The Beijing Olympic torch relay in Yanji in northeast China's Jilin Province, kicked off at 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon in Yanbian University.

The first torchbearer was police officer Jin Guangzhen.

The first torcherbearer Jin Guangzhen displays the torch in Yanji on July 16, 2008. (BOCOG photo)

The flame is going to be relayed by 188 torchbearers over 7.8 kilometers.

The relay which was previously planed to begin at 8:00 a.m. was delayed because of heavy rain.

(Xinhua News Agency July 16, 2008)