A press conference on the detailed plan for Hangzhou Asian Para Games torch relay, October 16, 2023.

The flame for Hangzhou Asian Para Games was lit in Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, on October 12, in honor of the host city of the inaugural Asian Para Games in 2010.

Later, the flame was transported from Guangzhou to Hangzhou on a high-speed railway escorted by personnel from the Hangzhou Asian Para Games Organising Committee.

A total of 600 torchbearers, including 51 overseas torchbearers from 41 countries and regions, will participate in the relay that is set to start at the Xiushui Square near the Qiandao Lake in Hangzhou's Chun'an County, on October 19.

The relay includes 228 female and 372 male torchbearers, with the youngest being a 14-year-old and the oldest 73.

Among them, 188 torchbearers are physically impaired, accounting for almost a third of the total.

Accessible ramps, restrooms, and signs have been carefully designed and installed throughout the torch relay, which runs through three counties and six districts in Hangzhou.

The relay will cover 235 kilometers, connecting the Qiandao Lake, the Xin'an River, the Fuchun River, and the Qiantang River from west to east.