Expo 2010, officially the
Expo 2010 Shanghai China, was held on both banks of the
Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, from 1 May to 31 October 2010. It was a major
World Expo in the tradition of international fairs and expositions, the first since 1992. The theme of the exposition was
"Better City – Better Life" and signifies Shanghai's new status in the 21st century as the "next great
world city". The
Expo emblem features the Chinese character 世 ('world', Chinese "shì") modified to represent three people together with the 2010 date. It had the largest number of countries participating and was the most expensive Expo in the history of the world's fairs. The Shanghai World Expo was also the largest World's Fair site ever at 5.28 square km.