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The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch is the torch used for the Beijing Olympic Games. Composed of silver and red, the design of the upper part of the torch presents a "auspicious cloud" pattern, and the overall design is inspired by traditional Chinese paper scrolls. 72 cm high, designed by Lenovo China Aerospace Science and Industry/VATI Shares.
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On March 24, 2008, the Beijing Olympic Torch lighting ceremony was held
Olympia
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On March 30, the handover ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Torch was held
Panathenian Stadium
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Since its arrival in Beijing on March 31, the Olympic flame has continued its journey around the world, passing through 19 cities and regions on five continents before passing through Hong Kong, Macau and finally on to the Chinese mainland.
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The creative inspiration for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch comes from the "auspicious cloud" pattern of symbiosis and harmony. The cultural concept of Xiangyun has a history of thousands of years in China and is a representative symbol of Chinese culture. The design of the torch shape is inspired by traditional Chinese paper scrolls. The use of lacquer red in the torch from the Han Dynasty makes it significantly different from the torch design of the previous Olympic Games, and the contrasting colors of red and silver produce striking visual effects.
The upper and lower proportion of the torch is evenly divided, and the auspicious cloud pattern and three-dimensional relief design make the whole torch elegant and gorgeous and heavy connotation.
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- Chinese name
- 2008 Beijing Olympic torch
- Foreign name
- Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch
- Release date
- 26 April 2007
- Publishing unit
- Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games
- Dominant tone
- Silver and red
- Scope of application
- 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
- High degree
- 72 cm
- Wood quality
- Aluminum, rubber
- designer
- Lenovo China Aerospace Science and Industry/VATI Shares
- Flag attribute
- Torch
In August 2005, the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee began the preparatory work of the torch design. Based on the analysis of previous Olympic torch design experience, BOCOG determined the design concept, design requirements and creation methods of the torch combined with the concept of the Beijing Olympic Games; On December 6 of the same year, the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee issued an invitation to the world to solicit the torch design.
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On February 28, 2006, the Beijing Olympic Torch design competition ended. All sectors of society actively participated in this activity, and BOCOG received 388 valid works; From March 1 to April 18 of the same year, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games set up a judging committee to evaluate the application plan for the Olympic torch. The 10 re-evaluated works submitted three-dimensional torch making models based on the graphic design scheme, and 3 works were selected and submitted to the BOCOG Executive Committee for consideration. The "Xiangyun" scheme designed by Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Innovation design Center was favored by the judges and became one of the three schemes submitted to the BOCOG Executive Committee for discussion; In June of the same year, the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee determined the shape design scheme of Xiangyun and the design scheme of the internal combustion system of the Aerospace Science and Industry Group. The two bidders will cooperate closely to complete the sample production. After technical testing, it conforms to the technical index of torch design.
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In January 2007, with the approval of the International Olympic Committee, the design of "Xiangyun" officially became the torch of the 29th Olympic Games; On April 26 of the same year, the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee officially released the "Xiangyun" torch. Later, the torch, which has the same shape but different combustion system and is specially designed to climb the world's highest mountain, Qomolangma, was developed by CASIC experts and completed field tests.
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The Olympic flame lit at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games mirrors the Olympic rings
The Olympic flame lit at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games mirrors the Olympic rings
The creative inspiration for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch comes from the "auspicious cloud" pattern of symbiosis and harmony. The cultural concept of Xiangyun has a history of thousands of years in China and is a representative symbol of Chinese culture. The design of the torch shape is inspired by traditional Chinese paper scrolls. The use of lacquer red in the torch from the Han Dynasty makes it significantly different from the torch design of the previous Olympic Games, and the contrasting colors of red and silver produce striking visual effects. The upper and lower proportion of the torch is evenly divided, and the auspicious cloud pattern and three-dimensional relief design make the whole torch elegant and gorgeous and heavy connotation.
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The 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch is 72 cm long, weighs 985 grams, burns for 15 minutes, has a flame height of 25 cm to 30 cm at zero wind speed, and can be identified and photographed under strong light and daylight conditions. In the process, the use of cone surface shape molding technology and aluminum corrosion, coloring technology. The fuel is propane, which meets environmental requirements. The torch shape is made of recyclable and environmentally friendly materials. The internal combustion system of the torch consists of three parts, namely, the burner, the pressure regulator and the gas tank for gas storage. An important innovation in the internal combustion system is the "dual flame" scheme.
