Fenghua Xikou as the only selected Asian small town becomes eligible for presence in “Urban Future Pavilion” of World Expo. 
    In electing Xikou, the Ministry of Construction and the World Expo Bureau considers three factors: firstly, Xikou represents the development trend of future city, future urban development will highlight small town development, instead of major cities; secondly, Xikou is one among the first batch of development and reform piloting small towns determined by the Ministry of Construction in 2005, and over recent years, its economic development goes parallel with its natural landscape and cultural landscape protection; lastly, Xikou is outstanding in ecological protection.