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The one millionth visitor to the Canada Pavilion
2010-06-03 10:05Shanghainese resident Qiao Renbiao yesterday received a gift pack from the Canada Pavilion as its lucky millionth visitor at 11:20am.
Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (R) and Minister of International Trade Peter Van Loan (L) welcome the family of Qiao Renbiao (C), a Shanghai resident who is the one millionth visitor to the Canada Pavilion, at the Shanghai World Expo June 2, 2010. [Agencies]
The pack includes a moose toy, T-shirt, cap, umbrella, limited-edition emblem and maple syrup. A VIP visit ticket for July 1, the Canada Pavilion Day, was also inside.
Qiao said it was the family's second visit to the Expo site and the exterior of the Canada Pavilion was beautiful.
The pavilion covering 6,000 square meters has a public area where performances are staged.