Information about the World Expo

In ancient farming society, people often carried out trading activities in harvest celebrations, religious ceremonies and festive festivals, and later gradually developed into large-scale trade and exhibition gatherings with fixed places for the purpose of exchanging goods. This is the embryonic form of the World Expo.

In the 5th century A.D., Persia held its first exhibition beyond the market function.

/kloc-in the 0/8th century, with the continuous emergence of new technologies and products, people gradually thought of holding an exhibition similar to the market, but only for exhibition and not for sale, with the purpose of publicizing and displaying new products and achievements.

179 1 year, the Czech Republic held such an exhibition in Prague for the first time. With the progress of science and technology and the development of social productive forces, the scale of the exhibition has gradually expanded, and the geographical scope of the exhibition has expanded from one place to the whole country, from home to abroad, until it has developed into a world exposition with the participation of many countries.

The history of the World Expo

185 1 year, the world's first world exposition-great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations was held in Hyde Park, London, England. The exhibition time is 185 1, from May 1 to October 1 1, and the main contents are world culture and industrial technology.

1855 Paris world Expo, theme: agriculture, industry and art (theme: agriculture,? Industry? And then what? Art? 1855 The Paris World Expo was held to celebrate the 40 years of peace enjoyed by the European continent since the Battle of Waterloo. In fact, the real theme of the Expo is that major European countries secretly compete for hegemony in the industrial and artistic fields. The Paris World Expo cost about 5 million US dollars and exhibited about 2 1000 exhibits, showing the achievements in the industrial and artistic fields at that time. Concrete, steel, aluminum products and rubber were exhibited at the 1855 Paris World Expo.

After World War II, people all over the world rebuilt their homes on the ruined ruins, and on the basis of resuming production and economic recovery, the first post-war World Expo was held in Brussels, Belgium on 1958, with the theme of "Science, Civilization and Humanity". In order to embody the theme of science, the Brussels World Expo has built a spherical exhibition hall with atomic energy structure, which represents the symbol of mankind entering the new century of scientific and technological progress. Its unique and novel shape, although nearly half a century later, is still vivid. The splendor and richness of the World Expo almost eclipsed previous World Expos.

1962 held a small professional exposition in Seattle, USA? Humans in the space age. The Expo exhibited brand-new advanced technology, vending machines and monorail, which was a great success.

1964 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of new york, another World Expo was held in new york, although the theme was elegant? "Towards peace through understanding". However, the strong commercial atmosphere of the Expo stopped the audience and lost the significance of commemorative activities.

1867 The Paris World Expo has already taken shape as a modern world Expo. what's up Period: 1 867 April1to1867165438+1October 3? Title: the history of labor,

1970, the World Expo was first held in Osaka, Japan. The Japanese call it the World Expo, which embodies "the progress and harmony of mankind" and shows the audience Japan's development and achievements in various aspects after the Tokyo Olympic Games. Thanks to this Expo, Japan will maintain a strong momentum in its economic development in the next 10 year.

1985, Japan hosted the World Expo again. The location is Tsukuba, a brand-new scientific and cultural city more than 50 kilometers away from Tokyo. The theme of the Expo is: "Life and Environment? Human home technology. "

A year later, Canada held an Expo with the theme of "transportation" to commemorate the 0/00th anniversary of Vancouver/KLOC.

1988 is the 200th anniversary of British settlement in Australia. In order to remember this day, Australia hosted the World Expo in Brisbane, the eastern gold coast city. The theme of this Expo is "Leisure Life in the Age of Science and Technology". It embodies the leisure and entertainment of human beings in today's extremely developed era of science and technology. All countries have made a big fuss about this theme, reflecting the richness of human life with sports, entertainment, tourism, leisure, cooking, gardening and so on.

1990, Osaka, Japan held the International Flower and Green Expo with the theme of "Man and Nature". The theme of the exhibition is world horticulture, as a commemorative activity to celebrate Osaka's "New Beginnings"100th anniversary. There are 82 countries participating in this exhibition, and 55 international organizations and Japanese provinces, cities and large enterprises have set up exhibition halls or booths respectively. It has achieved hundreds of large-scale world horticultural expositions in Asia and achieved great success.

