【Commentary】On September 9, the launching ceremony of the 8th Asian Games Torch Relay in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province was held. The torchbearers of the Hangzhou Asian Games include outstanding athletes, coaches and other sports workers, models of the times, loyal guardians, moral models, labor models, "most beautiful figures" and other advanced representatives in various fields. It is reported that the launching ceremony was held in Hangzhou West Lake Yongjin Park Square, 19 torchbearers along Nanshan Road - Hubin Road - Huancheng West Road - Beishan Street - Xiling Bridge - Gushan Road, and the torch relay ceremony was held in Pinghu Autumn Moon.
【Contemporaneous】Torchbearer Luo Xuejuan
I want to be a Hangzhou person, first of all, to welcome the Asian Games, so as the first torchbearer I feel honored and proud, because Hangzhou, Zhejiang finally ushered in our own games, I believe that the torch relay itself means that it is the "head gun" of a sports meeting, so I am with this excitement, and then run through the scenery that I have been familiar with since childhood, so this feeling is very wonderful but I enjoy it.
【Contemporaneous】Torchbearer Daniel Zhang
Yesterday when we were rehearsing, Xuejuan and I also discussed designing an action that could reflect both the beauty of movement and culture, so we chose the action of bending the bow and shooting the big eagle at the end. This is the torch, treat the torch as an "arrow", after lighting (Zhang Bow) 3 2 1, that's it.
After that, the Hangzhou Asian Games torch will be relayed in Huzhou, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Zhoushan, Taizhou, Wenzhou, Lishui, Jinhua and Quzhou, and return to Hangzhou on September 9 and complete the last relay.
【Contemporaneous】Torchbearer Yang Qian
Going to the Asian Games torch relay in Hangzhou, I think I can feel the expectations and enthusiasm of the people of Hangzhou for the Asian Games, and then I can see a lot of people cheering and cheering for our torchbearers throughout the journey. If you run it, you can also feel refreshing, and West Lake is also a very unique landmark in Hangzhou, so I think it is very representative of Hangzhou.
【Contemporaneous】Torchbearer Daniel Zhang
Guests from all over the world and Asian countries can experience China through the window of the Asian Games, to see China's development, to share our "beauty of Hangzhou", "beauty of Zhejiang" and "beauty of China", I think I am very, very happy, and at the same time as a private entrepreneur to participate in the middle, it is also to highlight the importance of the country to our private enterprises, and at the same time it is a sense of pride for us, but also a sense of responsibility, to be able to better participate in the process of the country, development.
【Contemporaneous】Torchbearer Luo Xuejuan
First of all, I think the customs and people of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, I think this enthusiasm hopes (athletes) to experience, because 6500 million people in Zhejiang are looking forward to this grand event, and then secondly, I think Hangzhou has beautiful scenery, food, if they have the opportunity to go outside the venue to (Asian Games Village) to experience outside, these beautiful scenery of West Lake, Qiantang Riverside, around the Olympic Stadium these light shows will be very amazing to them, because as a Hangzhou person, these also make me linger. Every time I come back, I want to go and see it again.
Reporting by reporters Shen Yishan and Wu Liujing from Hangzhou
Responsible Editor: [Liu Pai]