ROK Pavilion to show blueprints of future cities

Construction of the Republic of Korea Pavilion for the 2010 World Expo broke ground yesterday.

Scene of the ground-breaking ceremony of the Republic of Korea  Pavilion

ROK singer and actress Jang Nara was appointed ambassador for the pavilion. She will welcome visitors to the pavilion during the Expo next year.

The country's pavilion will showcase blueprints of future cities along with its most advanced technology and traditional culture in its largest Expo pavilion ever at the Shanghai event.

The country, always among the most popular exhibitors at Expos, will build a three-story, 6,160-square-meter pavilion. The structure will look like the 20 basic letters of the ROK alphabet.

The country's 2010 exhibit will be themed "Friendly City, Colorful Life."

About 5 million visitors are expected to tour the pavilion during the event.

The Republic of Korea has attended 17 World Expos since 1962. The country won the "Best Pavilion" at the 2005 Expo in Japan's Aichi and "Most Popular Pavilion" last year in Saragoza, Spain.