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[email protected] President & Editor in Chief: Wang Gangyi The Dream Deputy Editor in Chief: Jiang Wandi Vice President: Qi Wengong Associate Editors in Chief: Li Jianguo Huang Wei Executive Editor: Zhou Jianxiong Assistant Executive Editors: Yao Bin, Ding Zhitao, By ZHANG ZHIPING Zhang Zhiping, Francisco Little Editorial Administrators: Li Ning, Shi Bosen Senior Consultant: Shao Haiming After six days of traveling across Greece, March 31 saw the Opinion Editor: Yao Bin World Editor: Ding Zhitao Olympic flame finally land on Chinese soil, symbolizing the Nation Editor: Tang Qinghua successful handover of the holy fl ame from one ancient civilization Business Editors: Yu Shujun, Lan Xinzhen to another. The Olympic fl ame from its home in Heraeum, Greece, Culture Editor: Zan Jifang Editorial Consultants: John Butcher, was used to ignite a bronze cauldron at Tiananmen Square, marking Michael Standaert the start of the 137,000-km trip for the Olympic torch. Kartik Krishna, Roseanne Gerin The flame, symbolizing peace, friendship and hope, is the Staff Reporters: Tang Yuankai, Feng Jianhua, Ding Ying, Ni Yanshuo, incarnation of Olympic ideals and spirit. Having transcended Ding Wenlei, Wang Jun, divisions in politics, religions and cultures, the flame shows the Yan Wei, Tan Wei, Li Li, human race’s pursuit for courage and all that is good in people. Liu Yu, Liu Yunyun, Yin Pumin, Jing Xiaolei, Since the birth of the modern Olympics, the ignition of the sacred Pan Xiaoqiao, Hu Yue flame has on every occasion stimulated people’s passion for the Yuan Yuan, Wang Hairong Photo Editor: Wang Xiang Olympic dream, inspiring the wish for peace, friendship and Photographers: Jiang Xiaoying, Wei Yao progress throughout the world.