3月24日,第29届北京夏季奥运会圣火在希腊古奥林匹亚遗址成功点燃。随之开始的北京奥运会火炬接力拉开北京2008年奥运会的精彩序幕。北京2008奥运会火炬接力以“和谐之旅”为主题,以“点燃激情传递梦想”为口号,跨越五大洲,历时130天,火炬手2万多名,护跑手5000名,这是奥运史上传递时间最长、参与人数最多的一次火炬接力。 March 24, the 29th Beijing Olympic Summer Games torch at the ancient Olympia site in Greece successfully ignited. With the start of the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay opened the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games a wonderful prologue. Beijing 2008 Olympic Games torch relay to “harmonious journey ” as the theme, “pass the passion to pass the dream ” as the slogan, spanning five continents, which lasted 130 days, more than 20,000 torchbearers, protectors 5,000, which Is the longest in the history of the Olympic Games, the largest number of participants in a torch relay.