Torch relay crowd pays respects

Tens of thousands of people swarmed the streets of Nanchang for the last leg of the torch relay in Central China's Jiangxi province, cheering their long-awaited taste of the Olympics and expressing support for China's earthquake victims.

For both torchbearers and locals, enthusiasm for the Olympics by no means detracted from their heartfelt sympathy for Sichuan province's victims.

"Come on, Olympics! Hold on, Sichuan!" read banners as the same message of goodwill was bellowed from the crowd.