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The 2008 Beijing Olympic torch is light and noble with cone curved surface shaped one-time molding technology and thin and high-quality aluminum alloy and hollow plastic parts design. The lower part is sprayed with high touch plastic paint, which feels comfortable and is not easy to slip.
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2008 Beijing Olympic torch design
2008 Beijing Olympic torch design
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Laws and regulations
As the overseas part of the torch relay passed through a number of cities under the jurisdiction of the National Olympic Committees, in order to ensure the success of the torch relay in the city, BOCOG asked the national Olympic Committees and local governments to provide support and assistance to help the successful holding of the torch relay. According to the requirements of the International Olympic Committee and the practice of the Torch Relay in previous Olympic Games, BOCOG drafted and signed the "Agreement for Olympic Torch Relay Services" (" Service Agreement ") with the national (regional) Olympic Committees and local governments respectively. Or "Olympic Committee Agreement" or "City Agreement" respectively).
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Basic content
As the basic content of the torch relay, the Olympic Committee agreement and the city agreement have agreed on the composition of the special task force, the torch relay, the logistics of the torch relay operation, and the torch relay market development and brand protection.
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1. Task Force
In order to effectively carry out the preparation and operation work in each city, the service agreement first clearly stipulates that the national (regional) Olympic Committees, local governments, BOCOG and torch relay sponsors will form a special working group, which is specifically responsible for the torch relay in the local relay work.
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2. Torch Relay
The torch relay for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games mainly includes the selection of torchbearers, the selection of the torch relay route, the relay time, the relay starting ceremony, the halfway rest point, and the city celebration after the relay.
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(1) The selection of torchbearers is the top priority of the torch relay, as stipulated in the service agreement, the selection plan, quantity and distribution ratio are formulated by the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and provided to each relay city, the selection work is carried out by the special task force in accordance with the principle of openness and transparency, and the final selection of torchbearers must be reviewed by the International Olympic Committee and the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games.
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(2) The selection of the relay route is the basis of the torch relay, and the operation guide in the annex to the service agreement has clear requirements for the selection of the route. Specifically, the relay route should display the local unique history and culture, natural scenery and ethnic customs, which is conducive to the people along the route watching the torch relay and conducive to the safe and smooth operation of the convoy. There is also the practical need to facilitate the work of publicity and television broadcasting. The selection and measurement work will be carried out by local special working groups, and BOCOG has the right to give final approval after the initial selection of the route.
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(3) In addition to the above two aspects, other contents of the torch relay process, such as the transmission time, the starting ceremony, the intermediate rest point and the number of city celebrations, are also agreed in the agreement.
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Logistics support
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch relay overseas relay in 33 days has been to 19 overseas cities and Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, each city's stay time is only two days at most, so full and perfect logistics support for the success of the torch relay is crucial, it mainly includes: Charter service, accommodation and catering fleet operation, personnel and materials customs clearance, volunteer recruitment, security, media publicity, television broadcasting, image landscape, medical services, local donation plans, etc., the service agreement has made clear agreements on the above contents.
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Use publicity
Unlike the market development plan of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, there are two levels of sponsors for the development of the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay: global partners and providers. In the service agreement, it is agreed that the appropriate rights and interests of these sponsors in overseas places, product use and brand protection and anti-hidden market content, in principle, in addition to global partners, any commercial institutions and individuals are not allowed to contact the torch relay for commercial promotion.
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Special provision
Olympic agreement
First, as an important part of the Olympic Games, the Olympic torch relay in each overseas city is organized by the local national (regional) Olympic Committee to carry out specific work, therefore, the agreement clearly stipulates that the above-mentioned special working group responsible for the local torch relay work is appointed by the local national (regional) Olympic Committee president and organized by the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, The local government and the sponsors of the torch relay will work together. Based on the above agreement, the NOCs have the final say on matters other than those expressly agreed in the Service Agreement to be decided by the IOC and BOCOG.
