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Shanghai World Expo

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Yoshitsune Minamoto

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Jun 8, 2010
Shanghai World Expo

<!-- by line --> <!-- end by line --> THE 2010 World Expo in Shanghai has drawn crowds from China and the rest of the world to its many global exhibits. With more than 190 countries and 50 organisations participating, organisers are expecting between 70 to 100 million visitors. Here are some images that have greeted them.

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In this file picture a member of Cirque de Soleil performs at the Canada pavillion on the first day of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. -- PHOTO: AFP
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The picture shows a Chinese couple posing at the French pavilion during a mass wedding at the site of the World Expo 2010. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A night view shows the France pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Yoshitsune Minamoto

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This photo shows expo-goers as they walk by the Switzerland Pavilion at night at the Shanghai World Expo in Shanghai, China. -- PHOTO: AP
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Visitors queue to enter Japan Pavilion at World Expo site Friday in Shanghai, China. -- PHOTO: AP
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Visitors flock to the World Expo 2010 site in Shanghai. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Yoshitsune Minamoto

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Visitors walk along the South Korean pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. -- PHOTO: AFP
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UK pavilion at the World Expo in Shanghai, China, is defined by a spiky six-storey structure known as the Seed Cathedral, featuring 60,000 transparent rods that light up and quiver in the wind. -- PHOTO: BT
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A statue of late Venezuelan political leader Simon Bolivar ridding a horse is seen displayed outside the Venezuelan pavilion at the site of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Yoshitsune Minamoto

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A vistor touches a screen at the Finnish pavilion during the visit by Finnish President Tarja Halonen at the site of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Visitors take the escalator where several Japanese traditional objects are painted on the wall at Japan Pavilion on the second day of the Shanghai World Expo Sunday,in Shanghai, China. -- PHOTO: AP
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Visitors walk past South Korea's pavilion at the World Expo site in Shanghai, China. -- PHOTO: AP
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Yoshitsune Minamoto

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Visitors look at the gigantic screen showing the country's symbolic images at the Saudi Arabia Pavilion at World Expo site in Shanghai, China. -- PHOTO: AP
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A visitor walks past an electronically animated giant baby inside the Spain pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Visitors queue in front of the Spain pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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