On September 19,2009, Construction began on the Indonesia Pavilion for the Expo 2010 Shanghai China. The Indonesia Pavilion will be 4,000 square meters with the theme "Eco-diversity."

land-breaking ceremony of Indonesia Pavilion

Indonesia will build its pavilion in Expo site not only to reflect the Expo 2010 theme "Better City, Better Life" but also the diversity of Indonesian culture, said Hong Hao, director of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination. The pavilion will let people see an ever-growing and creative nation, which is full of harmony among its people as well as between its people and the nature, Hong added.

Hong also hoped that Expo 2010 will offer Indonesia and other countries a stage to let visitors bring home colorful memories about these countries.

Mari Elka Pangestu, Indonesian Trade Minister and the country's Commissioner General for Expo 2010, thanked Chinese government's efforts for the Expo 2010 and said that Indonesia felt proud to participate in this world event.

Indonesia's cities are melting pots of more than 200 ethnic groups, which is why these cities are attractive, Mari Pangestu said. Expo 2010 will showcase the unity of Indonesia and its development potential in natural resources, culture and creative industry, investment, trade and tourism. The walls, ceilings and some of the ground areas will be built from bamboo, which symbolizes the spirit of the country that is so resilient. A 40-meter wide and 17-meter high waterfall would be created in the middle of the building, dividing it into two parts, just like the Equator going through Indonesia.

an artistic rendition of Indonesia Pavilion