2010 Guangzhou Asian Games Torch Relay Starts in October

09/13/2010 20:33:27

The committee of 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games recently announced that the 16th Asian Games Torch Relay would start from October 9th. 2,010 selected bearers, who were from all walks of life, would participate in the passionate relay.

 A model in the traditional costume holds a Guangzhou       Official mark of Guangzhou Asian Games Torch Relay
            Asian Games torch by the Games' Mascot

The organizers also added more specific details of the Torch Relay. The holy flame will be collected in Beijing's spectacular spot the Temple of Heaven, the holy place where Chinese emperors worshipped the Heaven for good fortune and national harvest in ancient times.

Then, the torch will be transferred to the first relay stop Zhongshan City, the birthplace of the great Chinese revolution leader Sun Yetsen (1886-1925) and now a prosperous city in central Guangdong,  to show the deep respect to this Father of the Country. In the following month, the torch relay is scheduled to go through all the 21 cities of the province and  conclude in Guangzhou with the lighting of the Asian Games Cauldron during the Opening Ceremonies on Friday, November 12. 

2010 Guangzhou Asian Games Torch Relay Route

To make the relay a national delight, the organizing committee also included in the schedule a 3-day torch display in three northern China cities: Changchun, Harbin and Haiyang City.

Accompanying the passionate relay, three grand evening parties had been conceived in Zhongshan, Zhanjiang and Guangzhou respectively.

Tianhe Stadium, the main venue of Guangzhou Asian Games     Guangzhou Asian Games volunteers standing-by

Everything for the Asian Games Torch Relay and the big event now is ready.

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