On April 6^th, 2008, British Princess Anne receives the Olympics torch ? the "Lucky Cloud" ? from Jiang Xiaoyu (L), executive vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 29^th Olympic Games. (By Xinhua reporter Xie Xiudong)

2. Olympic torch relay in front of No.10 of the Downing Street

        On April 6^th, 2008, British Prime Minister Golden Brown (third from right) and Tessa Jowell, Minster for the Olympics (second from right), attend the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay in front of No.10 of the Downing Street, or the residence and office of the British Prime Minister. (By Xinhua reporter Xie Xiudong) 

3. French athlete Diagana kisses the Olympic torch

        French 1997 world 400m hurdles champion and current European record holder Stephane Diagana (L) kisses the Beijing Olympics torch as the first torchbearer for the worldwide relay's France leg, which starts from the Eiffel tower in Paris. (By Xinhua reporter Zhou Wenjie)

4. Wheelchaired torchbearer protects the Olympic torch from assaults by Tibetan separatists

        On April 7^th, 2008, Jin Jing, a 27-year-old Paralympic fencer from Shanghai, protects the Olympic torch with her body from the attacks of "Tibet independence" separatists, who disrupted the relay in Paris with violent acts. (By Xinhua reporter Jia Ting  )

5. Relay of the Beijing Olympics torch in New Delhi

        On April 17^th, 2008, Beijing 2008 Olympics torchbearers finish the torch relay under tight security in New Delhi, India. Some 15,000 policemen are deployed along the 2.3-kilometer relay route on the day. (By Xinhua reporter Qi Heng)

6. Overseas Chinese hail the Olympic torch relay

        On April 24^th, 2008, overseas Chinese in Canberra, Australia hail and escort the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch. (By Xinhua reporter Qi Heng)