As the first World Expo ever hosted by a developing country, the Shanghai World Expowill open a new chapter in the history of such events, China's ambassador to the United Nations Office in Geneva said on Monday.
"The Shanghai Expo is an unprecedented grand gathering of human civilizations with many new records in the Expo history," He Yafei said at the opening of a photo exhibition on the Shanghai event.
He said some 192 countries and 50 international organizations would take part in the Shanghai Expo, which features some 189 National Pavilion Days and 39 International Organization Days as well as 20,000 cultural performances.
