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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Will<br />

Arrive at <strong>PKU</strong><br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2004—06—02<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=86595651<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, June 2, 2004: Athens 2004 Olympic Torch will be relayed<br />

to Beijing on June 9th. It is the first time that the Olympic torch arrives in Beijing.<br />

According to arrangement, the relay will start in the piazza outside the east gate <strong>of</strong><br />

Great Hall <strong>of</strong> the People and then pass on through the 5 districts <strong>of</strong> Beijing: Xicheng<br />

District, Chongwen District, Dongcheng District, Chaoyang District and Haidian<br />

District. The whole course is near 60 kilometers and will take 6 or 7 hours. It is<br />

estimated that the torch will arrive at the southeast gate <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong> at about 5 o‘clock in<br />

the afternoon then go by the 100th Anniversary auditorium, library, the Weimin Lake<br />

and at last go out through the west gate. And a huge screen will be set in front <strong>of</strong><br />

the100th Anniversary auditorium for live broadcast.<br />

At that time, the school committee <strong>of</strong> the Communist Youth League will arrange<br />

students to welcome it at the southeast gate and the west gate, in Anniversary<br />

auditorium, library, Boya tower, the first gymnasium and the <strong>of</strong>fice building; arrange<br />

CAPU (Cycling Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong>) to run follow the delivering procession and<br />

arrange students to perform skating, Wushu, shadowboxing and Hit-pop.<br />

The relay <strong>of</strong> the Olympic torch in Beijing has a far-reaching significance to carry<br />

forward the Olympic spirit, inspire the passion <strong>of</strong> all social ranks for the Olympic,<br />

disseminate the achievements China got after the reform and opening to the world<br />

and build up a great international image for China and Beijing.<br />

Edited By : Chen Hong<br />

Translated By : Luo Shenglan<br />

Source : <strong>PKU</strong> <strong>News</strong> (Chinese)<br />

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