Afterviewing the Shanghai World Expo:

Colorful light beams, flag ships passing through colorful balls, graceful fountains, changing music and gorgeous fireworks...

< p>On April 30, on the banks of the Huangpu River, a grand multimedia light fountain fireworks show was divided into three parts: "China Welcomes You", "Gathering at the Expo" and "The World Celebrates Together". It was the first comprehensive World Expo with a history of 159 years. Once brought to ancient and modern China.

At the beginning of the performance, a warm Chinese red and the slogan "China welcomes you" appeared on the big screen. Red fireworks flew into the night sky, and red beams of light shot across the river. The Huangpu River seemed to be paved with a giant banner. The red carpet welcomes guests and friends from all over the world.

Holding the World Expo has been a long-standing dream of the Chinese people. Liang Qichao and others once proposed hosting the World Expo in Shanghai, hoping that their motherland would "sleep like a sleeping lion and break its dreams, and a sick country will become seriously ill."

As times change, the relationship between China and the World Expo has become increasingly close. An open China welcomes the World Expo, which embodies the splendid civilization of mankind. On the night of the 30th, every beam of light and every cluster of fireworks released the Chinese people’s World Expo dream.

Blue and green gradually become the main colors of lighting. The bright, cheerful and enthusiastic rhythm makes people feel the harmony and beauty of urban life.

With the development of industrialization and urbanization, while cities allow people to enjoy a better life, they also bring difficulties and challenges such as traffic congestion, environmental pollution, and resource shortages. The Shanghai World Expo is the first World Expo with a city theme. During the Expo, people will exchange experiences on sustainable urban development.

The LED luminous balls floating from the Lupu Bridge change into red, yellow and orange colors and stretch down the river endlessly. More than 200 flag ships, towed by three speedboats, met the LED luminous balls flowing down the river on the river. Speedboats towed fireworks, and hundreds of flag ships passed through the colorful balls. This is a unique "water entrance ceremony".

The concept of "Romantic Water" comes from the classic Chinese love story "Butterfly Lovers". A group of permanent fountains along the Huangpu River reproduce this touching story. As the music changes, the dance of water becomes a screen of water, and a large projector projects colorful flowers and thousands of butterflies, reflecting the harmony between man and nature.

It has always been the ideal of the Expo family to advocate the establishment of a harmonious world in which peace is paramount, people-oriented, people respect and love each other, and people and nature are close to each other.

Golden fireworks were first lit from Lupu Bridge. Colorful fireworks shot up from barges on both sides of the river and on the river, chasing each other and competing for beauty.

Silver and purple fireworks were the first to appear, and then various colorful and dazzling fireworks bloomed one after another. "Smiling face" and other shaped fireworks depict the picture of an open China. Golden fireworks were set off from both sides of the strait and met each other in the sky above the Pujiang River, forming a special "hand in hand" shape.

As the music of "Ode to Joy" played, fireworks bloomed. All searchlights, lasers, and fountains joined in the colorful display of light and fire, filling the sky with brilliance and illuminating the night sky.

Scientific development and sustainable development are the concepts pursued by the Shanghai World Expo. Liu Wenguo, assistant director of the World Expo Bureau and deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Culture and Radio, said that the fireworks used in the opening ceremony were very "low-carbon" - smoke There are few, the sound is light, and the colors are very bright.

In addition, the 2,000 guest seats for the opening ceremony were made of discarded milk cartons, program notes and handbags were made of recycled paper, and low-energy speakers and large LED screens were also used extensively. . More than 200 flag ships used at the opening ceremony will also be donated to disabled athletes for training.

"Chinese elements" are present throughout the performance. "The shapes of firecrackers, gongs and drums, Chinese red, Butterfly Lovers, and the 'fish' symbolizing abundance every year make the whole performance achieve the integration of nationalization and internationalization," Liu Wenguo said.

David Atkins, chief director of the opening ceremony’s outdoor lighting and fireworks fountain installation performance, said: “Such a performance would have taken at least a year and a half to be held in any other country in the world. In China, it only takes half a year, or even less. This reflects China’s strong resource allocation capabilities.

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