Before that, Dashan, popular among the Chinese audience, took the initiative to serve as the guide and led media from China and abroad into the Canadian Pavilion, which was already capped, to get an early look at this living-city.
The Shanghai World Expo will start initial trial operations in April next year. Consuls General from more than 60 countries gathered to make the announcement.
Canada unveiled its national pavilion design for World Expo 2010 in collaboration with Cirque du Soleil, the country said as it signed the participation contract with organizers today.