Lion dance performance is seen during the inauguration ceremony of the Torch Relay for the 16th Asian Games in Meizhou City, South China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 24, 2010. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

People cheer during the Torch Relay for the 16th Asian Games in Meizhou City, South China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 24, 2010. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

The first torchbearer Chen Qiuqi (C) holds the torch during the Torch Relay for the 16th Asian Games in Meizhou City, South China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 24, 2010. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

The last torchbearer Ning Yuanxi (L) and Zhu Zejun, the acting mayor of Meizhou City, light the cauldron at the end of the Torch Relay for the 16th Asian Games in Meizhou City, South China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 24, 2010. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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