Shanghai Hongqiao Airport's Second Runway Opened for the Coming World Expo

Date: 2010-3-17 11:12:00 by go2c Tags: Shanghai Airport Hongqiao Airport Shanghai Expo Shanghai

A new airport terminal in Shanghai started operation on March 16, 2010, ahead of the opening of the Shanghai World Expo.

The 360,000 square meter terminal with a new runway has 45 plane parking bays and an annual transport capacity of 40 million people. Located west of the current terminal building, it will handle almost all domestic flights from the airport. The old terminal will be pr

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Shanghai World Expo Expected to Bring in 70 Million Visitors: Official

Date: 2010-3-12 11:02:00 by go2c Tags: Expo Shanghai Shanghai Expo Shanghai

The upcoming Shanghai World Expo is expected to bring in an estimated 70 million visitors, of which more than 5 percent are foreigners, Chen Xianjin, deputy director general of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination told a press briefing in Seoul Monday, local media reported.

"We expect to draw about 70 million visitors for the Shanghai World Expo, and more than 5 pe

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Shanghai Expo to Build Wetland Park to Purify Water

Date: 2009-8-30 22:59:00 by shyoto Tags: Expo Shanghai Expo Shanghai Chengdu Expo Site

Chengdu City, capital of Sichuan Province, will build a wetland park at the 2010 World Expo that uses soil and vegetation to purify rainwater.

 

The 2,680-square-meter park in the Puxi section of the Expo site will be the city's Urban Best Practices Area showcase.

 

The 20 million yuan (US$2.92 million) park can purify about 30 cubic meters of water eve

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