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1China: Expat views of the Shanghai ExpoSina: Fijerim-bahiny ny Rantin'i Shanghai
2The Shanghai World Expo is already two months in to its half-year residency.Nandia ny roa volana sahady amin'ny enim-bolana holalovany ny Ranty Manerantanin'i Shanghai .
3Bloggers have been active in trying to decipher the purpose of the extravaganza, as well as keep track of the lightning-speed developments few corners of Shanghai have been able to avoid in preparing for the event.Tsy nipetrapetra-poana ny mpitoraka bilaogy mba hamantatra ny tanjon'ity fandaniam-bola goavana ity, sy hitantara ny fivoarana haingana dia haingana hita amin'ny moron-dalana izay vitsy dia vitsy no tsy tratran'ny fanomanana ity fotoan-dehibe ity.
4The exhibition, which opened on 1st May and will run until the end of October, has been seen as Shanghai's chance to showcase itself to the rest of the world.Ny fampirantiana , izay nisokatra ny 1 May ary haharitra hatramin'ny faran'ny volana Oktobra dia heverina ho fotoana fanararaotra ho an'i Shangai hampiderany ireo hareny manoloana izao tontolo izao, ity .
5In dishing out the reported $46 billion spent on the Expo, China has invested more money in it than the 2008 Beijing Olympics.Betsaka kokoa ny vola nolanian'i Sina tamin'ny Ranty noho ny tamin'ny lalao Olympika tamin'ny taona 2008 raha jerena ny vola 46 lavitrisa dolara amerikana voaangona sy nolaniana tamin'izy ity .
6Official figures have predicted 70 million visitors will flock to the 240 pavilions and exhibitions staged by participating countries and organisations, spread out over 2.5 miles of Shanghai's Huangpu riverbank.Mpitsidika 70 tapitrisa no tombanana hirohotra amin'ireo tranoeva[lazaina hoe tranoheva izy eto na dia fanorenana mafy aza no nananganana azy] 240 sy ireo fampirantiana nokarakarain'ireo firenena sy fikambanana nandray anjara, miparitaka manodidina ny 2.5 maily [3km] manamorona ny reniranon'i Huangpu any Shanghai.
7Though initially, daily crowds were averaging at 200,000, as opposed to the 380,000 plus/day needed to hit the 70 million mark, 15th June saw a colossal 518,000 people attend, with some waiting between five and seven hours just to enter one pavilion.Tamin'ny voalohany, nanodidina ny 200,000 isan'andro ireo olona dia efa mihoatra ny 380,000 isan'andro hahatratrarana ny isa 70 tapitrisa nokatsahina izy ankehitriny, tamin'ny 15 jona aza dia nahatratra 518,000 no tonga nitsidika ka nisy fiandrasana [filaharana] teo amin'ny adiny dimy na fito ora hidirana amin'ny trano eva iray fotsiny .
8Expo crowds queue to visit the French pavilion.milahatra hitsidika ny tranoheva Frantsay ireo vahoaka ao amin'ny Ranty.
9Photo by Esther YoungSary nalain'i Esther Young
10The theme of the Expo, visible on posters, billboards and the ubiquitous Haibao mascot strewn across Shanghai, is ‘better city, better life'.‘Tanàna tsara kokoa, fiainana tsara kokoa' no lohahevitry ny Ranty, hita amin'ireo afisy, ireo takela-by lehibe fametahana afisy, ary ny Haibao ilay biby famantarana izay hita lalandava miparitaka manerana an'i Shanghai.
11Whether or not this slogan is an accurate reflection of the exhibition's effect on the city has been debated by Chinese netizens, not least among them being Han Han in his quintessentially derisive manner:Na izany na tsy izany, anton-dresaka Sinoa mpiserasera amin'izao fotoana izao io teny filamatra io amin'ny fiantraikan'ny fampirantiana eo amin'ny tanàna na tsia, ary amin'ny fomban'ny Han Han somary maneso kely:
12If you really want a metaphor, it's sort of like when a domestic clothing brand is very hot and heavily advertised.Raha tena mitady fanoharana ianao, dia toy ny akanjo vita eto an-toerana izay ankalazaina be sy anaovana dokambarotra fatratra.
