over seventy of the rural elderly, in Shanghai rented a small house, to provide free accommodation for domestic and foreign visitors, I prefer to sleep on a small couch, touched countless people. The most striking is the more than 80 thousand volunteers in blue and white trousers, and they are called \active in the city streets and lanes. Their brilliant smile and warm service, become the real name of the interpretation of china.
World Expo Shanghai is the first time in the context of the international financial crisis in developing countries, for the first time in a mega city center city, which is a severe test for China and Shanghai. 8 years, we give the whole country, set the world wisdom, in an orderly manner to do all the preparations, especially the people of Shanghai, made a selfless dedication. At the same time, the International Exhibitions Bureau and former World Expo host country provided valuable guidance. The success of the Expo held condenses countless people's hard work, it is our World Expo organizer, builders, workers, and visitors and volunteers sincerity, wisdom and sweat to jointly forge the Expo will be brilliant. On behalf of the Chinese government, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks and respect to all the comrades and friends who have participated in the Expo, supported the Expo and contributed to the Expo.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Shanghai World Expo will not only meets the
mankind created material civilization, broaden people's horizons, and left a rich spiritual legacy to human beings and enlighten people's mind, which is the soul of the World Expo. All civilizations created by human beings, only rise to the height of the spirit and reason, in order to become the common wealth of mankind, and permanent heritage. Today, we look back at this event and give us the experience and inspiration is very meaningful. World Expo clearly carry forward the new concept of green, environmental protection, low carbon and other development. Shanghai World Expo park itself is a low carbon model, where the solar power generation system has a total installed capacity up to 4.6 megawatts, the use of all types of new energy vehicles, more than 1000, symbol of industrial civilization of 165 metre high chimney was modified to meteorological signal tower, built with the latest low-carbon materials and energy-saving technologies in many pavilions abound.
The most low carbon technologies and products on display in the museum are countless. For the first time, the best practice area in the city, with a vivid case and vivid model, shows the wisdom of the world in the city construction and management, and describes the new model of the future urban life. These new ideas reflect human understanding of the meaning of development more scientific, on the road to pursue the development of more rational, mature, will in the future economic
development, industrial structure and consumption patterns produced profound influence. World Expo has effectively proved that the scientific and technological revolution is a powerful driving force for social progress. Science and technology progress is