Ambassadors of Czech culture:
In the refreshment area (real Czech beer):
Display of Czech aerospace tradition (large-scale flight simulator, Chinese father and son inside):
Meta-theme: Shanghai Expo of 2010, whose most devoted attendees appear to be small-town and rural Chinese folk, serving the same role the St. Louis World's Fair did for Midwestern Americans a century ago -- giving them a glimpse of what the wide world might look like, since they are not likely ever to see it themselves. Strangely uplifting.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2010/05/somehow-i-found-this-so-touching-shanghai-expo-dept/56742/
