TAIZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch relay of the 19th Asian Games is held in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Thursday.

Children watch the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Torch bearer Feng Yu runs with the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Torch bearer Guo Wenbiao runs with the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Photo taken on Sept. 14, 2023, shows the beginning ceremony during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearers Miao Yu (L) and Zhang Luna pose during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Torch bearers Wei Mengxi (R) and Lyu Yicong pass the flame during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearer Wei Mengxi runs with the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Torch bearer Lyu Yicong runs with the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Torch bearer Wei Mengxi holds the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Torch bearer Ye Peng runs with the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Lion dancers perform during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Torch bearer Lyu Yicong runs with the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)