Dancers perform during at the ceremony celebrating iKiribati's National Pavilion Day on July 13, 2010. (Phtoto: expo2010.cn)
BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhuanet) -- The island nation of Kiribati celebrates its National Pavilion Day on Monday.
Kiribati Pavilion is inside the Pacific Pavilion in Zone B.
The 8,100-square-meter Pacific Pavilion is themed "Pacific - An Inspiration to Cities."
It hosts Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Tonga, Micronesia, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands, Nauru and Niue, as well as the South Pacific Tourism Organization and the Pacific Islands Forum.
It showcases the beauty of the countries, their culture and sustainable lifestyle - as well as the threat of rising waters caused by global warming.
(Source: Shanghai Daily)
Artists dance during an activity celebrationg the National Pavilion Day of Kiribati, at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, east China, July 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Pei Xin)
Artists dance during an activity celebrationg the National Pavilion Day of Kiribati, at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, east China, July 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Pei Xin)
Artists dance during an activity celebrationg the National Pavilion Day of Kiribati, at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, east China, July 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Pei Xin)
Terataake Teannaki, commissioner general of Kiribati, presents a gift to the China Pavilion. (Phtoto: expo2010.cn)
