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In conclusion, although there were some issues, overall I found the layout and environment of the Expo Park to be quite pleasant. Walking around the park was a rather comfortable experience. If one day the visitor count drops to within 200,000, I might consider coming again. On this morning, I woke up even earlier than the previous day and went to the security checkpoint at 7:00 AM. I seemed to be about the 20th person in line at our entrance. Therefore, not only did I manage to secure a reservation ticket for the China Pavilion, but I also caught the first subway train. Tragically, my reserved time for the China Pavilion was from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM, so I decided to keep it as a souvenir.
9:10 - Australia Pavilion, queueing time 20 minutes. When getting off the subway, I was near the Australia Pavilion. Given its good reputation, it turned out that the Australia Pavilion was indeed the best national pavilion I visited. The 360-degree rotating film was truly stunning.
13:00 - South Korea Pavilion, queueing time 3 hours. It was quite tragic waiting in line for such a long time. At the time, I had decided to visit one of the Asian pavilions, choosing between Saudi Arabia, Japan, and South Korea. Seeing the daunting queues for Saudi Arabia and Japan, I was deceived by the illusion of South Korea's shorter queue. After circling the queue outside many times, I found myself continuing to circle inside the venue (the South Korea Pavilion is hollow, and unknown to me, there was another long queue underneath). This South Korea Pavilion is quite Sinicized; almost no Korean characters can be seen throughout the entire pavilion, even the short film is in standard Mandarin Chinese. However, the overall feeling was still pretty good, and the short film was very heartwarming.
Monday Strategy: Since I had to return to Ningbo at 5:00 PM, I only managed to visit four pavilions. In retrospect, going to Shanghai during this period was actually self-considered cleverness, which unfortunately led to a tragic outcome. Initially, I thought that since the Expo just opened in May, with more students visiting in July, August, and September (most university freshmen register in October), and considering the hot weather, along with the peak travel season in October and the closure in November and December, I specifically chose June to visit. Moreover, to avoid the student rush after the college entrance exam and the conflict with the World Cup, I hurriedly arranged the trip for the first week of June, thinking I could avoid the peak crowds. Who would have known that over the two days I entered the park, two major tragedies occurred—Saturday set a new record for the highest daily attendance at 524,900 people, and Monday saw the highest non-holiday entry numbers, with the count reaching 470,000 by 5:00 PM, excluding a significant portion holding night tickets. Yesterday's number could also rank in the top five since the opening. What a tragedy! It seems that students in Shanghai enjoy policy benefits, allowing them not to study much, as their schools become examination centers, sending all other grade students to the Expo Park. I even saw groups of children wearing red scarves, which was quite disheartening!
10:20 - Singapore Pavilion, queueing time 30 minutes. The Singapore Pavilion has a good reputation, but upon entering, I was somewhat disappointed because there wasn't much to admire or anything particularly striking. However, I personally liked the MV short film, as it featured Lin Junjie, Ah Du,蔡健雅, and Sun Yanzi. Naturally, being someone who loves music, I gladly accepted it. Nevertheless, public opinions are not without reason; the final aerial garden was indeed quite pleasant.
11:40 - France Pavilion, queueing time 1 hour 10 minutes. The France Pavilion can actually be considered an art museum. But for someone like me who lacks an artistic sensibility, it seemed rather bland. Famous paintings, famous cars, famous models, famous sculptures, and famous brands were all present! For those who appreciate art, it would certainly be a good choice.
