A huge countdown clock starts ticking off the seconds, hours and days to the 2010 World Expo.
Wu Bangguo, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, attends the ceremony.
Vice Premier Wang Qishan
Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng
Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan sings the song "City."
A group of Haibao welcome visitors.
A huge countdown clock started ticking off the seconds, hours and days to the 2010 World Expo today in Tiananmen Square, Beijing.
The steel clock stands in front of the National Museum of China, where the Beijing Olympic countdown clock was and another two that marked the return of Macau and Hong Kong to the motherland.
When the curtain goes up on Expo next May 1, the clock will display the number of Expo visitors each day.
Chinese top legislator Wu Bangguo started the countdown clock at a ceremony which was attended by government leaders and enthusiastic members of the public.
Wu, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, extended his congratulations on the Expo preparations and expressed his gratitude to those toiling behind the scenes for Expo.
China aims to present an Expo that demonstrates the progress of human civilization, thus promoting world peace and prosperity, enhancing friendship between the Chinese people and people all over the world, expanding exchange and cooperation and spurring the Chinese people to strive for a better society, Wu noted.
He said the 2010 Expo with the theme "Better City, Better Life" will display the fruits of urban civilization and promote the concept of urban development. It will be a platform for people to exchange experiences of urban construction and discuss urban and rural coordinated development, a better environment, a healthy lifestyle and sustainable development, he added.
Wu said the Chinese Government and people have made a commitment to host a "successful, splendid and unforgettable" event. He promised that the organizer would make every effort for the event and strengthen cooperation with all participants.
Wu invited people from all over the world to visit Expo and welcomed media coverage.
scene of the ceremony
Tiananmen Square
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