Flame Lighting Ceremony Torch emissary Jiang Xintian

Singers and dancers perform during the Paralympic flame lighting ceremony at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.

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The audience rises for the national anthem of the People's Republic of China at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28 at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.

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A drummer performs at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.

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Torch emissary Jiang Xintian receives the flame from hearing- and speech-impaired Wang Yimei at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.

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Traditional performance at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, on August 28.

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Torch emissary Jiang Xintian transfers the flame at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.

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Torch bearer Jiang Xintian gathers the flame from sunlight at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.

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Torch bearer Jiang Xintian lights the flame urn at the Paralympic flame lighting ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.

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Jin Jing holds the urn and Jiang Xintian holds the flame at the Paralympic flame lighting ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.

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BOCOG president Liu Qi lights the torch at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.

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National flags are waved alongside the flag of the International Paralympic Committee. The Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.

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Guo Jinlong hosts the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.

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National flags are waved alongside the flag of the International Paralympic Committee. The Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.

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Pu Cunxin and Yang Lan host the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began at 10:30 a.m. on August 28.

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Artists perform at the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, on August 28.

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Hohhot hosts successful Paralympic torch relay

Beijing Paralympic torch relay in Hohhot concludes
Last torchbearer Chen Guoyi lights the cauldron. (Photo credit: Xinhua)

(HOHHOT, August 30) -- The Hohhot leg of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic torch relay successfully concluded after Chen Guoyi lit the flame cauldron in front of Hohhot Stadium in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Saturday, August 30.

According to Xinhua, the relay began at 10:10 a.m. with first torchbearer Yang Zhimin carrying the flame from Genghis Khan Square.

Of the 70 torchbearers that participated in the relay, three took on the task of relaying the flame by riding horses while dressed in traditional Inner Mongolian outfits.

The next stop for the Paralympic torch relay along the "Ancient China" route is the city of Changsha in Hunan province.

Dancers performed during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay in Hohhot, Aug. 30, 2008.

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Torchbearer Wei Yanling(R) and Ma Wei pass the flame during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay in Hohhot, Aug. 30, 2008.

The last torchbearer Chen Guoyi lights the cauldron during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay in Hohhot, Aug. 30, 2008.

Local fans welcome the torch cheerfully during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay in Hohhot, Aug. 30, 2008.

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