世博會開園第86天 累計參觀人次突破3200萬

Expo visitors exceed 32m

A total of 451,000 visitors packed the Expo site by 8pm yesterday, bringing the total Expo visitor number to 32.25 million.

It was the 21st consecutive day that daily attendance averaged more than 400,000.

Among yesterday's patrons, 98,567 were on group tours, and 99,001 visitors used free tickets Shanghai government distributed to local residents. A total of 67,092 tickets were sold on site, with 27,575 evening admissions.

As of 6pm, the gate at Houtan had received 80,000 visitors, compared to 77,000 at Shangnan Road, 66,000 via Changqing Road and 55,000 going through the gate of Gaoke Road W.

A total of 74 shows were staged by 5pm within the site, attracting 51,000 spectators, and 8,238 volunteers served on the site.

Some 124,300 group visitors are expected to tour the Expo site today. Officials with the Ticketing Center of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination reminded that residents holding free tickets for July should pay special attention to the deadline.