Since 766 BC, the sacred torch has been lit under the Olympia Hill, the venue for the ancient games in Greece. From March 24 to August 6, 2008, the torch of this session will be passed on after obtaining the fire seed in Athens. It will climb over mountains and cross seas and be transferred among 134 cities around the world. It will even reach the top of the world - Mount Everest, and finally arrive at Beijing, the host city of the 2008 Olympic Games to spread widely the Olympic spirit as well as the message of friendship and peace and fan the passion of the whole world.