Quick List Info
Dates Open - May 1 to October 31, 2010. 184 days.
Attendance - 73,085,000 total visitors.
International Participants - 246 nations and international organizations. Includes 192 nations.
Total Cost - 11.964 billion yuan operating cost (estimated 1.8 billion dollars). Estimated $48 billion yuan spent on site preparation.
Site Acreage - 1,292 acres (523 hectares).
Sanction and Type - Sanctioned by the Bureau of International Exhibitions on December 3, 2002 as a Universal scale Registered Expo, winning bid over Yeosu (South Korea), Moscow (Russia), Queretaro (Mexico), and Wroclaw (Poland). Final round vote was Shanghai 54, Yeosu 34.
Ticket Cost - Two ticket types: Peak Day (May 1-3, October 1-7) and Standard Day. Pre-Expo, Peak Day ticket was 180 yuan (US $26.37) and a Standard Day ticket was 140 yuan (US $20.49). After Expo Opening Day, Peak Day 200 yuan, Standard Day 160 yuan. 3 day World Expo Pass 400 yuan (US $58.60). 7 day World Expo pass 900 yuan (US $131.84).
Photo top center: Expo Axis and Main Entrance to Expo 2010, 2010, Nicholas Poon. Courtesy Wikipedia Commons. Column Top: Expo 2010 Official Bid Document, 2002, Expo Authority. Column Below: Shanghai, China Hotel Guide.
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