As we were leaving the park, a worker carrying an oxygen tank also wanted to go out. The People's Armed Police stopped him: Please show your exit permit. The worker searched all over his body: Sorry, I forgot to bring it. He wanted to explain something, but before he could say anything, he already looked desperate and carried the oxygen tank back.
In fact, entering the park, the access pass was the most headache-inducing issue for us. The World Expo registered journalist credentials had not yet been issued. If we wanted to enter the park, we could only apply for a temporary access pass. To apply for a temporary pass, we had to make a reservation three days in advance. For our tight interview schedule, this was clearly not possible. Fortunately, the World Expo side was relatively "accommodating" towards the media, allowing us to borrow the temporary passes from Shanghai peers. During this interview, we entered the park three times and borrowed access passes from different media three times. The reporter from the Liberation Daily kept reminding us when she handed over her pass: Make sure to return it to me tonight, my ID card and journalist card are both pledged there!
In Shanghai, although security measures are strict everywhere, some details appear more humane.
Based on the successful security experience of the Olympics and the well-known meticulousness of the people of Shanghai, no one is worried about the security of the World Expo.
However, the units responsible for construction would not be as "accommodating" as we were. They have to rely entirely on showing special access passes to enter and exit. If they forget to bring them, it won't work, even if their faces are familiar, they still can't get in. At the east entrance, the person in charge of a construction company negotiated with the security guard multiple times, but without a dedicated credential, they couldn't get in. This person in charge had no choice but to call while yelling at their subordinates: After such a long time of construction, you can't even handle this?!
And this, is not contradictory to being strict.
I thought of an episode: On March 31st, we first entered the park for an interview. Due to the cold weather, none of us brought water. After running around for three or four hours, we were parched and thirsty, but there was nowhere to buy water as all the shops were still under renovation!
Of course, after the World Expo opens, if you have a World Expo ticket, you won't have an access pass issue, but security checks will still be unavoidable.
For example, to enter the park, besides bringing an access pass, security checks are also inevitable. After passing through the security gate, the detector scans all over your body, and both inside and outside of your outerwear are checked. Compared to airport security, the People's Armed Police soldiers responsible for the World Expo park security checks are not only serious in attitude and meticulous and gentle in action, but more importantly, they smile: "Excuse me, please come over for a security check!"
If you want to eat fruit, bring unpeeled ones; there will definitely be some sold inside the Expo park.
Our suggestion is: It's better not to bring any. Starting from April 1st, even fruit knives in Shanghai need to be purchased under real-name registration. Although we haven't tried, bringing a fruit knife into the park is absolutely impossible - it can't pass even airplane security, let alone the stricter World Expo security?
Is the World Expo security very strict? The detector scans all over your body.
To smoothly pass through security, not carrying dangerous items is naturally known by everyone - bringing these, you can't even get close to the World Expo park. There is security at every subway entrance, train station, and bus station entrance - the key is, can some suspected dangerous goods be brought? For example, fruit knives? Can you peel fruits and eat them after getting tired during your tour inside the park?