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1、EnthusiasmforAsianGameslitupastorchrelaykicksoffinHangzhouByMaZhenhuanUpdated:2023-09-0823:15fl11+TorchbearerYeJiaxingrunsinthetorchrelayofthe19thAsianGamesinHangzhou,capitalOfZhejiangprovince,onFriday.Therelay,inwhich106runnerstookpartonFriday,waslaunchedatYongjinParkSquareatthecity,siconicWestLake

2、.HuangZongzhi/XinhuaHangzhou,themainhostcityofthe19thAsianGames,initiatedasymbolicbeginningtothegrandtournamentasitcommencedthecelebratorytorchrelayonFriday.Theflame,abeaconoffraternity,progress,unityandperseverance,isslatedtotravelthroughoutZhejiangprovince,andreturntoHangzhouonSept20forthefinalleg

3、,culminatingintheignitingofthecaldronattheopeningceremonyonSept23.Vice-PremierDingXuexiang,amemberoftheStandingCommitteeofthePoliticalBureauoftheCommunistPartyofChinaCentralCommittee,litthetorchfromacaldronatthelaunchceremonynearHangzhou1SiconicWestLake,aUNESCOWorldHeritageSite,andannouncedthestarto

4、ftherelay.CollectedattheArchaeologicalRuinsofLiangzhuCity,anotherUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteinHangzhou,duringthe100-daycountdowntotheopeningofthesportingextravaganza,theflamewillhelpsowtheseedsoffriendship,progress,unityandendeavor,saidGaoZhidan,ministerofChina,sGeneralAdministrationofSportandpresidento

5、ftheHangzhouAsianGamesOrganizingCommittee,attheceremony.The19thAsianGamesinHangzhouwillfullyshowcasethecourageandperseveranceoftheathletes,anddemonstratethegoodwilloftheAsianpeopleforpeace,friendshipandprogress,*saidSongLuzeng,vice-presidentoftheOlympicCouncilofAsia.Atotalof2,022torchbearers,732ofwh

6、omarewomen,fromdifferentAsiancountriesandregionswillpassonthetorchduringtherelay,accordingtotheorganizingcommittee.Theyoungesttorchbeareris14yearsoldandtheoldestis84yearsold.Thirtytorchbearerswerechosenthrougharandomdrawofpubliconlineapplicationsfromover5millionpeople,saidtheorganizingcommittee.1.ar

7、gecrowdsgatheredalongtherouteoftherelayontheinauguralday,chantingnHangzhoujiayou!Yayunjiayou!orComeon,Hangzhou!Comeon,AsianGames!,astheycheeredforeachtorchbearer.ChenXin,arunningenthusiastfromDalian,Liaoningprovince,cametotheWestLakeearlyinthemorning.Sportsarebeautiful,shesaid.Ihopeeveryathletewillp

8、erformattheirbestduringthecompetition.,Atotalof106torchbearersranthefirstlegofthetorchrelayoveradistanceof5.2kilometers,includingOlympicswimminggoldmedalistLuoXuejuan,ParalympicswimmingchampionSongMaodangandChinesewomenssoccerstarWangShuang.Ahealthybodyisthefoundationforagoodeducation,saidtorchbeare

9、rChenLiqun,aretiredhighschoolprincipalwhohaswonnumerousawardsandhonorsforhelpingpoorstudentsinremoteareas.Participatinginsportswillencouragechildrentodreambig,andmoreimportantly,tostrengthentheirwillpowertorealizethesedreams,hesaid.IhavetrulyfelttheanticipationandenthusiasmfortheAsianGamesfromtheHan

10、gzhoupeople,saidOlympicshootingchampionYangQian,thelastrunnerofthedaysrelay.Ihavealsofeltthepowerofthetorchrelay,1addedYang,whowasquiteimpressedbythedesignofthetorch.Standingat730millimetershighandweighing1,200grams,thetorchtakesitsdesigncuesfromthe5,000-year-oldLiangzhuCulture.Thetorch,isanindicati

11、onthattheChinesecivilizationhasbeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration,explainedWangYun,deanoftheIndustrialDesignandResearchInstituteattheChinaAcademyofArt.Foroverayear,Wanghasguidedateamfromtheinstitutetocompletethedesignofthetorch.Thetorchheadwasdesignedtoresembletheappearanceofacong,anancientChi

12、nesejadeartifact,withasquareoutersection,showingaharmonioussquare-roundintegration,andtheburnernozzletakesitsshapefromtheearliestoraclebonecharacterofcong,whosemeaningislighttravelinginacycleinside.ThesurfacepatternsofthebodyofthetorchareinspiredbyspiralpatternshighlyvaluedintheLiangzhuCultureandare

13、shapedlikefingerprints,naturallyintertwined.Atthebase,thetorchisembossedwitheightwaterveins,symbolizingtheevolutionofcivilizationaswellastheeightmajorriversystemsinZhejiang.Theoverallcontourandcurveofthetorchlooksasifahandisholdingit,explainedWang.Inaddition,thetorchincludessomeofthemostadvancedtech

14、nologiesinordertocopewithbadweatherconditions.Multipletestshavebeenconductedonover3,000setsoftorches,saidanofficialfromthetorchrelaycommandcenteroftheHangzhouAsianGames,includingscenariossuchastyphoonsandheavyrainfall.Theflamecanwithstandgale-forcewinds,hesaid,andthetorchcanbelitevenundertheconditionsof300mmrainfallperhourwithouthavingtoworrythatitwillbeextinguished.