I promise that - in the run-up to Expo 2010 - I will not make a habit of Haibao posts [Haibao being the mascot for the 2010 World Expo]. But over the last five days or so, the roll-out of Expo 2010/Haibao-related material in Shanghai has been so rapid and... ...full story at Shanghai Scrap
from Shanghai Scrap on Mon, Sep 08 2008
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| 04 Jun 08 |
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Expo Shanghai Online V2.0 »
YouTube video Expo online,Unlike the official website of Expo 2010 (www.expo2010china.com), which is designed as a service platform for information and online communications, Expo Shanghai Online not only functions as a promotional and educational channel for Expo 2010... |
| 20 Jan 08 |
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Shanghai Expo Mascot Scandal » meoldchina Shao Longtu, creator of the Shanghai 2010 World Expo mascot, has had a tough few weeks since the unveiling of his “Haibao” character in December. The blue animation was mocked, ridiculed and compared to every... |
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Shanghai World Expo mascot unveiled » People's Daily Shanghai unveiled its mascot for the 2010 World Expo on Tuesday evening. The mascot was named Haibao, which literally means "treasure of the world". It is a blue smiling cartoon figure with curly hair and shaped like the Chinese cha ... |
| 16 Sep 08 |
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Wait a minute, Mister Postman. » Shanghai Scrap As noted in previous posts, Haibao, the Gumby-like mascot for World Expo 2010, has, in the wake of the Olympics, infiltrated Shanghai. Writing from the perspective of Shanghai Scrap HQ: he is on the banners that hang from the lampposts on my street; he is... |
| 23 Apr 08 |
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Does Haibao "wanna get high"? » Shanghaiist Got this from Peter, a possibly drunk Shanghaiist reader in Qingdao: Am I the only one in Shanghai who thinks the EXPO mascot HaiBao looks like Mr. Towelie from South Park? Every time I see a poster in Shanghai I think of Mr Towelie's trademark line... |
| 02 May 08 |
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2010 World Expo planners see big benefits » People's Daily Preparations for the 2010 World Expo will focus on improving residents' lives and developing the city, Shanghai Party chief Yu Zhengsheng said yesterday. In an interview to mark the start of the two-year countdown to the expo, Yu sa ... |