Introduction of Saudi Arabia Pavilion in Shanghai World Expo

The Saudi Pavilion is named "City of Arabia", with the theme of "vitality of life", focusing on how to create a beautiful city and a beautiful life in the harsh natural environment without rivers and lakes. Four types of cities constitute the exhibition features of the Saudi Pavilion: one is the city of energy, the other is the city of oasis, the third is the ancient city of culture, and the fourth is the city of new economy. It can be seen that water, oil and knowledge are the basis for the development of Saudi cities. Attractively, the Saudi Pavilion has also introduced modern high technologies such as ultra-large-scale three-dimensional video screens, flowing Chinese and Arabic characters, and colorful cultural and performing arts activities.

The exhibition area of the Saudi Pavilion is second only to that of the host China, and it is mainly divided into two exhibition areas. One is a comprehensive exhibition area with an area of 6,000 square meters, which will fully display the social culture, customs and traditions of Saudi Arabia with Islamic civilization characteristics, and the other is Mina tent city exhibition area in Mecca, which deserves special attention.

Mecca, the Islamic holy place in Saudi Arabia, welcomes more than 3 million Muslim pilgrims every year. Mina tent city, which covers an area of more than 8 million square meters, provides them with an excellent place to live. Modern facilities such as water supply, air conditioning and communication are available in the tent, and the tent materials are fireproof, windproof and anticorrosive, which is a miracle in the history of human habitation. At the Shanghai World Expo, visitors can learn the general situation of Mina Tent City through exhibition boards and models, experience the grand scale of Tent City in the world's largest IMAX cinema in Saudi Pavilion, and even get into authentic tents airlifted from Mecca for zero-distance contact.

The main building in Saudi Arabia is like a big ship hanging high in the air, and the bottom and deck are covered with the symbolic plant of Saudi Arabia: date palms. Mohammed Khamdi, head of Saudi Arabia's participation in the Shanghai World Expo, said that Saudi Arabia is the most important stop on the Maritime Silk Road from southern China to the Arabian Peninsula. Saudis have been thinking about how to express the friendship between China and Saudi Arabia in the best symbolic way, that is, the boat. This ship is full of date palms, treasures and feelings for the people of China.