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: Hebei

What is the torch route?

May Hainan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei June Hunan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Chongqing, Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, Shanxi

June 29-July 1 Ningxia

July 2-4 Shaanxi

July 5-7 Gansu

July 8-10 Inner Mongolia

July 11-13 Heilongjiang

July 14-16 Jilin

July 17-19 Liaoning

July 21-23 Shandong

July 25-28 Henan

July 29-31 Hebei

Provisional destinations for the rest of the relay route:

July 31-August 2 Tianjin

August 3-5 Sichuan

August 6-8 Beijing