On December 3 in 2003, the World Expo 2010 Shanghai Emblem Solicitation & Collection Office (hereinafter referred to as the Office for short) initiated the solicitation and collection of proposals worldwide and in April in 2004, the World Expo 2010 Shanghai China Organizing Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee for short) was established. To promote the emblem solicitation and collection, the name of the Committee was used on June 18 in 2004 and the original deadline for the event (June 28, 2004) was postponed to July 31, 2004. A total of 9,046 pieces of work were collected, 8,568 pieces of which were valid. Among the total, 8,461 pieces of valid works were from the country's all provinces, autonomous regions (except Tibet), municipalities under the direct administration of the Central Government, Hong Kong and Macao SARs and Taiwan Province, with the rest 107 valid pieces coming from 13 countries such as the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, Poland, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

After experts'review and examination, 100 pieces of work were primarily chosen and 10 outstanding pieces were selected, based on which the emblem of Shanghai World Expo 2010 was finalized after drawing on opinions from all circles of life. Hereby, the names and the work units of the authors of the final winner, the 10 outstanding pieces and the 100 primarily chosen pieces of work are disclosed as follows:

Final Winner:

Shao Honggeng, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China

Names and Working Units of Outstanding Pieces:

Zhang Jun, Beijing, China

Wang Chaoyuan, Guiyang，Guizhou Province, China

Shuai Biao & Yu Rong, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China

Li Jiuchang, Shanghai, China

Wang Jianhui, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China

Beijing Zhengbang Culture & Arts Development Co ltd, Beijing, China

Fan Hongtao, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China

Gu Chuanxi, Shanghai, China

Liu Yi, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China

Chen Wei, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China

Names and Working Units of the 100 Primarily Chosen Pieces (In the sequence of registry number)：

