2010 Shanghai World Expo

Smothering heat fails to diminish Shanghai Expo crowds

More than 330,000 visitors entered the Expo site as of 7:30pm yesterday despite a record high temperature of 39 degrees Celsius.

Among yesterday’s visitors, 107,417 came in tour groups and 30,051 were local residents who used complimentary tickets offered by the Shanghai government.

A total 54,861 tickets were sold at the gates, 22,742 of them for evening visit.

Statistics obtained at 6pm yesterday showed that 62,000 visitors had passed through Houtan entrance, compared with 49,000 at Shangnan Road entrance, 54,000 at Changqing Road entrance and 41,000 at Gaoke Road W. entrance.

As many as 75 shows were performed at Expo venues from morning to 5pm yesterday, attracting 49,200 spectators. Some 6,009 volunteers worked on the site.

Five health clinics on the site had treated 517 visitors by 4pm. Forty-nine of them suffered minor injuries while 85 suffered heat strokes.

Wendy,  Shanghai World Expo, Home Based Business, TV Frame, SEO Tips, SEO Company

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