Asian Games flame travels through Guangzhou

At 9:00am, the first torchbearer Yang Yilin received "The Tide" from Zhang Guangning, Secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The torch travelled through 207 torchbearers' hands to the last torchbearer Timothy Fok, Vice President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). Mr Fok lit the cauldron with Yang Wu, Director of the Torch Relay Operation Centre, and the Torch Relay ended with extreme joy.

Among the 208 torchbearers were many celebrities such as famous singer Song Zuying, Olympic gold medalist Wang Yifu, successful enterpriser Lan Fok and Dawa Yangzom who lit a flame at the foot of Mount Tangula to start the Torch Relay for the Beijing Asian Games in 1990 at the age of 14. There were 10 performance spots along the relay tour.

The flame will be relayed in Dafushan Mountain in Panyu District and Guangzhou University Town (Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre) respectively from November 10 to November 11.

(Cheng Fang)
Source: GAGOC