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SINA.COM

"The Puxi part of Expo Garden did not attract public attention at the beginning (of Expo), but now we see visitors queue for six hours at some pavilions. Visitors are shifting their prospective from 'wanting to see' to 'wanting to learn'. At pavilions in the D and E areas, visitors can examine what future life will be like, which is an important point of Expo 2010 Shanghai."

Chen Chao

head of D and E areas, Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination

JFDAILY.COM

"I served in the army for several years and my friends have taken good care of me. Since Expo 2010 is held in Shanghai this year, I think it is a good time to treat my friends. I've bought 100 admission tickets to the Expo Garden, and more than 40 tickets have been used. I am expecting more guests."

Uncle Xing

a 62-year-old resident of Minhang district who bought 100 Expo tickets and offered free accommodation to his old army friends.

XINMIN.NET

"An ideal city is a place where people and nature co-exit harmoniously. It's not a place where we return to the original lifestyle of our ancestors or shift it to rural environment. Cities in the future will be compatible with the nature. They will bring more convenience, more diversified culture, more intensively used resources and more efficient economic activities."

Yu Lizhong

president of the East China Normal University, sharing his idea of future cities.

(China Daily 07/23/2010 page38)