Changchun relay highlights the charm of "five cities". It is less than a year before the torch of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is officially delivered to Changchun, but the enthusiasm of Changchun citizens for "Xiangyun" is unprecedented. Yesterday, the Changchun Organizing Committee for the Torch Relay of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was formally established, and the first working meeting was held in Changchun Municipal Government. The meeting adopted the overall plan for the torch relay of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Changchun and the work plan for the selection of torchbearers for the torch relay of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Changchun. The two-and-a-half-day Beijing Olympic torch relay in Changchun will arrive in Changchun from Songyuan at 6: 438 +7: 00 pm on July 6, 2008, and stay in Changchun for two and a half days. The launching ceremony was held on July 17, 13: 30. After about five and a half hours of communication,/kloc-0 will hold a celebration party at the Cultural Square from 9: 00 to 20: 00. The launching ceremony was held at 8: 00 on July 18. After about two and a half hours of relay, the flame-out ceremony was held at the finish line at 10: 30 on the same day, and the Changchun relay officially ended. As the flagship of the long-distance relay, the torch relay will organize mass cultural and sports performances with the theme of "fitness for all, walking with the Olympics" at the starting point, end point, along the way and in major central squares and parks. Changchun "Xiangyun" relay has two starting ceremonies and two flameout ceremonies. * * * There are two start-up ceremonies and two flameout ceremonies. At the starting ceremony, when the first torch was lit, BOCOG's torch guard of honor handed it over to BOCOG's torch bearer, and the torch was led out from under the torch lamp and lit. The torchbearer handed it to the leaders of Changchun, who showed it to the first torchbearer, and the relay began. The flameout ceremony will be held at 20: 00 on July 17 and July 18 10: 30 respectively, and the first day ceremony will be integrated into the celebration party of that day. After the last torchbearer arrives at the fire-fighting ceremony, the torch platform will be lit, the BOCOG Torch Honor Guard will lead the flame back to the torch lamp from the torch platform, and give the torch lamp to BOCOG Torch Messenger to show to the audience, and the torch platform will be extinguished. Jilin Satellite TV will broadcast live, and the opening ceremony and celebration party on 17 will be the two highlights in the whole transmission process. According to the requirements of the Provincial Organizing Committee, at present, in order to make the torch relay of Changchun Olympic Games a unique activity, we insist on comprehensively displaying the history, culture and development achievements of Changchun, so as to highlight the five cities of film city, forest city and automobile city. Based on the principle of the unique charm of "Sculpture City" and "Science and Technology City", Changchun has drawn up two sets of "Transmission Route Plans". The first scheme mainly highlights the characteristics of "five cities" in an all-round way, and the second scheme refers to the torch relay route of the Sixth Asian Winter Games, mainly covering all urban areas and development zones in the city. At present, these two plans will be finalized after consultation between the Provincial Organizing Committee and BOCOG. Changchun chooses 95 torchbearers and 30 torchbearers by itself. Changchun will select 95 torchbearers and 30 runners by itself, and organize recommendation methods, with the ratio of male to female accounting for 60% and 40% respectively. Torchbearers will be produced among outstanding representatives from all walks of life, including teenagers, women, workers, farmers, the elderly, the disabled, ethnic minorities and soldiers. Famous athletes, coaches and excellent sports workers should occupy a certain proportion in the number of torchbearers. Running guards are produced among college and middle school students, including 20 college students and middle school students 10, with the male-female ratio of 60% and 40% respectively. Together with 40 torchbearers from Siping, Liaoyuan, Tonghua and Baishan, and 73 torchbearers and 24 runners selected by the Chinese Olympic Committee, Olympic sponsors, Olympic family, BOCOG and the Provincial Organizing Committee, the total number of torchbearers and runners participating in the relay activities in Changchun is 208 and 54 respectively. The selection begins today and ends on August 3 1.