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Second, Rule 4.10.1 of Rule 7-14 of the Olympic Charter states: "The use of the Olympic emblem of the NOC shall be valid only in the country in which the NOC is located. The above emblems and any other symbols, emblems or titles of NOCs relating to Olympism may not be used for any advertising, commercial or profit-making purposes in the country in which the NOCs of another country are located, except with the prior written consent of the NOCs of the other country." Therefore, there is the following agreement in the IOC agreement: "NOCs agree that local governments, BOCOG, torch relay global partners and other torch relay sponsorship program market participants have the right to use the Beijing Olympic Games emblem, torch relay logo and torch relay combination logo in the areas where NOCs are located."
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Third, according to the IOC agreement, the selection of torchbearers in each city is organized and implemented by the national (regional) Olympic Committees in accordance with the torch bearer selection plan provided by the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games, and has the right to decide at the local level, and then reported to the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and the International Olympic Committee for final review.
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Fourth, according to the IOC agreement, the selection of torch relay volunteers is organized and implemented by the national (regional) Olympic Committees.
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Fifth, all members of the Olympic family, the Olympic Committee agreement agreed that the Beijing Olympic Committee will provide 20,000 US dollars to each national (regional) Olympic Committee as a subsidy for the torch relay work, and it will decide the use of the subsidy costs.
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City agreement
First of all, due to the special status and functions of the government, it is clearly stipulated in the city agreement that it is responsible for coordinating and communicating with various government functional departments. Specifically, the local government is responsible for liaising with various government functional departments such as road traffic, immigration and customs, police and airport, and medical services, and obtaining all the corresponding permits, approvals or authorizations required by law. To meet the requirements of the torch relay proposed by the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee.
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Secondly, all cities undertake to waive any immunity from proceedings and any pre-judgment or post-judgment measures they may enjoy, and agree not to raise any defence of sovereign immunity in any judicial proceedings.
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Third, responsible for the layout of the image landscape along the way, and responsible for environmental cleanliness and garbage removal.
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Finally, if required, it is responsible for providing other special services, for example, a corresponding number of interpreters, translators, etc.
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On March 24, 2008, the Beijing Olympic Torch lighting ceremony was held
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The torch for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games arrived in Beijing on March 31 after it was passed to the representatives of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games at Panathinac Stadium on March 30, 2008.
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From April 1 to May 3, 2008, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch relay was carried between 19 cities on five continents and 21 cities in Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions of China. In each relay city, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands or even millions of people poured into the streets to welcome the Beijing Olympic flame, and heads of state, heads of government (chief executives) and members of the royal family from 11 countries and regions personally participated in the activities.
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From May 4 to August 8, 2008, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch was carried through 105 cities in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China, and reached the summit of Qomolangma, the highest peak in the world, on May 8. The Olympic flame was welcomed by local people as it passed through areas inhabited by ethnic minorities in Guangxi, Yunnan, Tibet, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia and Jilin provinces and autonomous regions. Anhui, Chongqing, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Henan, Tianjin, etc., have a unique cultural landscape or landmark buildings as transmission routes. Some cities in Guangdong, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Shandong and other provinces and cities have more than one million people along the route, and Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Changsha, Jinan and other cities have even reached two to three million people. The Olympic torch also reached Shaoshan, Jinggangshan, Ruijin, Zunyi, Yan 'an and other revolutionary holy places. After the devastating earthquake in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province, the transmission schedule, propaganda tone and transmission form were adjusted in a timely manner. The original transmission in Guanghan and Mianyang was changed to exhibition, and the transmission in Zigong, Yibin and Dujiangyan was canceled.
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Route of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Relay
Route of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Relay
On the morning of August 6, 2008, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch arrived in Beijing for a three-day relay. At the opening ceremony on August 8, by
Xu Haifeng
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Gao Min
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Li Xiaoshuang
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Zhan Xugang
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Zhang Jun
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Chen Zhong
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Sun Jinfang
The seven Chinese athletes carried the flame to the stadium. The torch was then passed to the gymnasts who won six MEDALS at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Lining
. With the help of Wiya, Li Ning jumped into the air and ran around the stadium in the air before flying to the main torch and lighting it.
