Shanghai Daily news

World Expo organizers will launch a nationwide tour with a mix of history and high tech to mark the 1,000-day countdown to the event on Sunday.

Shanghai will be the first stop of the tour. The 1,300-square-meter exhibition will go to major cities in China, including Beijing and Guangzhou.

The exhibition is divided into two parts - the 156-year history of world expos and the preparation for Shanghai Expo, displaying many precious historical files, pictures and sculptures.

The multimedia display will show visitors how expos have changed and driven the world forward, looking at areas like science, culture and communications.

The local exhibition will be open to the public on Monday at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center on People's Square.

The admission fee for the event is 30 yuan (US$4).

Other events in 1,000-day countdown celebration will include:

A lecture by Vicente Loscertales, the secretary general of the International Expositions Bureau, in the Shanghai Library on Sunday at 3pm.

A concert in the Gongqing Forest Park on Sunday that begins at 6:30pm.