Which countries are participating in the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, and what are the highlights?

As of June 4, 2009, 239 countries and international organizations (191 countries and 48 international organizations) have confirmed their participation in the Shanghai World Expo. They are: Africa (51): Algeria, Burundi, Togo, Eritrea, Cape Verde, Congo (Brazzaville), Guinea, Comoros, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritania, Seychelles, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Djibouti, Benin, Central African Republic, C?te d'Ivoire, Angola, Egypt, Tanzania, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Sudan, Kenya, Morocco, Gabon, Cameroon, Rwanda, Tunisia, Sierra Leone, Madagascar, Congo (DRC), Uganda, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Niger, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Chad, Somalia, Ghana, Botswana, South Africa, Libya, Malawi, Burkina Faso, Gambia. Americas (34): Cuba, Canada, Dominica, Bolivia, United States, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Suriname, Ecuador, Venezuela, Grenada, Mexico, Nicaragua, Brazil, Antigua and Barbuda, El Salvador, Dominica, Barbados, Colombia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Belize, Honduras, Paraguay, Panama, Bahamas Europe (45): France, Netherlands, Monaco, Switzerland, Ukraine, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Germany, Croatia, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Poland, Luxembourg, Albania, Turkey, Belgium, Lithuania, Montenegro, Moldova, Belarus , Russia, Portugal, Serbia, Finland, Azerbaijan, Greece, Czech Republic, Macedonia, Romania, Ireland, Cyprus, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, San Marino, Norway, Slovakia, Estonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Malta, Slovenia, Latvia, Liechtenstein Asia (45): China, Pakistan, Bahrain, Cambodia, Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Singapore, Armenia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Philippines, Malaysia, Laos, Yemen , Japan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Brunei, Lebanon, Georgia, Bhutan, Thailand, Iraq, Oman, Iran, Maldives, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates, Syria, North Korea, Jordan, Israel , Qatar, Kuwait, East Timor, Oceania (16): New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Palau, Tonga, Micronesia, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Niue, Solomon Islands, Valu, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru International organizations (48): United Nations, United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, UNESCO, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Population Fund, United Nations UN-Habitat, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, United Nations Program on AIDS, United Nations Capital Development Fund, United Nations Environment Program, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, World Bank, World Water Council, World Meteorological Organization, World Nature Foundation, World Trade Center Association, World Health Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Telecommunication Union, International Information Network for Development, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Maritime Organization, International Energy Agency, International Council of Museums, International Organization for Bamboo and Rattan, International Organization for Migration, International Labor Organization, International Trade Centre, International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development, International Polar Foundation, Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States, League of Arab States, African Union, Association of Southeast Asian Nations , European Union, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, South Pacific Tourism Organization, Pacific Islands Forum, Boao Forum for Asia, Caribbean Community, Caribbean Development Bank, Eastern and Southern African Community Market, Francophone Business Forum, Global Environment Facility, What are the exciting contents of the hundreds of performances every day by the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, the Organization for the Exploitation of Earth Observations, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the South Pacific Tourism Organization, and the International Federation of Public Transport? What star groups are there in the performing teams of various countries? Which performances qualify as "world premieres"? During the 184-day Shanghai World Expo, more than 800 programs from all over the world will be staged approximately 20,000 times. What are the exciting contents of the up to 100 cultural performances every day? Which globally renowned “star groups” are among the performing groups from all over the world? Which performances will have their “world premiere” in Shanghai? With the official launch of the book "Overview of China's 2010 Shanghai World Expo Cultural and Performing Arts Activities", the event team of the World Expo Bureau's Events Department responsible for performances on the five continents made a collective appearance and revealed the highlights of performances on the five continents to the public in advance. Asia: 153 programs will be presented, with Saudi Arabia and Lebanon participating for the first time. Sun Mingzhang, leader of the Asia Group of the Events Department of the World Expo Bureau, said that so far Asia has applied for 153 programs and performed more than 840 times, mainly on National Pavilion Days and Asia Plaza. Perform at other venues.

