Nanyang industrial exposition

1910 Nanjing
Overview
BIE-classUnrecognized exposition
Name1910 Nanyang industrial exposition
Area41 acres
Visitors305,000
Participant(s)
Countries15
Location
CountryQing China
CityNanjing
VenueNear Sanpailao Railway Station
Timeline
OpeningJune 5, 1910
ClosureNovember 29. 1910

The 1910 Nanyang industrial exposition (南洋勸業會) or more internationally known as the 1910 Nanking Exposition was a world's fair held in Nanjing, Qing China on June 5, 1910.[1][2]

Name

The Chinese name of the exposition refers to Nanyang, a region that includes Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Anhui. At the time, these provinces were all under the Viceroy of Liangjiang, so the event was meant to be an exposition of the entire region.[1]

Organization

On December 15, 1908, Duanfang, Viceroy of Liangjiang, and Chen Qitai [zh], Governor of Jiangsu Province, submitted a petition to the Qing Court proposing that China host an international exposition. It was an official fair backed by the Qing government.[3]

A site of about 41 acres near San Pai Lou was established for the exhibition, in Nanjing's Jiangning District.[1] Along a main axis road were several exhibit buildings including the Administration Building, Fine Arts Building, Agriculture Building, Transportation Building, Foreign Exhibits Buildings, and then several buildings for the Chinese Provinces. Exhibits came from all over China as well as Japan, Java, the United States, France, Great Britain, and Germany.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c HK.huaxia.com. "HK.huaxia.com Archived 2012-09-12 at the Wayback Machine." 南洋勸業會：南京一個世紀前的世博會. Retrieved on 2010-05-08.
  2. ^ "南京舉辦《跨越歷史的牽手--中國與世博會》圖片展". Xinhua News Agency. 2010-04-30. Archived from the original on 2011-06-09.
  3. ^ Godley, Michael (1978). "China's World's Fair of 1910: Lessons from a Forgotten Event". Modern Asian Studies. 12 (3): 503–522.
  4. ^ Guide to Nanking and the Nanyang Exposition. University of Nanking Magazine. 1910.