(3) Made to order

Customized products are also a hot item at the Expo. At the Tunisia Pavilion, for example, visitors can get their names engraved in Arabic on a clay pot. Other pavilions also offer personalized souvenirs.

The Egypt Pavilion – which has a presentation on how to write ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics – also offers guests a chance to create a unique souvenir using Egyptian papyrus.

The paper is made from papyrus growing on the banks of the Nile.

Visitors can have their name painted on the papyrus for about 50-240 yuan (about $7-35). A staff member at the pavilion said the demand for the papyrus souvenirs always exceeds the supply.

Egyptian painter Ahmed Eder writes names for visitors who come to purchase papyrus paper at the Egypt Pavilion

(4) Limited edition gifts

Limited edition souvenirs offered by many pavilions are also a way to make one's Expo trip more memorable.

The France Pavilion is offering a limited edition perfume, Pavilion France, especially for the Shanghai World Expo. The bottle features the image of the orb-shaped facade of the France Pavilion. Both a man's and woman's fragrance is available. What's more, the perfume is priced at only 188 yuan (about $28) – quite reasonable considering the cost of most French luxury goods.

The Finland Pavilion and Nokia have jointly launched two cell phones to celebrate the Expo. Buyers also get a cell phone cover, wipe cloth and other accessories with the cell phone.

As the Platinum Partner for the Switzerland Pavilion, the Swiss watch maker Swatch has designed a limited edition watch for the Expo. It features a bright red wrist strap made of silicon and a white case. The dial is decorated with the Swiss national flag.

Pavilion France, a limited-edition perfume made especially for the Expo, is sold at the France Pavilion.