The 16th Asian Games Torch Relay was held in Guangdong city Shanwei on Wednesday (October 20). Eighty torchbearers carried "The Tide" and ran an aggregate length of 8.4 kilometres.

Shanwei is one of the three co-host cities of the 2010 Asian Games and will host the Games' Sailing events next month.

A performance at the launch ceremony of the Torch Relay in Shanwei.

The first torchbearer Wu Wutang, a 20-year-old sailor who will represent China in the 2010 Asian Games.

The Torch Relay concludes in Shanwei as the flame is taken back into the safety lantern.

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