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The Atomium Tower
Since the first international exposition, host venues have tried to outdo each other in building the most magnificent or memorable monument. For Expo '58, Brussels took up the challenge by creating "The Atomium" – a mammoth 30-story structure resembling an array of atoms. The structure features nine 50-foot-wide steel spheres with windows; they are connected by steel tubes. In the sunshine, the surfaces of the spheres glitter like silver; at night, the bulbs on the spheres alternately twinkle, brightening the night sky of Brussels. The monument signifies the peaceful use of atomic energy.
The Tower of the Sun
The 70-meter tall "Tower of the Sun" is Osaka's most unique monument and was the defining symbol of Expo '70, Japan's first World's Fair. The structure looks like an avant-garde winged totem pole and features three "faces" – the suns of the past, present and future.Chinese products
"Huzhou Silk" of Zhejiang Province caused quite a stir at the London Expo in 1851, winning both the gold and silver prize.
The 1906 Milan Expo saw "Yisheng Wine," a product from Jiangsu Province, receive the gold prize.
At the San Francisco Expo in 1915, Chinese exhibits on display were awarded 1,218 prizes altogether. Gold and silver prizes were received by a variety of items including Suzhou Embroidery, Hunan Chrysanthemum Stone, Shanghai's GeDehe Pottery and Meihuali clocks, Beijing's Snuff Bottle, Hu Kaiwen Ink of Anhui Province, Zhejiang's Huzhou Writing Brush, Leqing Boxwood Carving and Qingtian's Stone Carving of Zhejiang.
Luzhou Laojiao Liquor of Sichuan Province, Maotai Liquor of Guizhou Province, and Qingdao's Chang Yu Brandy KoYac VSOP were awarded the Panama-Pacific Exposition gold prize, the Fenjiu Liquor of Shanxi Province and the Wuliangye Liquor of Sichuan Province, were awarded the first-class brand medal and the gold medal respectively.
At the Philadelphia Expo in America in 1926, combs made in Changzhou, Hunan Province, won the gold prize.
(Source: EXPO Weekly, Issue No. 1, April 8, 2010)
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