Shanghai (News Today) - The number of people visiting the Indonesian pavilion hit a record of 2 million on the 50th day of the World Expo in Shanghai, China, to end in October 2010.
"We have set ourselves the target of attracting up to 3 million visitors during the six-month expo. But in less than two months their number has reached 2 million," Widharma Raya Dipodiputro, the pavilion’s director, said here on Saturday.
The World Expo which opened on May 1 is the world’s third biggest event after the Olympiad and World Cup final. Widharma said the number of people visiting the Indonesian pavilion reached 2 million at around 14.00 local time on Saturday.
On the occasion, Widharma presented a token of appreciation to Chen Wen Hao of Gu Bei region as the 2,000,000th visitor and Shwai Yan Ju as the 1,999,999th visitor. Judging from visitors’ enthusiasm, he said his side had planned to revise upward the target of attracting visitors to 6 million.
"We expect an average of 1 million people to visit the pavilion per month so we will raise the target to 6 million up to (the end of) October," he said.
The Indonesian pavilion covers an area of 4,000 sq meters, which is larger than those of Malaysia or Thailand.
Source : kompas
Friday, June 25, 2010
Indonesian Pavilion Visited by Two Million in Shanghai
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