i am happy,yes peace ,no war the world's.
yes olimpic,yes sport.
my favori country china and turkiye.
xie xie,tesekk¡§?r ederim.
i from turkiye...........

Welcome here! TXS!

whole world people's pls ,seeing beijing 2008 olimpic .
as for me
wonderful and superb and very beautiful.
wo shı tu er qi.
i am very to say thnaks very munch.
hu jing tao.
i from konya savas alper

How can I be a torcher?

Jiang Xiaoyu disembarks with the flame.


Accompanied by two members of the flame's escort team, Jiang Xiaoyu walks out of the chartered plane.



(ALMATY, April 1) -- With the sacred flame for the Beijing Olympic Games on board, the specially chartered Air China plane arrived in Almaty, Kazakhstan at 1:10 p.m. local time.

Jiang Xiaoyu, Executive Vice President of BOCOG, disembarked with the flame, showing the lantern to the crowd. Two members of the flame's escort team handed the flame over to representatives of the city.

Among those on hand to greet the flame were Chinese ambassador to Kazakhstan Zhang Xiyun, various Kazakhstan officials and overseas Chinese living in Kazakhstan. A brief but warm welcoming ceremony was held at the airport and flowers were presented to team members.

On April 2, the flame will pass through 80 torchbearers as it travels 19 kilometers in Almaty, known as the "City of Apples." This will be the first leg, outside of China, of a relay that will bring the flame around the world.

Under the theme "Journey of Harmony" and the slogan "Light the Passion Share the Dream", the Beijing Olympic torch will pass through 19 cities spread across five continents, and will make stops in Hong Kong, Macao, and all the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of China. The torch will also scale the world's highest peak, Mt. Qomolangma. The final stop of the relay comes on August 8, 2008, when the torch will be used to light the cauldron of the main stadium and start the Beijing Olympic Games.

The relay will last 130 days, involve over 20,000 torchbearers, and accumulate over 130 hours of flight time. The unprecedented journey will add yet another splendid chapter to Olympic history.

The chartered plane arrives.


View of Almaty from the airport


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Hi, friend from Turkey, welcome to Beijing to see Olympic held in August 2008.

It is perfact for you to have a visit here with your friends or families

you can apply for it in this URL:

http://huoju.icoke.qq.com

Is it can be now ?

so  many  friends  here !

you can get the torch from your QQ friend who had got the torch

yes, you will be one of our friends

ISTANBUL, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming Beijing Olympic torch relay will be held successfully in the Turkish largest city of Istanbul, a high-ranking Turkish official said on Tuesday.

In an exclusive interview with Xinhua in Istanbul, 58-year-old Yalcin Aksoy, the official of the Turkish Olympic Committee (TMOK) who is in charge of the Istanbul torch relay, said that the Turkish authorities embarked on the event eight months ago with 14 departments of the city involved.

Aksoy, who is the general director of the Preparation and Organization Council for the Istanbul Olympic Games, said that "the torch relay of Athens Olympic Games was also made smoothly in Istanbul. Therefore, we are very experienced in the torch relay process. I don't think there will be any problem."

"The Beijing Olympic torch relay should be made as planned in Istanbul without any intrusion or any incident," Aksoy pointed out.

Aksoy appreciated Beijing's efforts for the torch relay route which covers the ancient Silk Road, saying "we are very proud that China has chosen Istanbul as one of the legs for the torch relay and I hope that China will host the best Olympic Games ever."

Aksoy also downplayed some Western politicians' attempt to boycott Beijing Olympics, saying that "sports and politics are totally different things, and the true Olymipc idea is to bring the youth together from every where around the world, and to establish friendship, respect and mutual cooperation."

"They know nothing of Olympic values," he stressed.

Aksoy said that he had decided to go to China this summer to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games along with more than 70 Turkish sportsmen, hoping that they will gain more medals in the games.

"Good Luck Beijing!", said he in Chinese at the end of the interview.

Istanbul, the only city in the world located on two continents -- Asia and Europe, will hold the 17.8-km relay on April 3 after the first leg of the 21-city global torch relay in Kazakhstan's biggest city Almaty on April 2.

faint!

I did it be4 3days.
If I am a torcher I can shake  hands with Mr hu.

Good Luck Beijing.
And Good Luck Myself.

yeah,but now you can also shake hands with Mr Hu, however, not Mr Hu Jintao