The Beijing Olympic torch was lit in Greece on March 24th, 2008, and was introduced to Sanya on May 4th, 2008, and on August 8th, 2008.

On March 24th, 2008, the Olympic flame was lit again in Greece. After the Greek relay, it will travel to 65,438+09 cities on five continents and Hongkong and Macau in China. The torch relay of Beijing Olympic Games takes "harmonious journey" as the theme, "ignite passion, pass on dreams" as the slogan, and the planning route is based on the ancient "Silk Road". The torch relay will last for 33 days abroad, passing through West Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia in turn.

From May 4th to August 8th, 2008, the torch of Beijing Olympic Games will be carried in China for 97 days. The planned route of the torch relay in China is: Taibei-Hongkong-Macau-Hainan Province (Sanya, Wuzhishan, Wanning and Haikou)-Guangdong Province (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Huizhou and Shantou)-Fujian Province (Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Longyan)-Jiangxi Province (Ruijin, Jinggangshan and Nanchang)-Zhejiang Province (Wenzhou and Ningbo). Wuhu, Jixi and Huangshan)-Hubei (Wuhan, Yichang and Jingzhou)-Hunan (Yueyang, Changsha and Shaoshan)-Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Guilin, Nanning and Baise)-Yunnan (Kunming, Lijiang and Shangri-La)-Guizhou (Guiyang, Kaili and Zunyi)-Chongqing-Sichuan (Guang 'an and Mianyang)-Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. -Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Zhongwei, Wuzhong and Yinchuan)-Shaanxi Province (Yan 'an, Yangling, xianyang and Xi 'an)-Anshan and Dalian in Shaanxi Province)-Shandong Province (Yantai, Weihai, Qingdao, Rizhao, Linyi, Qufu, Taian and Jinan)-Henan Province (Shangqiu, Kaifeng, Zhengzhou, Luoyang and Anyang)-Hebei Province.

To sum up, the overseas relay of the Beijing Olympic torch lasted for 33 days, and the domestic relay lasted for 97 days. The overseas relay was one third of the domestic relay.