On top of having 60,000 acrylic spikes holding seeds to stress the need for sustained conservation efforts, the gem-shaped UK Pavilion will be nestled in a bed of "wrapping paper" to symbolize growing Sino-UK relations, officials said last week.
China's vast migration from rural to urban areas over the past 30 years will be the theme for the first section of the China Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.