www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

OLYMPICS / News

Olympic torch ends journey before opening ceremony

Xinhua
Updated: 2008-08-08 16:11

 

BEIJING - The Olympic torch ended its months-long global relay on Friday noon at the Beijing Olympic Youth Camp, about eight hours prior to the opening of the Games at the National Stadium.


A combo photo shows an Olympic countdown clock (L) reading just the day of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on Tian'anmen Square and Chinese comedy Feng Gong lifting the Olympic torch during the last day of the Beijing relay in Zhoukoudian in Fangshan District of Northwest Beijing August 8, 2008. [Xinhua]

At around 12:20 p.m., Xu Zhihong, the Peking University president and final torchbearer of the three-day Beijing relay, carried the torch and lit the cauldron at the camp.

"Putting the youth camp as the final section of Beijing's torch relay is of great significance. The future world belongs to the youth," he said.

The Olympic Youth Camp, opened on Wednesday, was situated at the Beijing No. 101 Middle School. It gathered about 480 campers from five continents, including 10 handicapped campers. The campers will watch the Games' opening ceremony and some competitions, tour around the city and take part in camp activities.

"We have been preparing to host the Beijing Games for seven years, and eventually it is about to open. I hope all young people to make joint efforts and contribute to the successful hosting of the Olympics," Xu added.

With it, the relay in this host city came to an end.

After being lit at the birthplace of the Olympic Games in Olympia, Greece, on March 24, the torch traveled to Beijing on March 31 for a ceremonial start of its global trip.

Related readings:
 Torch on final leg of journey
 Torch relay second day
 Torch relay has finish line in sight
 Olympic torch starts final-hours run

Under the theme "Journey of Harmony," the relay took the torch 137,000 km through six continents over 129 days, passing through 21 cities, including Hong Kong and Macao, before touring China's mainland starting May 4.

On the mainland, the Olympic flame traveled to 30 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions before it arrived in Beijing on August 5. During the run, the torch was relayed on May 8 on Mount Qomolangma (Everest), the world's highest peak, for the first time in history.

After the conclusion of Friday's relay, the flame was handed over to the Games' opening ceremony group and would be used to light the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.

Friday's relay started at Zhoukoudian, a UNESCO heritage site in southwestern Beijing suburb that has yielded many archaeological discoveries.

Amid loud music and cheers, the first torchbearer, Feng Gong, one of the top Chinese comedians, carried the torch and started running at around 7:05 a.m..

Zhoukoudian in Fangshan District, about 48 km southwest of downtown Beijing. became famous as the discovery site of Peking Man, one of the first specimens of Homo erectus. The Peking Man skull fossil dates back 200,000 years to 700,000 years.

"As the first torchbearer at Zhoukoudian, it is an honor for my whole life," Feng told Xinhua after his stretch. "Though I just ran for 70 to 80 meters, it seemed to me that I have passed through the tunnel of time and space."

"From primitive stone tools used by prehistoric humans to the 'Bird's Nest' and the 'Water Cube,' human civilization has been passed down from generation to generation, just like the Olympic torch relay," said the 51-year-old performer, referring to the National Stadium and the National Aquatics Center.

Following him, nine others carried the torch and ran in turn to finish the 652-meter section within this archaeological-site-turned park. It took them about 10 minutes.

Leaving the park, the Olympic torch advanced for Mentougou District, north of Fangshan. In total, 140 torchbearers ran on the 7.9 km route in the final day of relay.

During the last three days,  841 torchbearers took part in the 38.9 km Beijing route.

On the first day, the torch started from the landmark Forbidden City in the city center. After passing other landmarks, including Tian'anmen Square, the egg-shaped National Center for the Performing Arts and Qianmen, it ended at the Temple of Heaven (Tian Tan in Chinese).

On Thursday, the flame began its relay with a historic run on the Great Wall. It ended at the Temple of Earth (Di Tan in Chinese) in the afternoon.

Comments of the article(total ) Print This Article E-mail
RELATED STORIES
主站蜘蛛池模板: 欧美激情亚洲色图 | 日韩免费一区二区三区在线 | 久草免费资源在线 | 欧美一级视频精品观看 | 日本特级淫片免费 | 中文国产成人精品久久一区 | 日韩中文字幕在线亚洲一区 | 国产一区二区三区免费在线观看 | 亚洲欧美视屏 | 国产精品特级毛片一区二区三区 | 美国免费高清一级毛片 | 69中国xxxxxxxx18 | 午夜嘿咻| 国产丝袜美腿高跟白浆 | 在线看黄网址 | 国产深夜福利在线观看网站 | 成人精品 | 欧美成人精品欧美一级乱黄 | 黄男人和女人色一级 | 日韩欧美高清在线 | 亚洲国产精品第一区二区三区 | 国产真实乱系列2孕妇 | 免费国产综合视频在线看 | 日韩中文字幕网 | 综合免费视频 | 韩国美女毛片 | 亚洲国产综合精品 | 国产成人福利视频网站 | 日韩精品一级a毛片 | 欧美一级特黄刺激爽大片 | 日韩在线黄色 | 久久亚洲精品成人 | 亚洲一区二区成人 | 中文字幕日韩欧美一区二区三区 | 成人免费视频一区二区三区 | 精品韩国主播福利视频在线观看一 | 三级黄色毛片视频 | 亚洲成年网站在线观看 | 真实国产精品视频国产网 | 国产一区亚洲二区三区毛片 | 国产成人十八黄网片 |