An undated photo shows a banner is seen on the street in Tangshan, north China’s Hebei province. [Photo: tangshanexpo2016.com]

Tangshan Expo 2016's countdown clock board has been erected at the entrance of the Nanhu Park for 13 days. More and more Tangshan people begin to pay attention to Expo 2016. So far it is 416 days left until the opening of EXPO 2016. Tangshan people‘s enthusiasm of participating in Expo 2016 has been becoming higher and higher.

On the program of “I offer suggestions and ideas for Expo 2016 of the Tangshan Photography Forum and the Tangshan Expo 2016 pages of Sina micro-blog, Tangshan net visitors and friends frankly give their opinions and proposals such as improving taxi service and increasing theme sightseeing buses and so on. Some appeal to people to protect environment, and some show their scenery photos of Expo 2016’s venue – the Nanhu Park.

The solicit article move for Tangshan Expo 2016 has been paid much attention by the people. At present, the official website of Tangshan Expo 2016 has opened a solicit article column and publishes some every day.

Not only is online the extent of participating in the related activities of the Expo 2016 high, but also outline people do so like a raging fire. So for, more than a hundred Tangshan cyclists have taken part in cycling activities of greeting Expo 2016, being the host well and green environmental protection co-organized by Tangshan environment protecting Bureau, Lunan district’s Cultural & Sports Bureau and Lunan district’s Cycling Association calling Tangshan people to act and take part in green environmental protection as well. To celebrate the March-Eight international Labor Women’s Day, Tangshan Overseas Chinese Federation has organized over 30 overseas Chinese women to participate in the construction of Expo 2016's venue, to raise overseas Chinese people’s Perceptual knowledge to Tangshan Expo 2016. All the participants expressed that they would well take advantage of broad connections of overseas Chinese people abroad, vigorously propagate Tangshan Expo 2016 and make contribution to pre-heating and enlarging the influence of Expo 2016.

Tangshan Expo 2016 will be an international event independently hosted ever by Tangshan with the longest duration, the largest number of participants, the most extensive coverage, as well as the biggest influence. It will further expand the opening to the outside world of our city, further increase Tangshan’s international and domestic visibility and reputation. Tangshan people are the major force creating Tangshan’s new city image. As the Expo 2016 is approaching, Tangshan people’s enthusiasm for paying attention, participating and making contribution to Expo 2016 will become higher and higher.