Speaking of landmarks in Shanghai, people may be familiar with the Bund, the Oriental Pearl and Xintiandi. After the Expo, the five permanent buildings of the Expo's "one axis and four pavilions": Expo Axis (online Expo Axis), China Pavilion, Expo Theme Pavilion (online theme pavilion), Expo Center (online Expo Center) and Expo Cultural Center (online cultural center) will become new landmarks in Shanghai. One axis and four pavilions may become new landmarks in Shanghai.
In fact, in the history of Expo 159, many landmark buildings were reserved for the host city, such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Atomic Pavilion in Brussels.
And after the World Expo ended on June 3 1 this year, the function of "one axis and four pavilions" of Shanghai World Expo will also take a turning point. Wu Zhiqiang, the chief planner of the Shanghai World Expo Park, said that the urban planning of this area should follow the planning of the Expo Park. Its service to the city is not only 184 days of the World Expo, but also will last until 2020, when the China Pavilion (online China Pavilion) will become the "China Cultural Museum" and the Expo Village will become the gathering place of Shanghai 100 consulates in China.
The environmental report of China 20 10 Shanghai World Expo also stated that the theme pavilion will be transformed into an exhibition venue; The Expo Center will be built into an international conference center; The Cultural Center will serve as a large-scale comprehensive performing arts venue; The Pudong part of the Expo Axis will be preserved as a whole. It can be predicted that the "later generations" of the Expo Park will not only be a new commercial center and exhibition center in Shanghai, but also a concentrated place of culture and art, and it is understandable to become a new landmark. Moreover, from the architectural observability, the red "granary" of China Pavilion and the "flying saucer" of the cultural center also have the genes to become a new landmark of Shanghai tourism.
The quality of national civilization has been accelerated.
"It takes 8 hours, 7 hours, 6 hours to queue up ..." Rows of labels are posted on the pillars under the elevated path next to the Taiwan Province Provincial Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, which is the estimated waiting time for the visit. "Now everyone seems to have formed a tacit understanding in the queue. The phenomenon of jumping in line and quarreling is less. Most people are more civilized and patient. " Miss Qian, a Nanjing tour guide who lined up at the entrance of the French Pavilion, said. In the six evaluation reports of "Civilized Tourism Team" published, the "index" of tourists' civilized tourism is on the rise.
According to Chen Zhenmin, inspector of Shanghai Spiritual Civilization Office, the World Expo is like a "civilized university". Visitors from all over the country can not only see the latest urban lifestyle here, but also get a big training in civilized quality. "Learning to queue up, learn to respect others, learn to cherish the fruits of others' labor, and learn not to litter, these have gone beyond the meaning of reading the blog itself. In this process, the shaping of urban spirit, the improvement of urban civilization and the improvement of the overall quality of citizens are more important. "
Post-Expo opportunities radiate throughout the Yangtze River Delta.
What opportunities will Shanghai have after the World Expo? Zhang, CEO of dtz China District, believes that the most obvious thing is that Shanghai's international reputation has been greatly improved. During Zhang's visit to Australia, he found that Australians had a high level of understanding of the Shanghai World Expo. From this, he further believes that in the "post-Expo era", Shanghai will usher in a brand-new development opportunity. In recent years, the municipal investment in the Expo has not only strengthened Shanghai's local urban construction system, but more importantly, it will radiate the whole Yangtze River Delta and extend to the central and western regions, and may even become the basis for the economic take-off of some areas outside Shanghai.
Beijing,165438+1October 4th Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao published a commentary on the 4th, saying that the successful hosting of the World Expo has a visible effect on the municipal construction of the host city and the improvement of citizens' vision and quality. Judging from the constant demand for the strength of the host city, the Olympic Games, the World Expo and the Asian Games actually involve the transformation within the city, which is obviously more difficult than the former, so it needs to be put forward in the post-Expo era to attract attention.
After the World Expo comes, China's urban transformation should pay more attention to its inner essence.
The Shanghai World Expo closed a few days ago. The World Expo, like the Olympic Games, has become one of the important symbols of China's rising national strength and an important part of national public relations. After the Expo, a question came to people: how to continue the Expo effect? Before answering this question, I'm afraid we must first clarify another question, that is: what is the effect of the World Expo? The answer to this question is naturally multifaceted, so it is necessary to bring it up for discussion.
The success of the World Expo will play a more obvious role in the municipal construction of the host city and the improvement of citizens' vision and quality. Taking Shanghai as an example, the potential infrastructure and economic effects driven by hosting the World Expo, as well as the expansion of Shanghai residents' horizons and the improvement of civilization quality, are relatively observable indicators.
But if the effect only ends here, it is superficial and will soon be covered and surpassed by the future development of China. The World Expo, like the Beijing Olympic Games two years ago and the upcoming Guangzhou Asian Games, is a large-scale international event held by the rising China. Judging from the length of time, the scale, the number and depth of countries involved, and the continuous requirements for the strength of the host city, the Olympic Games, the World Expo and the Asian Games actually involve the internal transformation of the city.
The so-called internal transformation not only refers to the change of external characteristics such as infrastructure, city appearance, air quality or civilized behavior of citizens, but also includes the transformation of cities in a series of aspects such as concepts, behavior patterns and spiritual openness; This transformation is obviously more difficult than the previous one, so it is more necessary to raise it in the post-Expo era to attract attention.
Today's China is in a transitional period. This change can be divided into: first, from the perspective of industrialization, it is a change from a traditional agricultural country to an advanced industrial country; Second, in terms of economic form, it is a transition from planned economy to complete market economy.
Although the process and speed of transformation are different, they are closely linked, and they all happen simultaneously with the rise of China's national strength. Beijing Olympic Games and Shanghai World Expo were held in this context. On the one hand, this is very consistent with the internal logic of things, because without the background of rising national strength, the Beijing Olympic Games and the Shanghai World Expo will not only be impossible to succeed, but I am afraid they will not even get the qualification to host.
On the other hand, the above-mentioned transformation is interlocking and presents different processes, which brings a lot of confusion and challenges to the people in it. Facing up to these puzzles and challenges will help people think about the trend of news related to "post-Olympic era" and "post-Expo era" (Qiu Zhenhai)