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The Beijing Olympic torch is about 72 centimeters (28.3 inches) long and weighs 985 grams (2.17 pounds). It holds its flame for approximately 15 minutes. The torch is made of recycled materials and uses environmentally friendly fuels - exemplifying the Olympics focus on being 'green'. The design of the torch was inspired by cloud formations, which are a long-standing symbol of luck in Chinese culture. The bright red and shiny silver colors used in the torch make its elegant design stand out even more.

On October 24, 2007, Beijing Olympic Committee announced the timetable of 2008 Olympic torch relay. According to the timetable, the torch relay will begin in Olympia on March 24th under the theme 'Journey of Harmony'. Shortly after the race begins, the torch will be passed in Athens, the Olympic city of 2004. The torch will return to the Beijing Olympic Committee in Athens on March 30th.

The torch will be relayed in 21 cities of five continents outside of China under its motto, 'Light the Passion, Share the Dream'. The international relay will begin on April 1st and continue until May 3rd. From May 4th onwards, the torch will march in 113 domestic cities and regions, including Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. Finally, it will arrive in Beijing on August 6, and will be lit in the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics on August 8th. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch will cover a total distance of around 137,000 kilometers (85,128 miles) on its 130-day relay, which will stand as the longest route with the most torchbearers covering the widest range in Olympic history.

Date	Place		Date	Place		Date	Place
Mar.24	Olympia		May 20-21	Shanghai		June 30	Gansu Province	Lanzhou
Mar.24-29	Greece		May 22	Jiangsu Province	Suzhou	July 2	Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region	Zhongwei
Mar.30	Handover Ceremony		May 22		Nantong	July 3		Wuzhong
Mar.31	Arrival in Beijing		May 23		Taizhou	July 4		Yinchuan
Apr.1	Leaving for Almaty		May 23		Yangzhou	July 5	Shaanxi Province	Yan’an
Apr.2	Almaty		May 24		Nanjing	July 6		Yangling
Apr.3	Istanbul		May 26	Anhui Province	Hefei	July 6		Xianyang
Apr.5	St. Petersburg		May 27		Huainan	July 7		Xian
Apr.6	London		May 27		Wuhu	July 8	Shanxi Province	Yuncheng
Apr.7	Paris		May 28		Jixi	July 8		Pingyao
Apr.9	San Francisco		May 28		Huangshan	July 9		Taiyuan
Apr.11	Buenos Aires		May 29	Hubei Province	Wuhan	July 10		Datong
Apr.13	Dar-es-Salaam		May 30		Yichang	July 11	Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region	Hohhot
Apr.14	Muscat		May 31		Jingzhou	July 12		Ordos
Apr.16	Islamabad		June 1	Hunan Province	Yueyang	July 12		Baotou
Apr.17	Bombay		June 2		Changsha	July 13		Chifeng
Apr.19	Bangkok		June 3		Shaoshan	July 14	Heilongjiang Province	Qiqihar
Apr.21	Kuala Lumpur		June 4	Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region	Guilin	July 15		Daqing
Apr.22	Jakarta		June 5		Nanning	July 16		Harbin
Apr.24	Canberra		June 6		Baise	July 17	Jilin Province	Songyuan
Apr.26	Nagano		June 7	Yunnan Province	Kunming	July 17		Changchun
Apr.27	Seoul		June 8		Lijiang	July 18		Jilin
Apr.28	Pyongyang		June 9		Shangri-La	July 19		Yanji
Apr.29	Ho Chi Minh City		June 10	Guizhou Province	Guiyang	July 20	Liaoning Province	Shenyang
May 2	Hong Kong		June 11		Kaili	July 21		Benxi
			June 12		Zunyi	July 21		Liaoyang
May 3	Macau		June 13-14	Chongqing		July 21		Anshan
May 4	Hainan Province	Sanya	June 15	Sichuan Province	Guang’an	July 22		Dalian
May 5		Wuzhishan	June 15		Mianyang	July 23	Shandong Province	Yantai
May 5		Wanning	June 16		Guanghan	July 23		Weihai
May 6		Haikou	June 16		Leshan	July 24		Qingdao
May 7	Guangdong Province	Guangzhou	June 17		Zigong	July 24		Rizhao
May 8		Shenzhen	June 17		Yibin	July 25		Linyi
May 9		Huizhou	June 18		Chengdu	July 25		Qufu
May 10		Shantou	June 19	Tibet Autonomous Region	Shannan Area	July 25		Tai’an
May 11	Fujian  Province	Fuzhou	June 20-21		Lhasa	July 26		Jinan
May 12		Quanzhou	June 22	Qinghai Autonomous Region	Golmud	July 28	Henan Province	Shangqiu
May 12		Xiamen	June 23		Qinghai Lake	July 28		Kaifeng
May 13		Longyan	June 24		Xining	July 29		Zhengzhou
May 14	Jiangxi Province	Ruijin	June 25	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	Urumqi	June 30		Luoyang
May 15		Jinggangshan	June 26		Kashgar	June 31		Anyang
May 16		Nanchang	June 27		Shihezi	Aug.1	Hebei Province	Shijiazhuang
May 17	Zhejiang Province	Wenzhou	June 27		Changji	Aug.2		Qinhuangdao
May 17		Shaoxing	June 28	Gansu Province	Dunhuang	Aug.3		Tangshan
May 18		Hangzhou	June 28		Jiayuguan	Aug.4-5	Tianjin
May 18		Ningbo	June 29		Jiuquan	Aug.6-8	Beijing
May 18		Jiaxing	June 30		Tianshui