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Transfer city
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Transmission country (province)
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Transfer city
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April 2nd
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Kazakhstan
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Almaty
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June 17th
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Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
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Urumqi
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April 3rd
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Türkiye
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Istanbul
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June 18th
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Kashgar
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April 5th
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Russia
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St. Petersburg
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June 19th
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Shi Hezi, Changji
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April 6th
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Britain
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London
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June 21st
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Tibet Autonomous Region
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Lhasa
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April 7th
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France
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Paris
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June 22nd
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Qinghai Province
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Golmud
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April 9th
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America
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San Francisco
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June 23rd
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Qinghai Lake
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April 11th
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Argentina
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Buenos Aires
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June 24th
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Sining
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April 13th
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Tanzania
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Dar es Salaam
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June 25th
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Shanxi Province
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Yuncheng, Pingyao
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April 14th
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Oman
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Muscat
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June 26th
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Taiyuan
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April 16th
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Pakistan
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Islamabad
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June 27th
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Datong
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April 17th
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India
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New Delhi
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June 28th
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Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
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Dongfeng Space City
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April 19th
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Thailand
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Bangkok
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June 29th
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Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
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Centre half
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April 21st
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Malaysia
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Kuala Lumpur
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June 30th
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Wuzhong District
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April 22nd
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Indonesia
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Jakarta
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July 1st
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Yinchuan
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April 24th
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Australia
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Canberra
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July 2nd
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Shaanxi Province
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Yan'an
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April 26th
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Japan
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Nagano
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July 3rd
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Yangling, Xianyang
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April 27th
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Korea
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Seoul
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The Fourth of July
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Xi 'an
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April 28th
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North Korea
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Pyongyang
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July 5th
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Gansu Province
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Dunhuang
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April 29th
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Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh City
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July 6th
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Jiayuguan Pass
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May 2nd
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China
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Hong Kong
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July 7th
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Lanzhou (capital of Gansu Province)
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On May 3rd
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China
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Macau
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July 8th
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Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
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Hohhot
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On May 4th
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Hainan Province
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Sanya
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July 9th
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Ordos, Baotou
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The fifth of May
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Wuzhishan, Wanning, Qionghai
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July 10th
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Chifeng Mountain
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On May 6th
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Haikou
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July 11th
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Heilongjiang Province
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Harbin
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On May 7th
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Guangdong Province
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Guangzhou
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July 12th
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Great occasion
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On May 8th
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Mount Everest
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July 13th
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Qiqihar
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On May 8th
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Guangdong Province
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Shenzhen
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The 14th of July
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Jilin Province
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Changchun
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On May 9th
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Huizhou
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July 15th
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Songwon, Jilin
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On May 10th
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Shantou (a city in Guangdong Province)
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July 16th
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Yanji
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On May 11th
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Fujian Province
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Fuzhou (capital of Fujian Province)
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July 17th
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Liaoning Province
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Shenyang (in Liaoning Province)
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On May 12th
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Quanzhou, Xiamen
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The 18th of July
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Anshan (in Liaoning Province)
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The 13th of May
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Longyan
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The 19th of July
