CHINA is on top of the world over the impending journey of the Olympic flame. Scientists are confident the flame will weather gales, downpours, snow, hail and thin air to burn brightly the planet's tallest peak of Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount... ...full story at Shanghai Daily
from Shanghai Daily on Thu, Oct 18 2007
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China sports official says Olympic torch ready to mount world's tallest peak » People's Daily China's top sports official said on Wednesday the Olympic torch is ready to be relayed to Mount Qomolangma, the world's tallest peak. "We're fully prepared for that," head of the General Administration of Sport Liu Peng said during th ... |
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