Look At Expo &Nbsp; Don't Just Look At "Hi Tech".

Expo June 30th news: typewriters, sewing machines, and the phonograph invented by Edison... World Expo has brought new surprises in the history, and has brought great changes to human life. In the minds of many people, World Expo and major scientific and technological achievements must be "twin brothers". In response, Ji Lude, Minister of theme interpretation of Shanghai World Expo Bureau, said in an interview with reporters that this is a misunderstanding and a habit misreading brought by early history.

need not Habitual thinking

"In the history of World Expo, it was once a great event to display scientific and technological achievements. This is because the technology at that time is not developed enough, and there is no way to spread it. We can only rely on this channel of World Expo. The situation is quite different now, and there are too many means and opportunities. "For modern World Expo, this kind of display of major scientific and technological achievements has been lost for decades. The most recent achievement in World Expo is the Moonstone on display in 1970.

For many important scientific and technological achievements that have been spread through World Expo, quarter Luther decipher the concept behind: "this is the praise of technology itself, not to praise the product itself, so as to educate people, master technology and have everything." There was once a very popular saying that "everything started in World Expo". Ji Lude thought that this caused many people to produce inappropriate or even high expectations for World Expo's "scientific and technological achievements".

Avoid "dwarfing"

How should people correctly view the "high-tech" complex brought by World Expo? "It should be said that World Expo's role is stable, but its content is constantly updated." Ji Lude, known as "the elder statesman of the Expo", further explained: "when science and technology are not developed, World Expo talks about science and technology." Today, with the development of science and technology, we should pay more attention to the harmony between man and nature.

If The World Expo The function is considered to be a single "focus technology", which Ji Lude believes is "dwarfing" the role of World Expo. "It is not a promotion of scientific and technological achievements. World Expo is complying with some doubts in the minds of all mankind, or is a topic of common concern for mankind at a certain time."

Of course, as a civilized event, any World Expo does not deny that all scientific and technological achievements have been launched. "The results of this year's Shanghai World Expo show are mainly" low carbon "and" Environmental protection " This is also a major problem facing mankind. The level is not necessarily the most advanced, but the effect is global and the most applicable technology. "

The function is irreplaceable.

As for the functions of World Expo, the first chapter of the Convention on international exhibitions states that "the exhibition is a display. Whatever its name, its purpose is to educate the public. It can demonstrate the means used by mankind to meet the needs of civilization, or show the progress made by human beings in one or more fields, or show their future prospects.

"In other words, in 2010, World Expo, Shanghai, was to show what means the mankind has grasped in creating a beautiful city and creating a better life, what progress has been made, what prospects it can look forward to, and" educate the public "in these areas. Ji Lude said that compared with other international organizations, World Expo has three notable characteristics: super scale, civilian exchange and rich forms. "The role of World Expo in spreading ideas and affecting millions of ordinary people's values is irreplaceable."