13You wear the clothes and feel badass and extravagant, but when you go abroad and ask around you discover it's actually a second-rate brand.Toy ny miavaka sy misongadina ianao miakanjo azy avy eo, fa hitanao fa hay izy io marika ambanimbany rehefa mankany ivelan'ny firenena ianao ka manontany ny manodidina .
14The growing community of expat bloggers in China has also been vocal.Nandrenesam-peo ihany koa ny tontolo mihamiroborobon'ny mpitoraka bilaogy vahiny any Sina .
15Leading the pack for his widespread coverage is Shanghai-based American writer Adam Minter, who has documented the Expo on his reporter blog, Shanghai Scrap, for over a year.Voalohan-daharana amin'izany ny mpanoratra Amerikana mipetraka any Shanghai, Adam Minter, izay nanadihady mikasika an'ity Ranty ity eo amin'ny bilaogy notateriny , Shanghai Scrap, mihoatra ny herintaona.
16A major focus of Minter's reporting has been the detailed expose of the nepotism and corruption that occurred behind the construction site of the US pavilion, in particular.Ny notantarain'i Minter hatramin'ny antsipirihany dia ny resaka fahalalana olona sy ny kolikoly izay mitranga ao ambadimbadika any nikasika nanamboarana ny tranoeva Amerikana manokana.
17The US pavilion, which cost $61 million to construct.Ny tranoeva Amerikana, izay mitentina 61 tapitrisa dolara amerikana ny nanamboarana azy.
18Photo by Adam Minter of Shanghai ScrapSarin'i Shanghai Scrap nalain'i Adam Minter
19City blogs such as Urbanatomy and Shanghaiist have also been following the daily comings and goings of the event, from the sly tactics eager visitors are using to enter pavilions to the online sale of souvenir Expo passports (complete with pavilion stamps) for a whopping 5,880 RMB ($840).Nanaraka isan'andro ny zava-nitranga sy hitranga ihany koa ireo bilaogy eo an-tanàna toa an-dry Urbanatomy sy ry Shanghaiist toy ny fikafika ampiasain'ireo mpitsidika maika ny hiditra anaty tranoeva ka hatramin'ny fividianana amin'ny aterineto ny pasipaoro ho fahatsiarovana ny Ranty (miaraka amin'ny fahazoandalana rehetra) amin'ny vidiny lafo be 5,880 RMB (840 dolara amerikana).
20The diligence of Shanghai's authorities in enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the 19 million-strong metropolis has also been noted: after years of construction, the landmark Bund walkway has been opened to pedestrians, luggage scanners have been planted in the stations of the city's ever-expanding metro system, the quintessential art of jaywalking has visibly withered, government-led programmes have encouraged residents to refrain from wearing pyjamas outside, and a restriction on knife sales has also been in place to maintain public security.Voamarika ihany koa ny ezaka nataon'ny mpitondra ao Shangai tamin'ny fanatsarana ny endriky ny tanàna manana mponina hatramin'ny 19 tapitrisa : nisokatra ho an'ireo mpandeha tongotra, taorian'ny taona maro nisian'ny fanamboarana, ny lalana manana ny lazany Bund , napetraka amin'ny garan'ny metro tsy mitsahatra ny mivelatra ihany koa ireo fitaovana fizahana entana, nihena be dia be ihany koa ny fiampitàna ivelany faritra voatondro ho amin'izany, anisan'ny fandaharam-potoanan'ny governemanta ihany koa ny fanentanana ny olona tsy hitondra akanjo mandry eny ivelan'ny trano , sy ny fandrarana ny fivarotana antsy mba hitandrovana ny fandriampahalemana.
21However, this Expo-inspired clean up of the city has also made room for widespread destruction of various historic neighbourhoods, which Paul French has covered (and promptly lamented) on China Rhyming.Na izany aza, niteraka fandravana ireo trano manana ny tantarany eo amin'ny manodidina ity fanadiovana noho ny Ranty ity, izay hitan'i Paul French (nanambara haingana ny alahelony ) tao amin'ny China Rhyming.
