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The EXPO site

Das EXPO-Gelände auf beiden Seiten des Huangpu-Flusses im November 2007
The EXPO site, straddling both banks of the Huangpu River, in November 2007

A 5.28 km² exhibition area has been set aside for the EXPO park and the national pavilions, right in the middle of the mega-city of Shanghai, not far from the city’s old and new centres. Visitors will be able to stroll around the site on both sides of the Huangpu River and enjoy the view of the water and the “Bund” promenade.

Stadtmodell im Urban Planning Exhibition Centre: Das EXPO-Gelände liegt auf beiden Seiten des Huangpu mit Lupu-Brücke im Süden und Nanpu-Brücke (am linken Bildrand) im Norden.
Model of the city in the Urban Planning Exhibition Centre

The EXPO site is divided into five zones: three on the eastern bank of the river (in the Pudong district with the famous skyline of modern Shanghai) and two on the western bank (in the Puxi district), closer to the old city centre. The two sides will be joined by bridges and tunnels for cars and underground trains. Foot-passenger ferry services across the river are also planned.

Modell des EXPO-Geländes (Ausschnitt) mit Chinesischem Pavillon und der zentralen "EXPO-Achse" (links)
Section of the EXPO site model showing the Chinese Pavilion and the central "EXPO axis" (on the left)

Construction work at the EXPO site began in August 2006. Many of the former industrial facilities located at the site have now been demolished to make way for the future pavilions. Some of them, however, will remain in place so that they can be used as exhibition halls in the EXPO Park and become “hallmarks” of the World Fair.

A number of the buildings are to remain in use after the EXPO has closed. It has already been decided, for example, that the congress centre and the Chinese Pavilion will not be torn down after the event. The EXPO site itself is planned to be used as a park within a recreational area, becoming Shanghai’s first “green lung”.

 

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