[xoxoxoBruce]

I suspect it has something to do with the Brit's love of hedgehogs.

The 'Seed Cathedral', the intended centrepiece of the United Kingdom Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, also comes with an equally enormous bill for the British taxpayer. Costing £25million to build, the 60ft-high cube-like construction is covered by 60,000 quivering, transparent acrylic rods,received investment from eight Government departments and agencies.
The 60,000 rods are filled with vegetable seeds and will move in the breeze.

UKTI chief executive officer Sir Andrew Cahn said: 'The Chinese view of Britain is a rather old-fashioned one; it’s all to do with Britain as being a heritage country, a traditional economy - there’s an awful lot of cobblestones and fog. 'It hopes that updating Chinese preconceptions will attract foreign investors and students to Britain, as well as encourage exports between the two countries. 'We think of Britain as a cutting-edge, forward-looking country.'

After the Expo the Chinese will probably package the seeds, and make the rods into Hula Hoops, to sell in Britain.

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