World’s Fair, also known as International Expo and Universal Exposition, referred to as World Expo, World Expo, and Wanbo, is an international-scale gathering. Exhibitors showcase contemporary cultural, technological and industrial achievements to countries around the world that have a positive impact on various aspects of life.

Significance

The purpose of hosting the World Expo is to enable participating countries to gain extensive contacts and exchanges on themes through an international exhibition platform. The World Expo is a record of the intelligence of social civilization at that time and a look forward to the future.

However, not every World Expo successfully expresses a strong theme. Many World Expos have degenerated into the tone of large museums. Some of the amazing novel exhibits at the exhibition have become permanent. collection.

History

The origin of the World Expo was a regular market held by European merchants in the Middle Ages. At first, the market was only involved in economics and trade. By the 19th century, the status of the business community in Europe increased, and the scale of the market Gradually expanding, the types of commodity transactions and the number of participants increased, and the scope of influence became wider and wider, from economy to life art to life ideal philosophy... By the 1820s, this large-scale market was Called Expositions.

The first World Expo was held in London, England in 1851. At that time, Britain was the most powerful country in the world, and Britain wanted to display its national power through a large-scale exhibition. The British proudly called this large-scale fair the "Great Exhibition". Among the approximately 100,000 exhibits on display, steam engines, agricultural machinery, looms and other machinery that promoted the industrial revolution attracted much attention; and these brand-new exhibits at the time became exhibits in the two museums after the exhibition and served as the basis for the exhibition's exhibits. : Including the Victoria and Albert Museum, established in 1852, and the Cansington Museum of Science and Technology, established in 1853. In the early days of the World Expo, most of them were popular comprehensive expositions, such as celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of a country, the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, etc. In modern times, with the advancement of science and technology, world expositions have also tended to be held in a professional exposition mode to explore the relationship between new technologies and life.

Moreover, most of the themes of the World Expos were based on the scientific and technological achievements of the time to meet the needs of the social climate at that time. For example, during the World Expos during the two world wars and the Cold War, the central themes of most expos were "peace" and "building tomorrow." As we approached the 21st century, environmental conservation issues also became the focus of attention at the World Expos at that time.

The World Expo does not stipulate how many years it can be held. However, the formal application request must not be made earlier than 9 years before the envisaged opening date of the World Expo. Basically, the country applying to host the World Expo needs to submit an application for the World Expo to the International Exposition Bureau, proposing the hosting time and specific theme content, and the International Exhibition Bureau will vote on it at the General Assembly of the Member States. Once the applicant country has successfully applied, the host country will be responsible for the overall planning. Other countries can also participate in the World Expo through invitations, so that different countries can exchange culture and technology with each other on the World Expo as a large platform, and contribute to the future of the world. contribute to progress. The country/city hosting the World Expo will also attach great importance to this event, because it is an indicator of the country's prosperity.

Benefits of hosting a World Expo

Generally speaking, countries that host World Expos can get the following benefits:

The host country can promote its own products and scientific research results Overseas people who have always watched the World Expo promote the international market and develop international trade and scientific and technological cooperation.

The host country can enhance its status by hosting this international event.

Great leap forward in economy and trade.

Through the exchange of advanced technologies between countries on the expo platform, both the host country and the participating countries can broaden their horizons.

The host city can speed up urban construction by operating the expo.

Outlook

The 2010 World Expo will be held in Shanghai. The Shanghai Municipal Government applied in May 2001 and was approved in December 2002. By 2010, it took nearly 10 years to prepare and realize the dream of the expo.

