The Olympic torch relay continues its domestic tour. It has just wrapped up its latest leg in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province.

The Olympic torch relay has just wrapped up its latest leg in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province. 

Liu Hongtu, a college professor, was the first torchbearer. His father, Liu Changchun, was the first Chinese athlete to participate in the Olympic Games in 1932.

A total of 241 torchbearers passed the torch along a 10.4-kilometer route. 

The actor Zhao Benshan also took party in the relay. 

The actor Zhao Benshan also took party in the relay.

A local official, Su Hongzhang, lit the cauldron ending the first leg of the torch's journey in Liaoning. The torch will next head to Anshan.

(CCTV.com)