With concise language, clear categories, and abundant pictures and illustrations, this book introduces the World Expo 2010 Shanghai to worldwide readers. The book is divided into four parts. The first part, "Introduction to the World Expo," describes the history and development of the World Expo. The second part, "Most Everything Begins in the World Expo," discusses many well-known inventions which were introduced to the world at previous Expos, which are symbols of human creativity and imagination. The third part, "The World Expo 2010 Shanghai", introduces Shanghai Expo's theme, sites, sign, mascot, major facilities, and pavilions. The fourth part, "A Glimpse of Shanghai Culture,"highlights the many splendid Shanghai cultural treasures and tour attractions.

Ⅰ.Introduction to the World Expo

 1.The Origin of the World Expo

 2.The First World Expo

 3.The Concept of the World Expo

 4.The Bureau of International Expositions (BIE)

 5.The Theme of the World Expo

 6.The Classification of the World Expo

 7.The Exhibition Pavilion

 8.World Expo's Forum and Activities

 9.The World Expo with the Largest Attendance

 10.The World Expo with the Most Participants

Ⅱ.Most Everything Begins with the World Expo

 1.The Elevator

 2.French Wine

 3.The Saxophone

 4.Reinforced Concrete

 5.The Statue of Liberty

 6.The Phonograph

 7.The Eiffel Tower

 8.The Zipper

 9.The Ferris Wheel

 10.Blue Ribbon Beer

 11.Cracker Jacks

 12.Motion Pictures

 13.The Ice Cream Cone

 14.Television

 15.The Atomium

 16.The Space Needle

 17.Moon Rock

 18.Rubik's Cube

Ⅲ.The World Expo 2010 Shanghai

 1.Introduction to Shanghai

 2.The World Expo 2010 Shanghai

 3.The Expo Site

 4.The Expo Logo

 5.The Expo Mascot

 6.The Expo Theme

 7.The Urban Best Practices Area

 8.The Web Expo

 9.The Expo Axis

 10.Theme Pavilions

 11.The China Pavilion

 12.The Expo Center

 13.The Expo Performance Center

 14.The Expo Museum

 15.Nations' Pavilions

Swiss Pavilion

British Pavilion

Spanish Pavilion

Dutch Pavilion

Saudi Arabian Pavilion

Canadian Pavilion

French Pavilion

Italian Pavilion

German Pavilion

New Zealand Pavilion

Australian Pavilion

Danish Pavilion

Finnish Pavilion

Japanese Pavilion

Israeli Pavilion

South Korean Pavilion

Singapore Pavilion

Meteo World Pavilion

China Aviation Pavilion

United States Pavilion

Ⅳ.A Glimpse of Shanghai Culture

 1.The Shikumen

 2.The People's Square

 3.The Shanghai Big World

 4.The Kunqu Opera

 5.The Maglev Train

 6.The River Village - Zhouzhuang

 7.The Oriental Pearl Tower

 8.The Nanjing Road

 9.The Bund

 10.The Xintiandi

 11.The City God's Temple Market—Yuyuan Garden

 12.Chongming Donglan