Tracking the torch
From May until the Games open in August, the Olympic torch is travelling from hand to hand through China. As it reaches each new province, this page will feature an in-depth profile, with relevant interviews, on the day it arrives in the province.
Today:Hunan
What is the torch route?
May 4-6 Hainan
May 7-10 Guangdong
May 11-13 Fujian
May 14-16 Jiangxi
May 17-18, 22 Zhejiang
May 23-24 Shanghai
May 25-27 Jiangsu
May 28-30 Anhui
May 31-June 2 Hubei
June 3-5 Hunan
Further dates of the torch relay have yet to be rearranged following the Sichuan earthquake, but the route is expected to be in this order: June Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Chongqing, Tibet, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Gansu July Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Henan, Hebei
August Tianjin
August 4-5 Sichuan
August 6-8 Beijing
