World Expo 2010 will be held in Shanghai. It will last from May 1st to October 31st, 2010. The Expo site covers a total area of 5.28 km². It spans both sides of the Huangpu River, with 3.93 km² in Pudong and 135 km² in Puxi. There are five functional zones marked A, B, C, D, and E. Each of them has different functions.
Zone A will host the national pavilions (国家馆) of Asian countries except southeast Asian ones.
Zone B will be home to the China Pavilion and Oceania (大洋洲的) countries, Pavilions for International Organizations, Theme Pavilions, Expo Centre, and Performance Centre, etc.
Zone C will host the national pavilions of European, American and African countries. A large public amusement park will be built at the entrance of this zone.
Zone D is home to Corporate Pavilions, the land is one of the original places of modern China’s national industry. So some of the old industrial buildings will be kept and renovated (修复) into Expo pavilions.
Zone E will host standalone (独立的) Corporate Pavilions, Urban Civilization Pavilion, and Urban Best Practices Area.How long will World Expo 2010 last