Secretary of the Xiamen Municipal Committee of the CPC He Lifeng (L) hands over the Olympic torch to the first torchbearer Guo Yuehua, an Olympic table tennis champion, at the starting ceremony of the torch relay in Xiamen, Fujian, May 12, 2008.

Torchbearer Chen Weihong runs with the Olympic torch during the torch relay in Xiamen, Fujian, May 12, 2008.

Torchbearer Zhu Lili runs with a torch during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, on May 12, 2008.

Torchbearer, retired badminton player Ji Xinpeng lights the cauldron at the celebration ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, on May 12, 2008.

People cheer for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, on May 12, 2008.

Dancers perform at the celebration ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, on May 12, 2008.

(Xinhua News Agency May 13, 2008)