List of previous World's Fairs

Date Hosting Country/City Name Type Number of Days Thousands of People Remarks (Bold is the theme)

1851 British/London Industrial World Exposition General 140 604 Exhibition Hall Crystal Palace won a special award

1855 France/Paris Paris World's Fair General 150 516 Agriculture, Industry, Art

1862 England/London London World's Fair Craftsmanship 104 609

1867 France/Paris 2nd Paris Universal Exhibition Comprehensive 210 923 Increase cultural content

1873 Austro-Hungarian/Vienna Vienna Universal Exhibition Comprehensive 106 725 Unprecedented architectural design

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1876 United States/Philadelphia American Independence Centennial Exposition Comprehensive 159 800 United States Founding Centenary, New Style Housing, Telephones, Typewriters, Sewing Machines

1878 France/Paris 3rd Paris World's Fair Comprehensive 190 1616 Exhibition of automobiles, refrigerators, and the phonograph invented by Edison

1883 Amsterdam International Exposition in the Netherlands/Amsterdam Comprehensive 100 880 Horticulture and flower exhibition

1889 France/Paris World's Fair (1889 ) Comprehensive 182 2512 The 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, the Eiffel Tower was completed

1893 United States/Chicago Chicago Columbian Exposition Comprehensive 183 2700 The 400th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of the New World

1900 France/Paris The 5th Paris World's Fair Comprehensive 210 5000 Century Review

1904 United States/St. Louis Centennial Exposition of St. Louis Comprehensive 185 1969 The centenary of the city's founding, and the Olympic Games were held in the same year

1908 United Kingdom/ London London World's Fair Comprehensive 220 1200 The Olympic Games were held in the same year

1915 United States/San Francisco Panama Pacific Exposition Comprehensive 288 1883 Celebrating the opening of the Panama Canal

1925 France/Paris Paris International Exposition of Decorative Arts Professional 195 1500 Promote "new trends in literature and art"

1926 United States/Philadelphia Philadelphia 150th Anniversary World's Fair Comprehensive 183 3600 Commemorate the 150th anniversary of the United States, build a 100,000-person stadium

1933 United States /Chicago Chicago World's Fair Comprehensive 170 2257 The Century of Progress

1935 Belgium/Brussels World's Fair Brussels Comprehensive 150 2000 Peace through Competition

1937 France/Paris Paris Art World's Fair Professional 93 870 Modern World Art and Technology

1939 United States/San Francisco San Francisco World's Fair Comprehensive 340 4500 Building Tomorrow's World

1958 Belgium/Brussels Brussels World's Fair Comprehensive 186 4150 Science, Civilization and human nature

1962 United States/Seattle Seattle 21st Century Exposition Professional 184 964 Humanity in the Space Age

1964 United States/New York New York World's Fair Comprehensive 360 ??5167 Toward Peace through Understanding

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1967 Canada/Montreal Canada World Expo Comprehensive 185 5031 Humanity and the World

1970 Japan/Osaka Japan World Expo Comprehensive 183 6422 Human Progress and Harmony

1971 1974 World Hunting Exposition in Hungary/Budapest Major 4 190 The Impact of Hunting on People and Art

1974 World Expo in Spokane, USA 1974 Major 184 480 Celebrating the Refreshing Environment of Tomorrow

1975 Japan/Okinawa Okinawa World Ocean Expo Professional 183 349 Sea - a promising future

1982 United States/Knoxville Knoxville World Energy Expo Professional 152 1113 Energy drives the world

1984 Louisiana World Expo, New Orleans, USA/Major 184 734 The world of rivers, water is the source of life

1985 Japan/Tsukuba Tsukuba World Expo, major 184 2033 Living and environment, human home technology< /p>

1986 Canada/Vancouver Vancouver World Transportation Expo Professional 165 2211 World Communication, World Pulse

1988 Australia/Brisbane Brisbane World Expo Professional 184 1857 Leisure Life in the Age of Technology

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1992 Genoa World's Fair, Italy/Genoa Major 92 800 Columbus, Ships and Seas

1992 Spain/Sevia Seville World's Fair General 176 4100 The Age of Discovery

1993 Korea/Daejeon World Expo Major 93 1400 Challenge a new path of development

1998 Portugal/Lisbon Lisbon Expo Major 132 1000 Ocean, the asset of the future

2000 Comprehensive 153 1800 Humanity, Nature, Technology

2005 Japan/Aichi Ai. Earth Expo Professional 185 2200 Nature’s Wisdom

2008 Spain/Zaragoza World Expo Zaragoza Professional? ? Water and Sustainable Development

2010 China/Shanghai Shanghai World Expo Comprehensive? ? City, make life better