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At 9: 07, the launching ceremony of the torch relay officially began. Under the escort of the national flag guard, the national flags of the people of China and the OCA entered the venue. After playing the songs of National Anthem of the People's Republic of China and OCA, the first torchbearer, Luo Xuejuan, started the relay.
On the first day of the torch relay, we started from Jinyong Park Square in West Lake, Hangzhou, along Nanshan Road-Hubin Road-Huancheng West Road-Beishan Street-Xiqiao Bridge-Gushan Road, and collected the fire in Pinghu Autumn Moon, one of the "Ten Scenes of West Lake".
On the first day of the relay, many famous scenic spots were included, such as Broken Bridge, Wang Hu Tower, Bao Shu Tower, Louwailou, Gushan, Xiling Printing Factory and other cultural landmarks with a long history. Zhejiang Provincial Museum, former site of Zhejiang Library, Zhejiang West Lake Art Museum and other famous cultural sites.
In addition, the torch relay will also pass some fashion punch points, such as Hubin Road Pedestrian Street and West Lake Music Fountain, the only pedestrian street adjacent to the world cultural heritage. The ignition ceremony was held in Pinghu Qiuyue, one of the "Ten Scenes of West Lake". These places connected by the torch relay route fully show the infinite charm of Jiangnan poetry and painting and the vitality of Zhejiang.
The torch relay of the Hangzhou Asian Games ended successfully on the 20th, which is also the last stop of the torch relay series of the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Since the torch relay of Hangzhou Asian Games was launched in West Lake, Hangzhou on September 8th, the Asian Games flame collected from the site of Liangzhu Ancient City in Hangzhou has been passed through 1800 times and has been passed in 10 cities in Zhejiang Province, including Huzhou, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Zhoushan, Taizhou, Wenzhou, Lishui, Jinhua and Quzhou, with a total distance of 65438.
On the same day, the Asian Games flame returned to Hangzhou again and started the torch relay at Hangzhou Station.
A total of 203 torchbearers participated in the torch relay in Hangzhou Station. The theme of the torch relay route is "Splendid and Prosperous New Paradise", starting from the balcony of Hangzhou City, then along Zhijiang Greenway-Xixing Bridge-Internet of Things Town-Olympic Sports Center Comprehensive Training Hall-Hangzhou Gate-Hangzhou International Expo Center, and finally entering the West Square of Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center to hold an ignition ceremony. The length is about 1 1.4 km, which lasts about 2 hours and 30 minutes.
On that day, the last torchbearer was tennis player Wu Yimin, who was the first ATP Tour champion in China. In an interview, he said that he was very happy and proud to return to his hometown as the last torchbearer in Hangzhou Station, and hoped that every athlete could enjoy the trip to the Asian Games.
It is reported that there are still three days before the opening of the Asian Games in Hangzhou. On the evening of 23rd, the flame of Hangzhou Asian Games passing through Zhejiang 1 1 city will light the main torch platform at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium.