Global Celebrity Tan Shibo (Eighteen)

Yao Ming's famous basketball player, Ambassador of World Expo, Shanghai, 2010.

As a native of Shanghai, I am proud and proud to see Shanghai succeeds in hosting World Expo and seeing that world civilization will be concentrated in Shanghai. As an ambassador of World Expo, Shanghai, it is a glorious honor to witness the progress of the motherland and the convergence of the world.

I remember the first time I was in World Expo, which left a deep impression or shock on me. At that time, I was in World Expo, Japan, and I was shocked by the dazzling Chinese red in the Chinese Pavilion at that time. Two, I was shocked when I saw the huge display on display and the frozen mammoth which was exhibited in Russia 18 thousand years ago.

The Expo trip really opened my eyes.

I can not help but compare the Olympic Games with World Expo, the Olympic Games are professional sports, most of them are sports fans, and World Expo is more like a large-scale entertainment fair where all countries come up with their own advanced technology or discovery, whether they like astronomy or archaeology, or people who like modern technology and all kinds of exhibitions.

What the Expo is showing is the progress of mankind, the development of science and technology, and the evolution of cities. It keeps people looking forward to a better future.

My motherland has ushered in her 60 year old birthday. The small fishing village in Shanghai has now been praised as the "Oriental Paris" by the world. In the process of opening Pudong, the advanced technology and ideas of foreign countries have continuously entered every corner of the city, and all kinds of cultures from all sides gathered, fused and embody unique charm in cities.

Therefore, I also look forward to the holding of World Expo in Shanghai. I hope more people will take this opportunity to enter Shanghai, understand Shanghai and experience Shanghai.

This time, Shanghai and World Expo chose the slogan "Better City, better life". Indeed, the city is an important symbol of modern civilization and the center of the survival and development of modern human society.

The rapid development of Internet and information technology has constantly broken the gap between countries and cities. The development of every city can not be divorced from the integration of foreign cultures, economic integration and mutual reference of science and technology.

This has created a multi-level and colorful urban life for all countries and cities.

Shanghai and Houston are the two cities that I live most often. I deeply feel the blend of eastern and Western cultures in these two cities, and feel the interaction between cities and promote the development of cities.

From Shanghai to Houston, from China to the United States, from the east to the west, I am honored to be part of this convergence.

This kind of convergence brings rapid change. Indeed, I often feel proud and excited about the development of Shanghai. On the other hand, I sometimes feel a bit of loss and worry. For example, returning to Shanghai, I can no longer smell the smell of roadside snacks when I was little, and I could not feel the bustling scene of life in my childhood. It seems that I can not see the difference between Shanghai and American life. Apart from these superficial things, including my generation, and then will become the new strength of the society, I have almost no clear impression of Shanghai style culture and old Shanghai lifestyle.

Whenever I think of these, I always feel regretful.

Apart from Shanghai, China and other countries all over the world have many beautiful natural resources and rich cultural characteristics. People from all over the world walk into these places and bring different languages, cultures, and fresh things. But is the integration of foreign cultures taking away the deep native culture?

The original culture of every city is like the soul of this city. It is the root of a city and people.

The rapid development of cities should not be sacrificed at the expense of native culture and damage to natural resources.

Only one city has a complete and profound cultural foundation, the open absorption into the multicultural, can continue to glow rich color and vigorous vitality.

How to coordinate the development of the city with the protection of the native culture and natural resources, and how to integrate the multicultural and native cultures into one, hoping to become an important topic in the development of our city in this era.

I hope our descendants can live in a land with a soul, a dream, a root and a world.

I believe that the convening of World Expo will bring more world culture to Shanghai, a city that is tolerant of international culture.

Such convergence and convergence is a boost to the development of the city, and also to the people in the city.

Once again, I wish the successful completion of the World Expo of Shanghai, and look forward to the convergence of the world's cultures and the latest progress of mankind in Shanghai. I hope that in this event, people from all over the world can reach a deeper consensus on urban development and native culture and natural conservation.