Performances

About 20,000 performances are staged between May 1 and October 31 in 2010. Many singers have been in the expo song writing and preparation process since 2008. Some singers include Alan Tam, Gigi Leung, Stephanie Cheng, Khalil Fong, Hacken Lee, Denise Ho, Hins Cheung and Vincy Chan.

Theme songs

The official theme song of the Expo is "City" by Jackie Chan.

The promotional song of the Expo was "Right Here Waiting for You 2010" (simplified Chinese: 2010等你来; pinyin: èr líng yī líng děng nǐ lái). Released during the 30-day countdown on April 1, it was originally written by a Japanese singer, Mayo Okamoto. Okamoto's agency announced that the Expo Committee requested the permission of the use of the song, and Okamoto's management agreed.

The theme song for Shanghai World Expo volunteers is "By Your Side" (simplified Chinese: 在你身边; traditional Chinese: 在你身邊; pinyin: zài nǐ shēn biān) by Eason Chan.

The theme song for the Shanghai World Expo for the Chinese culture is "The World Watching China", sung by Korean/Chinese singer Han Geng.

Mascot

Haibao is the mascot of the Shanghai Expo 2010. It means treasure of the sea. It is based on the Chinese character for man or person, "人". Some say that Haibao resembles Gumby, but the expo's secretariat said that it is an original design chosen through a competition and they had never heard of Gumby.