Special Report: 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

The Beijing Olympic torch relay is underway in the city of Yangling in Northwest China's Shaan'xi Province.

The Beijing Olympic torch relay is underway in the city of
Yangling in Northwest China's Shaan'xi Province. (Photo:
beijing2008.cn)

The first torchbearer was 75-year-old Lun Shan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He began the Yangling leg of the torch relay.

A total of 95 torchbearers from all walks of life joined the run, which covers a 6.53-kilometer-long route. The torch will then head to Xianyang city in the afternoon.