Illustration of "Light the Passion Share the Dream" Wishes Collection on the Int
Light the Passion Share the Dream! On March 24 the Olympic Torch will be lit in Ancient Olympia, Greece, and begin making its way to Beijing. In an effort to give netizens from all over the world a chance to experience the Olympic atmosphere and share in the joy of the Olympics, the official website of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (www.beijing2008.cn) will set up interactive Q&A sessions and online Olympics-related games, collect messages from netizens offering their well wishes for the Olympic Torch, beginning with the torch lighting ceremony in Athens ending with the torch's arrival in Beijing on August 8.
The activity is divided into four stages:
Torch lighting ceremony, torch relay in Greece
Torch relay outside the mainland of China
Olympic torch relay to Mt. Qomolangma
Torch relay on the mainland of China
Torch lighting ceremony, torch relay in Greece
The theme of this stage is "Best wishes for the lighting of the torch."
Netizens can submit their well wishes for the Olympic torch relay and add "fuel" to a virtual torch. The "fuel" will accumulate and will be used to light a virtual torch on the official website at same time as the real Torch lighting ceremony.
Torch relay outside the mainland of China
The theme of this stage is "Greetings to the Torch and Best Wishes for the Olympics" The route of the Torch Relay will be displayed in animated form, which includes an image of each city on the relay route; the symbols for these cities will be lit in order online. Netizens will enjoy videos presenting every city and will be able to post their well wishes and photos. Appropriate photos and messages will be included on the official website pages and DVDs, which will reach Mt. Qomolangma with the torch.
Olympic torch relay to Mt. Qomolangma
An animated version of the torch relay's Mt. Qomolangma leg will be presented online to netizens in parallel. Selected messages will be included in 2,008 DVDs. The DVDs will be presented to selected lucky participants.
Torch relay in the mainland of China
For this period of the torch relay, themed "Greetings to the Torch and Best Wishes for the Olympics," netizens will enjoy even more fun activities. Calling for netizens across China to present their feelings about the torch relay in the form of words, photos and videos. Some of them will be made in the form of DVDs, which will be imprinted with the Beijing Olympic commemorative seals. Lucky netizens will have a chance to receive one.
Online Olympics-related games and prize-reward quizzes are also available. The official website will select a number of lucky participants who will receive souvenirs.
The activity will use the same platform used by the Olympic cheerleading squad from Sohu for collecting well wishes. Messages from netizens will be displayed on the pages of Sohu's Olympic cheerleading squad. Lucky participants may become a member of the squad to cheer on China during the Olympic Games.
Please log on to http://2008.sohu.com/events/haiqian/ for more information.