A total of 1.03 million people visited the Shanghai World Exposition on Saturday, a record number since the Expo opened. The total number also exceeded an earlier record.
The Expo had received some 64.62 million visitors by the end of Saturday, the 169th day since the event began on May 1. The previous record was set during the 1970 Osaka World Expo in Japan, which about 64 million people attended over a six month period.
Attendance may be increasing since this is the first weekend after the week-long National Day holiday and the second to last weekend before the final seven designated days from Oct. 25-31.
Since early this morning, the Expo' s public transportation system has been under great pressure as visitors have been seen throughout the Expo site.A series of measures have been taken to deal with the rush situation, according to the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo.
When the number exceeded 700,000 visitors, organizers made announcements to visitors through the World Expo official website, TV Station, mobile televisions, and telecommunication operators.
Organizers had also created a plan at the end of September to prepare for these crowds, including increasing available public transportation, entrances and exits, facilities, services for visitors, and adding drink and food supplies. |
