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The designer of the United Kingdom Pavilion hopes his spiky "Seed Cathedral" and the surrounding park encourage the builders of China's megacities to learn lessons from places like London without seeing them as blueprints to copy.
Screen siren Gong Li showed how Expo 2010 can bring the world closer to China, and vice-versa: As the France Pavilion's new "Charm Ambassador", she accepted France's prestigious Order of the Legion of Honor award. 
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In a few days, the countdown clocks in Shanghai will all finally hit zero, but some foreigners may askwhy China moved right from holding the 2008 Olympics to gearing for this new grand spectacle
The seven most popular pavilions during Expo 2010 Shanghai's soft opening, which ended on Monday, belong to the United States, Australia, Spain, France, Japan, Thailand and Italy, Expo organizers said.
Despite half a million visitors, the Expo Garden was a picture of relative tranquility on Sunday as organizers found ways to rein in the early chaos.
In homes across China, there are young people who don't know what's about to happen to them and how their lives will be affected in unexpected ways.
"As Shanghaiese I am full of honor and responsibilities to my birthplace's upcoming Expo." Shi Zhongze who has lived in Australia for over 20 years is planning his tour route of the Shanghai World Expo 2010.
China Daily asked Bob Rogers, founder of BRC Imagination Arts, for his seven golden rules on how to best plan your trip.
With China hosting this year's Expo, environmental issues once again take center stage. The Expo's urban living focus naturally includes environmental issues.
With the world's eyes on Vancouver, Canada the past two weeks during the 2010 Winter Olympics, it's seen a thriving multicultural metropolis with gleaming skyscrapers and excellent infrastructure - a city studied by urban planners worldwide.