Num.	Names	Region/Country
0001	Dong Huanjun	Qinzhou, Guangxi Province, China
0120	Zheng Hongzhen & Wang Anxia	Shouguang, Shandong Province, China
0164	Wu Yanwen	Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
0195	Wu Dengfeng	Beijing, China
0201	Li Ying	Beijing, China
0267	Wang Jianhuai	Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
0275	Shao Honggeng	Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China
0329	Shuai Biao & Yu Rong	Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
0330	Shuai Biao & Yu Rong	Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
0353	Lv Ronghua	Shanghai, China
0419	Guo Jinyong	Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
0463	Zhang Jun	Beijing, China
0507	Wang Jianqing	Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China
0556	Liu Jingyuan	Xiamen, Fujian Province, China
0569	Li Jiuchang	Shanghai, China
0605	Pan Guowen	Beijing, China
0615	Li Chunlian	Ganzhou Province, China
0630	Zhai Guangjun & Gao Yu	Beijing, China
0664	Han Desheng	Beijing, China
0700	Hu Jie	Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
0741	Chen Jianjun	Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
0746	Shi Zengquan	Jinan, Shandong Province, China
0790	Shi Xueyi, Lin Junpei, Chen Weibin & Guo Yandong	Singapore
0794	Shi Xueyi, Lin Junpei,Chen        Weibin & Guo Yandong	Singapore
0819	Zhu Yanmian	Chongqing, China
0877	Mao Xuguang	Shanghai, China
0901	Chen Qiaoyi	Taipei, Taiwan Province, China
0972	Wang Jianhui	Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
0992	Wu Haili	Nanning, Guangxi Province, China
1031	Li Pengcheng & Wang Wei	Shanghai, China
1058	Zhao Yang	Shanghai, China
1079	Li Haitao	Shanghai, China
1082	Li Haitao	Shanghai, China
1185	Huang Genqing	Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China
1231	Xu Wenyu Darryl Reed	San Francisco, California, the United States Portland, Oregon, the United States
1305	Zheng Lei	Beijing, China
1323	Li Yi	Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
1368	Wang Ge	Beijing, China
1382	Wu Deren	Changsha, Hunan Province, China
1399	Huang Yangqing	Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
1459	Ma Cheng & Wang Feng	Shanghai, China
1504	Zhao Xiaole & Zhang Minna	Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
1695	Liu Zhaohua	Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
1774	Wu Shengfeng	Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
2019	Li Daoliang	Bengbu, Anhui Province, China
2021	Wang Dianjing	Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
2077	Chen Miuhua	Fu’an, Fujian Province, China
2177	Tian Zhiwen	Chongqing, China
2192	Fang Ye	Beijing, China
2207	Lin Jianxin	Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China
2268	Han Yuchun	Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
2313	Liang Wendao	Weifang, Shandong Province, China
2328	Guo Xianjun	Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
2329	Guo Xianjun	Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
2337	Chen Wei	Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
2364	Huang Zhiyong	Shanghai, China
2367	Huang Zhiyong	Shanghai, China
2368	Huang Zhiyong	Shanghai, China
2372	Huang Zhiyong	Shanghai, China
2373	Huang Zhiyong	Shanghai, China
2417	Ni Jing & Ma Yingjun	Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
2436	Ma Weida	Macao Special Administrative Region, China
2615	Zhao Yu, Zhao Caifang & Wang Jin	Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
2636	Lei Hanlin, Lei Ying & Lei Moyi	Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
2714	Guo Jianping	Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China
2737	Shangguan Jirong	Xiamen, Fujian Province, China
2806	Guo Jianping	Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China
2881	Li Daguang & Jia Bangbang	Shanghai, China
2941	Xie zhiyong	Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, China
2965	Zhou Tie	Chongqing, China
3045	Yu Binhao	Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
3080	Wan Jia	Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
3085	Fan Hongtao	Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
3312	Yue Xiaoquan	Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
3330	Wu Yun & Song Guozhi	Shanghai, China
3412	Chen Jianhua	Shanghai, China
3620	Wu Jingdong	Shanghai, China
4038	Sun Xin’an	Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
4249	Zhang Jiarong	Linhai, Zhejiang, China
4710	Gu Chuanxi	Shanghai, China
4830	Chen Dan	Beijing, China
4968	Han Hua & Zhang Yanmei	Beijing, China
4979	Luo Zhiyong & Ni Bing	Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
5021	Cui Zheng & Liu Yong	Beijing, China
5077	Yang Minghui	Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
5331	Li Zhongfa, Zhang Lili, Zhang Yongfei, etc.	Shanghai, China
5510	Jiang Hua	Shanghai, China
5525	Wei Shimin	Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
5660	Gao Huagang	Jinjiang, Fujian Province, China
5768	Liu Yuguang	Shanghai, China
5907	Zhu Ping	Shanghai, China
6234	Chen Lei	Beijing, China
6240	Li Jian	Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
6447	Shi Jiezhen & Zhang Ling	Shanghai, China
6885	Chen Weiting	Beijing, China
6921	Beijing Zhengbang Culture & Arts Development Co ltd.	Beijing, China
7291	Zheng Yuli	Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
7360	Wang Chaoyuan	Guiyang，Guizhou Province, China
7764	Zhang Tingzhen	Shanghai, China
8512	Chen Kunpeng	Shanghai, China

We would also like to acknowledge the enthusiastic support and active participation of a good number of professional institutions, colleges and academies. Professional institutions involved include the Designing Commission of China Packaging Technology Association and Shanghai Artists' Association. Names of professional colleges and academies which presented over 50 pieces of work in the event include the following: China Academy of Art (234 pieces,) Art College of Shanghai University (137 pieces,) Tongji University (121 pieces,) Donghua University (78 pieces,) Jilin College of the Arts(66 pieces,) Shanghai Normal University (51 pieces,) Shanghai Institute of Technology (51 pieces,) Nanjing Arts Institute (50 pieces) and Shanghai Jiaotong University. (50 pieces.)

The Committee will present the winning certificate and a bonus of 200,000 yuan to the final winner, a certificate and a bonus of 5,000 yuan to each of the 10 authors of outstanding works, and a commemorative certificate to the authors of the 100 primarily chosen works. The Committee will also issue certificates for outstanding organization to the above-stated 11 professional institutions, colleges and academies. A commemorative certificate and a souvenir of World Expo 2010 will soon be sent to each and every author having participated in the event of emblem solicitation and collection.

We hereby extend our heart-felt gratitude to all participants and supporters of the event and to all those who have showed their care for the event. We firmly believe the emblem will play an important role in delivering the concept of the World Expo 2010 Shanghai China and best display the theme of "Better City, Better Life." With the participation of all society, the World Expo 2010 to be held in Shanghai will surely come out to be one of the most successful, splendid and unforgettable event in the history of World Expositions and leave behind a valuable spiritual legacy to be cherished by all mankind.