Torch relay starts in Guilin, Guangxi Province June 6, 2008.

Participants in the torch relay observe silence for Sichuan earthquake victims in Guilin, Guangxi Province June 6, 2008.

Torchbearer Tang Lingsheng runs with the Olympic torch in Guilin, Guangxi Province June 6, 2008.

Torchbearer Chen Honghai runs with the torch in Guilin, Guangxi Province June 6, 2008.

(Xinhua News Agency June 6, 2008)