Shanghai World Expo 2010 Concluded Successfully

World Expo, Shanghai, is another international event hosted by our country after the Beijing Olympic Games. It is also the first registered World Expo held in developing countries.

The theme of this World Expo is "Better City, better life".

Since its opening in May 1st, exhibitors from 246 countries and international organizations have discussed the future development of the city through exhibitions, forums and performances. They have written a passionate movement of harmony and symbiosis of human civilization and vividly interpreted the concept of "understanding, communication, reunion and cooperation".

The lights on both sides of Pujiang are bright.

More than 8000 spectators are gathered in the Shanghai Expo Cultural Center, which is shaped like a flying saucer.

When the needle pointed to 20, hundreds of innocent children with beautiful bouquets and garlands came to the center of the stage to form a happy flower bed.

On the side steps, more than 200 girls held the banner of World Expo participating countries and international organizations and stood in a neat position.

Beside the stage, the flag of People's Republic of China and the flag of the International Exhibition Bureau and the Shanghai world flag are flying high.

20 hours and 09 minutes, in the cheerful music, Wen Jiabao and LAN Feng walked up to the rostrum and waved to the audience.

The audience applauded loudly.

On the large screen, the TV movie Chunhua Qiushi shows a wonderful moment of 184 days in World Expo, Shanghai, and gives a heartfelt tribute to all those who contributed to this World Expo.

Since the opening of World Expo in Shanghai, the number of visitors has reached 73 million 80 thousand people, creating a new record in World Expo's history.

At 20:14, Yu Zhengsheng, the first CPC Deputy committee member of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee and Shanghai World Expo organizing committee, declared the closing ceremony.

Wang Qishan, vice premier of the State Council and director of Shanghai World Expo organizing committee, delivered a speech at the closing ceremony.

On behalf of the Chinese government and the Shanghai World Expo organizing committee, he expressed heartfelt thanks to all the friends who care, support and participate in World Expo, Shanghai.

He said that Shanghai and World Expo have brought together the fruits of human civilization innovation, drawing the distance between China and the rest of the world.

A more open, inclusive, civilized and progressive China will work together with other countries to welcome the bright future.

Subsequently, the chairman of the International Exhibition Bureau, LAN Feng, delivered a speech at the closing ceremony.

He said that in 2010, Shanghai and World Expo achieved great success.

This is China's success and also the success of World Expo's cause.

The glory of Shanghai World Expo will always shine.

Let's continue our efforts to build a better city.

In the melodious International Exhibition Bureau's song, the flag of the International Exhibition Bureau slowly descended.

The mayor of Shanghai and Han Zheng, deputy director of the Organizing Committee of Shanghai World Expo, and Hong Hao, director of the Shanghai World Expo Bureau, took the flag of the international exhibition bureau from the ritual soldiers and handed it to the chairman of the International Exhibition Bureau, LAN Feng and Secretary Loscertales, who handed the flag to Moratti, the mayor of Italy Milan in 2015, and Sara, chief executive officer of the organizing committee.

At 20:30, Wen Jiabao announced: the closing of the Shanghai World Expo 2010!

Suddenly, the whole hall rang with loud cheers and applause.

The roller skating boy who holds the flag of the International Exhibition Bureau and the Shanghai World Expo flag comes to the center of the stadium from both sides of the hall.

With the rhythm of music, hundreds of children held flowers and wreath, and more than 200 girls held the flag of national and international organizations, waving freely to bring the atmosphere of the closing ceremony to a climax.

Subsequently, Chinese and foreign artists and exhibitors, volunteers and visitors representatives joined the stage to give a wonderful performance.