1992 is the 500th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America. For this reason, the Spanish government held the World Expo in Seville, and named the theme of previous World Expo logos as "Discovery Age". The World Expo covers an area of 4.78 million square meters, with more than 65,438+000 countries participating. The audience reached more than 60 million people. China Pavilion exhibited four great inventions and Long March rockets, and was rated as a "five-star pavilion".

The Daejeon World Expo in Korea, 1993, is the first World Expo held by a developing country in the world (recognized category). The theme is "a new way to take off". The China Pavilion displays space science and technology, the Three Gorges Project and so on. It received 3.5 million visitors, ranking the highest among all pavilions, and was rated as one of the five best pavilions.

1998 World Expo Lisbon Portugal. 1998 is the International Year of the Ocean approved by the United Nations, and the theme of the Expo is "Ocean-Wealth of the Future". ?

The theme of the 2000 World Expo in Hanover, Germany is "Human, Nature, Science and Technology", with a total of 172 participating countries and organizations, which is the largest number of participating countries, regions and organizations in previous world expositions.

In 2005, Aichi Expo with the theme of "Natural Wisdom" was the latest registered Expo, and China Pavilion received 5.7 million visitors, making it the most popular pavilion.

In the 2008 Zaragoza World Expo in Spain, the water tower is the landmark building of the 2008 Zaragoza World Expo and the tallest building in Zaragoza. The Water Tower is one of the three theme pavilions of the Expo Park, where the theme of "water-the source of life" is exhibited, so it is also called the Water Tower Pavilion.

List of world expositions

Number of meetings? Time? Host country/city? Name?

0 1? 185 1 year? England/London? Exhibition of industrial works in various countries?

02? 1855? France/Paris? Paris World Expo?

03? 1862? England/London? London World Expo?

04? 1867? France/Paris? The second Paris World Expo?

05? 1873? Austria/Vienna? Vienna World Expo?

06? 1876? America/Philadelphia? Philadelphia centennial exposition of American independence?

07? 1878? France/Paris? The Third Paris World Expo?

08? 1883? Holland/Amsterdam? Amsterdam International Fair?

09? 1889? France/Paris? World Expo (1889)?

10? 1893? America/Chicago? Chicago Columbus Memorial Expo?

1 1? 1900? France/Paris? The 5th Paris World Expo?

12? 1904? America/St. Louis? St. Louis centennial exposition?

13? 1908? England/London? London World Expo?

14? 19 15? America/San Francisco? San Francisco Panama Pacific Expo?

15? 1925? France/Paris? Paris International Decorative Art Fair?

16? 1926? America/Philadelphia? Philadelphia150th Anniversary Expo?

17? 1933? America/Chicago? Chicago World Expo?

18? 1935? Belgium/Brussels? Brussels World Expo?

19? 1937? France/Paris? Paris Art Expo?

20? 1939? USA/new york? New york World Expo?

2 1? 1958? Belgium/Brussels? Brussels World Expo?

22? 1962? America/Seattle? Seattle 2 1 century Expo?

23? 1964? USA/new york? New york World Expo?

24? 1967? Canada/Montreal? World Expo Canada?

25? 1970? Japan/Osaka? Japan World Expo?

26? 197 1 year? Hungary/Budapest? World Hunting Expo?

27? 1974? America/Spokane? Expo 1974？

28? 1975? Japan/Okinawa? Okinawa World Ocean Expo?

29? 1982? America/Knoxville? Knoxville World Energy Expo?

30? 1984? America/New Orleans? Louise Anna Expo?

3 1? 1985? Japan/Tsukuba? Tsukuba World Expo?

32? 1986? Canada/Vancouver? Vancouver World Traffic Expo?

34? 1988? Australia/Brisbane? Brisben World Expo?

35? 1990? Italy/Genoa? Genoa World Expo?

