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 The last torchbearer Wang Libin lights the cauldron at Furong Garden (Photo credit: Fan Fan) (XI'AN, July 4) -- With the last torchbearer Wang Libin lighting the cauldron at the north square of Ziyun Tower in Tang Dynasty-styled Furong Garden, the Xi'an leg of the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay wound up in success at 10:10 a.m. on Friday. At 8:13 a.m., Olympic diving gold medalist Tian Liang started the relay from the Small Wild Goose Pagoda in the ancient city, heralding the running of another 207 torchbearers, giving the city a tremendously glittering panorama. The 9.2-kilometer route passed the Xi'an Museum and a number of famous scenic spots and busy streets highlighting Tang Dynasty archeological and cultural characteristics. Enthusiastic Xi'an residents welcomed the Torch and runners with cheers and smiles.  The last torchbearer Wang Libin (Photo credit: Fan Fan) Wang Libin, called the "Best Center in Asia," joined the Shaanxi provincial basketball team in 1977 and the national team in 1981, has taken part in Asian and world competitions and has been assessed as a basketball star in Asia. "I Hope the Beijing Olympics would upgrade human quality of our society and promote social harmony in our country," he said. Locate in Guanzhong Basin of the Yellow River in the center of China, Xi'an is the capital of Shaanxi Province. With an area of 10,108 square kilometers and a population of 8.3 million, the city is the largest in central-western China. Typically a square city, it comprises streets arrayed in regular directions with the Bell Tower in center.  The Tang Dynasty-styled Furong Garden is decorated with flags and banners (Photo credit: Fan Fan) With Lantian Man and Bonbo Man inhabiting here 1.1 million years and 7,000 years ago respectively, Xi'an is a birthplace of Chinese civilization. Dating back to 3,100 years, the city has been the capital of 13 dynasties reined by more than 70 emperors. There has been a 3,100-year history of urban construction and a 1,131-year of capital construction, making Xi'an a city that has experiencing the longest period of capital construction in the capacity of the most influential city in China.  An art performance featuring terracotta figurines (Photo credit: Fan Fan) An "excellent tourist city" in China, Xi'an is also a birthplace of many sports. Polo, tug-of-war, wrestling, chess and other sports flourished here as early as in Sui and Tang Dynasties. Football, the most popular sport in the world today, has its Chinese version in the Period of Warring States (475-221 B.C.) and Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D.220), and it was very popular in Tang Dynasty (618-907). |
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