HANDOVER

A Greek high priestess lights a cauldron at the Panathenian Stadium in Athens on March 30 when the Olympic flame was handed over to Beijing

QI HENG

SACRED CEREMONY

Flame escorts light a torch with the Olympic flame kindled in Greece at the global torch relay launch ceremony in Tiananmen Square

FAN RUJUN

UNFORGETTABLE DAY

A Peking Opera performer who welcomed the Olympic flame in Tiananmen Square poses with the emblem of the Beijing Olympics

AN ZHIPING

 MARCH ON:

Kazaks gather at the Medeu ice skating rink to celebrate the launch of the Olympic torch relay in Almaty on April 2

QI HENG