36? 1992? Spain/Seville? Seville Expo?

37? 1993? Korea/Daejeon? Daejeon World Expo?

38? 1998? Portugal/Lisbon? Lisbon Expo?

39? In 2000? Germany/Hanover? Hanover Expo?

40? In 2005? Japan/Aichi? Aichi Earth Expo?

4 1? In 2008? Spain/Zaragoza? Zaragoza Expo?

42? 20 10? China/Shanghai? Shanghai World Expo?

43? 20 12? Korea/Lishui? Lishui World Expo?

44? 20 15? Italy/Milan? Milan Expo?

The first World Expo

1 851may1day, the world's first exposition was held in Britain.

Britain, which has completed the industrial revolution, is already a world-class power. No one doubts Britain's strength. Because of its great call, Britain hosted the first World Expo. Queen Victoria sent a diplomatic invitation, and 10 countries accepted it. Serious and rigid Britons use the country's economic strength to arrange exhibitions for the next World Expo. Victorian architecture has a heavy style, mostly huge stone buildings. In this World Expo, the British changed their old style and built a crystal palace with steel and glass as the main building materials in the famous Hyde Park. The Crystal Palace is 65,438+0,700 feet long and 65,438+0,000 feet high, consuming 4,500 tons of steel and 65,438+00 hectares of glass.

The first World Expo opened in a warm atmosphere. In the exhibition area covering an area of 96,000 square meters, the total length of the exhibition table is about13km. During the 23-week exhibition, 6.3 million people visited it. 65,438+04,000 exhibits include a 24-ton coal lump, a coal lump from Jin Gangzuan and a specimen elephant, while engines, hydraulic presses and textile machinery show visitors the development of modern industry and the infinite imagination of human beings.

This World Expo is not only a "dazzling and colorful" display, but also a pioneer of free trade in the next few decades, which indicates the arrival of the era of industrialized production to mankind. All the exhibits represent the development of modern industry and the infinite imagination of human beings. Therefore, the London World Expo is recognized as the first modern World Expo. Crystal Palace Expo has become a great driving force for scientific progress in the 20th century. Its success makes the future World Expo as grand as the Olympic Games on a global scale, so the World Expo is known as "the Olympic Games of economy, science and technology and culture".

World Expo with the first theme: 1933 Chicago World Expo

The higher the level of social productive forces, the stronger the professionalism of socialized production and the more orderly all activities of social life. After nearly a hundred years of deduction, the United States in 1933 (A? Century? Yes? Progress) "World Expo. This is the first World Expo with a theme, requiring exhibitors to design and create their own exhibits around a common theme. Most of the scientific and technological achievements in the past 100 years were exhibited at the meeting. The spectacular neon lights were fascinating, while new scientific and technological achievements such as aviation technology and new buildings with air-conditioning facilities caused a sensation. People are encouraged to see the great progress of science and technology in the past century. Since then, every World Expo has set a very meaningful theme.

[Edit this paragraph] Introduction of Expo management team

The international organization responsible for coordinating and managing the World Expo is the Bureau of International Exhibitions, abbreviated as "BIE" in English. The Bureau of International Exhibitions was established in 1928, with its headquarters in Paris, France, and its charter is the Convention on International Exhibitions. The Convention was signed in Paris on 1928 by representatives of 3 countries and governments, and was revised on May 3, 2005,1948, 1966, 1972 and 1988 respectively. ?

The purpose of BIE is to promote economic, cultural, scientific and technological exchanges and development among countries in the world by coordinating and hosting the World Expo. The permanent body of the Bureau of International Exhibitions is the Secretariat, and the Secretary-General is the highest leader of the Bureau. The current Secretary-General is Mr. Lo Cetus.

[Edit this paragraph] Member States of the Bureau of International Exhibitions

As of June 65438+February 3, 20091,yes 156. The list is as follows:

Europe (30)

Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Ireland and Iceland.

North America (17)

Canada, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago.

South America (8)

Argentina, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Brazil

Africa (1 1)

Algeria, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Congo, Tunisia and Uganda.

