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| Map showing the way to Expo Gate 9 |
Today, August 8, 2010, marks the 100th day of the World Exposition 2010 since its opening in Shanghai. As to date, the total accumulated numbers of visitors have exceeded 37 millions. With a huge amount of visitor flow each day, many people are keen to identify the easiest route for Expo entries. Which is the easiest access entrance gate? Which gate is the one with the least numbers of people waiting? Which gate saves visitors' energy in walking? Which gate provides more shades? In addition to the
entrance gate information that I have written on June 16, 2010, I am going to provide you with the update condition that I have experienced.
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| Expo Entrance Gate 9 |
On the first day of our arrival at Shanghai in the July visit, we planned to go to the Expo in the evening on the same day. We traveled to the
Madang Road MTR station via Metro Line 9. To get change to the
Metro Line 13 which only serves for the Expo site, we had to go through Expo Entrance Gate 9 on the ground level. Please refer to the map from the attached photo that I had taken from the signboard at the Madang Road Metro Station. After we had got out of the underground, we walked along a street without any shades for about 15 minutes to reach Expo Gate 9. The sunlight was still strong even though it had already been 5 o'clock in the late afternoon. Fortunately, there were only a few visitors waiting for the security check at Gate 9. The waiting area was empty, and there were cooling mists released from the top of the shelters to lower the temperature of the environment. Please refer to the video below. After we had passed Gate 9, we went straight to the underground (Line 13). Getting off the train at the Shibo Avenue Station, we reached Zone C of Expo Pudong section. Due to the distance walk for the link of Metro Line 9 and 13, I personally won't put this route as a first priority for recommendations. However, if people would like to go to the southeast of Zone C or west of Zone B, this route facilitates their traveling.
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| The area in front of Entrance Gate 8 |
As mentioned in
my previous blog dated June 16, 2010, the Expo Entrance Gate 8, Houtan Road, receives the greatest number of visitors each day. The distance between the Houtan Metro Station and Expo Entrance Gate 8 is around 20 minutes walk, and there are not any shades. Due to the availability of the free shuttle bus for the connection of the Metro station with the Expo gate, visitors can save their energy for the walk. However, if you go there during peak hours, you may need to spend tremendous time in queuing for the shuttle bus. We didn't meet crowds of people as we reached there at 11:00am. In the waiting area of the gate, there are more shades, and there are more pipes delivering cooling mists. After passing through the gate, visitors need to take a 15-minute walk across a large square to reach the nearest pavilion or shuttle bus stop. There are not any shades in the square.This route may have more chance to expose to sunlight. However, if people will target to go to Zone C for the European National Pavilions, this is the fastest route.
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| Pedestrian walkway Entrance Gate 2 |
We have tried various admission routes. Among all, I prefer going via
Expo Entrance Gate 2 because it is just located by the side of the
South Xizang Road Metro Station. This saves visitors' energy for the walk from the metro station to the Expo entrance. Visitor flow is comparatively small at this entrance as this is the Puxi section of less interest to visitors. When we reached this gate at 09:00am, the peak hour, there were not many people waiting for the security check. Therefore, we quickly passed the gate. After getting into the Expo site, we walked for less than 15 minutes under the shades on the elevated pedestrian walkway to reach the shuttle bus stop. One of the bus routes goes within the area of Puxi. Another bus route goes to Pudong via the cross-river tunnel. We got onto the cross-river bus, and it took 6 minutes to reach the first stop at Pudong. This stop is sited in the area behind the Japan Pavilion. Out of our expectation, this bus route is quick and convenient. If we took the ferry, we would at least wait for half an hour. The bus continues going along the Shibo Avenue in where many popular pavilions can be accessed. I find this route with the least walking distance to reach our targeted pavilions. This route is the one with least exposure to sunlight. Therefore, Expo Entrance Gate 2 is my recommendation.
Expo Entrance Gate 9, Madang Road, with release of cooling mists to lower the temperature of the environment
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