QIQIHAR - The Olympic torch kicked off its relay in Qiqihar, the second largest city in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang Province, at 8:10 on Sunday morning.
 Torchbearer Liu Yan runs with the torch during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Qiqihar, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, July 13, 2008. [Xinhua] |
Liu Yan, winner at the 2008 National Grand Prix Figure Skating, ran the first leg of the relay, starting from the Municipal Public Square in Qiqihar, which is well-known for red-crowned cranes.
Acrobats put on performances during the launching ceremony of the torch relay in Qiqihar, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, July 13, 2008. [Xinhua]
Torchbearers pose for photograph during the torch relay in Qiqihar, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, July 13, 2008. [Xinhua]
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