Shanghai Expo 2010 opening ceremony

Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony
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Singers welcome guests at the opening ceremony
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Fireworks explode over the World Expo Park
Photograph: Cheng Min/AP

Buildings are illuminated during the opening ceremony
Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

The opening ceremony of the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai
Photograph: Li Mingfang/AP

The opening ceremony of the World Expo in Shanghai
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Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the World Expo in Shanghai
Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

A little boy climbs the flagpole near China Pavilion
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Performers participate in the opening ceremony
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More fireworks explode over the Huangpu
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Fireworks illuminate the sky over China Pavilion and the Expo Axis
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Dancers perform at the opening ceremony
Photograph: Lu Xin/EPA

A Buddhist monk watches the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo
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Fireworks light up the Shanghai skyline
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Boats flying the flags of various nations and organizations sail down the Huangpu
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Thousands of visitors watch during the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo
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Fireworks light up the Pudong skyline
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People walk outside the entrance of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo site in front of the China pavilion Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA