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 Expo ‘70

The 1970 World’s Fair — a.k.a. Expo ‘70 — opened in Osaka 40 years ago this week. A total of 77 countries attended the event and the number of visitors surpassed 64 million people, making it one of the largest and best attended expositions in history. This was the first World’s Fair to be held in Japan, a nation that had experienced an extremely rapid period of development in the 1960s. The theme of the Expo was “Progress and Harmony for Mankind,” and the aim was to showcase the possibilities of modern technology to create a foundation for a high quality of life and peace throughout the world. Here are some photos and videos from the event.

40年前的一周，1970年的a.k.a.世界博览会（a.k.a. Expo ‘70 ）在大阪开幕。一共有77个国家参加了此次活动，超过64000的参观者蜂拥而至，使它成为历史上最大和最好的博览会之一。这是日本第一次举办世界性的展会，而这个国家在60年代经历了一次激烈而迅速的发展时期。博览会的主题是“人类的进步与融洽”，目标是展示现代技术的可能性，创造一种世界的高质量生活和安定的基础。

我搜集了一些这个事件的照片和录像，非常精彩，只是我太缺乏建筑知识，不能作出过多的评价：

录像：

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiGvCSjB93M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0gMU30kBao

图片来自：

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46633980@N04/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/m-louis/

http://www.antonraubenweiss.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25156558@N05/

http://www.3d-digital-graphic-art.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/residencebaudoux/

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gsapp/BT/DOMES/OSAKA/images.html

http://homepage1.nifty.com/kitaosaka/expo2/ftop.htm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eizzily/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/impactdixon/

http://destinyclontz.blogspot.com/2008/06/expo-70-theme-park-at-end-of-future.html

http://www.stockhausen.org/osaka.html

录像和部分图片需要用翻墙浏览