Card
no 370 - Liu
The
UK Expo Pavilion - China
Country: China
Place:
Shanghai
Received:
26th January
Distance:5,730
miles
Travelled
for: 11 days
The
UK pavilion for the 2010 Expo in Shanghai. With another 230 pavilions at the
Expo this one was designed in the hope it would stand out. It was covered in 60,000 transparent rods,
each containing seeds from the Millennium Seed Bank in the UK. Designed for the theme "Building on the Past, Shaping our
future", the 6000-square-metre UK pavilion is also known as the "Seed
Cathedral" and the area around it is designed like a wrapping paper,
making it seem as if the wrappers have fallen open to reveal a sparkling jewel
of life. Visitors can relax around the
open space or enter the "Seed Cathedral" to admire the seeds in the
spines, marveling how such tiny seeds can produce wonders of nature and life.
The UK pavilion hopes to raise awareness for the Millennium Seed Bank Project,
an international conservation project launched by the Royal Botanic Gardens in
2000.
Not only was this a super card but Liu enclosed it in a most attractive envelope:-
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