The multimedia scroll painting, the Riverside Scene at the Qingming Festival, at the China Pavilion, the "moon boat" at the Saudi Pavilion, the "seed cathedral" at the UK Pavilion, as well as the modern paintings at the Tunisian Pavilion, the Pharaoh's gold mask at the Egypt Pavilion, the "kite forest" at the Mexican Pavilion, and the delicate wooden sculptures at the Palau Pavilion were all displayed fully and equally.
Latvian Education and Science Minister Tatjana Koke told Xinhua that the Shanghai Expo provided a chance for people to know more about the world.
Thanks to the Expo, visitors had a chance to experience different cultures and get a glimpse of the whole world in a matter of a day or so, she said.
The event also served as a platform for the world's entrepreneurs to carry out cooperation and exchanges, the minister added.
Frank Huang, editor-in-chief of Global Chinese Press in Vancouver, said it is significant for China to host such a grand event.
Describing the Shanghai World Expo as a platform for the meeting between eastern and western cultures, Huang said: "The current world expo is actually hosted in a developing country with an oriental ancient civilization, while the world expo itself happens to be the outcome of the Industrial Revolution, representing the western modern civilization. So the exchange interaction between the eastern and western civilizations has been obviously indicated in the current world expo."
"China has done a wonderful job to make the event so popular among the public," he said.
After visiting the Shanghai Expo, Elizabeth Wishnick, an associate professor at Montclair State University in New Jersey, said the Shanghai Expo is a "window for ordinary Chinese to be exposed to different cultures across the world."
