This was chosen by TAITRA as the most apt theme. Comparing his two experiences with the expo, Lee says that the first, with its team led by famed architect I.M. Pei and modernist, geometrical "hanging garden" theme, broke away from the classical, "palatial" styles of past Chinese pavilions and was quite well received.
李祖原比較兩次參展世博的經驗指出，當年由建築大師貝聿銘領軍的設計團隊，以「三角幾何」、「垂直花園」的現代主義風格設計展館，突破了過去中國館多為古典宮殿的制式造型，在展場上頗受好評。