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Dalian
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On the 14th of May
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Jiangxi Province
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Ruijin
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The 21st of July
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Shandong Province
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Qingdao, Linyi
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The 15th of May
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Jinggang Mountains
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July 22nd
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Qufu, Tai 'an
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On May 16th
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Nanchang
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July 23rd
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Jinan (in Shandong Province)
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On May 17th
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Zhejiang Province
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Wenzhou, Shaoxing
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The 25th of July
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Henan Province
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Zhengzhou
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The 18th of May
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Hangzhou
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July 26th
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Break a seal
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On May 22nd
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Ningbo, Jiaxing
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The 27th of July
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Luoyang
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May 23-24
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Shanghai Municipality
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July 28th
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Anyang
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The 25th of May
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Jiangsu Province
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Suzhou and Nantong
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July 29th
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Hebei Province
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Shijiazhuang (in Hebei Province)
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On May 26th
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Taizhou, Yangzhou
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July 30th
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Qinhuangdao
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On May 27th
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Nanjing
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The 31st of July
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Tangshan (in Hebei Province)
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The 28th of May
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Anhui Province
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Hefei (Capital of Anhui Province)
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August 1-2
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Tianjin
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On May 29th
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Huainan, Wuhu
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August 3rd
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Sichuan Province
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Quang Yen
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The 30th of May
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Jixi, Huangshan
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August 4th
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Leshan, Mianyang, Guanghan
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The 31st of May
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Hubei Province
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Wuhan (capital of Hubei Province)
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August 5th
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Chengdu
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June 1st
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Yichang
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August 6 -8
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Beijing
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June 2nd
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Jingzhou
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June 3rd
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Hunan Province
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Yueyang
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June 4th
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Changsha
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June 5th
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Shaoshan, Xiangtan
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June 6th
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Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
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Guilin
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June 7th
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Nanning
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June 8th
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white
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June 9th
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Yunnan Province
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Kunming
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June 10th
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Lijiang
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June 11th
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Shangri-La
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June 12th
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Guizhou Province
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Guiyang
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June 13th
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Carey
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June 14th
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Zunyi
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June 15-16
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Chongqing Municipality
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The total number of torchbearers for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch relay is 21,880, including 19,400 torchbearers inside China and 2,480 outside China.
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According to the regulations of the International Olympic Committee and the practice of the torch relay in previous Olympic Games, the torchbearers for the Beijing Olympic Torch relay were assigned to the following areas and proportions: 11,534 from provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, accounting for 59.45% of the total; Chinese Olympic Committee (including Everest) 1,880, accounting for 9.69% of the total; There were 5,586 global partners and Olympic sponsors of the Torch relay, accounting for 28.79 percent of the total. 200 members of the Olympic family (International Olympic Committee, national and regional Olympic Committees and international sports federations), accounting for 1.03% of the total; Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee 200, accounting for 1.03% of the total.
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There were 2,480 participants from overseas cities in China, including 1,936 from the Olympic Committees of the cities and the countries (regions) where they were located, accounting for 78.06% of the total; The torch relay had 414 global partners, accounting for 16.69% of the total; Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games 130, accounting for 5.24% of the total.
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Relay theme
The theme of the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay is "Journey of Harmony". The concept of "harmony" is deeply in line with the Olympic spirit and essence of "making sports serve the harmonious development of people, so as to promote the development of a peaceful society that safeguards the dignity of individuals". It reflects the core value of traditional Chinese culture, which is the pursuit of physical and mental harmony, interpersonal harmony, and harmony between nature and man. It also reflects the development concept of building a harmonious society and a harmonious world in contemporary China. It highly summarizes the concept of "Green Olympics, High-tech Olympics and People's Olympics" and the profound connotation of the theme of "One World, One Dream".
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Relay slogan
"Ignite the passion, pass on the dream" is the slogan of the torch relay of the Beijing Olympic Games. The two verbs "ignite" and "pass on" fully embody the characteristics of the torch relay. It embodies the Olympic spirit and the idea of holding the Beijing Olympic Games, and is related to the theme slogan of "One World, one Dream", reflecting the consistency of the information dissemination of the Beijing Olympic Games. Sentences are short, catchy and infectious.
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Relay mark
The design of the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay logo is inspired by the concept of "fire Phoenix", the main body is the image of two people holding the Olympic flame running. Phoenix is the king of birds in ancient Chinese legend, is the representative of auspiciity, immortality, noble and beautiful symbol. With the image of phoenix as the symbol of the torch relay, symbolizing the auspicious blessing of the Beijing Olympic Games through the torch relay to spread throughout China and to the world.
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Cloud sample
The cultural concept of auspicious cloud of Beijing Olympic Torch has a time span of thousands of years in China, which is a representative symbol of Chinese culture. It has a profound connotation of "coexistence of origin, harmony and integration". As a symbol of Chinese culture, Xiangyun is widely used in architecture, sculpture, utensils, furniture and graphic design. The torch transmission through the auspicious cloud trend, the "heaven and earth nature, human inner, tolerance and open-minded" of the eastern spirit spread throughout the world.
