West Lake Exposition
1929 world's fair in Hangzhou, China
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The West Lake Exposition was a world's fair held in 1929 around West Lake in Hangzhou (then usually spelled Hangchow), the capital of Zhejiang Province in eastern China. The event opened on 6 June 1929 and lasted 137 days.[1][2] There were 14,760,000 items on display to the event's 20,000,000 visitors.[1]
BIE-classUnrecognized exposition
Name1929 West Lake Exposition
Visitors20,000,000
CountryRepublic of China
| 1929 West Lake Exposition | |
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| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
| Name | 1929 West Lake Exposition |
| Visitors | 20,000,000 |
| Location | |
| Country | Republic of China |
| City | Hangzhou, Zhejiang |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | 6 June 1929 |
| Closure | 10 October 1929 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 西æ¹å覽æ | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 西æ¹åè§ä¼ | ||||||||
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The main architect and designer was Liu Jipiao, who devoted six months to organizing and creating the Expo. Having studied art and architecture at L'Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, France, he hoped that bringing western art and culture to the Chinese masses would help strengthen and modernize China.
