Torch ends tour of Guiyang

This photo shows the sacred flame's escort lighting the torch in Guiyang. Guiyang is the first leg of the Torch Relay in Guizhou Province.

The June 12 Torch Relay in Guiyang continued in spite of rain. This photo shows people mourning for the quake victims at the launching ceremony.

Locals wait for the 2008 Olympic torch relay in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 11, 2008

The Torch Relay in Guiyang, Guizhou, kicked off on June 12. Ouyang Ziyuan, chief scientist of China's Lunar Exploration Program ran the first leg. The torch will be relayed in three cities in Guizhou Province.

Updated：2008-06-12

(GUIYANG, June 12) -- Guiyang Mayor Yuan Zhou, the last torchbearer, lit the cauldron at Citizen's Square in the Jinyang city administrative center at 10:40 a.m., ending the 16.9-km leg of the Torch Relay here.
The relay had begun shortly after 8 a.m. from Guiyang People's Square, with 208 torchbearers taking part.