World Expo

Fireworks explode above the China Pavilion as thousands of local residents watch during the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo in Shanghai Credit: REUTERS/Stringer

Monks from the Shaolin Temple perform martial arts at the Shanghai World Expo site in Shanghai   
Credit: REUTERS/Stringer

Performers dance in front of a screen showing the Great Wall during the opening ceremony of Shanghai World Expo in Shanghai
 Credit: REUTERS/Alfred Jin

China's President Hu Jintao shakes hands with France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy during a welcome ceremony ahead of the opening of the Shanghai World Expo in Shanghai, April 30, 2010. At right is Hu's wife Liu Yongqing. 
Credit: REUTERS/Aly Song

  Performers participate in the opening ceremony of Shanghai World Expo 
Credit: REUTERS/Aly Song

 Performers wave national flags from all 189 participating countries during the opening ceremony of Shanghai World Expo in Shanghai, April 30, 2010. 
Credit: REUTERS/Alfred Jin

 Fireworks light up the Shanghai skyline during the opening ceremony for the Shanghai 2010 World Exhibition
Credit: REUTERS/Ian Langsdon/Pool

A Buddhist monk watches fireworks during the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo in Shanghai, April 30, 2010. 
Credit: REUTERS/Aly Song