This caught my eye as we read Devil In the White City for book club in January. Apparently the next Worlds Fair is to be in Shanghai and begins in May. I guess they are pushing the clock to get everything completed just as we did in Chicago in 1892. I wonder what is going to happen to all of these buildings when the Expo is over. I also wonder about the poor people who have been kicked out of their homes and had them demolished in order to make the area around the Expo look nicer. Anyway, the link reminded me of the book, and so, I thought I would share. The link is to a website with some pictures on the progress of the Expo so far.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/03/shanghai_prepares_for_expo_201.html
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