163.COM
"Although I live in Yunnan province, I have never worn costumes of so many ethnic groups before. I find the dresses very beautiful and it's a totally new experience for me. From morning to evening, I am more of a model posing for visitors' pictures. Visitors take more than 1,000 pictures of us everyday."
Fan Yamin
a guide at Yunnan Pavilion. Everyday she wears a number of traditional costumes from Yunnan province's ethnic groups.
JFDAILY.COM
"In the first few days I could not get used to my work as a cleaner at the Expo Garden. There was so much to do. Gradually, however, I found the work very important. You can't imagine an Expo Garden without cleaners. I don't think the experience is less valuable than working as a volunteer in the Expo Garden."
Liu Yinghui
a 21-year-old college student who worked as a cleaner, not a volunteer, at the Expo Garden during his summer break.
INFZM.COM
"Expo 2010 Shanghai is not a carnival. We don't take it as a party to have fun. The legacy of holding Expo in Shanghai lies in the participation. We participate in pushing forward the development of human beings."
Wu Jianmin
honorary chairman of the Bureau of International Expositions and former ambassador to France, discusses legacy of Expo 2010 Shanghai.
(China Daily 09/10/2010)