all parties. Shanghai, the host of the World Expo, successfully held the first East Asian Games in 1993, which was widely praised by the participating countries. 1999, the Global Fortune Forum was successfully held, becoming the one with the largest number of multinational companies participating in previous Fortune Forums. In 20001year, APEC ministerial meeting and informal leadership meeting were successfully held in Shanghai, China. These rich experiences will provide a strong guarantee for China to successfully host the 20 10 World Expo. Advantage 7: the broad participation and support of the people. The people of China have a strong sense of participation and a fine tradition of spontaneously organizing volunteer service teams. This sense of participation and service spirit has been fully reflected in large-scale international activities such as Beijing Asian Games, Kunming World Expo, Shanghai East Asian Games and APEC meeting. 20 10 Holding the World Expo in China will get the extensive participation and support of1300 million people in China.