'Ancient China' showcased by Changsha Paralympic torch relay
'Ancient China' showcased by Changsha Paralympic torch relay
Updated：2008-08-31 15:39:05
Updated：2008-08-31 15:39:05
'Ancient China' showcased by Changsha Paralympic torch relay
Last torchbearer Tan Yuehua lights the cauldron during the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games torch relay in Changsha, August 31, 2008. (Photo credit: Xinhua)
(CHANGSHA, August 31) -- At 10:50 on Sunday morning, Tan Yuehua concluded the Changsha leg of the Paralympic torch relay by lighting the flame cauldron in the southern Chinese city.
According to Xinhua, 70 torchbearers, 13 of whom are people with disabilities, carried the flame along the 3km route in Changsha, the third stop along the "Ancient China" path of the Paralympic torch relay. Scores of enthusiasts lined the relay route, chanting Olympic slogans in support of the torchbearers and the Paralympic Games.
At the closing ceremony, Xu Minghua, an official of the Hunan provincial government, applauded the successful relay, saying that Changsha joins the world's citizens in supporting a harmonious society for all.
The fourth stop on the "Ancient China" route is Nanjing.
Last torchbearer Tan Yuehua lights the cauldron during the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games torch relay in Changsha, August 31, 2008. (Photo credit: Xinhua)
(CHANGSHA, August 31) -- At 10:50 on Sunday morning, Tan Yuehua concluded the Changsha leg of the Paralympic torch relay by lighting the flame cauldron in the southern Chinese city.
According to Xinhua, 70 torchbearers, 13 of whom are people with disabilities, carried the flame along the 3km route in Changsha, the third stop along the "Ancient China" path of the Paralympic torch relay. Scores of enthusiasts lined the relay route, chanting Olympic slogans in support of the torchbearers and the Paralympic Games.
At the closing ceremony, Xu Minghua, an official of the Hunan provincial government, applauded the successful relay, saying that Changsha joins the world's citizens in supporting a harmonious society for all.
The fourth stop on the "Ancient China" route is Nanjing.