Olympic Flame Raises Spirits of Quake Survivors

The first torchbearer Gou Yunzhang runs with the torch during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games torch relay around the track of Jiuzhou stadium in Mianyang City, the May 12 earthquake disaster zone in southwest China's Sichuan Province, August 4, 2008.

Torchbearer Xu Shufeng (front R) poses with the next torchbearer Zhong Chun during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games torch relay around the track of Jiuzhou stadium in Mianyang City, the May 12 earthquake disaster zone in southwest China's Sichuan Province, August 4, 2008.

Torchbearer Zhao Chengcai poses with the torch during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games torch relay around the track of Jiuzhou stadium in Mianyang City, the May 12 earthquake disaster zone in southwest China's Sichuan Province, August 4, 2008.

Photo taken on August 4, 2008 shows the performance before the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games torch relay around the track of Jiuzhou stadium in Mianyang City, the May 12 earthquake disaster zone in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

(Xinhua News Agency August 5, 2008)

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