The Olympic torch relay completed its tour in Jinan, the last leg in east China's Shandong Province, on Wednesday.

  Olympic torch relay in Ji'nan, Shandong Province (photo by Xinhua)

Diving queen Guo Jingjing, bidding to retain her 3-meter springboard champion in the Beijing Olympics, and men's 3-meter springboard diving veteran Wang Feng, lighted, as the last torchbearers, the cauldron set at Jinan Qilu Software Park, endpoint of the 44.7-kilometer-long route of the relay within Shandong.

A total of 832 torchbearers participated in the two-and-a half-day relay.

During the previous two days, the flame was winding through Qingdao, Linyi, Qufu and Tai'an and finally arrived in Jinan, capital city of Shandong Province. The whole relay was incorporated with the glory of Chinese traditional culture, China's revolutionary history and modern Olympics.

The Olympic flame began its tour around Shandong from Olympic co-host city Qingdao at 8:10 a.m. local time on Monday. Zhang Xiaodong, windsurfing world champion and silver medalist for women's Mistral at 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, ran as the first runner at the Qingdao Olympic sailing center.

The torch was transferred for 1,000 meters in a sailboat on the sea, which highlighted the upcoming Olympic sailing event, which was due to open here on August 9.

The flame left Qingdao for Linyi later the day, an old revolutionary base area for the Chinese communist party, for the second leg in Shandong, where the flame witnessed the Yimeng Sprit of China's revolutionary years by passing by some typical scenic spots including Yihe River and Yimeng Square.