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Paper reel
Paper, one of the four great inventions of China, was spread to the West through the Silk Road, and human civilization was passed down from generation to generation with the appearance of paper. The paper scroll shape of the Beijing Olympic torch is integrated with the auspicious cloud pattern on the air inlet and the torch port at the bottom of the torch, transforming into the entire torch.
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China red
The Chinese red of the Beijing Olympic Torch, saturated and powerful, warm and steady, is consistent with the main landscape of the Beijing Olympic Games. Thousands of years of Chinese lacquer culture has made China red the color that carries the impression of China for thousands of years, and the confidence brought by cultural and social progress, as well as the world's high attention to Chinese culture brought by China's prosperity and strength, has also made China red the inevitable choice of history, development and future.
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The excellent design of the torch added a unique Chinese color to the relay, and the "auspicious cloud" transmitted the auspicious and peaceful message of the Beijing Olympic Games to the whole world. I am convinced that the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay will leave many extraordinary memories in the memory of people around the world and create new dreams.
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(Then president of the International Olympic Committee
Jacques Rogge
Review)
From the beginning of the review, the "paper scroll" creative program has attracted the eyes of many Chinese and foreign judges with a strong Chinese flavor. It cleverly means the paper, one of the four great inventions of ancient China, in the torch. The torch comes from the idea of "auspicious cloud", and is very consistent with the theme of "harmonious journey" of the Beijing Olympic Games torch relay. Its relay activities are the longest relay route in the Olympic history, the most extensive relay, and the largest number of participants in the torch relay activities, writing a brilliant chapter in the history of the Olympic movement.
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He was the executive vice president of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee
Jiang Xiaoyu
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cauldron
The Beijing Olympic torch relay torch basin adopts the concept of "heaven round place", with the design elements of the Chinese bronze masterpiece - tripod and auspicious cloud pattern, and the torch and flame lamp form a series of coordination. The 56 auspicious clouds hollowed out on the top of the cauldron symbolize the 56 ethnic groups of China bringing their blessings to the five continents, and the four pillars and eight faces symbolize the Beijing Olympic Games welcoming guests from all over the world. The cauldron is 130 centimeters high, symbolizing the 130 days of the Beijing Olympic torch relay. The basin is 29 cm deep, symbolizing the 29th Olympic Games; The height of the column is 112 cm, symbolizing the 112 years of the Olympic Movement from 1896 to 2008.
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Display stand
The 2008 Beijing Olympic torch display stand is mainly used to display and support the torch. The shape design draws on the architectural style of Han and Tang Dynasties, and the clouds rise at the bottom, echoing the torch.
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outfit
In accordance with the regulations of the International Olympic Committee, the Beijing Olympic torchbearer clothing does not carry any commercial logo, on the basis of the main tone of white, highlighting the color of Chinese red, and lined with orange and light gray, reflecting the warm and festive characteristics of the torch relay. On the front of the torchbearer's uniform is the "Fire Phoenix" logo of the Beijing Olympic Torch relay on the upper left, and the five Olympic rings and the words "Beijing 2008" on the back. The dress is a shoulder style, with traditional phoenix pattern drawn asymmetrically on the shoulder, and the streamlined design is dynamic, forming the impression of a fire phoenix flapping its wings. Phoenix is the king of the hundred birds and belongs to fire in the five elements, which is a symbol of nobility and beauty. The legend of phoenix nirvana and rebirth in Chinese traditional culture has a profound influence. The Beijing Olympic torchbearers will wear uniforms with phoenixes and clouds, hold high the Olympic flame, and bring good luck and peace to the world from hand to hand.
The runner's clothing is simple, generous, and the pattern and style are consistent with the torchbearer's clothing, but the color is mainly blue, which is obviously different from the torchbearer's clothing and foil the torchbearer.
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souvenir
The "Bird's Nest All-Element Torch Collection Special" souvenir includes a torch model made of "Bird's Nest" steel, a "Bird's Nest" grass crystal decoration and a collection booklet with a "Bird's Nest" film. Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games market development Department, by the "Bird's Nest" steel, "Bird's Nest" grass, "Bird's Nest" film of these three out-of-print Olympic commemorative elements of the "Bird's Nest all elements torch collection special".
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