Paralympic torch relay in Qingdao concludes
2/9/2008 17:00
The Beijing Paralympic torch relay in Qingdao of east Shandong Province,
the fourth leg of the flame's "modern China" route, ended at May Fourth Square
at 11:20 am local time today.
The torch relay, covering 4.25 kilometers and
involving 70 torchbearers, started at Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center, venue for
the Paralympic sailing events. The flame was passed among five bearers in a
sailing vessel for one thousand meters on the sea.
The flame will continue
its tour along "modern China" route in Dalian of northeast Liaoning
Province.
Xinhua
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