The Beijing Olympic torch tours capital of quake-hit Sichuan province, its last stop before heading to Beijing to open the games.
The three-hour torch relay through Chengdu was greeted by residents who welcomed the distraction of the Olympics after months of coping with the aftermath of the May 12 earthquake that killed some 70,000 and devastated their southwestern province.
The torch was originally scheduled to tour the province in June, but was rescheduled by the government after the earthquake.The relay through Chengdu marks the end of the torch's journey across five continents and every corner of china on its way to Beijing, where it will parade through the city before lighting the cauldron at the games' opening ceremony on Friday.
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