Replica of London Games torch to be sold in China
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="replica">replica</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> 2017 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="relay">relay</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="replica">replica</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scaled">scaled</span>-<span word="down">down</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="torch">torch</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="replica">replica</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2,980 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($471). <span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> 50,000 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sold">sold</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="symbolizes">symbolizes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rays">rays</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="flame">flame</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> 800 <span word="mm">mm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="and">and</span> 800 <span word="grams">grams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> 8,000 <span word="engraved">engraved</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="torch">torch</span>, <span word="symbolizing">symbolizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> 8,000 <span word="torchbearers">torchbearers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="London">London</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="triangular">triangular</span> <span word="column">column</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="surfaces">surfaces</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="concepts">concepts</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="motto">motto</span> "<span word="faster">faster</span>, <span word="higher">higher</span>, <span word="stronger">stronger</span>", <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1908, 1948 <span word="and">and</span> 2017, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="London">London</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="combine">combine</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>, <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="education">education</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="London">London</span> 2017 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Torch">Torch</span> <span word="Relay">Relay</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="its">its</span> 70-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="by">by</span> 8,000 <span word="torchbearers">torchbearers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 27.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="its">its</span> 8,000-<span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="backgrounds">backgrounds</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="prejudice">prejudice</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="Sebastian">Sebastian</span> <span word="Wood">Wood</span>.</p>
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