The skies over the Pudong New Area of Shanghai - home of the World Expo - lit up in a display of pyrotechnic brilliance last night. If the trial run is anything to go by, Friday night's fireworks to usher in the long-anticipated opening of the six-month Expo will go off with a bang ... well, many bangs. And the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said yesterday we can expect slightly cloudy, fine and warm weather on Friday and Saturday, just the ticket for a wow-factor World Expo.

世博网4月28日消息：数天之后，上海世博会开幕式就将举行。作为往届世博会开幕式的亲历者，上海世博会执委会副主任周汉民在接受记者采访时说：“一直以来，世博会开幕式与奥运会开幕式就是截然不同的。”

他说，世博会开幕式以仪式为主，辅以表演，经过了150多年的历史演变，已形成了专属于世博会的特色。

The skies over the Pudong New Area of Shanghai - home of the World Expo - lit up in a display of pyrotechnic brilliance last night. If the trial run is anything to go by, Friday night's fireworks to usher in the long-anticipated opening of the six-month Expo will go off with a bang ... well, many bangs. And the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said yesterday we can expect slightly cloudy, fine and warm weather on Friday and Saturday, just the ticket for a wow-factor World Expo.

The skies over the Pudong New Area of Shanghai - home of the World Expo - lit up in a display of pyrotechnic brilliance last night. If the trial run is anything to go by, Friday night's fireworks to usher in the long-anticipated opening of the six-month Expo will go off with a bang ... well, many bangs. And the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said yesterday we can expect slightly cloudy, fine and warm weather on Friday and Saturday, just the ticket for a wow-factor World Expo.

The skies over the Pudong New Area of Shanghai - home of the World Expo - lit up in a display of pyrotechnic brilliance last night. If the trial run is anything to go by, Friday night's fireworks to usher in the long-anticipated opening of the six-month Expo will go off with a bang ... well, many bangs. And the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said yesterday we can expect slightly cloudy, fine and warm weather on Friday and Saturday, just the ticket for a wow-factor World Expo.

The skies over the Pudong New Area of Shanghai - home of the World Expo - lit up in a display of pyrotechnic brilliance last night. If the trial run is anything to go by, Friday night's fireworks to usher in the long-anticipated opening of the six-month Expo will go off with a bang ... well, many bangs. And the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said yesterday we can expect slightly cloudy, fine and warm weather on Friday and Saturday, just the ticket for a wow-factor World Expo.

The skies over the Pudong New Area of Shanghai - home of the World Expo - lit up in a display of pyrotechnic brilliance last night. If the trial run is anything to go by, Friday night's fireworks to usher in the long-anticipated opening of the six-month Expo will go off with a bang ... well, many bangs. And the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said yesterday we can expect slightly cloudy, fine and warm weather on Friday and Saturday, just the ticket for a wow-factor World Expo.

The skies over the Pudong New Area of Shanghai - home of the World Expo - lit up in a display of pyrotechnic brilliance last night. If the trial run is anything to go by, Friday night's fireworks to usher in the long-anticipated opening of the six-month Expo will go off with a bang ... well, many bangs. And the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said yesterday we can expect slightly cloudy, fine and warm weather on Friday and Saturday, just the ticket for a wow-factor World Expo.

The skies over the Pudong New Area of Shanghai - home of the World Expo - lit up in a display of pyrotechnic brilliance last night. If the trial run is anything to go by, Friday night's fireworks to usher in the long-anticipated opening of the six-month Expo will go off with a bang ... well, many bangs. And the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said yesterday we can expect slightly cloudy, fine and warm weather on Friday and Saturday, just the ticket for a wow-factor World Expo.

The skies over the Pudong New Area of Shanghai - home of the World Expo - lit up in a display of pyrotechnic brilliance last night. If the trial run is anything to go by, Friday night's fireworks to usher in the long-anticipated opening of the six-month Expo will go off with a bang ... well, many bangs. And the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said yesterday we can expect slightly cloudy, fine and warm weather on Friday and Saturday, just the ticket for a wow-factor World Expo.

The skies over the Pudong New Area of Shanghai - home of the World Expo - lit up in a display of pyrotechnic brilliance last night. If the trial run is anything to go by, Friday night's fireworks to usher in the long-anticipated opening of the six-month Expo will go off with a bang ... well, many bangs. And the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said yesterday we can expect slightly cloudy, fine and warm weather on Friday and Saturday, just the ticket for a wow-factor World Expo.

The skies over the Pudong New Area of Shanghai - home of the World Expo - lit up in a display of pyrotechnic brilliance last night. If the trial run is anything to go by, Friday night's fireworks to usher in the long-anticipated opening of the six-month Expo will go off with a bang ... well, many bangs. And the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said yesterday we can expect slightly cloudy, fine and warm weather on Friday and Saturday, just the ticket for a wow-factor World Expo.

The skies over the Pudong New Area of Shanghai - home of the World Expo - lit up in a display of pyrotechnic brilliance last night. If the trial run is anything to go by, Friday night's fireworks to usher in the long-anticipated opening of the six-month Expo will go off with a bang ... well, many bangs. And the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said yesterday we can expect slightly cloudy, fine and warm weather on Friday and Saturday, just the ticket for a wow-factor World Expo.

The skies over the Pudong New Area of Shanghai - home of the World Expo - lit up in a display of pyrotechnic brilliance last night. If the trial run is anything to go by, Friday night's fireworks to usher in the long-anticipated opening of the six-month Expo will go off with a bang ... well, many bangs. And the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said yesterday we can expect slightly cloudy, fine and warm weather on Friday and Saturday, just the ticket for a wow-factor World Expo.

The skies over the Pudong New Area of Shanghai - home of the World Expo - lit up in a display of pyrotechnic brilliance last night. If the trial run is anything to go by, Friday night's fireworks to usher in the long-anticipated opening of the six-month Expo will go off with a bang ... well, many bangs. And the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said yesterday we can expect slightly cloudy, fine and warm weather on Friday and Saturday, just the ticket for a wow-factor World Expo.

The skies over the Pudong New Area of Shanghai - home of the World Expo - lit up in a display of pyrotechnic brilliance last night. If the trial run is anything to go by, Friday night's fireworks to usher in the long-anticipated opening of the six-month Expo will go off with a bang ... well, many bangs. And the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said yesterday we can expect slightly cloudy, fine and warm weather on Friday and Saturday, just the ticket for a wow-factor World Expo.