On April 30, 2010 (March 17, 2010 in the lunar calendar), the Shanghai World Expo opened. The emblem of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo (Expo2010) is a world expo in preparation. It was held in Shanghai City, China in 2010. It is also the first world expo ever held by China. The theme of the Shanghai World Expo is "Better City, Better Life". Since the first exhibition was held in London, England in 1851, the World Expo has been held for 40 times, and Shanghai is the 41st. The Shanghai World Expo runs from the opening ceremony on the evening of April 30 to the closing ceremony on the evening of October 31 (from May 1 to October 31, 2010, a total of 184 days). In December 1999, at the 126th Plenary Session of the Bureau of International Exhibitions, the China government officially announced its bid to host the 2010 World Expo. On March 17, 2000, the China government established the 2010 Shanghai World Expo Bidding Committee, with then State Councilor Wu Yi serving as chairman. In May 2001, the China government submitted an application letter to the Bureau of International Expositions through diplomatic channels to host the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. On January 30, 2002, the China government submitted its bid report to the Bureau of International Exhibitions for hosting the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. From November 29 to December 5, 2002, Li Lanqing, then member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, led a China delegation to participate in the 132nd Plenary Session of the International Exhibition Bureau and made a bid statement. On December 3, 2002, China was awarded the right to host the 2010 World Expo through a vote of the General Assembly of the International Bureau of Exhibitions. This is the entrance of the flag team of exhibitors. On April 30, China President Hu Jintao and his wife Liu Yongqing welcomed French President Sarkozy and his wife Bruni in Shanghai, who attended the opening ceremony of the World Expo. Song Zuying and Jackie Chan led the singing of "Harmony Song" by Italian blind singer Andre? Bocelli and a little China girl perform at the China Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo-the crown of the Orient