Olympic flame arrives in Almaty
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Olympic flame arrives in Almaty
(ALMATY, April 1) - With the sacred flame for the Beijing Olympic Games on board, the specially chartered Air China plane arrived in Almaty, Kazakhstan at 1:10 p.m. local time.
Jiang Xiaoyu, Executive Vice President of BOCOG, disembarked with the flame, showing the lantern to the crowd. Two members of the flame's escort team handed the flame over to representatives of the city.
Among those on hand to greet the flame were Chinese ambassador to Kazakhstan Zhang Xiyun, various Kazakhstan officials and overseas Chinese living in Kazakhstan. A brief but warm welcoming ceremony was held at the airport and flowers were presented to team members.
On April 2, the flame will pass through 80 torchbearers as it travels 19 kilometers in Almaty, known as the "City of Apples." This will be the first leg, outside of China, of a relay that will bring the flame around the world.
Under the theme "Journey of Harmony" and the slogan "Light the Passion Share the Dream", the Beijing Olympic torch will pass through 19 cities spread across five continents, and will make stops in Hong Kong, Macao, and all the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of China. The torch will also scale the world's highest peak, Mt. Qomolangma. The final stop of the relay comes on August 8, 2008, when the torch will be used to light the cauldron of the main stadium and start the Beijing Olympic Games.
The relay will last 130 days, involve over 20,000 torchbearers, and accumulate over 130 hours of flight time. The unprecedented journey will add yet another splendid chapter to Olympic history.
Olympic flame arrives in Almaty
(ALMATY, April 1) - With the sacred flame for the Beijing Olympic Games on board, the specially chartered Air China plane arrived in Almaty, Kazakhstan at 1:10 p.m. local time.
Jiang Xiaoyu, Executive Vice President of BOCOG, disembarked with the flame, showing the lantern to the crowd. Two members of the flame's escort team handed the flame over to representatives of the city.
Among those on hand to greet the flame were Chinese ambassador to Kazakhstan Zhang Xiyun, various Kazakhstan officials and overseas Chinese living in Kazakhstan. A brief but warm welcoming ceremony was held at the airport and flowers were presented to team members.
On April 2, the flame will pass through 80 torchbearers as it travels 19 kilometers in Almaty, known as the "City of Apples." This will be the first leg, outside of China, of a relay that will bring the flame around the world.
Under the theme "Journey of Harmony" and the slogan "Light the Passion Share the Dream", the Beijing Olympic torch will pass through 19 cities spread across five continents, and will make stops in Hong Kong, Macao, and all the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of China. The torch will also scale the world's highest peak, Mt. Qomolangma. The final stop of the relay comes on August 8, 2008, when the torch will be used to light the cauldron of the main stadium and start the Beijing Olympic Games.
The relay will last 130 days, involve over 20,000 torchbearers, and accumulate over 130 hours of flight time. The unprecedented journey will add yet another splendid chapter to Olympic history.