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