At the 61st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the
celebration of National Pavilion Dayfor China at Shanghai expo kicks off at the
Expo Center in Shanghai this morning. Wu Bangguo , Chairman of China's
National People's Congress Standing Committee, attends the ceremony and delivers a speech.
Shanghai Expo marks the first such global event hosted by a developing country in the
history of the World Expo. Over the past five months, participants from 246 countries and
international organizations have gathered by the Huangpu River to attend the Expo.
Over 100 foreign leaders have visited the Expo Park, approximately 60 million visitors
from across the world have experienced the Expo in Shanghai and more than 2 million
dedicated volunteers from home and abroad have served at the Expo, staging
a splendid chapter of "Better City, Better Life".