Kang Chenchen holds the torch during the lighting ceremony of the flame for Guangzhou's Asian Games, held at the Juyongguan Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 9, 2010. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

The honor guard carry the Chinese national flag and the official flag of Olympic Council of Asia during the flame lighting ceremony for 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, held at the Juyongguan pass of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 9, 2010. (Xinhua/Gong Lei)

Huang Huahua (L), governor of China's Guangdong Province, lights the flame pot with the torch during the lighting ceremony of the flame for the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, held at the Juyongguan Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 9, 2010. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

A guard walks with the flame lantern during the lighting ceremony of the flame for the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, held at the Juyongguan Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 9, 2010. (Xinhua/Gong Lei)

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