Olympic torch bids farewell to Wuzhong

Torchbearer Hao Wei and Wang Binchen 'make a heart' during the torch relay in Wuzhong, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on June 30.
(Photo credit: Xing Guangli/Xinhua)

Torchbearers make thumbs-up signs during the Torch Relay in Wuzhong, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on June 30.
(Photo credit: Xing Guangli/Xinhua)

Torchbearer Zhang Ming (R) passes the torch to local official during the Torch Relay in Wuzhong, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on June 30.
(Photo credit: Xing Guangli/Xinhua)

Updated：2008-06-30

(WUZHONG, June 30) -- The Olympic torch bid farewell to Wuzhong, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, at 10:48 a.m. on Monday with last torchbearer Huang He lighting the cauldron at the Shengyuan Square. The torch will begin its Yinchuan leg, the last stop of Torch Reley in Ningxia, on Tuesday.
Wuzhong is famous for its unique scenery and is home to the country's largest concentration of Hui people.
The 5.6-km-long Wuzhong leg followed the Zhongwei leg that ended on Sunday. Established in 1947, Wuzhong Middle School, the starting point of the relay, is a model school that contributes to local development.
A total of 193 torchbearers, including Zhang Dongguo, who is dedicated to promoting local Qingzhen delicacies, and Li Youdong, head of the Wuzhong Firefighting Team that headed to Wenchuan for quake relief work, participated in the Torch Relay in Wuzhong.
As early as 8 a.m., crowds of local residents flocked to the streets to see the Olympic flame.