XINING, Northwest China -- The Olympic flame is to pass through northwest China's Qinghai Province from Sunday to Tuesday, covering the International Olympic Day on June 23, organizers announced Wednesday in the provincial capital Xining.
Rena Amudu Kelimu performs a traditional Uygur ethnic dance Tuesday while carrying the Beijing Olympic torch in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The Olympic flame will pass through northwest China's Qinghai Province from Sunday to Tuesday, covering the International Olympic Day on June 23.[Xinhua] |
The Olympic flame is scheduled to arrive in Geermu City by flight from Tibet Autonomous Region, said Feng Jianping, head of Qinghai Sports Bureau in a press conference.
Geermu, China's salt lake city, is the first stop of the three-day Qinghai leg starting on Sunday. It is a rising industrial city on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, developing recycling economy in resourceful Qaidam Basin.
The second stop is the Qinghai Lake, the largest salt water lake in China.
The last stop is Xining, which is called "Summer Resort Capital of China" for its cool summer, said Feng.
Located on the northeast part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Qinghai is hometown of Fuwa Yingying, a Beijing Olympic mascot embodying the Tibetan antelope in the province's Hol Xil National Natural Reserve.
The Kunlun jade, which is used for making Beijing Olympic medals, or "Gold Inlaid with Jade", are also produced from the province's Kunlun Mountain.
