The Canada Pavilion for Expo 2010 Shanghai China is designed in collaboration with Cirque du Soleil, which will also create public performances, organize cultural programs and develop strategic corporate alliances for the pavilion. Cirque du Soleil was founded by Guy Laliberte, a member of a street band from the Province of Quebec in 1984. The 6,000-square-meter pavilion is among the largest at the Expo site, will feature an exhibition themed "The Living City: Inclusive, Sustainable, Creative." The pavilion is about the size of two-and-a-half NHL ice hockey rinks, it is expected to welcome up to 5.5 million people or 30,000 visitors per day during the six-month exposition period. An open public place and three large geometric blocks will anchor and surround the pavilion respectively. The square will be a performing area, where visitors can watch the performances of Cirque du Soleil before checking out the pavilion Environmental protection ideas are being adopted into the Canada Pavilion's design principle. Part of the exterior walls will be covered by a special kind of greenery and rainwater will be collected by a drainage system for use inside the pavilion.

"Mastering the challenges: Australia's smart solutions for our urban future" is the exhibition theme for the 4,800-square-meter Australia Pavilion. It resounds the "Better City, Better Life" theme for Expo 2010 Shanghai China, and it demonstrates the country "the Best Livable Place in the World" through showcasing the solutions to future challenges in environmental protection, urbanization and globalization, as well as to demonstrate the beauty of Australia's natural scenery. This is how the country to make urban sustainable growth and achieve the harmony between city constructions and natural environment. The exhibition contents of the Australian pavilion include the healthy and vigorous economy, the efforts made for sustainable economic development, state of the art technology and innovative spirit. As well as world's top higher educational institutions, cultural diversity, beautiful scenery and high-quality daily life. The Australia Pavilion is a very interesting exhibition hall with excellent leisure programs. The staffs who are fluent in Chinese and English will serve as tour guides in the pavilion. Artists and musicians will make spectacular performances and you can taste Australian foods, red wine and soft drinks. Additionally, Australian government will arrange business and cultural exchange activities. During the 184-day World Expo in Shanghai, Australia estimates that there will be 7 million visitors to tour the pavilion.

The Pavilion of Ideas, designed by Heatherwick Studio, is a brightly lit cube, which looks quite simple but very fascinating. The highlight of the pavilion is that its looks like a box with thousands of spines that hover without visible support above the ground. The spines have colored light sources on their tops, to which they can form different patterns and images. "The image can be changed every day or every week. If people love to see David Beckham, we will play Beckham's picture. If Louis Hamilton wins the F1 Championship, maybe we will show Hamilton," said Carma Elliot, British Consul-General in Shanghai. Elliot said the pavilion would have unique effects in daytime, although it looks like it will be much more beautiful at night. All the spines will wave as the breeze blows. Meanwhile, the spectators at the public square outside the UK Pavilion can view the activity's information and images broadcasted from inside. Audiences' interaction is important to the UK Pavilion. It will gather the ideas and opinions from the visitors and it will change the scheduled contents and programs from time to time.

“balancity” – a city in balance The German Pavilion has been christened “balancity” – a newly coined word signifying a city in balance. Visitors to balancity will embark on a journey through a city of ideas, moving around as they would in a real city – on foot, moving walkways and escalators – through thematic areas representing different urban spaces. The journey starts at the harbor and leads through gardens and parks, via a Town planning office and a factory and past the opera to end at the “Energy Source”, the city’s power plant. A city can be a good place to live – if it provides a balance between renewal and preservation, innovation and tradition, urbanity and nature, community and individual development and work and leisure. That’s the message of the German Pavilion. For more information on Germany Pavilion and its activities, please logon www.expo2010-deutschland.de/en/

"Innovation Makes Life Better" is the theme of the Israel Pavilion for Expo 2010 Shanghai China. It will demonstrate the long tradition of the Jewish culture and the progressing of the Israeli people. Israel will also attach importance in the similarities of Chinese and Jewish cultural traditions. Innovation and future are the essential elements of the seashell, which is, in very correspondence, with the image of the lovely "Haibao", the mascot of Expo 2010 Shanghai China. Two streamlined constructions look like two hands that hold together, which symbolizes Israel's technology and innovation. The Israel Pavilion takes up an area of 2,000 square meters. It divides into three experience areas, Murmuring Garden, Hall of Light and Innovative Hall. In the garden, you can make dialogue with the Mother Nature by appreciating the beautiful scenery. In the Hall of Light you can see the time tunnel of Israel's long history and its development. You will be facing the future challenge in the Innovative Hall, which is climax of the expo tour that you will experience the magnificent floating three-dimensional light ball. The 360-degree audio and visual performance reveals the innovation in every field of Israeli science and technology, and some important achievements.