Asia (19)

Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Oman, Philippines, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan,? Thailand, Korea

Oceania (4)

Australia, Nauru, Palau, New Zealand

[Edit this paragraph] Rules for holding city elections

The World Expo is an international large-scale exhibition sponsored by a government and attended by many countries or international organizations, which shows the achievements of mankind in the social, economic, cultural and scientific fields. It has the characteristics of long holding time, large exhibition scale, many participating countries and far-reaching influence.

Since 185 1 held its first exhibition in London, England, the World Expo has enjoyed the reputation of "Olympic Games in the fields of economy, science and technology and culture" because of its rapid development, and has been held for 40 times so far. According to the latest regulations of the Bureau of International Expositions, world expositions can be divided into two types according to their nature, scale and duration: one is a registered (formerly called comprehensive) world exposition, which usually lasts for six months and is held every five years; The other is a recognized (formerly known as professional) World Expo, which usually lasts for three months and is held once between two registered World Expos. The registered world Expo is different from the general trade promotion and economic investment promotion exhibitions, and it is the highest-level Expo in the world.

The Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE) is an intergovernmental international organization, which is specialized in supervising and guaranteeing the implementation of the Convention on International Exhibitions, coordinating and managing the holding of the World Expo, and ensuring the level of the Expo. As of June 2002, it has 89 member countries. 1In May 1993, the Bureau of International Exhibitions officially accepted China as its 46th member. According to the election rules, the member countries of the Bureau of International Exhibitions, big or small, each have one vote. In the first round of voting, if the candidate city gets more than two-thirds of the votes, it will become the host city of the next World Expo. If no candidate city gets the required number of votes in the first round of voting, a second round of voting will be held, but the city with the least number of votes in the first round of voting will no longer participate in the competition. In the second round of voting, the candidate city that won more than two-thirds of the votes was elected. If no city gets more than two-thirds of the votes, the third round of voting will continue in the above way until the two cities with the most votes are elected. The final competition will be held in these two cities, and the one with more votes will get the right to host it.

[Edit this paragraph] The bidding procedure for the World Expo

I. Application

According to the regulations of BIE, countries intending to host the World Expo should submit their registration applications to BIE five years before the opening date (which is also the time when the host government starts to send invitations to other countries through diplomatic channels), and the registration fee is 10%. The application letter includes the date and theme of the opening and closing ceremonies, and the legal status of the organizing Committee. BIE will inform the governments of member countries of this application and inform them of their intention to participate in the competition within six months from the date of arrival of the notice.

Two. survey

Six months after submitting the application letter, the chairman of the BIE Executive Committee will organize an inspection according to the regulations to ensure the feasibility of the application. The inspection was presided over by a vice chairman of BIE, and several delegates, experts and the Secretary-General attended the meeting. All expenses shall be borne by the applicant. The contents of the inspection include: theme and definition, opening date and duration, location, area (total area, upper and lower limits of the area that can be allocated to each exhibitor), expected number of visitors, financial feasibility and financial guarantee measures, the organizer's method of calculating the participation fee and the allocation of financial and material resources (to reduce the cost of each participating country), policies and measures to ensure the participating countries, and the attitudes of the government and various organizations interested in participating in the exhibition.

Three. vote

If the preparatory work of the bidding country is supported by the delegation, the plenary session will vote eight years before the holding date as usual. If there is more than one bidding country, the plenary session will hold a secret ballot.

If the bidding country gets two-thirds of the votes after the first round of voting, it will be awarded the right to host. If any application fails to get two-thirds of the votes, another vote will be held, and the country with the least votes in each vote will be eliminated, and then the host country will be determined according to the principle of two-thirds of the votes. When only two countries participate in the competition, the host country shall be determined according to the principle of simple majority.

