Hostesses participate in the closing ceremony of the Torch Relay in Wuzhong, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on June 30, 2008.

Local residents hold flags while waiting for the arrival of the Olympic torch during the torch relay in Wuzhong, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 30, 2008.

(BOCOG, Xinhua News Agency July 1, 2008)