JING XIAOLEI LIU JIAN

On February 8, 2010, the World Expo's China Pavilion celebrated its end of construc-tion after two years' work in Shanghai. The pavilion, shaped like an oriental crown, has a six-layer, 30-meter-high roof made of 56 traditional wooden brackets, symbolizing Chinas 56 ethnic groups. Inside, displays from various provinces,municipalities and autonomous regions will be shown in the 45,000-square-meter space.