Expo 2010 (simplified Chinese: 2010?????????????á Pinyin:Shàngh¨?i shìjiè ból¨?nhuì) will be held in the city of Shanghai, China from May 1 to October 31, 2010 and is a scheduled World Expo in the tradition of international fairs and expositions. The theme of the exposition will be "Better City – Better Life" and signifies Shanghai's new status in the 21st century as a major economic and cultural center . It is expected to generate the largest number of visitors in the history of the world's fairs in terms of gross numbers. The expo Logo features the Chinese character ?? ('world') modified to represent three people together with the 2010 date.

More than 190 countries and more than 50 international organizations have registered to participate in the Shanghai World Expo. China expects to receive almost 100 foreign leaders and millions of people from across the world to come and visit the World Expo. 70 million visitors are expected, the largest in history.^[1]

Ticket type

There are 9 types of tickets:

Haibao, the mascot of Expo 2010, on promotional display above Nanjing Road (Shanghai), April 2009

• Peak Day Single Day Admission
• Peak Day Special Admission
• Standard Day Single Day Admission
• Standard Day Special Admission
• 3 Day Admission
• 7 Day Admission
• Evening Admission
• Group Admission
• Student Group Admission

Peak Day means first 3 days after opening, which is also the Labour Day holiday (May 1 – May 3, 2010), China's National Day holiday (Oct 1 – Oct 7, 2010), and the last 7 days of the expo 2010 (Oct 25 – Oct 31, 2010). There are 19 Peak Days in total. Peak Day ticket holders can enter the expo zone at any time (Peak Days and Standard Days).

Standard Day means the whole expo time (May 1–Oct 31, 2010), excluding Peak Days. There are 168 Standard Days in total. Standard Day ticket holders can enter the expo zone on any standard day, but not on Peak Days.

3 Day and 7 Day Day Admission tickets are the equivalent of 3/7 Standard Day Admission tickets.

Evening Admission tickets are only valid after 5:00 P.M., and are only available on Standard Days.

Group Admission is for a group no fewer than 15 people; Student Group Admission is for no fewer than 30 students. Both ticket types require reservation in advance.

Special Admission is for the following people:

• Disabled
• People born in or before 1950
• Students with valid IDs
• Children below 1.2m
• Chinese military personnel on active duty

For Special Admission, valid IDs are required upon ticket purchase and entry, and can enter on any day, Peak or Standard.

All tickets only can enter once on the entry day.

Children shorter than 1.2m enter for free.

 Sale Phase

There are 4 phases in the sale. The basic price is Standard Day in expo session (RMB 160 Yuan, about $20). The price will be less if paid in advance.

• Pre-sale Phase I (Mar 27, 2009-Jun 30, 2009): Purchase is limited to groups, and only Peak Day Single Day Admission and Standard Day Single Day Admission tickets are available.
• Pre-sale Phase II (Jul 1, 2009-Dec 31, 2009): Only Peak Day Single Day Admission and Standard Day Single Day Admission tickets are available for both groups and individuals.
• Pre-sale Phase III (Jan 1, 2010-Apr 30, 2010): Peak Day Single Day Admission, Peak Day Special Admission, Standard Day Single Day Admission, Standard Day Special Admission, 3 Day Admission and 7 Day Admission tickets are available for both groups and individuals.
• Expo Session Sales (EXPO Session, May 1, 2010-Oct 31, 2010): Peak Day Single Day Admission, Peak Day Special Admission, Standard Day Single Day Admission, Standard Day Special Admission, 3 Day Admission, 7 Day Admission and Evening Admission tickets are available for both groups and individuals.

The group tickets are only sold through the authorized travel agents in the form of tour package. Student Group Admission tickets are only sold through the authorized travel agents in the form of tour package for students or through the educational institutes^[5].

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FROM:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_2010_Expo