Torch relay flashes by Great Wall

JIAYUGUAN, Gansu: The Olympic torch whisked along the Great Wall for the first time yesterday when torchbearers ran across the six-century-old Jiayu Pass at the western end of the 5,130-km wall.

The Great Wall was the last part of the relay in Jiayuguan, a nearby city and the second stop of the three-day, three-city relay in Northwestern Gansu province.

The province's relay will end in the capital of Lanzhou today.