The Shanghai 2010 World Expo authority is inviting the public to help name China Pavilion.

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The name should be two to four characters and suggestions need to be posted online by August 20. People will then be able to vote for their favorite name once the final candidates have been selected.

People can visit www.dfdaily.com and other Websites to take part in the naming contest. Participants have a chance to win Shanghai World Expo tickets.

China Pavilion is at the axis of Expo Boulevard. Interior decoration and exhibition arrangements will commence on September 30 and are due to be finished before the end of the year.

People can also make donations as small as 1 yuan (15 US cents) to China Pavilion through jz.expo2010china.com.