With the approval of the International Olympic Committee, the Beijing Olympic flame will be lit according to the traditional ceremony in Olympia, Greece on March 25th, 2008. From March 25th to 30th, 2008, the torch relay was held in Greece. On March 30th, 2008, the torch handover ceremony was held at the Pan-Athens Stadium in Greece (1896, the venue of the first modern Olympic Games). On March 3rd, 2008, a ceremony was held in Beijing to welcome the flame into China and start the torch relay. The following is the delivery time and planned route table:
March 25-30, 2008 Greek transmission 0 1 Greece
March 3, 20081International Relay 02 Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Istanbul (Turkey)
St Petersburg, Russia
London (UK)
06 Paris (France)
07 San Francisco (USA)
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
10 Muscat (Oman)
1 1 Islamabad (Pakistan)
12 Mumbai (India)
13 Bangkok (Thailand)
14 Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
15 Jakarta (Indonesia)
16 Canberra (Australia)
17 Nagano (Japan)
18 Seoul (Korea)
19 Pyongyang (DPRK)
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
Domestic Transmission 2 1 Taibei (Taiwan Province Province)
22 Hong Kong
23 Macao
Sanya, Wuzhishan, Wanning and Haikou (Hainan)
Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Huizhou and Shantou (Guangdong)
Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Longyan (Fujian)
Ruijin, Jinggangshan and Nanchang (Jiangxi)
Wenzhou, Ningbo, Hangzhou, Shaoxing and Jiaxing (Zhejiang)
29 Shanghai
Suzhou, Nantong, Taizhou, Yangzhou and Nanjing (Jiangsu)
3 1 Hefei, Huainan, Wuhu, Jixi and Huangshan (Anhui)
32 Wuhan, Yichang and Jingzhou (Hubei)
Yueyang, Changsha and Shaoshan (Hunan)
Guilin, Nanning and Baise (Guangxi)
Kunming, Lijiang and Shangri-La (Yunnan)
Guiyang, Kaili and Zunyi (Guizhou)
37 Chongqing
Guang 'an, Mianyang, Guanghan, Leshan, Zigong, Yibin and Chengdu (Sichuan)
39 Shannan region of Lhasa, Tibet
40 Golmud, Qinghai Lake and Xining (Qinghai)
4 1 Urumqi, Kashgar, Shihezi and Changji (Xinjiang)
Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, Jiuquan, Tianshui and Lanzhou (Gansu)
43 Zhongwei, Wuzhong and Yinchuan (Ningxia)
Yan 'an, Yangling, Xianyang and Xi 'an (Shaanxi)
Yuncheng, Pingyao, Taiyuan and Datong (Shanxi)
Hohhot, Ordos, Baotou and Chifeng (Inner Mongolia)
Qiqihar, Daqing and Harbin (Heilongjiang)
48 Songyuan, Changchun, Jilin and Yanji (Jilin)
Shenyang, Benxi, Liaoyang, Anshan and Dalian (Liaoning)
Yantai, Weihai, Qingdao, Rizhao, Linyi, Qufu, Taian and Jinan (Shandong)
5 1 Shangqiu, Kaifeng, Zhengzhou, Luoyang and Anyang (Henan)
Shijiazhuang, Qinhuangdao and Tangshan (Hebei)
53 Tianjin
54 Beijing
The torch of Beijing Olympic Games is 72 cm long and weighs 985 grams. Combustion time15min, flame height 25-30 cm at zero wind speed. It can be recognized and photographed in strong light and sunlight. In terms of technology, one-step forming technology of conical surface and aluminum etching coloring technology are adopted. The fuel is propane, which meets the requirements of environmental protection. The torch shape is made of recyclable and environmentally friendly materials.
The torch of Beijing Olympic Games was inspired by the "auspicious clouds" pattern of "origin and harmony". The cultural concept of Xiangyun has a time span of several thousand years in China, and it is a representative cultural symbol of China. The design of the torch was inspired by the traditional paper roll in China. Paper is one of the four great inventions in China and spread to the west through the Silk Road. Human civilization spread with the appearance of paper. The application of lacquer red, which originated in the Han Dynasty, on the torch makes it obviously different from the torch design of previous Olympic Games. The contrasting colors of red and silver produce striking visual effects, which is beneficial to various forms of media communication. The torch is divided into upper and lower parts, the auspicious cloud pattern and the three-dimensional relief process design make the whole torch elegant and gorgeous, with rich connotations.