The Beijing Olympic torch relay in Yanji in northeast China's Jilin Province, kicked off at 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday in Yanbian University.

The Beijing Olympic torch relay in Yanji
in northeast China's Jilin Province, kicked
off at 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday in Yanbian
University.

The first torchbearer was police officer Jin Guangzhen. The flame will be relayed by 188 torchbearers over 7.8 kilometers. The relay was previously scheduled to begin at 8:00 am, but was delayed because of heavy rain.

Tomorrow the torch relay will continue in Shenyang City, capital of Liaoning Province.