It is understood that the performances in the Asian region of the World Expo have created many "firsts" in the history of the World Expo. For example, the Lebanese Caracalla Song and Dance Theater, which is well-known in Europe and founded by the descendants of the ancient Roman ruler Caracalla, will participate in the World Expo for the first time and will be in the Lebanese National Pavilion. On the same day, it will bring exciting clips such as "Moon Knight" and "2001 Nights"; the Saudi Pavilion will also break the history of never applying for a performance in more than 30 years of participating in the World Expo, and will form a performance team of more than 40 people for the Shanghai World Expo to showcase Middle Eastern style dances . In addition, performances worthy of attention include the Japan Chinese Orchestra, the only Chinese folk orchestra in the world composed entirely of foreign part-time artists, which will hold an Expo-specific chorus and folk music symphony concert in the Great Hall of the Expo Center and Asia Plaza; The Korean Black Drum Art Troupe, founded by 30 Korean college students, will bring traditional drum ensemble and modern pop dance in May; the Indian musical "Bollywood Ticket" will be launched at the World Expo in July; on September 5, The large-scale stage play "Thai Style Colors" created especially for the World Expo by the Thailand Pavilion Japanese Performance Troupe will also have its "world premiere" in Shanghai. Europe: More than 200 programs showcase European culture, and five global premieres are worth looking forward to. As of late April, European exhibitors have confirmed more than 200 programs, with performances spread across major event venues in the park. Yu Yang, director of the European Group of the Events Department of the World Expo Bureau, said that among the performances in the European area, there are five major world premieres worthy of attention, including the premiere of the Czech National Pavilion on May 17, a modern dance choreographed by the artistic director of the Czech National Ballet specially for the World Expo. Dance "Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1"; on June 21st, the French National Pavilion Day, the musical "Tender France" directed by French movie star Alain Delon will premiere; on September 8th, the British National Pavilion will premiere On September 11, the English National Ballet teamed up with the Shanghai Ballet and the London Symphony Orchestra to create the ballet "On the Water"; the Icelandic children's drama "Lazy Town" will be unveiled on September 11, the Iceland National Museum Day; the Norwegian Secret Garden band specially Created and performed "Natural Masterpiece" at the World Expo. Various local European performances are also worth looking forward to. For example, in the Greek National Pavilion Day Song and Dance Gala "Mythic Echo" on June 19, Maria Nafupli, the highest priestess of the 2004 Athens Olympics and the leading actress of the Greek National Drama, will There will be wonderful performances; from May 24th to 30th, nearly 300 people will perform Spain's traditional Catalan human tower building at the Plaza de Europa; during the summer vacation, the British Pavilion will also bring Teletubbies children's dramas to the children. . Americas: 137 programs have been confirmed, and American "Jazz Legend" Hancock will appear. Xu Weijie, leader of the Americas Group of the Events Department of the World Expo Bureau, said that 137 performances have been confirmed in the Americas area of ??the World Expo, and American artists will perform throughout the park. More than 370 wonderful performances were presented to audiences around the world. Broken down by country, among the unique cultural performances in the United States, in addition to the Philadelphia Orchestra that will perform at the World Expo Cultural Center on May 7, on May 13 and 14, the 70-year-old "Legend of American Jazz" The special jazz concert presented by the senior jazz pianist Herbie Hancock will delight jazz fans around the world; the Canadian pavilion will feature 20 local art groups carefully selected by its world-famous Cirque du Soleil. More than 150 artists showcase the characteristics of Canada's multicultural integration to visitors from all over the world. To celebrate the 200th anniversary of independence, more than 300 artists from 23 performing arts groups in Mexico will give wonderful performances. It is worth mentioning that the Oaxaca marimba, an ancient Mexican percussion instrument that has been little passed down, will also appear at the Expo. , the young generation from Oaxaca will demonstrate through their performances the government’s efforts to preserve this artistic treasure. In addition, visitors will also experience the artistic style of distant South America up close. Bolivia has unprecedentedly sent nearly 900 actors and 70 performance groups to China; the Brazilian "Mavaca Ensemble", which is famous for showcasing folk song art from all over the world, will also be present at the event. Newly created art works with Chinese elements will be displayed at the World Expo. Africa: With nearly 700 performances, you can see all of Africa without going abroad. The 2010 Shanghai World Expo has the largest number of African countries participating in any previous World Expo. Jin Liting, who is responsible for African performing arts activities in the Event Department of the World Expo Bureau, said that as of now, 50 African countries and 1 international organization, the African Union, have confirmed their participation in the African area. *** have applied for 59 cultural and performing arts activities, with a total of nearly 700 games. Among the African programs, the South African Soweto Chorus, which won the Grammy Award for "Best Traditional World Music Album" twice in 2007 and 2008, is quite representative. This group was founded in 2002 and is now the most popular performing arts group in Africa. It has 29 African singers. Their songs combine tribal music, traditional culture and Western church music. The content of the songs records the bitterness of black Africans resisting oppression and discrimination. history. Throughout May, the "Yantong Students Entering the World Expo" theatrical performance from Malawi in southeastern Africa will become a symbol of cultural exchanges between China and Africa. A group of orphans from Malawi will demonstrate Shaolin Kungfu taught by Chinese master Huili who went to Africa on the stage of the World Expo. Behind this performance team, Master Huili raised his own funds to rescue these orphans and teach them traditional Chinese culture. touching stories.

Oceania: For the first time, all the countries and regions in Oceania and the South Pacific participated in the Expo. More than 800 performances showed the customs of the South Pacific island countries. Li Yuan, head of the Oceania Group of the Event Department of the World Expo Bureau, said that this Shanghai World Expo has achieved the participation of all countries and regions in Oceania and the South Pacific. They*** Presenting 23 programs, the total number of performances exceeds 800. According to reports, from May 1st to 21st, the Oceania Modern Dance Troupe will bring the 2009/2010 Miss South Pacific and the French Polynesian Ora Performance Group to the Expo to bring modern dance that combines the styles and fashions of the South Pacific, Ireland and India. The Vanuatu dance series, which consists of Vanuatu folk songs and dances, snake dances and king dances, will have different styles of wonderful performances every month. On July 27, the Solomon Islands tona dance troupe, which is popular in the South Pacific, will play one of the oldest musical instruments in the world, the panpipe, to demonstrate traditional ancient etiquette. On August 1st, Samoa Pavilion Day, the traditional Samoan dance performed by the Samoa Oswa Dance Troupe will showcase the local traditional culture through the elegant dance movements of the girls.