Validated by IOC, the Olympic Flame will be lit in Olympia, Greece according to tradition on March 25, 2008. From March 25 - 30, the Torch Relay will travel across Greece, ending at the Panathinaiko Stadium, the site of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. After the handover ceremony in the stadium, the Olympic Flame will arrive in Beijing on March 31, 2008. In Beijing, a ceremony will be held for the arrival of the flame into China and Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay will commence.
The cities along the route are:
Beijing; Almaty; Istanbul; St.Petersburg; London; Paris; San Francisco; Buenos Aires; Dar Es Salaam; Muscat; Islamabad; Mumbai; Bangkok; Kuala Lumpur; Jakarta; Canberra; Nagano; Seoul; Pyongyang; Ho Chi Minh City; Taipei; Hong Kong; Macao; Hainan Province (Sanya, Wuzhishan, Wanning, Haikou); Guangdong Province (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Huizhou, Shantou); Fujian Province (Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Longyan); Jiangxi Province (Ruijin, Jinggangshan, Nanchang); Zhejiang Province (Wenzhou, Ningbo, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Jiaxing); Shanghai; Jiangsu Province (Suzhou, Nantong, Taizhou, Yangzhou, Nanjing); An'hui Province (Hefei, Huainan, Wuhu, Jixi, Huangshan); Hubei Province (Wuhan, Yichang, Jingzhou); Hunan Province (Yueyang, Changsha, Shaoshan); Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Guilin, Nanning, Baise); Yunnan Province (Kunming, Lijiang, Xamgyi' nyilha); Guizhou Province (Guiyang, Kaili, Zunyi); Chongqing; Sichuang Province (Guang'an, Mianyang, Guanghan, Leshan, Zigong, Yibin, Chengdu); Tibet Autonomous Region (Shannan Diqu, Lhasa); Qinghai Province (Golmud, Qinghai Hu, Xining); Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Urumqi, Kashi, Shihezi, Changji); Gansu Province (Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, Jiuquan, Tianshui, Lanzhou); Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Zhongwei, Wuzhong, Yinchuan); Shaanxi Province (Yan'an, Yangling, Xianyang, Xi'an); Shanxi Province (Yuncheng, Pingyao, Taiyuan, Datong); Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Hohhot, Ordos, Baotou, Chifeng); Heilongjiang Province (Qiqihar, Daqing, Harbin); Jilin Province (Songyuan, Changchun, Jilin, Yanji); Liaoning Province (Shenyang, Benxi, Liaoyang, Anshan, Dalian); Shandong Province (Yantai, Weihai, Qingdao, Rizhao, Linyi, Qufu, Tai'an, Jinan); Henan Province (Shangqiu, Kaifeng, Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Anyang); Hebei Province (Shijiazhuang, Qinhuangdao, Tangshan); Tianjin; and Beijing.
One of the highlights of this leg will be the attempt to bring the Olympic Flame to the highest peak in the world Mt. Qomolangma. During the arrival ceremony for the flame into China on March 31, 2008, one of the lanterns with the Olympic Flame will be kept aside. The torchbearer team will then attempt to take the Flame to the highest peak on a day in May that presents the best climatic conditions for the ascent.
[Edited 2008-03-29 08:52:51]
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AirAmericaC46 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 590 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (5 years 1 month 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 4119 times:
Anybody knows the dates or approximate dates for each city visited? Thanks for the data.
SamL From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2004, 162 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (5 years 1 month 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 4062 times:
slightly off topic perhaps but those are quite random cities, anyone know how they were chosen? DAR and MCT seem especially odd, why SFO rather than LAX or NYC?
Trex8 From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 3963 posts, RR: 14 Reply 7, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 3821 times:
this is probably a stupid question but is the torch still lit on the plane???
Legacyins From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 1823 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 3771 times:
Quoting SamL (Reply 5): slightly off topic perhaps but those are quite random cities, anyone know how they were chosen? DAR and MCT seem especially odd, why SFO rather than LAX or NYC?
The US Olympic comittee selected San Francisco. As in any case , why not?
For SFO spotters, the aircraft will arrive on April 8th at approximately 0400 into the G-Terminal. It will be there all day so hopefully someone can get a few shots.
B2443 From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 679 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 3697 times:
Bmibaby737 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2005, 1635 posts, RR: 10 Reply 11, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 3643 times:
Quoting Scbriml (Reply 3): AFAIK, yes. It's supposed to be calling in at LHR tomorrow. Can anyone tell me what time?
A388 From Netherlands Antilles, joined May 2001, 9067 posts, RR: 13 Reply 13, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 3601 times:
Quoting PlunaCRJ (Reply 12): Quoting Trex8 (Reply 7):
this is probably a stupid question but is the torch still lit on the plane???
Well, I guess so. Wonder what security measures they take.
Maybe another stupid question but how can any lit torch be lit during flight? Wouldn't it fill up the entire cabin with smoke (eventually)?
A380US From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 2358 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 3583 times:
Also is it lit since last olympics? like not put out?
PlunaCRJ From Uruguay, joined Nov 2007, 573 posts, RR: 2 Reply 16, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 3451 times:
No the last Olympic´s torch was put out in Athens, at a Ceremony, at the end of the Olympics. This torch was lit up somewhere in Athens using the sun rays... and yes... the idea is to have it on permanently until the Olympics.
VV701 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2005, 6613 posts, RR: 17 Reply 18, posted (5 years 1 month 2 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 3284 times:
Here is a link to a drawing of the specially painted Air China A330 carrying the torch. Can anyone confirm the time of its arrival in London and whether it will be at LHR?
Seems it made some tech stops to/from SFO. Funny, I thought the A330 would have been lightly loaded and able to make it from Paris and to Buenos Aires nonstop.
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