Expo 2010 Shanghai China will be a great event to explore the full potential of urban life in the 21st century and a significant period in urban evolution. Fifty-five percent of the world population is expected to live in cities by the year 2010. The prospect of future urban life, a subject of global interest, concerns all nations, developed or less developed, and their people. Being the first World Exposition on the theme of city, Exposition 2010 will attract governments and people from across the world, focusing on the theme "Better City, Better Life." For its 184 days, participants will display urban civilisation to the full extent, exchange their experiences of urban development, disseminate advanced notions on cities and explore new approaches to human habitat, lifestyle and working conditions in the new century. They will learn how to create an eco-friendly society and maintain the sustainable development of human beings.
2010年中国上海世博会是以充分探索21世纪城市生活以及在一个相当长的时间内城市的发展进化的伟大事件。到2010年，全世界估计有55%的人口居住于城市。展望未来的城市生活，无论是发达还是欠发达地区，全球经济利益问题是所有国家及人民的主题。作为第一个以城市为主题的世界博览会，围绕“更好的城市，更好的生活”2010年的世界博览会将吸引来自世界各地的政府及人民。在其开幕的184天，与会者将展示城市文明发展程度，交流彼此城市发展经验，传播先进理念，从新世纪人类居住环境，生活方式及工作条件等方面探索城市发展新途径。他们将学会如何创造一个可持续发展的生态友好型社会。