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Shanghai marks 200-day countdown to World Expo

2009-10-13 13:33 BJT

Special Report: 2010 Shanghai Expo Countdown |

SHANGHAI, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The itinerant exhibition on history of World Expos came back to Shanghai Tuesday with new updates to mark the 200-day countdown to the 2010 Expo, which is set to open on May 1, 2010 in the largest metropolis of China.

Chinese workers work on the horn-shaped "Sunny Valley" building which lines the Expo Boulevard at the World Expo site in Shanghai on October 10, 2009. The construction of the Expo Boulevard, a large, integrated commercial and traffic complex, has entered the stage of "fine decoration." (Xinhua Photo)
Chinese workers work on the horn-shaped "Sunny Valley" building which
 lines the Expo Boulevard at the World Expo site in Shanghai on 
October 10, 2009. The construction of the Expo Boulevard, a large,
integrated commercial and traffic complex, has entered the stage of
"fine decoration." (Xinhua Photo)

The exhibition, which made its debut 26 months ago in Shanghai, has been held in 26 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across China, attracting over 2.3 million visitors.

The newly updated exhibition features progress in ongoing preparations for the 2010 Shanghai Expo, including infrastructures being built and services to be provided during the impending six-month event.

In comparison with the 600-day countdown, Shanghai made remarkable progress towards a 'better city' over the past 400 days.

The city has finished a project to modify a total space of more than 48 million square meters of slope roofs and more than 91 million sq. m of external walls of buildings re-decorated.

During the 400 days, Shanghai increased green plots, including gardens, by 3,582 hectares, 20 percent larger than the plan, 18,700 public parking areas for motor vehicles and another 143,000for non-motor vehicles, 172 percent and 372 percent, respectively, more than those planned.