Four. register

The country that has won the right to hold the exhibition shall register the exhibition according to the general rules formulated by BIE and the examination and acceptance documents determined in the exhibition contract (draft). The application for registration should be submitted to BIE five years before the opening date. This is also the time for the host government to start sending invitations to other countries through diplomatic channels. Registration means that the host government formally assumes the responsibilities put forward in its application and recognizes the standards put forward by BIE, so as to ensure the orderly development of the Expo and protect the interests of all member States. BIE will charge the host government 90% of the registration fee when it receives the registration application, and the amount will be determined according to the rules adopted by the BIE plenary meeting.

[Edit this paragraph] Classification and level of the World Expo

A brief introduction to the classification of world expositions

According to the regulations of the Bureau of International Exhibitions, world expositions can be divided into two types according to their nature, scale and duration: one is a registered (also called comprehensive) world exposition, which usually lasts for six months and has been held every five years since 2000; The other is a recognized (also known as professional) World Expo, which usually lasts for three months and is held once between two registered World Expos. The registered world Expo is different from the general trade promotion and economic investment promotion exhibitions, and it is the highest-level Expo in the world. Registered exhibitions are divided into four levels: A 1, A2, B 1 and B2. A 1 class is recognized as the highest level of the exhibition. China's application for the Shanghai World Expo belongs to the registered World Expo.

A 1 main terms of the world horticultural exposition

According to the regulations of the International Horticultural Producers Association:

①A 1 Expo must cover all fields including gardening;

② Minimum exhibition area: 50 square meters (500,000 square meters), in which the building occupied area is 10% of the total area (excluding the building area for indoor exhibition); ③ At least 5% exhibition area should be reserved for international exhibitors;

④ At least 10 different countries participated in the exhibition;

⑤ Financial guarantee: 20,000 Swiss francs;

⑥A 1 Expo shall be held no more than once a year;

⑦ Every country holds more than one A 1 level exposition every 10 year, with the shortest duration of 3 months and the longest duration of 6 months;

(8) Providing venues free of charge and providing financial assistance to underdeveloped countries.

Host cities and themes of previous world expositions.

1933 Chicago, USA? "a century's progress"

1935 Brussels, Belgium? "Peace through competition"

1937 Paris? "Art and Technology in the Modern World"

1939 San Francisco? "tomorrow's new world"

1958 Brussels, Belgium? Science, civilization and human beings

1962 Seattle, USA? "Humans in the Space Age"

1964 new york, USA? "Towards peace through understanding"

Montpellier, Canada 1967? Man and the world

1968 San Antonio USA? "Cultural exchanges in the American continent"

1970 Osaka, Japan? "Human progress and harmony"

1974 Spokane, USA? "pollution-free progress"

1975 Okinawa, Japan? "Ocean-a promising future"

1982 Knoxville, USA? "Energy-the Motive Force of the World"

1984 New Orleans, USA? "The world of rivers-water is the source of life"

1985 Tsukuba, Japan? "Life and environment? Human home technology "

1986 Vancouver, Canada? "transportation"

1988 "leisure life in the age of science and technology" in Brisbane, Australia

1990 Osaka, Japan? "Man and Nature"

1992 Seville, Spain? "the age of discovery"

1992 Genoa, Italy? "Columbus-the ship and the sea"

1993 Daejeon, Korea? "New take-off mode"

1998 Lisbon Portugal? "Ocean-the future wealth"

Hanover, Germany in 2000? "Man-Nature-Technology-Development"

Aichi, Japan in 2005? "Nature, City and Harmony-The Art of Life"

Zaragoza, Spain in 2008? "Water and sustainable development"

20 10 China? "Better City, Better Life"

"World Expo Famous Words"

"Only nature is a real engineer" —— Josephine paxton, an English gardener

"Our country has a symbol of freedom since then!" -American President Grant

"Our ancestors turned out to be outstanding artists." -Suotula.

"Pursuing maximum with minimum"? Buckminster fuller

"One small step for the individual, one giant step for mankind. This is spiritual and technical. " ? Armstrong

"The atom has been magnified by One Happy and Fifty by one million times, so I hope that mankind can make rational use of atomic energy." -Andrew Watt Kane.

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