22The characteristic Wujiang Lu food street, a gritty pathway of local dumpling houses and street skewer stalls, was entirely torn down and replaced with Western food chains and a mall in February.Rava tanteraka fivarotan-kanina mampiavaka ny lalana Wujiang Lu, izay nahitana efitrano fisakafoanana madinika sy fanaovana mofo baolina nitandahatra nanaraka ny lalankely ka nosoloina orinasam-pisakafoanana tandrefana sy tsena an-trano, tamin'ny volana Febroary.
23Wujiang Lu before demolition.Wujiang Lu talohan'ny fanapotehana.
24Photo from bricoleurbanism.orgSary avy amin'ny Bricoleurbanism.org
25Wujiang Lu after demolition.Wujiang Lu taorian'ny fanapotehana.
26Photo from bricoleurbanism.orgSary avy amin'ny Bricoleurbanism.org
27Forced demolition and relocations, a common source of unrest in China and also a plague on the construction of the 2008 Beijing Olympics site, blasted into overdrive in preparation for the Expo.Ny famotehana sy ny famindrana an-katerena, loharanon-korontana tany Sina sady nitondra fery tamin'ny fanamboarana ireo toerana ho an'ny lalao Olaimpikan'i Beijing tamin'ny taona 2008, no nipoaka indray nandritra ny fanomanana ny Ranty.
28Both Minter and photographer Sue Anne Tay of Shanghai Street Stories documented the disappearance of Dongjiadu, one of Shanghai's oldest neighbourhoods, with residents being located to new apartments in the concrete jungle of Pudong New Area across the Huangpu River.Nanangom-baovao tamin'ny famotehana tanteraka ny endrik'i Dongjiadu, iray amin'ny fokontany tranainy any Shangai, na i Minter na i Sue Anne Tay [miala tsiny amin'ny anarana] mpaka sary ao amin'ny Shanghai Street Stories; ary dia voatantara ihany koa ireo mponina nafindra toerana any amin'ny ala an-tranovaton'i Pudong toerna vaovao ampitan'ny reniranon'i Huangpu.
29In the words of Joe Benn, from Guangxi Master,Hoy ny tenin'i Joe Benn, avy amin' i Guangxi Master,
30Shanghai is being painted as the utopian vision for a rapidly urbanizing Chinese population.Tafiditra ho vinan'ny nofinofy ho an'ny Sinoa nozarina hiaina an-tanandehibe haingana dia haingana i Shanghai .
31The perhaps archaic notion of an Expo or World's Fair has also left some bloggers questioning what the whole point of Shanghai's 2010 attempt is.Nampanontany tena ny mpitoraka bilaogy sasany hahalala ny tiana ahatongavana amin'ilay teny somary lany andro hoe Ranty na foara manerantanin'i Shanghai 2010 [naotin'ny mpanao fanitsiana, jentilisa: tamin'ny 1889 ny an'i Paris antony nananganana ny tour Eiffel] .
32C.Nanoratra i C.
33Custer, of the bridge blog ChinaGeeks, writes,Custer, ao amin'ny bilaogy iraisam-pirenena ChinaGeeks ,
34the idea of a “World's Fair” was understandably appealing in the 1800s, when it served as an important exchange point for technology, and its appeal continued in the twentieth century because of the peerless opportunity it provided to get a glimpse of lots of other cultures all in one place.Nanintona sady mora azo ny hevitr'izany hoe “Foara manerantany ” izany tamin'ny taonjato faha-19, rehefa nampiasaina ho fifanakalozana haitao sy hairaha, ary mbola nanintona izy tamin'ny taonjato faharoapolo satria tsy fahita izany hanao topimaso amin'ny toerana iray ny karazan-kolontsain'ny hafa.
35Unfortunately, in the twentieth century, we have the internet for that.Indrisy anefa, tamin'ny taonjato faharoapolo, nanana ny aterineto ho amin'izany isika.
36Many countries seem to be treating the Expo as a soft-power branding opportunity, and some countries are just phoning it in.Maro ny firenena no manararaotra ilay fotoana ho fampisehoan-kery amin'ny fomba milamina, raha misy ny firenena sasany mamela dia ny fisiany fotsiny.
