Relay by 170 torchbearers! The torch of the Hangzhou Asian Games will pass through Shaoxing today
Today, the torch relay of the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games arrived at Shaoxing Station. The total length of the Shaoxing Station relay route is about 9.7 kilometers, starting from the west gate of Lu Xun's hometown, passing through Xuwei Art Museum, Shaoxing Museum, Fushan, Yangming Hometown, Cai Yuanpei Square, and ending at Shaoxing Olympic Sports Center. The torchbearers will travel through the ancient city of Shaoxing and the new city of Jinghu, showcasing Shaoxing's profound cultural resources and rapidly changing urban landscape to the world in recent years. This embodies the meaning of "running from the ancient city to the new city, from history to the future", which is in line with the theme slogan of "Heart to Heart Integration, Love for the Future" of the Asian Games.
In terms of torchbearers, the Shaoxing Station torch relay is carried by 170 torchbearers, with the youngest being 15 years old and the oldest being 79 years old. These torchbearers come from various industries, including outstanding athletes, coaches, and representatives of sports workers, as well as frontline workers from grassroots. In them, the Olympic spirit is vividly demonstrated, and they bring us a cohesive and inspiring role model.