The History and Origin of the World's Fair
In ancient farming societies, people often carried out trading activities during harvest celebrations, religious ceremonies, and festive festivals. Later, they gradually developed into regular, A large-scale trade and exhibition gathering with a fixed location for the purpose of exchanging goods. This was the earliest form of the World Expo. In the 5th century AD, Persia held the first exhibition that went beyond the function of a market. In the 18th century, with the continuous emergence of new technologies and products, people gradually thought of holding exhibitions that were similar to fairs, but only for display and not for sale, with the purpose of promoting and displaying new products and achievements. The Czech Republic held its first such exhibition in Prague in 1791. With the advancement of science and technology and the development of social productivity, the scale of exhibitions has gradually expanded. The geographical scope of exhibitions has expanded from one place to the whole country, from domestic to foreign countries, until it has developed into a world exposition participated by many countries.
After World War II, people around the world rebuilt their homes on the devastated ruins, and on the basis of restoring production and reviving the economy, the first post-war World Expo was held in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, in 1958, with the theme "Science, Civilization and Humanity." In order to reflect the theme of science, the Brussels World Expo built a spherical pavilion with an atomic energy structure, which symbolizes that mankind has entered a new century of scientific and technological progress. Its unique and novel shape, although it has been almost half a century, has But it’s still vivid in my mind. The splendor and richness of the expo eclipsed almost all previous dock expos.
In 1962, a small-scale professional expo "Humanity in the Space Age" was held in Seattle, USA. The fair showcased new advanced technologies, vending machines and monorail railways, making it a huge success.
In 1964, in order to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of New York, New York held another World's Fair, although the theme was elegant "Towards Peace through Understanding." However, the strong commercial atmosphere of this World Expo made the audience stop and lose the meaning of the commemorative event. In 1970, the World Expo was held for the first time in Osaka, Japan. The Japanese called it the Universal Expo, which reflected "human progress and harmony" and showed the audience Japan's development and achievements in various aspects after the Tokyo Olympics. Thanks to this After the Expo, Japan has maintained a strong momentum of economic development in the next 10 years.
The World Expo was held again in 1985. The venue was Tsukuba, a new city of science and culture more than 50 kilometers away from Tokyo. The theme of the expo is: "Living and Environment Human Home Technology". A year later, Canada held another expo with the theme of "Transportation" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Vancouver.
1988 marked the 200th anniversary of the establishment of British settlement in Australia. To commemorate this date, Australia held the World Expo in Brisbane, a city on the eastern Gold Coast. The theme of this expo is "Leisure Life in the Age of Science and Technology". It reflects that human beings enjoy news and entertainment in today's era of extremely advanced science and technology. Countries around the world are making a fuss around this theme, using various contents such as sports, entertainment, tourism, leisure, cooking, gardening, etc. to reflect the richness and variety of human life.
In 1990, Osaka, Japan held a professional international flower and green expo with the theme: "Humanity and Nature". The exhibition features world gardening as a commemorative event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Osaka's "New Beginning". A total of 82 countries participated in this exhibition, and 55 international organizations, Japanese provinces, cities, and large enterprises all set up separate pavilions or booths. We have held large-scale international horticultural expos in Asia for hundreds of times and achieved great success.
In 1992, it was the 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America. To this end, the Spanish government held the World Expo in Seville and named the theme of the expo "The Age of Discovery." The World Expo covers an area of ??4.78 million square meters and is attended by more than 100 countries. The audience reached more than 60 million people. The most recent expo was the 1993 Daejeon Expo in South Korea, which was the first world exposition held by a developing country in the world. The theme is: "A new way to take off".
Preparing for the World Expo is a vast and systematic project. As a major action of a national government, it not only becomes an international event to commemorate a major historical event, but also can display and spread economic and cultural , a major achievement in a certain aspect of science and technology, therefore, the preparation time generally takes 5 to 6 years. World Expos that have been planned before the end of this century include: the 1998 World Expo in Lisbon, Portugal. 1998 is the International Year of the Ocean approved by the United Nations, and the theme of the expo is: "Ocean - the wealth of the future". The expo covers an area of ??55 hectares and is attended by 120 countries and regions. It is expected to receive 20 million visitors. This is a professional expo.
In 1999, my country applied to host the AI-related professional World Horticultural Exposition in Kunming. On May 1, the China 1999 World Horticultural Exposition grandly opened in Kunming, Yunnan Province. This is the first global horticultural event held in my country, with the theme of "Man and Nature, Toward the 21st Century." The expo showcased the horticultural traditions and horticultural varieties of various countries, attracting tens of thousands of visitors from all over the world every day. It lasted for 184 days and ended on October 31, 1999.
In 2000, the first international exposition of the 21st century was held in Hannover, Germany, making Hannover famous around the world.
The 2005 Japan International Expo (referred to as the "Aichi Expo") held an opening ceremony in the afternoon of March 24, 2005, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
The Japanese Emperor and his wife, the Crown Prince, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and nearly 2,500 representatives from various countries attended the opening ceremony that afternoon.
The "Aichi Expo" will be a large-scale expo event that will last for half a year starting from the 25th of this month. The theme of this World Expo is "Nature's Wisdom." ***121 countries and 4 international organizations participated in this World Expo, and China is also one of the participating countries. The China Pavilion at the "Aichi Expo" is decorated with landscapes with strong Chinese characteristics such as the twelve zodiac animals and the Nine Dragon Wall. Its theme is "Nature, City, Harmony - The Art of Living".