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Last torchbearer lights the cauldron during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games torch relay in Guang'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, August 3, 2008
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After completing the first day of the torch relay in Beijing, the Olympic torch continued on to the outskirts of Beijing. Today, the flame will travel 14.576 kilometers from its starting point at the Badaling section of the Great Wall with heroic test pilot Li Zhonghua. 268 torchbearers later, the torch will end at the Temple of the Earth, where singer Song Zuying will light the cauldron.

Between the beginning and ending destinations, the flame will travel through eight counties past famous actor Chen Baoguo, Olympic champion Liu Xuan, advocate for the handicapped Sang Lan, two-time table tennis world champion Liu Guozheng, and Olympic flatwater canoe champion Yang Wenjun.

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