Shanghai solicits design for 2010 World Expo mascot
17/1/2007 15:49
Shanghai is looking to the public to come up with a design for the mascot
for the 2010 World Expo, and the winner will receive a cash award of 200,000
yuan (US$25,000).
An official with the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo
Coordination committee says the competition ends on May 31. The result will be
announced at the end of the year.
The committee is looking for a mascot that
has Chinese characteristics that can convey both the conception of World Expo --
understanding, communication, gathering and cooperation -- and the theme of
Shanghai World Expo -- better city, better life.
Participants can log on to
www.expo2010china.com to find competition regulations.
At the last World Expo
held in Aichi, Japan in 2005 the mascots were two forest elves: a knowledgeable
grandpa Morizo and a curious grandson Kiccoro.
Xinhua
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