Optimal Choice of Entrance Gate to the Expo Site

Reservation spot at Zone E Puxi

There are in total 13 entrances/ exits for the Expo site. Many people are making searches for the optimal choice of the entrance to the Expo site. That entirely depends on the zone area where you would like to pay a visit to. As the Expo site is extremely large, it is not possible for you to tour all 5 zones in a day's visit. More than 70% of the site area is in Pudong where most people are interested in. Fewer visitors are found in Puxi because there are fewer attractions. 

The China Pavilion remains to be the most popular visiting point in Expo 2010. Gate 5 (Gaoke Road West) is comparatively close to the China Pavilion. It is also not too far a distance if you walk along the Expo Boulevard from Gate 6 (Shangnan Road) to the China Pavilion. Many visitors rushed to the China Pavilion from Gate 5 in the very early morning with an eager for the visit. However, they couldn't achieve the visit without a reservation ticket. Therefore, it is wise to reach the reservation spot to obtain a ticket first. There is not any reservation machine at the China Pavilion. All reservation spots are far away from the China Pavilion. I am not quite sure about the reservation spots in the Pudong section. But I know that there is a reservation spot at Zone E of Puxi. This is close to Gate 3 (Bansongyuan Road), but Gate 3 is not directly connected to any metro line. If you go by subway, you may consider going through Gate 1 at Zone D and take a free shuttle bus to reach the reservation spot in Zone E. Puxi is less crowded with people. 

Since the opening of the Expo, the greatest number of admissions has been from Gate 8 (Houtan Gate) at Zone C. This is the zone where the American, European, and African Pavilions are sited. This area is always crowded with people. There are 3 shuttle bus routes staring from Gate 8 to reach various pavilions. The Shibo Avenue bus route is the best choice if you would like to go to the UK, France, Switzerland, and Spain Pavilions. It is also not too far away to walk from Gate 8 to the USA Pavilion. Based on the official statistics, Gate 8 received 80,000 visitors on June 13, 2010. On the same day, Gate 7 (Changquing Road) received 65,000 visitors. The other 3 gates at Pudong are also crowded.

Instead of waiting long at the gates in the Pudong Section, you may consider entering the Expo site from Gate 1 at Puxi and take the subway Metro Line 13 (Lupu Bridge) to Pudong. After getting out from the Shibo Avenue Metro Station, you can make an easy access to the Australia, Finland, or Denmark Pavilion. It may be more fast than you enter from the gates at the Pudong section.

The Third Day of the Expo 2010 - What to bring in

Queuing for a pavilion admission

It's the third day since the opening of the Shanghai World Expo to the public. The weather of Shanghai is hot with temperature around 29 degrees Celsius for most of the time today. It will be a good idea to bring along with a pair of sun glasses, an umbrella, or a cap. For security reasons, visitors are not allowed to bring along with any liquids into the Expo site. A small tube of sun protection cream is allowed. Do remember to bring along with a folded-type umbrella because the unfolded type is not allowed to go into the site. A walking stick with attached small seat or a small folded stool is fine. Please check the guidelines from the Expo official website http://www.expo2010.cn/for update information. 
The Expo Park opens at 09:00am and closes at 12:00 midnight. Most pavilions close at 10:30pm. For some popular pavilions, visitors are required to hold a reservation ticket for the access. Others allow direct access, but people may need to line up for hours for the entry. For certain pavilions, reservation tickets can be obtained from dispenser machines. The China Pavilion is the top attraction to many visitors, and reservation tickets are delivered by a staff member. Thousands of people flocked to the China Pavilion, but tickets were gone quickly from the reservation spots during these three days. Today is the last day of the Labor Day Holiday (May 1-3, 2010) in China. Let's see whether overcrowds will continue tomorrow.

Opening of World Expo 2010 in Shanghai

Fireworks for Expo opening ceremony

The World Expo 2010 is taken place in Shanghai of China during the period from May 1 to October 31, 2010. The Expo site is located at both Pudong and Puxi separated by the Huangpu River. The theme of the Expo 2010 is “Better City, Better life” which highlights the common wish of better quality of life in people living in cities.

Shanghai celebrated the grand opening of the 41st batch world exposition in the evening of April 30, 2010. There were magnificent cultural and variety shows conducted in the Expo Cultural Center next to the Huangpu River. Performers are famous local and international singers, movie stars, and dancers. Opposite to the Expo Cultural Center across the river, there was a mega-size TV screen standing by the waterfront. This allowed crowds of spectators watch TV shows along the opposite riverbank.  Over the river, there were dancing fountain and laser light shows.  In the final section of the opening ceremony, spectacular fireworks lighted up the sky for more than 30 minutes.

 

The opening ceremony of the Expo 2010