The Torch Relay begins a few months before the Olympics begin and is a way to promote the Olympics in destinations worldwide to garner participation, awareness, excitement and promote this year’s Relay theme, “the Journey of Harmony.”
The Relay lasts 130 days and the torch is carried on a 137,000 km route through destinations all over the world and throughout many of China’s cities and regions. The Torch was passed from Olympia in Greece to Beijing on March 31st, 2008 to relay throughout the world to finish again in Beijing on August 6-9th, 2008 when the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing begin with the Torch Lighting Ceremony.
Don’t forget to check out our interactive Beijing 2008 Torch Relay Route on our homepage: www.tripatlas.com/new! Click on the cities to find out more about them.
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay Schedule & Route
March 31 | Beijing | April 28 | Pyongyang | June 15 | Sichuan | ||
April 2 | Almaty | April 29 | Ho Chi Minh City | June 19 | Tibet | ||
April 3 | Istanbul | May 2 | Hong Kong | June 22 | Qinghai | ||
April 5 | St. Petersburg | May 3 | Macao | June 25 | Xinjiang | ||
April 6 | London | May 4 | Hainan | June 28 | Gansu | ||
April 7 | Paris | May 7 | Guangdong | July 2 | Ningxia | ||
April 9 | San Francisco | May 11 | Fujian | July 5 | Shannxi | ||
April 11 | Buenos Aires | May 14 | Jiangxi | July 8 | Shanxi | ||
April 13 | Dar es Salaam | May 17 | Zhejiang | July 11 | Inner Mongolia | ||
April 14 | Muscat | May 20-21 | Shanghai | July 14 | Heilongjiang | ||
April 16 | Islamabad | May 22 | Jiangsu | July 17 | Jilin | ||
April 17 | New Delhi | May 25 | Anhui | July 20 | Liaoning | ||
April 19 | Bangkok | May 29 | Hubei | July 23 | Shandong | ||
April 21 | Kuala Lumpur | June 1 | Hunan | July 28 | Henan | ||
April 22 | Jakarta | June 4 | Guangxi | August 1 | Hebei | ||
April 24 | Canberra | June 7 | Yunnan | August 4-5 | Tianjin | ||
April 26 | Nagano | June 10 | Guizhou | August 6-8 | Beijing | ||
April 27 | Seoul | June 13-14 | Chongqing |