Comoros celebrates Pavilion Day

Performance at the Comoros National Pavilion Day ceremony [en.expo2010.cn]

The Comoros archipelago nation celebrates its National Pavilion Day on July 6, showcasing its theme "Coexistence of Cities and Ecotourism."

Today marks the 35-year anniversary of Comoros' independence. It is first time that the country participated in the World Expo.

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The country's exhibition showcases its unique geographic features, miraculous species and ancient civilization, which help visitors approach its nature and society, Zhang Taolin, Chinese Vice Minister of Agriculture, said at this morning's ceremony at the Expo Center.

Idi Nadhoim, Vice President for Transportation, Post and Telecommunications, Communication and Tourism, said China is the first country that established diplomatic relationship with Comoros and the country aims to showcase its rich ecological tourism and natural resources, culture, society and hospitality at the Expo.

The tourist nation introduces its special wildlife and marine animals, island seascapes and its pursuit of sustainable development.

The front of the pavilion features Arabian-style architecture, highlighted with light and sound, giving the impression of being in an exotic city. Its windows open on to hospitable people singing and dancing, inviting visitors to a traditional wedding.

At the other end of the pavilion is a model of a coelacanth fish, a "living fossil," still found in the waters of the Comoros.

At the rear of the pavilion is a screen showing the Karthala Volcano, the mountain that created the archipelago with its eruptions.

In one section of the pavilion there are four display cubes, each representing one of the four islands of Comoros.