In 1915, a history-making international exposition was held in San Francisco, California, USA ———The 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition (1915PPIE). It commemorates the opening of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean, and it was born at the time of the industrial revolution with each passing day and the European war spread, shows the human in that era's greatest inventions and achievements, realize the reconstruction after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire and rise, consolidate the position of California as a Eurasian trade portal, It has contributed to the prosperity of global trade and culture.
1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition, from The opening on February 20, 1915 to the closing on December 4, 1915, lasted 287 days, the exhibition area of 635 acres, more than 200,000 exhibits, 31 countries and 46 states of the United States participated in the exhibition, a total of 18,876,438 visitors, a total investment of 50 million DOLLARS, With more than $45 million poured into California from outside the state, it is by far the largest international comprehensive expo with the largest number of participants, the longest display time and the largest pavilion area.
The 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition not only showcased the power of the United States, but also provided a stylish and cutting-edge stage for the world to observe the inventions, creations, celebrities, politics, art and zeitgeist of the era. At the same time, tens of thousands of people have completed an interesting and great undertaking through close cooperation, which has become the common spiritual wealth of mankind after a hundred years of precipitation.
As Vice President Thomas Marshall said, "A nation dies when it has no vision, no dreams, no trailblazers or pathfinders." To this day, we have not stopped exploring the wonders of the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition. We salute the dreamers, pioneers and pathfinders of our time, and look forward to working with the visionaries of our time to build on our achievements.