World Expo Shanghai organisers today offered a peek of the future World Expo Shanghai pavilions as construction concluded at part of the trial zone.
The trial zone, whose construction started in May, includes a 1,000-square-meter plot for pavilion, a 1,000-square-meter lease pavilion and a 3,910-square-meter joint pavilion for developing countries.
Besides the giant pavilions, the zone also has public squares, banks, toilets as well as booths for medical aid, post offices and shops.
A section of the elevated pedestrian way is also completed. The elevated way, six meters above ground and 30 meters wide, will connect the outdoor space and main entrances to the pavilions.
The 17.7-hectare area for the first series of constructions is planned as an exhibition area for Asian countries.
The area provides participants with a preview of how the Expo pavilions and public areas will look and also point out the problems that may be faced by builders, said Huang Jianzhi, deputy director of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination.
The buildings are decorated in traditional Chinese styles with wooden grid windows and public areas contain bamboo trees.
The organisers said they are also experimenting with the pavilions. This includes using new recyclable steel structures and coving exterior walls with grass.
"We will have experts and officials check these ideas, evaluate them and find flaws so that organisers could revise construction plans according to their suggestions," said Huang.
Most of the pavilions in the Expo Site will be torn down after the event ends.
All construction work for the Expo, including the national pavilions being built by other countries, will be completed by December 2009.

（From: www.Expo2010China.com）