Special Representative and Vice-President of Beijing 2022 Yu Zaiqing carries the flame lantern as the Beijing 2022 Olympic flame arrived at Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic flame, ignited for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Ancient Olympia in western Greece, arrived in Beijing on Wednesday morning.
A welcoming ceremony was held at the Olympic Tower, an iconic landmark from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The ignition and handover process of the Olympic flame in Greece was reviewed at the ceremony before Cai Qi, secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee and president of the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee (BOCOG), took over the flame and lit the cauldron.
Zhang Jiandong, vice mayor of Beijing and executive vice president of the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee (BOCOG), delivers a speech during the welcoming ceremony for the flame of Olympic Winter Games at the Olympic Tower in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Photo taken on Oct. 20, 2021 shows the cauldron during the welcoming ceremony for the flame of Olympic Winter Games at the Olympic Tower in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Staff members display the flame lantern, torch and fire rod during the welcoming ceremony for the flame of Olympic Winter Games at the Olympic Tower in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Zhang Jiandong, vice mayor of Beijing and executive vice president of BOCOG, said ensuring the health and safety of all participants is the top priority as the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games approach.
A series of torch relay activities, including an Olympic flame display, is scheduled with the slogan "Health, Joy and Energy."
Special Representative and Vice-President of Beijing 2022 Yu Zaiqing (front) carries the flame lantern as the Olympic flame arrived at Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Staff members light the flame lantern as the Beijing 2022 Olympic flame arrived at Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
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