The Beijing Olympic torch relay concluded in Daqing, northernmost province Heilongjiang on Saturday morning.
Gu Shuangyan, a excellent judge of Daqing intermediate people's court, lit the cauldron at the square in front of municipal government of Daqing city at 10:00 a.m..
Daqing, China's largest oil-field, was the second stop of the sacred flame's three-day leg in Heilongjiang Province.
The relay got underway at 8:20a.m. despite rainfall and ranges 7.6 kilometers with 208 torchbearers.
The torch will leave for the next stop Qiqihar, the second largest city of Heilongjiang, a city famous for being home to red-crowned crane.
Source: Xinhua
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