Singapore Pavilion

Shanghai World Expo 2010 Visit - Day 2

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August 15th 2010
We decided to go to the Expo in the evening on the second day and met a short shower in the evening. This was the fourth consecutive day that the temperature is above 39dec C - a record heatwave in 137 years in Shanghai. It was more comfortable as the temperature was lower and the crowd lesser. We managed to cover Zone A and B and visited more paviliions- Singapore, Malaysia, Phillipines, New ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more