ZHOUSHAN, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch relay of the 19th Asian Games is held in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Wednesday.

Torch bearers Nan Jinxia (R) and Shi Jin pose during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearer Ding Shu runs with the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearer Zhang Yifan runs with the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Torch bearer Xie Bo runs with the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearers Xu Diyang (R) and Chen Yibei pose during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearer Zhang Yifan (L) ignites the cauldron during the flame retrieval ceremony of the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Torch bearer Zhang Yifan runs with the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Torch bearer Feng Yuehai runs with the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearer Wang Jiajia runs with the torch the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearers Yang Jiayu (R) and Wang Lin pose during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Torch bearer Lin Jing runs with the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearers Zhang Haibin (L) and He Yunfei pose during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearer Luo Yu runs with the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Torch bearers Liu Zhongliang (L) and Wang Xin pose during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearer Fan Qun runs with the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearers Huang Yan (R) and Yuan Yiqing pose during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearers Hu Yuanyong (R) and Sheng Yijun pose during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearer Zhang Haibin holds the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)