<p>The flame was ignited in a traditional sun-ray ceremony at the Juyongguan pass of the Great Wall and was telecast live all over the country. The sun shone just enough over the Wall for Kang Chenchen, a 22-year-old student from Yunnan Arts University, to focus its rays on a silver torch using a concave mirror.<br /><br />In an otherwise immaculate ceremony, there were some anxious moments for organisers as the torch carried by a woman attired in traditional Greek Olympic dress took longer time to light than expected.<br /><br />The flame will be lit at the Nov 12-27 Guangzhou Asian Games, following a one-month torch relay in Beijing, Harbin, Changchun, Haiyang and 21 cities of the Guangdong province, Chinese official media reported.<br /><br />About 8000 athletes and officials are expected to take part in the Games, the facilities for which have already been handed over to the Games organisers.</p>
<p>The flame was ignited in a traditional sun-ray ceremony at the Juyongguan pass of the Great Wall and was telecast live all over the country. The sun shone just enough over the Wall for Kang Chenchen, a 22-year-old student from Yunnan Arts University, to focus its rays on a silver torch using a concave mirror.<br /><br />In an otherwise immaculate ceremony, there were some anxious moments for organisers as the torch carried by a woman attired in traditional Greek Olympic dress took longer time to light than expected.<br /><br />The flame will be lit at the Nov 12-27 Guangzhou Asian Games, following a one-month torch relay in Beijing, Harbin, Changchun, Haiyang and 21 cities of the Guangdong province, Chinese official media reported.<br /><br />About 8000 athletes and officials are expected to take part in the Games, the facilities for which have already been handed over to the Games organisers.</p>