Splendid pre-ceremony performances held
2010-04-30 12:10:31 GMT2010-04-30 20:10:31 (Beijing Time)
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The pre-ceremony performance is held ahead of the opening ceremony for the Shanghai World Expo at the Expo Cultural Center in Shanghai, east China, April 30, 2010. (Xinhua/Liao Yujie)
Costumed mascots of Shanghai World Expo "Haibao" wave to spectators in the pre-ceremony performance ahead of the opening ceremony for the Shanghai World Expo at the Expo Cultural Center in Shanghai, east China, April 30, 2010. (Xinhua/Chen Shugen)
"Beautiful Scenery South of the Yangtze River" is performed by Suzhou Pingtan School during the pre-ceremony performance ahead of the opening ceremony for the Shanghai World Expo at the Expo Cultural Center in Shanghai, east China, April 30, 2010. (Xinhua/Chen Shugen)
The pre-ceremony performance is held ahead of the opening ceremony for the Shanghai World Expo at the Expo Cultural Center in Shanghai, east China, April 30, 2010. (Xinhua/Chen Shugen)
Yang Lan (R) and Chen Rong host the pre-ceremony performance ahead of the opening ceremony for the Shanghai World Expo at the Expo Cultural Center in Shanghai, east China, April 30, 2010. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)
The pre-ceremony performance is held ahead of the opening ceremony for the Shanghai World Expo at the Expo Cultural Center in Shanghai, east China, April 30, 2010.