37But what seems to be missing from all this is why any regular person would really want to go.Ny tsy ampy amin'izany dia hoe maninona ny olo-tsotra no maniry ny ho any.
38I've read far more coverage of the Expo than any average foreigner would be willing to, and it still seems like a collection of overly-stylized buildings containing vaguely interactive tourism advertisements.Maro ny boky novakiako momba ny ranty izay mety ho vitan'ny vahiny ny manao izany, ary hitako fa toa fanambatambarana haingokaingon-trano tafahoatra no betsaka izay toa miaty dokambarotra ho an'ny karazana fizahan-tany .
39Why would I want to stand in line for hours for that?Inona no antony hilaharako mandritry ny ora maro amin'izany?
40The SHLaowai blog is equally skeptical:Tsy matoky mihitsy ny bilaogy SHLaowai :
41the Expo is a big-time commercial circus money-making operation held under false and meaningless pretenses, sponsored by the world's biggest corporations, held for no reason at all beyond the fact that there was one a couple years ago, and also a couple years ago before that, that, that, and that.Fotoan-dehibe hahazoana vola haingana amina hevitra fitaka tsy misy dikany tohanan'ny orinasa marorantsana ilay Ranty, najoro satria efa nisy izany roa taona lasa izay, ary koa tamin'ny roa taona lasa teo alohan'izay, sy ny teo alohan'izay , sy ny teo alohan'izay, ary ny teo alohan'izay .
42But optimistic outlooks are also hovering.Fa mipoitra ihany koa ny fijery tsara .
43Writing at Danwei, the author of the Chinayouren blog, Julen Madariaga, claims the Expo will be an unprecedented event in illustrating China's growing influence on the global stage.Manoratra ao amin'ny Danwei, ny mpanoratra ao amin'ny bilaogy Chinayouren, i Julen Madariaga izay manamafy fa tsy manam-paharoa ny fotoan-dehiben'ny Ranty izay maneho ny fitomboan-kerin'i Sina eo amin'ny sehatra iraisam-pirenena.
44Its countrymen will also reap the benefits:Hahazo tombony ihany koa ny mponina eo an-toerana :
45at a time when misunderstandings between cultures are rife, such events that promote communication and participation rather than passive spectator animosity can have a very real impact.Amin'ny fotoana mamparanitra ny tsy fifankahazoana eo amin'ireo kolotsaina dia mety hisy fiantraikany mivaingana ny fotoan-dehibe mampiroborobo ny serasera sy ny fandraisan'anjara noho ny mpijery tsy manao na inona na inona .
46For many of them, the possibility of meeting all the different “foreign friends” classified by continent and country will be as exciting an any of the buildings in the Expo.Ho an'ny maro amin'izy ireo, tena hahafinaritra ny mety hahitana “ireo namana vahiny ” maro hafa nosokajiana araka ny kaontinanta sy araka ny fireneny, toy ny amin'ireo tranobe rehetra ao amin'ny Ranty.
47Foreign visitors may be surprised when people take pictures of them as if they were walking pavilions.Mety ho gaga ireo mpitsidika vahiny rehefa maka sary azy ireo satria tranoeva mandehandeha ihany koa izy ireo .
48For most Chinese it is extremely difficult to travel abroad, especially outside the South East Asian region.Ho an'ny ankamaroan'ireo Sinoa, tena sarotra ny mandeha mivoaka any ivelan'ny firenena, indrindra any ivelan'ny faritr'i Azia Atsimo Atsinanana.
49In spite of the number of foreigners concentrated in Beijing and Shanghai, for many inhabitants of smaller cities foreigners are still a novelty, and their cultures are greatly misunderstood.Na dia eo aza ireo hamaron'ireo vahiny mivangongo ao Beijing sy Shanghai, saika mbola vaovao ihany koa ireo olona maro ao amin'ireo tanàna kelin'ireo vahiny, ary tsy mazava mihitsy ireo kolo-tsainy.
50With the 3 day entrance passes set at relatively affordable prices, these people will flow into Shanghai en masse.Ao anatin'ireo fidirana 3 andro napetraka amin'ireo vidiny tena mora, hirohotra ho any Shanghai ireo olona ireo .
