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Expo 2012 Yeosu, Korea

The subject of the Expo 2012 Yeosu, Korea is:
“The Living Ocean and Coast”
The mascots are Yeony and Suny

Yeony
: Yeony means 'open' and Yeony’s image symbolizes the hope for hosting a successful Expo 2012 Yeosu, Korea.
Suny
: The meaning of Suny is 'water' and 'excellent' and the image symbolizes the hope for a successful marine expo.
The Four BigBig 4 Attractions of Expo 2012 Yeosu, Korea

- 80 scale pipe organ and Sky Tower with an 80-scale pipe organ

Two aAbandoned cement silos were changed reclaimed to serve as a theater and an observation deck. into a huge pipe organ that has 80 scales and the biggest sound in the world. From the Sky Tower, you can see the seawater desalination facility and downtown Yeosu. On the outside of the tower is a huge pipe organ in the shape of a harp that has 80 scales and is the loudest in the world.
- The Aquarium
This is thee biggest aquarium in Korea with 33,000 fish from 280 different species.
The aquarium is triple the size of Seoul’s Coex aquarium. You can see a variety of marine life that is hard to see in other places, even marine life from the Amazon River.
- Big-O
See the wide open sea, and spectacular events!
Big-O is a symbolic stage of Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea where spectacular events are held such as New Media Show, and Sea Show.
Expo Digital Gallery
-Airborne digital screen showing the sea.
EDG is a digital screen that is placed in the air to experience digital space, which is blended art and cutting edge IT. The “dreaming whale”, which is an image on the screen, grows by eating the text messages tourists send. If tourists make loud sounds in certain places, the whale will go there.


Where : New Port area in Yeosu, Jeollanam Province
When : 2012.5.12 to 2012.8.12

Adult (1947.05.13~1993.05.11): 33,000
Student (1993.05.12~1999.05.11): 25,000
Children, elderly : 19,000

Transportation: trains, express buses, airplanes, passenger ships, cars
Free shuttle bus everywhere you can go inaround Yeosu.