The Beijing Olympic torch relay started in Guilin of Southwestern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Friday morning with the first leg run by the 26th Olympic Games' weightlifting champion Tang Lingsheng.

Torch relay starts in Guilin, Guangxi Province June 6, 2008.

Torchbear Tang Lingsheng displays the Olympic torch in Guilin, Guangxi Province June 6, 2008.