Olympic torch leaves Heilongjiang for Jilin

Last torchbearer Fu Tianyu lit the cauldron at 9:50 a.m. on Sunday, marking the end of the Qiqihar leg of the Olympic Torch Relay. The torch has left Heilongjiang Province for Jilin Province and Jilin, the capital city, will host the Olympic flame on Monday. [Full story]

An introduction to Qiqihar

Qiqihar is located in the northeastern Songnen Plain of China, adjacent to Daqing City in the east, Baicheng Area of Jilin Province in the south, Hulunbeir League of Inner Mongolia in the west, and the greater Xing'an Mountains in north. [Full story]