Olympic torch relayed in Xining

Torchbearer of the Tajik ethnic group Wu Tianyi runs with torch during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, on June 24, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

Torchbearer of the Tajik ethnic group Wu Tianyi (C) displays the torch at the launching ceremony during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, on June 24, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)

Torchbearer Ji Yonghai runs with torch during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, on June 24, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

People cheer for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, on June 24, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

Handicapped torchbearer A Huaimin of the Mongolian ethnic group lights the torch for the next torchbearer Niu Xiaolin during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, on June 24, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)