51The landmark China pavilion at the Expo, which cost a reported $220 million.Ny tranoeva famantarana an'i Sina ao amin'ny Ranty, izay mitentina 220 tapitrisa dolara Amerikana araka ny voatatitra.
52Photo by Christine TanSary nalain'i Christine Tan.
53DeluxZilla's Zachary Franklin, who has been covering the Expo for the EU Press Wire Service, also took the opportunity to defend the event.Nanararaotra ny niaro ny fotoan-dehibe ihany koa i Zachary Franklin avy amin'iDeluxZilla izay nandrakotra ny Ranty ho an'ny EU Press Wire Service.
54Perhaps missing Minter's point in exposing the dark side of the US pavilion, Franklin disagrees with his fellow American, reminding us instead of how the hordes of Chinese visitors are enjoying the $61m construction, which includes films of personalities (including Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson) attempting to speak to visitors in Chinese:Tsy nanaiky ny hevitr'ireo Amerikana namany i Franklin, angamba noho izy nahita ny hevitr'i Minter nanazava ny lafiny ratsy amin'ny tranoeva Amerikana, ka mampatsiahy antsika ny fomba itiavan'ireo olona maro mpitsidika ny tranoeva mitentina 61 tapitrisa dolara amerikana tamin'ny fanamboarana, ka tafiditra ao anatin'izany ireo horonan-tsary mikasika ireo olo-malaza (anisan'izany i Kobe Bryant sy i Magic Johnson) miezaka miresaka amin'ireo mpitsidika amin'ny teny Sinoa:
55The Chinese do not care how the U.S. pavilion was built, where the money went or who got what in the process.Tsy miraharaha ny fomba nanamboarana ny tranoeva Amerikana ny Sinoa, ny toerana izay alehan'ny vola na iza no nahazo inona amin'ny fandaharana.
56This is a big generalization, but you haven't seen any Chinese media clamoring over how the U.S. funded its pavilion or why it cost $61 million USD. (…)Fanavaona ankapoben-javatra izany, nefa ianao tsy nahita haino aman-jery Sinoa iray akory nangataka ny fomba nanamboaran'ny Amerikana ny tranoevany na fa maninona no mitentina 61tapitrisa dolara amerikana izany .
57Even more important, the long lines in front of the U.S. pavilion are proof positive enough that there is a disconnect between what I've seen published about the American pavilion, and what is actually taking place at the site.(…) Mbola manan-danja kokoa aza, porofo marina sy ampy tsara ireo tsipika lava manoloana ny tranoeva Amerikana fa misy tsy mifandray eo amin'ny zavatra hitako nivoaka mikasika ny tranoeva Amerikana, sy ny zavatra tena mitranga marina eo an-toerana .
58This quirky extravaganza of nation-branding that has accelerated Shanghai's development will continue for four more months.Mbola hitohy mandritry ny efa-bolana ity zavatra fotoa-miavaka sy hafahafa mikasika ny fanomezana marika ny firenena izay manafaingana ny fivoaran'i Shanghai ity .
59Expats are already witnessing the changes outside of the Expo grounds, and how these will continue come October 31st, after which all the pavilions will face the same demolition suffered by parts of old Shanghai, remains to be seen.Efa nijoro vavolombelona sahady ireo vahiny mikasika ireo fiovana ivelan'ny tontolon'ny ranty , ary ny fomba mety mbola hitohizan'izany mandra-pahatongan'ny 31 Oktobra, aorian'io daty io no ahitan'ireo tranoeva ny fanapotehana izay nijalian'ireo faritra maro efa ela any Shanghai, izay hijanona eo mba ho hita .
60If you are interested in visiting the Expo, check out Adam Minter's guide of when to go, which pavilions to see and where to find a green patch to escape the crowds.Jereo ny bokin'i Adam Minter raha liana ny hitsidika ny Ranty ianao, boky izay ahitanao ny fotoana handehanana any, izay tranoeva tokony jerena ary aiza ny toerana hahitana fidirana maitso mba hialana amin'ny olona maro.