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Nanyang Industrial Exposition
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The Nanyang Industrial Exposition, more commonly known as the 1910 Nanking or Nanjing Exposition, was a world's fair held in Nanjing, China, during the end of the Qing dynasty. It opened on 5 June 1910 and lasted 177 days.[1][2]
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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 15 December 1908, Duanfang, the viceroy of Liangjiang, and Chen Qitai, the 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 (17 ha) near San Pai Lou[clarification needed] in Nanjing's Jiangning District was established for the exhibition.[1] Along a main axis road were several exhibit buildings including the Administration Building, Fine Arts Building, Agriculture Building, Transportation Building, Foreign Exhibit Buildings, and several buildings for various Chinese provinces. Exhibits came from all over China as well as Japan, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), the United States, France, Great Britain, and Germany.[4]
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