A view of the Polish pavilion Photo: Expo 2010 Shanghai China / Xinhua

China, Shanghai EXPO 2010 – May 22, 2010

Poland celebrated its National Pavilion Day today by replaying Chopin works in novel styles, including a rearranged rock and jazz show, an adapted song-and-dance performance and a traditional Chinese instruments arrangement.

A view of the Polish pavilion Photo: Expo 2010 Shanghai China / Xinhua

Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage Bogdan Zdrojewski attended the celebration ceremony.

Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage Bogdan Zdrojewski delivers a speech. Photo: Expo 2010 Shanghai China / Xinhua

Yuan Guisen, China's deputy commissioner general for World Expo 2010, delivers a speech.

Yuan Guisen, China's deputy commissioner general for World Expo 2010, delivers a speech. Photo: Expo 2010 Shanghai China / Xinhua

Chinese musicians played some works of world renown composers using traditional Chinese instruments such as urheen, lute and koto.
The programme featured works by Chopin, Karlowicz, Paderewski and Moniuszko, as well as mazurkas and Polish folk songs.

Chinese musicians use Chinese instruments to play Polish famous tunes. Photo: Expo 2010 Shanghai China / Xinhua

The Expo Center auditorium also showed a 45-minute song-and-dance performance - “Let’s Dance Chopin.”

Polish guests at the celebration ceremony. Photo: Expo 2010 Shanghai China / Xinhua

The Rozrywka modern dance group collaborated with noted director Piotr Jagielski to perform various dance styles, including solo and duo, ballet, modern dance and hip-hop, at the Europe Square.

A view of the Polish pavilion Photo: Expo 2010 Shanghai China / Xinhua

Children could enjoy themselves on the National Pavilion Day, too.
They played traditional Polish puzzle games and assembled jigsaws made from award-winning pictures in a Polish painting contest.

A view of the Polish pavilion Photo: Expo 2010 Shanghai China / Xinhua

A Polish dragon made of many shapes also interacted with the visitors.

The design of the Poland Pavilion, resembling a folded paper box, is inspired by its folk art: paper cut-outs.

A visitor dances with a Polish performer to celebrate the European country's National Pavilion Day. Photo: Expo 2010 Shanghai China / Xinhua

During daytime, the exhibition hall is filled with light filtering through the patterns, and at night it shines with different colours from within.

Editor: Qian Shuxin, Shen Li

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