Shanghai World Expo celebrated its official opening on 1 May 2010. The Expo opened last night on the banks of the Huagpu River which was set a blaze and alight by fireworks which was made in Australia.
The Expo, featuring exhibits from 189 countries, will showcase Shanghai to the world. The most prominent of the pavillion is the China pavillion, a red upside down pyramid, with floor space equivalent to more than 26 soccer fields.
More than 25 million tickets have been sold and a projected 70 million is expected to visit the site. Shanghai has trained more than 1.7million volunteers. I can't wait for my visit to this mega event in a few weeks time.
Here are some facts to be taken into consideration...
China expects about 400,000 daily visitors to consume 547 tonnes of food each day during expo.
The site is twice the size of Monaco and 20 times bigger than the 2008 event held in Zaragoza, Spain.
The expo theme is ''Better city, better life''.
Chinese have been urged to queue better, spit less and not wear pyjamas in public. (I definitely hope I won't have spit on my shoes!!)
The 3500 police on patrol are forbidden to eat garlic or anything else that would make their breath smell. (Yes, the garlic breath could be a bit, err, off putting?)
Shanghai World Expo 2010 - opening
In the news
I was reading last Thursday's (29 Apr) papers and here are some of the articles ...
An 83 year old yogi has suvived with no food or water in 70 years. He said that since leaving his family at the age of seven to wander through jungles in western India, he's had no desire to eat, drink or go to the toilet. His brain also resembled that of a 25 year old person. He will be undergoing a series of tests in the hope ofreplicating his survival abilities to benefit mankind.
Malaysia has launched a pink women-only train carriages to prevent sexual harassment and to give Muslim women the option of travelling separately from men.
An Ohio woman who thought she had found a rat in her can of pasta instead turned out to be a really big, thick, hairy chunk of mould.
Brazil's Minister of Health has suggested his country's citizens have sex five times a week as a solution to chronic diseases such as diabetes.
Scientists have found that eating chillies can make you lose weight by speeding up your metabolism and burninng fat. Researchers claim that heat generated by the spicy food oxidises layers of fat as well as increasing metabolism.
List of markets to check out
I came across a list of the Grower's Farmer's Market in Sydney and NSW and thought I'd list it down for future references:
Camden Farmers' Market - Lower John Street, Camden, second and fourth Sat of the month, 7am - noon
Eveleigh Farmers' Market - 243 Wilson Street, Darlington, Saturdays, 8am - 1pm
EQ Village Markets - 122 Lang Road, Moore Park, Weds and Sats, 10am - 3.30pm
The Sydney Morning Herald Growers' Market - Pyrmont Bay Park, first Sat of the month, 7am - 11am
Hawkesbury Harvest Farmers' Market - Castle Hill Showground, Carrington Road, second Sat of the month, 8am - noon
Hawkesbury Harvest Farmers' Market - Rouse Hill Town Centre, Market Square, fourth Sat of the month, 8 am - 1pm
Manly Farmers' Market - Short Street Plaza, Sats, 9 am - 1pm
Northside Farmers' Market - Miller St, North Sydney, third Sat of the month, 8am - noon
The Rocks Farmers' Market - cnr Argyle and George Sts, Fris and Sats, 10 am - 3pm
Warwick Farm Farmers' Market - Childs Park, Ascot Drive, Chipping Norton, Sats, 8am - noon
Blackheath Growers' Market - Blackheath Community Hall, second Sat of the month, 8am - midday
Mudgee Farmers' Market - Nabiac Showground last Sat of the month, 8am - midday
Young and Region Farmers' Market - Anderson Park, Young, First and third Sat of the month, 8am - 11am
