Pavilion tripping the light fantastic

By Yang Jian  |   2008-12-20  |     NEWSPAPER EDITION

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A SHOWCASE of "light and electricity" will be the World Expo 2010 offering from China's State Grid, the country's main power supplier.

The grid yesterday unveiled its pavilion design, a metallic square with a crystal cube embedded inside, and it will feature a working substation supplying power to parts of the Expo site. The pavilion will include displays showing how the substation works.

The pavilion's theme will be based on the "relationship between electricity and daily life," said Teng Letian, the chief engineer of the State Grid Shanghai branch.

The design of the exhibition will highlight the concepts "safe, high quality, clean and reliable," Said Teng.

Zhao Xiaojun, chief designer for the pavilion, was the senior designer for the National Aquatics Center for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which became better known as the "Water Cube."

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