By IANS,
Shanghai : More than 420,200 people from China and abroad visited the UAE pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010 since the event kicked off here three weeks ago, the organisers said.
UAE’s National Media Council (NMC), the organisers of the pavilion, forecast the number of visitors would cross half a million by the end of the month.
The pavilion is built in the shape of sand dunes in a desert. Daily, over 25,000 visitors from various countries visited the pavilion that highlights life, culture and heritage of the UAE.
A team of volunteers was trained by the NMC to welcome the visitors.
A folklore band sponsored by UAE’s Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development played an active role in attracting people to the pavilion, the organisers said.