The torch, which is 70 centimeters long and weighs 780 grams, represents peace, development and friendship, organizers said.

The torch-lighting ceremony for the Games was held in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, on Aug 1, which was the 92nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. The Nanchang Uprising, led by the CPC, took place on Aug 1, 1927, and is remembered as the founding of the PLA.

A total of 2,019 torchbearers, including 70 foreigners, participated in the torch relay through 27 cities and 16 military sites across the country.