Anhui Pavilion

Date: 2011.05.31 | Category: China's Joint Pavilion | Tags: asia,China,Colourful City,Expo,Expo 2010 Maps,Guest-Greeting Pine,SHANGHAI,Yellow Mountain

Anhui Pavilion

Visitors to Anhui Province’s World Expo 2010 exhibition will be able to taste Anhui cuisine (Hui cai), one of the eight most famous cuisines in China, and enjoy a folk art extravaganza as well. Huangmei Opera and Huagudeng, a kind of dancing with handkerchiefs, drums and lanterns, are among the performances to be staged at the pavilion.Visitors will be led through Anhui’s beautiful old streets and explore the success of Anhui merchants as well as its urban development. Anhui will showcase its culture and art to celebrate special Expo week from June 23 to 27. The province will also display 16 intangible cultural heritage crafts such as the production of Mo (Chinese solid ink) and Xuan paper as well as carving.

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Anhui Pavilion exterior

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Anhui Pavilion walls

Anhui Pavilion follows the unique Hui-style architecture, creating a harmonious composition of ancient Chinese buildings. The exterior of the pavilion uses a Barrisol curtain wall with rectangular fenders inside to absorb daylight, so as to create the feel of a typical Hui-style building that can easily stand out among pavilions.

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Close up of Anhui walls

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Video of the "Guest-Greeting Pine"

The Anhui Pavilion includes two main exhibition areas. “Anhui Impression”, one of the two areas, will focus on the historical impact of Hui culture highlighted by its intrinsic philosophy of harmony and innovation on the modern life.The 240-square-meter pavilion’s first surprise will be a laser image of a famed “Guest-Greeting Pine”, at the entrance to the Yellow Mountain to welcome visitors. Names of various cities in Anhui will then glisten on the branches, symbolizing the fact that people in the province are very hospitable.

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Visitors enjoying a presentation by a guide

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Image of Anhui Style Architecture

Visitors will then arrive at a round theater – the exhibition area named “Colourful City,” where they will encounter a huge gift box that will be gradually unpacked until a crystal bottle dazzles visitors. With agreeable music, a seven-colored ink will spill over the bottle from the top and flow down. After the touch of a child’s hands, the bottle will instantly display an ink and water painting of the Yellow Mountain. Before long, the painting will fade and on the surface of the bottle, images of tourist attractions will appear, followed by videos about the development of industry, agriculture, infrastructure, advanced technology, territorial culture and opening policy of the province.

Originally posted 2010-09-01 06:06:44.

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