Philadelphia World's Fair of 1876: The first time a Chinese representative was selected to participate in the World's Fair was the Philadelphia World's Fair of 1876. At this expo, the Chinese pavilion occupied "only eight thousand square feet" and was carefully decorated to attract visitors with its strong Chinese national characteristics. A large wooden archway is built towards the north, with the words "Qing Dynasty" written on it, and a couplet saying, "Gathering eighteen provinces to see the wonders, heaven's work can be won; celebrating the centenary event, friendship is endless." The horizontal inscription is "wu" Bao Tianhua". China exhibited a total of 720 boxes of 6,801 kinds of goods worth about 200,000 taels of silver. Chinese silk, tea, porcelain, silk goods, carved ware, cloisonne, etc. are ranked first among the exhibits from various countries. Li Gui, a representative from China, wrote a book "New Records of the World Around the Earth", recording the live events of the Philadelphia Games. The things China brought to the meeting totaled 720 boxes, worth about 200,000 taels of silver. The space for displaying things is smaller than that of Japan, which is quite insufficient. This is because the area within the meeting is uneven. For our country, it was originally planned to be only 8,000 square feet. I didn't expect that there would be so many things. Inside the west gate of the Diju Courtyard, there are Chile and Peru on the left, Japan, Egypt, and Turkey on the right, and Italy, Nezha, Sweden and other countries on the opposite side. A large wooden archway is built to the north, with three characters "Qing Dynasty" written on it, a banner saying "Wu Hua Tian Bao", and a couplet saying "A collection of eighteen provinces that can be won by the heavenly craftsmanship to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Friendship Stone." This is Dejun (De Cuilin) ??asked Gui to draft it. There are east and west gates on both sides, with green dragon flags on a yellow ground, similar to those of government offices, and are extremely solemn. Entering the archway, there is a cabinet in the middle, eight or nine feet high, imitating the style of a temple. It is also made of wood, painted with gold, and inlaid with large pieces of glass on all sides. It stores silks and satins, carved ivory toys, silverware and valuables from various provinces; the left column Wulin Hu observed (Hu Guangyong) Jingtai kilns; on the right are Guangdong lacquerware, embroidery goods, and mirror screens; on the back are various ebony chairs and couches; and on the back are Ningbo carved woodware, customs porcelain, and various antiques by the Cantonese He Ganchen; Next to the window is the official room. Although the place is cramped in shape but arranged in a proper way, it becomes more and more beautiful and beautiful. The objects are all made according to the Chinese style and are made by hand, without the help of machines. Even the wooden shelves, cupboards, table and chair bedding, and the calligraphy and painting furnishings in the official rooms are all of foreign style. They have never been seen by the visiting officials and people of other countries. They all admired their beauty and said: "From now on, we will know the beauty of the Chinese." His mind is much more sensitive than that of a Westerner. "In the flat house outside the south gate, silk, tea, grains, and medicinal materials from various provinces are also handled by the customs, and are listed here by the general hospital. There are no less than 700 kinds of medicinal materials, and silk and tea are also available. The foreigners said that they understood the original intention of the competition and were willing to exchange it with other things. They are all useful items that can increase knowledge and gain practical benefits. They are not just for the sake of pleasing the eyes. Among the products, silk, tea, porcelain, silk goods, carved ware, and Jingtai ware are ranked first among all countries, followed by bronze ware, lacquer ware, silver ware, rattan and bamboo ware, and jade ware, which is rarely mentioned. ...The above is excerpted from Li Gui's "New Records of the Circumnavigation of the Earth Volume 1 (Mei Hui Ji Ji)". (Picture:
) 1904 St. Louis World's Fair: The first World Expo that China officially led businessmen to participate in was the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair in the United States. At that time, the Qing government attached great importance to participating in the exhibition, spending huge sums of money to build a Chinese village and a Chinese exhibition hall with a strong national style, and sent an official government delegation headed by Pu Lun and Huang Kaijia to attend the opening ceremony. The Chinese government spent a total of RMB 1.7 million to participate in this World Expo. (Picture: /roll/20040216/1659633221.shtml) 1998 Lisbon Expo: The Expo with the theme of "Ocean - Future Wealth" was held in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. The China Pavilion is divided into four parts: Ocean Development and Utilization, Maritime Silk Road, Rocket Simulation Satellite Launch Performance and Ring Screen Cinema Hall. Mainly taking the Maritime Silk Road as the main line, it introduces the history of the great navigator Zheng He who led his fleet to travel across the oceans seven times. (Picture: /expo/shexpo/zlsb/zgysbh/images/00007742.jpg) Hannover Expo 2000: The World Expo with the theme of "Humanity-Nature-Technology" was held in Hannover, Germany. The China Pavilion consists of five themed areas: information highway exhibition area, future aerospace exhibition area, modern exhibition area, ancient exhibition area and surround screen movie.
The fifth part is the magnificent Red Sandalwood Room. The noble traditional red sandalwood study furniture and carvings, coupled with the Chinese calligraphy silk paper walls with a thousand-character inscription on the background, exude the strong charm of Chinese classical culture. It is also used as the reception room of the China Pavilion. After the China Pavilion opened today, it also welcomed some "distinguished guests". Wang Yi, Chinese Ambassador to Japan, Zhou Yupeng, Vice Mayor of Shanghai, Wu Jianmin, Chairman of the Bureau International des Expositions, Los Certes, Secretary General, and Masaki Kanda, Governor of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, visited the China Pavilion in the morning. Governor Kanda also specially wrote the four Chinese characters "good luck and prosperity" on the message box to express his congratulations. The Shanghai World Expo information desk set up on the left side of the China Pavilion hall is also a place where visitors pay special attention. Many people queue up to receive introduction materials and express their determination to visit Shanghai by then. Wu Jianmin, chairman of the Bureau International des Expositions who visited here, believes that the theme of this World Expo is quite good. The pavilions of various countries use their own national characteristics and wisdom to express the theme of "natural wisdom". In addition to the distinctive national traditional characteristics, the display of the China Pavilion also gives people a strong sense of self-confidence. Los Certes, a veteran and secretary-general of the Bureau International des Expositions, said that he was very impressed by the display content of the China Pavilion. It combines tradition and modernity very well. Not only can you see Chinese culture and art, but you can also see cities from all over the world. It is believed that a large number of visitors will be attracted by the unique life scenes here, and they will have a strong interest and yearning for the World Expo to be held in Shanghai, China five years later. (Picture: /album/pic/103/327/2815032345970327103/111534868508503.jpg)