The pictures show the
layout of China Pavilion in the World Expo Shanghai 2010 site. The
construction for the China Pavilion kicked off this morning in the
Expo site in Shanghai.
World Expo Shanghai
organizers unveiled a red, traditional design for the China
Pavilion as construction on the structure started this
morning.
The structure is named
as "the crown of the East" as its most distinct feature is the
roof. It will be made of traditional dougong brackets, which have a
history of more than 2,000 years.
The dougong style
features wooden brackets fixed layer upon layer between the top of
a column and a crossbeam. Some important buildings in the Forbidden
City and Summer Palace in Beijing feature elaborate dougong-style
roofs.
The landscaping will be
in the Jiangnan-garden style, which can be seen in cities such as
Yangzhou or Suzhou, both in Jiangsu Province.
China Pavilion's design
was chosen from 344 entries submitted from all over the world and
revised by experts, the organizers said.
The China Pavilion,
covering an area of 6.52 hectares, will host a 20,000-square-meter
exhibition inside based on the theme "Chinese wisdom in urban
development" by explaining values about harmony, nature and
spirit.
It will also include a
national pavilion, a joint pavilion for provinces and cities as
well as separate pavilions for China's Hong Kong, Macao and
Taiwan.
Each province or city
will get a 600-square-meter exhibition area in the
pavilion.
Organizers have also
launched a worldwide search for exhibition designs. Winning entries
will be published in mid April.
Construction of the
pavilion will be completed in two years.
(Shanghai Daily
December 18, 2007)
